Supervisory Physical Scientist
What you'd do
This position is located in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), with vacancies in Silver Spring, Maryland; Durham, New Hampshire; Norfolk, Virginia; or Seattle, Washington.
Major duties
As a Supervisory Physical Scientist, you will perform the following duties: Serve as Branch Chief for the Hydrographic Surveys Division Operations Branch to coordinate projects such as hydrographic survey priorities, project instructions, data review and resulting products, contract administration, and policies and procedures maintenance, in order to enable the effective use of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) hydrographic resources. Plan, manage and supervise Branch resources effectively to provide required products and services. Lead and manage employees, operations, and process improvements by providing technical supervision and guidance to increase output and enhance employee professional development and workplace environment. Communicate with internal and external partners and customers to refine hydrographic survey requirements and workflow efficiency, to supervise the execution of the hydrographic survey projects, and to support new products and needs. Establish and manage goals and objectives to support a hydrographic surveys office to meet internal and external customer requirements. This position will be filled under the DOC Alternative Personnel System (CAPS). Under CAPS, positions are classified by career, pay plan, and pay band. The ZP-4 is equivalent to the GS-13/14. Throughout the recruitment and hiring process we will be communicating with you via email; therefore, it is imperative that the email address you provide when applying for this vacancy remains active. Should your email address change, please notify the point of contact identified in the vacancy announcement as soon as possible so that we can update our system.
What you need to qualify
Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards. This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management's website located at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/ BASIC REQUIREMENTS: This position requires applicants to meet a Basic Education Requirement in addition to at least one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience in order to be found minimally qualified. Transcripts must be submitted with your application package. You MUST meet one of the following basic education requirements: To qualify for the 1301 series: EDUCATION: A. Degree: physical science, engineering, or mathematics that included 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science such as mechanics, dynamics, properties of materials, and electronics. OR B. Combination of education and experience: education equivalent to one of the majors shown in A above that included at least 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science, plus appropriate experience or additional education. -AND- SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience need not have been in the federal government. 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. To qualify at the GS-14 level: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: In addition to meeting the Basic Requirements above, applicants must also possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 in the Federal service. Specialized experience MUST include all of the following: Performing aspects of the hydrographic surveying lifecycle, such as survey area prioritization, project requirements development, data acquisition, processing, review, product generation, etc.; Analyzing and processing hydrographic data using geographic information systems in order to review and provide information on charted information in survey areas; and Coordinating work for personnel performing work related to hydrographic survey operations and presenting hydrographic information to internal and external stakeholders.
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