Supervisory Hydrologic Technician
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Eureka, CA - USA
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Job Summary
This position is in the California Water Science Center located in Eureka California.
As a Supervisory Hydrologic Technician within the California Water Science Center some of your specific duties will include:
- Initiates contacts with current and potential cooperators to explain or discuss cooperator waler-resources information needs.
- Develops funding estimates and detailed manpower plans for accomplishing projected work and manages overall budgets and daily operations.
- Responsible for the supervision or field office staff.
- Directs the collection correlation synthesis analysis preparation review and presentation of hydrologic data.
- Operate a government owned or leased vehicle as an incidental driver.
Key Requirements:
- Selectee may be subject to serving a one-year supervisory probationary period.
- More requirements are listed under Qualifications and Other Information.
- Selectee must provide a valid state drivers license & safe driving record.
- Selectee subject to successful completion of a pre-employment medical exam.
Are There Any Special Requirements For This Position
- Pre-Employment Medical - Taking and passing a pre-employment medical examination at Federal expense is required due to the physical demands of this job.
- You will be required to operate a government-owned or leased vehicle in the performance of your official duties. Applicants for this position must meet the following requirements: (1) possess a valid State license and (2) possess a safe driving record. If selected you will be required to provide proof of a valid State license & a copy of your driving record.
- Because this position requires travel for official business the selectee will be required to apply for a charge card within 30 calendar days of appointment. Individuals who have delinquent account balances from a previous Government charge card will be required to satisfy their existing obligation before a new card can be issued.
- A background investigation will be required for this position. Continued employment will be subject to the applicants successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication. Failure to successfully meet these requirements will be grounds for termination.
- Throughout the recruitment and hiring process we will be communicating with you via email; therefore it is imperative that the email address you provide when applying for this vacancy remains active. Should your email address change please notify the point of contact identified in the vacancy announcement as soon as possible so that we can update our system.
- If you are a Federal employee applying for a promotion (under merit promotion procedures) you must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of the announcement.
For GS-12:
Applicants must meet the following to qualify for the GS-12 level:
One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 in the Federal service. Examples of such experience may include: planning and conducting the computation and collection of data from approximately thirty or more gaging stations; determining stage-discharge relations computing rating tables and mean daily monthly and annual discharge rates from these stations. Acting as a party chief and making indirect measurements of flood flows under extremely difficult conditions. Collecting data including that required to compute flood flows by the slope-area method by measurement of flow over dams by flow through culverts and by flow over embankments. Obtaining hydrologic data from published and unpublished sources and conducting hydrologic studies relative to the frequency of flood and droughts. Planning and coordinating a ground water survey program for an area that may be either a small area with complex features or a larger area with planning and coordinating problems related to the scope of the ground water survey operations.
You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements for the position by the closing date of the announcement.
- Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g. Peace Corps AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g. professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies knowledge and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience including volunteer experience.
- Foreign education completed in colleges or universities outside the United States may be used to meet the above requirements. You must provide acceptable documentation that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. For more information on how foreign education is evaluated visit: information
Other Information:
- This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional similar vacancies in the advertised office or other U.S. Geological Survey offices in the local commuting area.
- Applicants who include vulgar offensive or inappropriate language or information in their application package will be ineligible for further consideration for this position.
- The application contains information subject to the Privacy Act (P.L. 93-579 5 USC 552a). The information is used to determine qualifications for employment and is authorized under Title 5 USC Section 3302 and 3361.
- As part of the application process a series of four short essay questions will be included. Applicants must certify that their own words were used to answer the questions.
- Applicants who apply under this job opportunity announcement agree to have their application associated documents and applicable personal information shared with other Bureaus/Offices within the Department of the Interior (DOI) who have vacancies within the same occupational series grade full performance level and in the same geographic location(s) including within the same metro/commuting area. Applying to this announcement does not replace the need to apply to other job opportunity announcements for which you wish to receive consideration.
USGS has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework and the selectee may be allowed to telework in accordance with the DOI Telework policy and with supervisor approval. The official worksite for the selectee is the duty station identified in this vacancy announcement. The selectee will typically report to this duty location on a regular and recurring weekly basis.
- For additional information on our internal telework policy please reference the Department of the Interior Telework Handbook at: for the U.S. Geological Survey offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes paid vacation sick leave and holidays; health life dental vision and long term care insurance flexible spending accounts and participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System.
Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
- This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional similar vacancies in the advertised office or other U.S. Geological Survey offices in the local commuting area.
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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
Required Experience:
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