ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (CIVIL)

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Design Project Management Technical Competence To qualify for the position, your resume must reflect: GS-10 Specialized Experience: I have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal Service which includes, assisting with the system operations on board surveying vessels and advising on the appropriate and efficient use of the various systems to produce accurate, valid and cost-effective hydrographic surveys necessary for engineering studies, condition surveys, and dredging contracts. Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-09). GS-11 Specialized Experience: I have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-10 grade level in the Federal Service which includes, serving as a system operator on board surveying vessels and advises on the appropriate and efficient use of the various systems to produce accurate, valid and cost-effective hydrographic surveys necessary for engineering studies, condition surveys, and dredging contracts. Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-10). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, at the GS-10 and GS-11, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone–no substitution of education for experience is permitted.
About the Position: Position serves as hydrographic survey expert for the Area Office survey operations. Plans, directs, and technically supervises the work of employee(s) engaged in various survey activities.