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BLM is seeking a dynamic and energetic individual to join the seasonal team to serve as a Cartographic Technician for the North Central Montana District Glasgow Field Office in Glasgow, Montana. Information about the Glasgow can be found at Glasgow Chamber of Commerce.
Housing is not provided for this position.
For additional information about the BLM, please visit Our website.
Learn more about this agency11/25/2019 to 12/27/2019
$16.27 - $20.15 per hour
GS 05 - 07
No
Occasional travel - Travel to the field will be required. The amount of overnight travel to be determined by the nature of the work.
No
Temporary - This is a temporary appointment, not to exceed 1039 hours (6 months). 2020 summer season - generally from May-November.
Full-time - Work Schedule is Full-Time
Competitive
No - These positions have no promotion potential; to be considered for a higher grade, you must apply for the higher grade.
No
No
MT-TEMP-2020-0025
552611600
All U.S. Citizens - No previous Federal Service is required.
Cartographic Technician works under the general supervision of a professional Cartographer, senior technician or designated resource specialist conducting a full range of assignments from basic to moderately complex including, but not limited to, the following:
GS-5: Performing limited drafting and mapping work to produce a variety of cartographic products which includes preparing or modifying digital maps. Digitizing, scanning, creating, compiling, and/or drafting maps, diagrams, and data according to basic cartographic principles. Performing limited quality control to reduce digitizing errors and correct compilation or publication errors present in the source material. Assisting other staff members in creating, editing, and correcting digital data or map information. Works within a team concept developing and implementing ways to improve the efficiency, effectiveness, and quality of the products and/or services provided to internal and external customers.
GS-7: Preparing conventional maps, graphs, and illustrations using traditional cartographic methods or automated systems; performing automated and/or manual digitizing to convert data into Geographic Information System (GIS) databases; producing plotted maps using automated systems and software such as ARC/INFO and ARCVIEW. Entering data obtained from a variety of sources in digital format; editing, verifying, and formatting data in digital form; processing cartographic data and graphic products for entry into a digital database by editing and reviewing data for accuracy and consistency. Orienting and outlining map features and details from photographic materials, generally from aerial photographs, requiring selection and identification of control points, computing angles, preparing template lay downs, assembling prints for mosaics, operating stereographic equipment and using standard photogrammetric techniques. Final products include road and trail rights-of-way center line information (such as angles and distances obtained by the incumbent directly from the aerial photography).
Physical Demands/Work Environment: Work performed in an office or similar setting requires regular and recurring periods of prolonged sitting at drafting light tables, digitizing tablets, and computer workstations. Some lifting, bending, and carrying are required to move and service equipment, to handle source materials and supplies, and arrange office space. This job may require field work where there may be exposure to rain, heat, and cold in rugged terrain; to include very steep, wet, muddy, rough, uneven or rocky surfaces; positions require physical exertions, such as, bending, crouching, stooping, stretching, reaching, or similar activities. Individuals should be capable of working alone, or with other people, during early morning hours, night, or during the day. In this environment, prescribed safety precautions should be taken.
You must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of the announcement.
In order to be rated as qualified for this position, we must be able to determine that you meet the qualification requirement - please be sure to include this information in your resume.
GS-5: One year specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-4 level. Examples of specialized experience may include experience in cartography or in a related field such as photogrammetry or geodesy, where the work required similar knowledge and skills. -OR- Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree that included at least 18 semester hours in courses such as cartography, astronomy, geodesy, photogrammetry, oceanography, computer science, land surveying, geophysics, remote sensing, algebra, trigonometry, and calculus. Not more than 9 of the 18 semester hours should have been in mathematics or statistics. - OR - A combination of experience and education to meet total experience.
GS-7: One year specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-6 level. Examples of specialized experience may include experience in cartography or in a related field such as photogrammetry or geodesy; performs spatial data entry, editing and organization within a multi-user enterprise geo database; creates, acquires, defines and manages geospatial and tabular data -OR- Successful completion of one full academic year of graduate education related to the occupation. Examples of acceptable courses include cartography, astronomy, geodesy, photogrammetry, oceanography, computer science, land surveying, geophysics, remote sensing, algebra, trigonometry, and calculus. Not more than 9 of the 18 semester hours should have been in mathematics or statistics.
Specialized Experience: Experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, this experience must have been equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade of the position to be filled. Examples of specialized experience may include preparing/constructing new or revised maps, charts, graphs, diagrams, map overlays, and special presentation materials that involve computing, translating, and transferring specific physical data and pertinent information into graphic form.
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.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.
There is no education requirement for this position. See qualifications section.
- RELOCATION EXPENSES: Travel, transportation and relocation expenses will not be paid by the Department of the Interior. Any travel, transportation and relocation expenses associated with reporting for duty in this position will be the responsibility of the selected employee.
- HOUSING: There is no government housing available – securing housing will be the responsibility of the selected employee.
- Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP): CTAP provides eligible surplus and displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. Information about CTAP/ICTAP eligibility is available from OPM's Career Transition Resources website at CTAP or ICTAP. If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration or that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) This vacancy is within your CTAP/ICTAP eligibility; 2) You apply under the instructions in this announcement; and 3) You are found well qualified for this vacancy. You must provide proof of eligibility with your application to receive selection priority. Such proof may include a copy of your written notification of CTAP/ICTAP eligibility, or a copy of your separation personnel action form. CTAP and ICTAP eligibles will be considered well qualified if they fall within the Well or Best Qualified categories on the rating criteria for this position.
- Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act: If selected from this or a similar competitive, seasonal announcement, your appointment may be creditable for consideration under PL-114-47, Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA). The Act allows certain individuals, who have or had time-limited appointments at land management agencies, to compete for any permanent position in the competitive service under “internal” merit promotion procedures. For more information, see the section under Eligibility, which starts with Question #15 (Q15. Who is eligible for appointment under these provisions?).
- MINIMUM AGE REQUIREMENT: Employees required to operate a motor vehicle must be at least 18; otherwise, you must be at least 16 at the time you report for work.
- Overnight travel may be required on a regular and recurring basis and employee will be required to obtain and use a government charge card, when travel is necessary.
- This position is not eligible for Telework.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Upon receipt of your complete application package, a review of your application will be made to ensure you meet the basic qualification requirements. Your rating will be based on your responses to the Job Specific Questionnaire and the information stated in your resume. If you meet the qualification requirements, your application will be placed in one of three categories: Best Qualified, Well Qualified, or Qualified. Within these categories, applicants eligible for veteran's preference will receive selection priority over non-veterans. In addition, interviews may be conducted for this position. The interviews may be conducted on a pass/fail basis or may be scored. The job specific questions relate to the following knowledge, skills and abilities required to do the work of this position:
GS-5:
1. Knowledge and skill in applying standard GIS principles and procedures in order to process digital cartographic data using computer-assisted systems for entry into a digital cartographic database.
2. Ability to assign attribute codes from graphic source materials by using raster or vector scanning methods that use interactive computer systems in order to manually digitize data directly from the graphic map source.
3. Work involves multiple tasks and jobs requiring knowledge of cartographic techniques. Work effort assists higher graded technicians in routine aspects of their work; and facilitates the overall work and schedule of the work unit with timely, accurate, reliable submissions facilitating the work of others in the organization, related units, and agency.
GS-7:
1. Knowledge of attribute acquisition and or conversion of geospatial data into established geospatial data standards and schema while evaluating and maintaining data quality to identify data entry errors and displaying of captured data following standard cartographic principles and concepts such as map projections, scales, topology, 3D visualizations and base layer selection to accurately display information on map products to the end user.
2. Knowledge of Geographic Information System technology and analytic techniques to provide geospatial services and produce standard geospatial products for a variety of resource management projects and geospatial users.
3. Knowledge of various computer applications and operating systems to utilize and manage different geospatial data formats (i.e., Windows, ESRI, ArcGIS Desktop, ArcGIS Pro, Microsoft Office Suite, S1, etc.).
In describing your experience, please be clear and specific. Your resume must contain enough information to show that you meet the specialized experience as defined in the announcement. In addition, your responses to the questions must be adequately reflected in your resume/application material.
In addition to the online application (resume and responses to the questionnaire), you are required to submit the following forms:
You may submit your documents either via Auto-Requested Fax or by uploading your documents from your USAJOBS Profile. Do not use both options. Auto-Requested Fax: allows you to submit required documentation that will be electronically displayed along with your resume. Uploading Documents: instead of faxing your documents you may use the uploading procedures thru Applicant Manager. Hard copy paper supplemental documents, submitted without prior Human Resources approval, will be considered as an incomplete application. Required documentation must be submitted by 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST), on the closing date of this announcement.
READ THIS: It is the responsibility of the applicant to illustrate that all eligibility requirements are met. This includes ensuring your resume/application documents specific information on each employment listed. Specifically, you must document Agency/Company Name, supervisor's name and contact information, position title, grade/series/salary, and employment dates to include month, day and year. Failure to do so may result in your application being disqualified. If you have questions regarding the necessary documentation to include, contact the HR Specialist listed on this announcement prior to the closing date of the announcement.
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.
THIS IS AN ONLINE APPLICATION PROCESS THROUGH USAJOBS. Your application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM Eastern Time by the closing date of this announcement. If you need assistance in applying on-line, please contact the HR Office at 406-896-5002 or apply@blm.gov. If applying on-line poses a hardship for you (i.e. you do not have access to the Internet) you must contact us prior to the closing date of the announcement for an alternative method of applying.
PLEASE NOTE: If you have access to public library, State Job Service Office, etc., you should use these resources to apply online. You must follow the steps described below to complete the application process:
1) YOU MUST HAVE OR CREATE A PROFILE IN USAJOBS. Your profile must contain a current resume for submission. In order to receive proper consideration, your resume should include the following information:
- Current personal contact information.
- Work experience (paid or unpaid) including - starting and ending dates (month and year), employer's name and address, job title (include job series and grade if Federal), duties and accomplishments, supervisor's name and telephone number, indicate if supervisor may be contacted, hours per week, and salary.
- Education and job-related training including - school name, type and year of degrees/diploma received, credits earned and majors; title of training course and year of completion.
- References - personal and professional
- Additional information - skills (languages, tools, machinery, typing speed, etc.), certificates or licenses (current only), and/or honors, awards, and special accomplishments (recognition, professional memberships, publications, leadership activities, etc.).
INSUFFICIENT INFORMATION COULD RESULT IN AN INELIGIBLE RATING.
The USAJOBS Resume Builder was designed to ensure that your resume includes the standard information needed. The Resume Builder is an available tool when you login to your USAJOBS account.
2) APPLY ONLINE. Start the application process by clicking on the “Apply” button that appears on this announcement.
3) SUBMIT A RESUME. Select your resume or use the USAJOBS resume builder.
4) INCLUDE SUPPLEMENTAL DOCUMENTATION. See the “Required Documents” section.
5) REVIEW. Review your application packet & complete the acknowledgement.
6) SURVEY. Complete the one question survey to let us know how you heard about this job.
7) CERTIFICATION. Certify your application material is complete and accurate.
8) AGENCY WEBSITE. Continue to BLMJobs to complete the application process.
9) FOLLOW UP. Check your application status before the announcement closes. It is your responsibility to ensure that a complete application (including a resume, on-line questionnaire, and applicable supplemental documentation) is received by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on the closing date of the vacancy announcement. NOTE: Technical problems may take at least 1 business day to resolve; therefore, you are highly encouraged to complete the application process prior to the closing date.
You can track the progress of your application package via your USAJobs account. You will receive an acknowledgment email from USAJobs that your submission was successful once we have received your online assessment questionnaire and resume. It is your responsibility to ensure that additional supporting documentation is received. You will be notified of the status of your application and/or referral to the hiring official via your USAJobs account after the evaluation process is complete. You will be contacted if further evaluation or interviews are required.
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This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/552611600. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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