HYDROLOGIC TECHNICIAN
Location: Jackson Wyoming
Description: Department Of Agriculture is employing HYDROLOGIC TECHNICIAN right now, this position will be placed in Wyoming. For detail informations about this position opportunity please give attention to these descriptions. A career with the Forest Service will challenge you to manage and care for more than 193 million acres of our nation's most magnificent lands, conduct research through a network of forest! and range experiment stations and the Forest Products Laboratory, and provide assistance to State and private forestry agencies.
It's an awesome responsibility - but the rewards are as limitless as the views.
This position is located in a Forest Service unit. The position serves as a technical assistant in the performance of a variety of hydrology tasks, either as a crew member or individual worker.
For questions in regarding this position please contact Ronna Simon at 307-739-5598 or at rsimon@fs.fed.us
Temporary Appointment: Some positions will have varying work schedules. Some positions may have irregular and protracted hours of work. Tours of duty include full-time or less than full-time and will involve working weekends or irregular work hours. Considerable travel may be required. Some positions involve work that requires travel away from the official duty location to remote worksites within commuting distance (49 miles).
Positions may be filled as a temporary appointment up to! 6 months.
Hourly wage as shown is Rest of U.S. (RUS). Specific wage rate will vary by location and may be higher or lower than the amount shown on the vacancy announcement. http://www.opm.gov/oca/12tables/indexGS.asp
The USDA Forest Service has legislative authority to recruit and fill Permanent (Career/Career-Conditional), Temporary, and Term Appointments under the USDA Demonstration Project. Under this authority, any U.S. citizen may apply. KEY REQUIREMENTS
Must be a U. S. Citizen to apply.
Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered with the Selective Service. DUTIES:
Performs hydrologic technician work in support of hydrologists, civil engineers, and other professionals engaged in scientific studies of surface water, meteorology, sediment and debris production, and water quality for water resource and land management planning and design. Applies skills in mathematics, and the study of hydrology analysis and consideration of technique! s and procedures, to perform the following duties: Installs and maintains the district hydrologic instrumentation; repairs, calibrates, and services gages and recorders; performs all maintenance necessary to insure optimal operation of all equipment. Assists with planning necessary for modification of existing data collection stations or installation of new stations to augment or improve existing instrumentation. Makes sketches of locations, dimensions, layouts, and modifications; coordinates with design personnel and applicable agencies. Prepares precipitation, sedimentation, and reservoir operation reports for transmittals to higher authority and other agencies; may supervise activities of lower-grades technicians in this effort. Prepares correspondence relating to the request for or transmittal of hydrologic data, or any other matters relating to the district’s instrumentation programs. Contacts and confers with Federal, State, and local agencies to exchange data and c! oordinate stream gaging and rainfall data collection. Compiles and anal! yzes hydrologic data for use in studies or reports, and furnishes data to district elements and outside agencies. Develops area-capacity, curves and compiles capacity tablet from surveys for use in sedimentation studies. Plots and revises discharge rating curves from discharge measurements. Performs other duties as assigned. QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
You must possess the Basic Requirements identified below to be considered eligible for this position. Transcripts must be provided for qualifications based on education. Your application or resume must clearly show that you possess the appropriate experience requirements.
Qualifying experience for the GS-7 level includes one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-6 level, performing work related to the duties of this position. Examples of work experience that meet this requirement include: Performs hydrologic technician work such as, preparing, analysing, charting, annonating forms, and completing ! hydrographs; Assists in the performance of a variety of hydrology tasks such as conducting, monitoring, coordinating, and controling various phases of data collection and analysis projects or operations.-OR
Successful completion of one full year of graduate education. 18 semester hours in subjects such as engineering, industrial technology, construction drafting, surveying, physical science, biology, or mathematics.-OR
A combination of education and experience listed above.
APPLICANTS PLEASE NOTE: Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications (particularly positions with a positive education requirement.) Therefore, applicants must report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: ! http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html . All education claim! ed by applicants will be verified by the appointing agency accordingly.
*** If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. ***
To receive consideration for this position, you must meet all qualification requirements on the closing date of this announcement.
No Additional Requirements.
HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:
You will be evaluated based on the category rating procedure as defined in the USDA Demonstration Project Plan. Applicants who meet the basic minimum qualification requirements established for the position will be placed in the Eligible category. Eligible applicants will be further evaluated against criteria for placement in the Quality category. This evaluation is based on the level of your experience, education, and/or training as determined by your responses to the Occupational! Questionnaire. Applicants with veterans’ preference are listed ahead of applicants who do not have veterans’ preference within each category.
Clicking the link below will present a preview of the application form; i.e. the online questionnaire. The application form link below will only provide a preview and does not initiate the application process. To initiate the online application process, click the “Apply Online†button to the right.
To view the application form, visit: https://fs.usda.ntis.gov/cp/?event=jobs.previewApplication&jobid=6732f103-3406-4991-9944-a18900ee12b7
BENEFITS:
Health Insurance Coverage: As of July 17, 2012 certain temporary employees who are firefighters or who are qualified to provide direct on-site support to fire incidents are eligible for coverage under the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) program. Upon appointment you will be notified if you are eligible to enroll under the FEH! B program.
For more information on the available federal healt! h insurance plans go to: http://www.opm.gov/insure/health/planinfo/index.asp OTHER INFORMATION:
Relocation expenses are not authorized.
Bargaining Unit Status: Eligible - Coverage is dependent upon unit location.
Career Transition Assistance Plan(CTAP) or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP): If you are claiming CTAP/ICTAP eligibility, provide proof of eligibility. CTAP/ICTAP eligibles must meet the agency's definition for a quality candidate to be considered. Information about CTAP/ICTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at http://www.opm.gov/ctap/index.asp .
BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION AND FINGERPRINT CHECK: Selection and retention in this position is contingent on a successfully adjudicated FBI National Criminal History Check (fingerprint check) and a background investigation.
If you are retired from the Federal Government and are selected for this vacancy, your retirement ! annuity may be offset from your pay.
Government housing may be available at this location, federal day care facilities are not.
Applications received become the property of the USDA Forest Service and will not be returned.
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If you were eligible to this position, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Department Of Agriculture.
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This position starts available on: Mon, 25 Mar 2013 13:38:39 GMT