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This GIS Specialist position is located in the Wildland Fire Program in the Visitor and Resource Protection Division and is responsible for the development, management, coordination and implementation of the Geographic Information System for Wildland Fire operations.
TERM positions do not convey permanent status in the Federal service and will be for a period not to exceed thirteen months, with possible extensions up to a total of three years without further competition.
11/13/2019 to 11/19/2019
$67,956 - $88,348 per year
GS 11
1 vacancy in the following location:
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Yes—Travel, transportation, and relocation expenses will be paid if the selectee lives outside of the local commuting area and is otherwise eligible for reimbursement of relocation expenses in accordance with the Federal Travel Regulation. Employer paid and reimbursed relocation expenses are considered taxable income. The NPS does not provide tax, legal or accounting advice. Employees should consult professional tax, legal and accounting advisers regarding concerns about the financial implications.
Term - 13 months NTE 3 years
Full-Time
Competitive
None
No
No
IM-1539-IMDO-20-10634760-DE
551624300
You will work for a dynamic, geographically-dispersed agency in which you will be responsible for Wildland Fire Geographic Information System (GIS) programmatic oversight which includes:
Developing long range and annual work plans, schedules, cost estimates and proposals and/or grants to justify funding requests and accomplish goals of the National Park Service Fire Management Program Center.
Providing direct support, training, and advice to GIS and resource management staff in parks, regions, and support offices.
Planning, executing and supervising field work in remote environments to generate new or verify mapped information.
Representing the NPS Fire GIS program when working with others on regional or national task groups or other organizations concerned with GIS issues.
Providing oversight and implementation in acquiring, organizing, converting, verifying, validating, summarizing, reporting, documenting, archiving and populating fire related data into national reporting systems database schema.
Performing one or more database or geospatial duties such as data extraction, data transformation, data loading, backup, quality assurance and control, scripting, analysis, reporting, and map production.
Support wildland fire incident response as a Fire GIS Specialist.
Operating, maintaining and configuring complex Windows based GIS/GPS computer systems, including computers, printers, scanners, GPS field data loggers and other specialized equipment.
Area Information: Lakewood, Colorado, is a suburb west of Denver, population approximately 113,000, located in Jefferson County at an altitude ranging from 5,400 to 6,000 feet. Climate is dry with an average of only 15.14 inches of precipitation. Public transportation is available through RTD (Regional Transportation District). Housing is available on a rental or purchase basis in the area. Denver metropolitan area has excellent medical and recreational facilities, churches, shopping and cultural arts. Education is received from nationally recognized Jefferson County Public School System.
All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-11/26/2019-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement.
Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST clearly indicate the nature of the duties and responsibilities for each position, starting and ending dates of employment (month/year), and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rather than indicating full-time). If part-time, the hours must be annotated to be able to pro-rate the amount of qualified specialized experience.
This position may be filled in one of the following two professional occupational series: Geographer, GS-0150; Biologist, GS-0401. You must meet the US. Office of Personnel Management's (OPM), Basic Requirements for each series you wish to be considered for, AND also meet OPM's Qualification Standards for Professional and Scientific positions. You must meet at least one of the basic education requirements and the minimum qualifications in order to be qualified.
Basic Education: Submit a copy of your transcripts that identifies for each course, the college or university, semester or quarter hours earned, grade received, and date completed. If you do not submit specific course work information as described above, your application may be rated not qualified for consideration. (A copy of your official transcripts will be required before your entrance-on-duty, if selected).
Geographer, GS-0150:
A. Successfully completed a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree that included a major field of study in geography; or related physical or social science such as geology, meteorology, economics, statistics, sociology, anthropology, political science, history, cartography, computer science, urban studies, or planning that included at least 24 semester hours in geography or related fields. OR
B. A combination of 4 years of education and experience which included courses equivalent to a major in geography or a related field that included 24 semester hours in Geography, or related fields listed above, plus appropriate experience or additional education, to total 4 years.
Biologist, GS-0401:
A. Successfully completed a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree that included a major field of study in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position. OR
B. Possess an equivalent combination of education and experience that included course work equivalent to a major (i.e., 24 semester hours) in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or a discipline closely related to biology; PLUS appropriate experience or additional course work. The quality of the combination must demonstrate that you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the work of the position and is comparable to that normally acquired through the completion of a full four-year course of study with a major as described above.
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GS-11 Minimum Qualifications:
A. At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to successfully perform the duties of this position. Examples of specialized experience for this position includes: serving as a technical authority on some aspects of cartography; managing mapping priorities in support of programs using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) database and database management systems; assist in development of Global Positioning Systems (GPS) data dictionaries and spatial data inventories; participate in field work to generate new spatial data or verify mapped information. OR
B. Completed three years of progressively higher leave graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in the scientific fields related to the work of the position. OR
C. A combination of specialized experience and education.
Volunteer Experience: 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.
You must submit a legible copy of transcripts from an accredited institution with your name, school name, credit hours, course level, major(s), and grade-point average or class ranking. Transcripts do not need to be official, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work.
If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet qualification requirements, you must show that your education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.
Physical Demands: The work is often sedentary but field work occasionally requires some physical exertion such as long periods of standing, walking over rough, muddy, uneven, swampy or mountainous terrain; recurring periods of bending, crouching, stooping, stretching, reaching or similar activities; and recurring lifting of moderately heavy items weighing up to 50 pounds. Computer work is sedentary, which entails the ability to concentrate and use computers for long periods of time.
Working Conditions: Work is primarily performed indoors in a climate controlled office environment. Outdoor work may occur in hot, cold, humid, or dry weather conditions. Outdoor work may also be required during periods of rain, snow, sleet, fog or other adverse weather conditions.
The National Park Service has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework and the selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisor approval.
If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document that you do not have in electronic form, view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application. Click the following link for more information, https://help.usastaffing.gov/Apply/index.php?title=Alternate_Application_Information.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
A review of your resume and supporting documentation will be made and compared against your responses to the Assessment Questionnaire to determine if you are qualified for this job. If your resume is incomplete or does not support the responses provided in the Assessment Questionnaire, or if you fail to submit all required documentation, you will be rated 'ineligible', 'not qualified', or your score will be adjusted accordingly. If a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications or experience, you can lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully; errors or omissions can affect your rating.
Candidates will be rated and ranked using Category Rating procedures. These procedures place candidates with veteran's preference above non-preference eligibles within each category. Veterans with a service connected disability of at least 10 percent are listed in the highest quality category, except when the position being filled is scientific or professional at the GS-09 grade level or higher. Under Category Rating, candidates will be rated and ranked into one of three categories:
The following documents are required and must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 11/26/2019:
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. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
To apply for this position: You must complete the occupational questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. To receive consideration, the complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 11/26/2019. WE DO NOT ACCEPT HARD-COPY OR E-MAIL APPLICATION PACKAGES.
Once the Occupational Questionnaire is received you will receive acknowledgement that your submission was successful. If you are among the most qualified candidates and your name is referred to the hiring official, you may be contacted directly for a possible interview. You will be notified of the status of your Application Package at the time candidates are referred for consideration, and when the selection process is complete.
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This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/551624300. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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