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This position is located in the Power Student Development (PD), Weather and Streamflow Forecasting organizations (PGPW), Power and Operations Planning (PGP), Generation Asset Management (PG), Power Services (P), Bonneville Power Administration.
The purpose of this position is to serve as a Pathways Program Intern (Hydrology).
12/13/2021 to 01/03/2022
$34,544 - $62,232 per year
GS 4 - 7
1 vacancy in the following location:
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Occasional travel - Occasional travel may be required
No
Internships - Student
Multiple Schedules - Work Schedule may be Full-time or Part-time.
Excepted
12
No
No
22-BPA-27599-11298542-ST
626638900
U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Current students enrolled in accredited educational institutions from high school to graduate level. Includes internships, pathways and other student programs.
- Students who are currently enrolled or have been accepted for enrollment in a degree seeking program (diploma, certificate 4 year college or university, graduate, professional school, etc.) - All U.S. Citizens, Nationals, and Foreign Nationals who meet both Immigration and Annual Appropriations Laws. - This Pathways Internship will have a tentative start date in January/February/March of 2022. If you graduate before June 2022 you will not be eligible for this Pathways Internship Program.
As a Student Trainee (Hydrology), you will:
BASIC REQUIREMENT:
Currently enrolled in an accredited college (including 4-year colleges/universities, community colleges, and junior colleges); professional, technical, vocational, and trade school; advanced degree programs; or other qualifying educational institution pursuing a qualifying degree or certificate
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
GS-04:
To qualify, you must have completed 2 full academic years of post-high school study OR an associate's degree. (1 full academic year is equivalent to 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours.)
As a physical sciences intern (hydrology), completes periods of pertinent formal education and periods of employment as part of a formal student employment program. Work assignments during periods of employment include tasks that involve a varied and complex sequence of standardized or prescribed operations in the field of hydrology. The incumbent uses these skills to: With assistance from more senior staff, performs routine weather or streamflow data monitoring and analysis. Recognizes errors that are readily apparent but that require a limited knowledge of hydrology or meteorology; Processes the data according to well-defined methods and designated formulas; Become familiar with the work group's program requirements, techniques, and procedures; Maintain simple computer spreadsheet, and databases to enhance the operational functions of the weather and streamflow forecasting group; Apply mathematics and statistical methods to evaluate hydrologic studies and technical literature, modeling and streamflow procedures, and hydro meteorological data; Follows oral or written technical instructions and works in close cooperation with other workers to complete training assignments.
GS-05:
To qualify, you must have completed 4 academic years of post-high school education leading to a bachelor's degree OR a bachelor's degree.
As a physical sciences intern (hydrology), completes periods of pertinent formal education and periods of employment as part of a formal student employment program. Work assignments during periods of employment include tasks that involve a varied and complex sequence of standardized or prescribed operations in the field of hydrology. The incumbent uses these skills to: With assistance from more senior staff, performs routine weather or streamflow data monitoring and analysis. Recognizes errors that are readily apparent but that require a limited knowledge of hydrology or meteorology; Processes the data according to well-defined methods and designated formulas; Become familiar with the work group's program requirements, techniques, and procedures; Maintain simple computer spreadsheet, and databases to enhance the operational functions of the weather and streamflow forecasting group; Apply mathematics and statistical methods to evaluate hydrologic studies and technical literature, modeling and streamflow procedures, and hydro meteorological data; Follows oral or written technical instructions and works in close cooperation with other workers to complete training assignments.
GS-07:
To qualify, you must have completed 1 full academic year of graduate level education; or Eligibility under the Superior Academic Achievement Provision and completion of a bachelor's degree.
As a physical sciences intern (hydrology), completes periods of pertinent formal education and periods of employment as part of a formal student employment program. Work assignments during periods of employment include tasks in the hydrologic or meteorological forecasting programs, which consists of providing daily, weekly, and intra-annual weather and streamflow forecasts at over 300 sub basins in the Columbia Basin. Uses skills and experience for operational weather and streamflow forecasting, hydro-meteorological computer science and water supply assessment. The incumbent uses these skills to: With assistance from more senior staff, exercise judgment in developing and preparing daily streamflow forecasts, as well as oral and written briefings for BPA planning staff, for the Columbia River Basin. Completed forecasts are reviewed for scientific soundness by more senior staff; Assist in maintaining BPA's streamflow modeling system and support software. Responsibilities include learning model components and software configurations, using the model for hydro-meteorological monitoring, evaluating model performance, assisting in model maintenance and backup, execution of the Extended Streamflow Prediction (ESP) portion of the model, and evaluation of ESP results; Maintain computer software, spreadsheets, and databases to enhance the operational functions of the weather and streamflow forecasting group; Apply mathematics and statistical methods to evaluate hydrologic studies and technical literature, modeling and streamflow procedures, and hydro-meteorological data.
You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
Education Requirements:
Your educational goals must include obtaining a professional degree in Hydrology.
You must submit a copy of your current transcripts for proof of education and enrollment. If you are not currently enrolled, but have been accepted for future enrollment you must submit a copy of your acceptance letter with your application.
DO NOT email or mail in any of your application documents. Documents will not be accepted outside of the online application system.
NOTE: This Pathways Internship will has a tentative start date in February/March of 2022. If you graduate before June 2022 you will not be eligible for this Pathways Internship Program.
PATHWAYS PROGRAM COMPLETION:
BPA has the option to convert an intern to a permanent position upon program completion. This is not automatic nor guaranteed. It is at the discretion of the employing office. Interns may be converted to the General Schedule (GS) level qualified for at the time of conversion. To be eligible for conversion, an intern must:
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
The Department of Energy uses an application tracking system to evaluate the responses you provide in the applicant assessment questionnaire to place you into an initial quality category via OPM's Category Rating procedures. These categories are "Best Qualified", "Well Qualified", and "Qualified. Then, the HR Office and/or Subject Matter Expert (SME) will conduct a quality review of your application and supporting documentation to ensure you have been placed into the appropriate quality category.
Your application is rated based on the extent and quality of your experience, education (when applicable), and training as described in your resume and applicant assessment. Your credentials are measured against the established duties of the position at the grade level(s) being advertised.
If you are eligible for career transition assistance plans such as ICTAP or CTAP, you must meet the definition of "well qualified" which is defined as scoring in the Well Qualified category (or higher).
If you are a Veteran Preference eligible candidate, you will be listed at the top of whichever quality category your rating places you in. CP/CPS veterans are placed at the top of the highest category for all positions except professional and scientific positions at GS-9 and higher.
If your resume is incomplete or does not support the responses you provided in your online questionnaire, or if you fail to submit all required documentation before the vacancy closes, you may be rated 'ineligible', 'not qualified', or your score may be adjusted accordingly
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Once the application process is complete, your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine whether you meet the job qualifications. If you are minimally qualified for this job, your responses to the self-assessment questions (True/False, Yes/ No, Multiple Choice questions) will be evaluated and you will be placed into one of three pre-defined quality categories under Category Rating procedures. These categories are "Best Qualified", "Well Qualified", and "Qualified. If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application materials, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this job.
Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics):
Application of Veterans' Preference: If you are a preference eligible candidate, you will be listed at the top of whichever quality category your rating places you in. CP/CPS veterans are placed at the top of the highest category for all positions except professional and scientific positions at GS-9 and higher.
Career Transition Assistance Programs: To receive selection priority for this position, you must: 1) meet the eligibility criteria; and 2) be rated "well-qualified", which is defined as scoring 85.0 or higher.
You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date (01/03/2022) of this announcement.
To preview the Assessment Questionnaire, click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/11298542
To apply for this position, you MUST provide a complete application package which includes:
Failure to submit any of the above mentioned required documents may result in loss of consideration due to an incomplete application package. It is your responsibility to ensure all required documents have been submitted.
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.
Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an application. To apply for this position, you must complete the initial online application, to include submission of the required documentation specified in the Required Documents section. A complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the announcement closing date to receive consideration.
The application process is as follows:
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