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BLM is seeking a dynamic and energetic individual to join the seasonal team to serve as a Hydrologic Technician for the Eastern Montana/Dakotas District Office in Miles City, Montana. Information about the Miles City Area can be found at https://milescitychamber.com/.
Housing is not provided for this position.
Learn more about this agency12/13/2019 to 01/02/2020
$16.27 - $18.13 per hour
GS 05 - 06
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 - 2020 summer season - NTE 1039 hours generally from May to November. Dates vary depending on the position/location.
Full-Time
Competitive
No - These positions have no promotion potential; if you want to be considered for a higher grade, you must apply for the higher grade.
No
No
MT-TEMP-2020-0048
554260700
All U.S. Citizens - No previous Federal Service is required.
GS-05/06:
Duties include, but are not limited to: Works under the guidance and supervision of a Supervisory Natural Resource Specialist, Assistant Field Manager or Hydrologist. Performs a variety of assignments involving adjustments to instruments, equipment, and practices, and carrying out data collection, analyses and interpretation including recognizing unusual or unexpected results and providing recommendations to the hydrologist or supervisor. Assists with resource inventory and monitoring, as well as planning and implementation of structural and vegetative projects to conserve, improve or restore riparian, wetland, and mesic systems and/or water quality. Responsible for collection, analysis, and evaluation of surface and ground water quality and quantity data. Work includes interpretation of water resource information, such as application of hydrologic models and prediction of water supply and flow on public land. Gathers data involving the flow and transport of sediment, nutrients, or pollutants in stream channels and ground water. Assess, monitor, and research existing work on the nutrients, pollutants, and other components in surface and ground water. Implement mitigation measures or restoration efforts where issues are identified. Inventories and monitors streams, wetlands, and mesic areas. Assist with planning and implementing projects to improve and/or restore these areas. Monitors progress towards objectives on restoration projects. Evaluates data, identifies trends in movement of water and any known contaminants, as well as trends in lotic and lentic system functionality and conditions. Identifies problems and provide feedback on anomalies to supervisor or hydrologist. Analyze flood forecasts for the local area and apply standard flood forecasting procedures to compensate for missing or conflicting measurements. May determine short-term flood risks in areas identified in the land management plans. Applies a variety of hydrologic models for generation of information on stream discharge, high flows, channel behavior, and sedimentation. May calibrate models to account for changes in land use patterns.
Your resume must contain enough information to show that you meet the qualification requirements as defined in the announcement or vacancy questions. In addition, your responses to the questions must be adequately reflected in your resume.
-You must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of the announcement.
-Direct Deposit required.
-U.S. Citizenship is required.
-Read the "How to Apply" & "Required Documents" sections.
-You cannot hold an active real estate license, nor can you have an interest or hold stocks in firms with interest in Federal Land.
-Appointment will be subject to a favorably adjudicated background/suitability investigation/determination.
In order to be rated as qualified for this position, we must be able to determine that you meet the qualification requirements - please be sure to include this information in your resume.
GS-05: One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-4 level. Examples of specialized experience may include prior specific work experience as a technician in engineering, earth, physical, or natural science, forestry, soil conservation, or surveying; trades or crafts work in maintenance or construction of facilities or equipment related to hydrology; drafting and/or construction estimating; examples include assisting with resource inventory and monitoring, as well as assisting in planning or implementation of structural and vegetative projects to conserve, improve or restore, riparian, wetland, and mesic systems and/or water quality -OR- Successful completion of a full 4 year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree with a major study in an appropriate field of science, engineering, construction, or industrial technology, or that included at least 24 semester hours in any combination of scientific or technical courses such as engineering, industrial technology, construction drafting, surveying, physical science, biology, or mathematics. -OR- A combination of experience and education to meet total experience.
GS-06: One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-5 level. Examples of specialized experience may include prior specific work experience as a technician in engineering, earth, physical, or natural science, forestry, soil conservation, or surveying; trades or crafts work in maintenance or construction of facilities or equipment related to hydrology; drafting and/or construction estimating; collecting, inventorying, analysis, and evaluation of surface and ground water quality and quantity; planning and implementation of structural and vegetative projects to conserve, improve or restore riparian, wetland and mesic systems and/or water quality; OR Successful completion of
one full year of graduate education directly related to the work of the position; OR A combination of experience and education to meet total 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 meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of the announcement.
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.
Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA): 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.
This position is not eligible for Telework.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
You will be evaluated based on how your application materials reflect the qualification requirements of this position.
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-05/06:
1. Knowledge of hydrologic principles and practices, concepts and techniques as well as the instrumentation and methodologies used in hydrologic studies.
2. Knowledge of and skill in applying standard rules, procedures or operating processes and systems of the resource issues and the physical sciences involved that require extended training or experience in order to survey field sites, and collect and interpret data, provide technical support to the resource concern.
3. Knowledge of office and/or field procedures and practices sufficient to make adjustments to instruments, equipment, and practices and to independently carry out data collection, analyses, and interpretation including recognizing unusual or unexpected results and provide recommendations to the hydrologist or supervisor.
4. Ability to select, extract, collect, and compile information from various sources when this requires taking into account the applicability of information. as well as the characteristics and quality of the sources.
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 Documents from your USAJOBS Profile.
Please note that documents selected to transfer from your USAJOBS profile are NOT automatically added to your application. You need to transfer your document(s) in the “Document” step during the application process.
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 p.m. Eastern Time, on the closing date of this 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 a 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.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/554260700. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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