Engineering Technician

Applicants must meet all the qualification requirements described below by the closing date of this announcement. Applicants applying for the GS-11 grade level must meet the following requirements: A. Have at least 1 full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-10 grade level in the Federal service which provided you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position. Examples of occupations that may have provided qualifying specialized experience include draftsperson, surveying technician, construction estimator, physical science technician, or mathematical technician. Experience in a trade or craft may be credited as specialized experience when the work provided intensive knowledge of engineering principles, techniques, methods, and precedents. Examples are trade positions with substantial developmental, test, or design responsibilities such as: Planner and estimator who analyzed designs for production purposes; Instrument maker or modelmaker who performed design or development work on devices fabricated. In addition, qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience with geodetic surveying, vista clearing, and monument projects along the United States and Canada borders. Experience assisting with analyzing and evaluating the significance of survey data and writing evaluation reports of findings and recommendations. There is no substitute of education for specialized experience for the GS-11 position.
This position is located at the United States Section of the International Boundary Commission, United States and Canada (IBC), American Sections, Commissions, Committees and Advisory Groups. Provides advices to field party of up to seventeen persons in geodetic surveying, vista clearing and monument projects along the United States-Canada border. Assists the set up, and arranges for logistical support and provides manager with administrative support for camps in remote areas.