FUL-Geographer (Geographic Information System)
What you'd do
This position serves as the Public Safety GIS Data Specialist within the Interagency Communications Center of the Division of Visitor and Resource Protection at Lake Mead National Recreation Area (NRA). The primary purpose of this position is to perform a variety of professional Geographic Information System (GIS) work for the Lake Mead National Recreation (NRA) Interagency Communications Center.
Major duties
The major duties of the Geographer Geographic Information System position include, but are not limited to, the following: Assist in performing professional Geographic Information System (GIS) work Perform GIS data management, system support, and collaborative project work Perform spatial analysis, and cartography work for public safety operations Duties will be developmental in nature when filled below the full performance level.
What you need to qualify
Requirements Continued... You may be required to complete training and obtain/maintain a government charge card with travel and/or purchase authority. You may be required to travel overnight away from home up to 3 nights per month. You must obtain a government charge card for travel purposes. You may be required to work on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime and shift work. All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-08/03/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. Failure to adequately provide information needed to determine number of hours worked in each position may result in that time not being credited when evaluating qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the full and/or part-time hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS: If you do not meet these basic requirements, you will be considered not qualified and will not receive consideration for this position. Geographer 0150 Degree: geography; or related physical or social science such as geology, meteorology, economics, statistics, sociology, anthropology, political science, history, cartography, computer science, urban studies, or planning that included at least 24 semester hours in geography or related fields.-OR-Combination of education and experience: courses equivalent to a major in geography, or a related field that included at least 24 semester hours in geography or related fields, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education -AND- To qualify for this position at the GS-09 grade level, you must possess all of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: Specialized Experience Requirement: you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience: technician work to compile, reduce, store, retrieve, analyze, and report data and other resource management information; cartographic, engineering, or biological technician work that involved the application of GIS/GPS practices on cultural, resource conservation, or land management when combined with knowledge of GIS software and hardware operations and equipment. . You must include hours per week worked. -OR- Education: Successful completion of at least a completed 2 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's degree or master's or equivalent graduate degree . You must include transcripts. -OR- Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. You must include transcripts. You must include months, years and hours per week worked to receive credit for your work and/or volunteer experience. One year of specialized experience is equivalent to 12 months at 40 hours per week. Part-time hours are prorated. You will not receive any credit for experience that does not indicate exact hours per week or is listed as "varies". Experience listed as full-time will be credited at 40 hours per week. Volunteer 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.
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