Survey Technician Job in Baltimore, MD

Vacancy No. CERD244442513131HWF Department U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Salary $61,933.00 to $80,510.00 Grade 8 to 8
Perm/Temp Permanent FT/PT Full-time
Open Date 9/20/2024 Close Date 9/30/2024
Job Link Apply Online Who may apply Public
Locations:
Baltimore, MD


Job Description (Please follow all instructions carefully)

Summary

This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies. Applications will NOT be accepted through this flyer. Interested applicants should review the "How to Apply" section of this flyer for more information on how to be considered. This flyer will be used as positions become available. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer.

This job is open to

Clarification from the agency

U.S. Citizens

Duties

  • Operates hydrographic survey vessel.
  • Performs computer related tasks such as equipment setup, networking equipment, data collection, data analysis, and processing.
  • Setup and maintains hydrographic and topographic equipment.
  • Provides on the job training to lower graded personnel.
  • Completes reports for vehicle/surveying equipment and prepares field notes for engineering analysis.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

  • Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
  • Position requires the incumbent to possess or obtain and maintain a valid state Driver's License in one of the 50 U.S. states or possessions to operate vehicles.
  • Must be able to obtain and maintain a First Aid and CPR certificate within 12 months of employment.
  • Must be able to obtain and maintain a United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Boat License within 2 years of employment.
  • Position requires extensive travel up to approximately 75% of the time.
  • Position requires successful completion of pre-employment and annual medical examinations.
  • Must have the ability to transfer between shore point and vessels under potentially adverse conditions is required.
  • A Personal Floatation Device (PFD) must be worn at all times while working on open floating plant decks.
  • Environmental conditions at work locations may range from excessive heat and humidity to extreme cold and rain.
  • Some locations require incumbent be able to maintain stable mobility in sandy, marshy and unstable terrain.
  • Although some work is sedentary, work conditions such as ergonomic issues related to seating or video display terminals, repetitive motion injury from using computers, lifting and carrying more than 50 pounds may be expected.
  • Position has been identified as a Testing Designated Position. Candidate selected for this position must pass a drug test before assignment to the position and once assigned, is subject to unannounced random drug testing.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens

In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) Operating various types of land/surveying equipment such as levels, theodolites, single beam, multibeam, side scan sonar, and global positioning systems; 2) Performing surveying engineering computations, and coordinate calculations for use by survey team; and 3) Processing, evaluating, and editing electronic field data for entry into a computer-aided mapping design and analysis systems. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07).

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Additional information

  • This announcement uses the Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce direct hire authority to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to certain positions in the competitive service.
  • Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
  • You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
  • One year trial/probationary period may be required.
  • Direct Deposit of Pay is required.
  • Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
  • If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.
  • This is an Engineers and Scientists Career Field position.
  • Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
  • Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.
  • Position is located at our Ft. McHenry Field Office
  • Hiring incentives below may be authorized if it is in the best interest of the government:
  • Advance in-hire (offered to new Federal service employees only).
  • Advance Leave Accrual (offered to new Federal service employees only).
  • Relocation/Recruitment incentives.

Benefits

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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

As vacancies occur, the Hiring Manager/Official/Human Resources Office will review your resume to ensure you meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements listed in this flyer. You will be rated based on the information provided in your resume, along with your supporting documentation.

If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.

Veterans and Military Spouses will be considered along with all other candidates.

If selected, you may be required to provide additional supporting documentation.

Required Documents

Your complete application includes your resume and other documents which prove your qualifications and eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.

1. Your resume:

  • Your resume may be submitted in any format and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement.
  • If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations, and you may not be considered for this vacancy.
  • For qualifications determinations your resume must contain hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i.e., HRS per week and month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete, and you may not receive consideration for this position.
  • For additional information see: What to include in your resume.
2. Other supporting documents:
  • Cover Letter, optional
NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal information before you submit your application. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

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.

How to Apply

Interested Applicants must submit resumes/application packages to: CENAB-HR-DHA01@usace.army.mil.

You must provide the vacancy announcement number CERD244442513131HWF in the subject line of the email.

Important Information about Application Supporting Documents/Attachments

- Provide documents that support your qualification for the position, typically, these are documents such as resume, transcript, copy of professional license, and SF-50.
- Personally Identifiable Information (PII), such as SSN and DOB data should be REDACTED or REMOVED from documents prior to submission, especially SF-50 and DD 214 forms.
- To ensure that documents are identifiable to your application package, name attachments with the following naming convention:

Last Name, First Name - Document Type
EXAMPLES:
Smith, John - Resume
Smith, John - SF50 Redacted
Smith, John - Transcript
Smith, John - PE License

- Preferred format for documents is PDF format.
- Do not submit documents that are password protected.
- Any documents to be considered as part of your application, must be attached to your email.

Submissions that provide a link to access and download or retrieve resumes, etc., will be considered as an incomplete application.

To apply for this position, you must submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section above. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.

Alternate applications (e.g., facsimile applications) will not be accepted.

The complete application package must be submitted to the email address provided above by 11:59 PM (EST) on 09/30/2024 to receive consideration.

Agency contact information

Andrew Payson
Address
RD-W2SF01 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-BALTIMORE
DO NOT MAIL
Baltimore, MD 21203
US
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Next steps

Eligible applicants will be referred to the hiring manager. The selecting official may choose to conduct interviews.

Acknowledgement and Notice of Results letters will be sent by the hiring office.

The evaluation will be based on the information you provide. You should expect that we will verify performance, suitability, and security information and take that information into account in making employment offers.


Note: We cannot accept applications on behalf of Federal Agencies. Application instructions are listed within the Job Description.