Surveying Technician

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Organization: DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Sacramento District, Engineering Division, Engineering Support Branch, Geomatics Section

Summary (Surveying Technician)

About the Location: Sacramento a progressive city with great pride in its ethnic and cultural diversity and emphasis on quality in the provision of governmental services. Sacramentoans enjoy professional ballet, theater, outstanding museums, one of the best small zoos in the country, and the NBA’s Sacramento Kings. Home to the world’s second largest urban forest (behind Paris), Sacramento sits just two hours between both San Francisco and Lake Tahoe, at the base of the Sierra Nevada mountains.

Duties

At the Full-Performance level, the duties for this be:
Consults and advises District professionals to ensure feature and special requirements for design and construction are considered and included in the contract.
Guides these professionals to the most appropriate surveying and cartographic mapping plan.
Investigates the qualifications and abilities of firms being considered for contracts.
Applies knowledge of Government contract administration procedures combined with technical knowledge of surveying and cartographic mapping.
Monitors and inspects contractor work for compliance with contract provisions and specifications, and to resolve most contract issues.
Performs office and fieldwork to coordinate and schedule the activities of the party to meet specifications and requirements.
Arranges for equipment, housing, and transportation of personnel to the work site.

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Requirements

Conditions of Employment

Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
Must obtain and maintain a valid state issued driver’s license.
Requires lifting and carrying 50 lbs over short distances and across uneven terrain.
Requires the wearing of protective equipment and/or clothing (e.g., PFD, hard hat, coveralls, gloves, safety footwear) as appropriate.
Requires work involving working on and near the water, on boats, and floating plant, and will include occasional field visits to heavy construction sites.
May involve exposure to environmental hazards, chemicals, bacteria, toxic particulates, machinery, adverse weather, construction noise, irregular terrain and other conditions typically associated with construction sites.

Qualifications

First Cutoff Date: March 9, 2023

Additional Cutoff Dates: End of every month if necessary

Final Closing Date: December 29, 2023

WHEN YOU APPLY UNDER THIS ANNOUNCEMENT, YOUR RESUME WILL BE PLACED IN OUR CANDIDATE INVENTORY AND WILL BE CONSIDERED.

Who May Apply: US Citizens

In order to qualify, you must meet the education AND/OR 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.

QUALIFICATIONS FOR A GS-07:
Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes assisted with Land Surveying, Geodetic surveying, Structural Deformation Surveying, Topographic Surveying and Computer Aided Drafting (CAD). This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-06).

Education: One full year of graduate level education in a field directly related to the work of the position, such as surveying, engineering, construction, or industrial technology.

Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) by 18. Add the two percentages.

QUALIFICATIONS FOR A GS-08:
Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes methods, techniques and principles and performing Land Surveying, Geodetic surveying, Structural Deformation Surveying, Topographic Surveying and Computer Aided Drafting (CAD); using Trimble R7 and R8 GPS Units, Trimble TSC 2 and 3 Data Collectors; also using Carlson Survey Software with Autodesk Civil3d & Trimble Business Center software; work with Leica series total stations and data collectors. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07).

Education: One and a half years of graduate level education in a field directly related to the work of the position, such as surveying, engineering, construction, or industrial technology.

QUALIFICATIONS FOR A GS-09:
Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes cartographic, photogrammetric, and geodetic hydrographic mapping and geodetic surveying methods, techniques, and principles. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-08).

Education: Master’s or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: surveying, engineering, construction, or industrial technology.

QUALIFICATIONS FOR A GS-10:
Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes cartographic, photogrammetric, and geodetic hydrographic mapping and geodetic surveying methods, techniques, and principles and assisting in developing and administering contract requirements. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09).

Education: Two and a half years of graduate level education in a field directly related to the work of the position, such as surveying, engineering, construction, or industrial technology.

QUALIFICATIONS FOR A GS-11:
Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes 1)cartographic, photogrammetric, geodetic hydrographic and mapping; 2) geodetic surveying methods, techniques, and principles; 3) developing and administering contract requirements. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-10).

Education: Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: surveying, engineering, construction, or industrial technology.

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Additional information

This is a Direct Hire position.
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 a Career Program (CP) 18 position.
Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
Salary Range: GS-07 – $51,425 to $66,852 Per Annum — GS-08 – $56,951 to $74,041 Per Annum — GS-09 – $62,903 to $81,771 Per Annum — GS-10 – $69,269 to $90,054 Per Annum — GS-11 – $76,106 to $98,935 Per Annum
If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document you do not have in electronic form, view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application.
Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances MAY BE authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations and an agency determination that a PCS move is in the Government Interest.
Incentives MAY BE paid if the selecting official determines it is in the best interests of the government.
May be non-competitively promoted to the next grade level, upon meeting time-in-grade and qualifications, until at the full-performance level of GS-0817-11.
Due to COVID-19, the agency is currently in an expanded telework posture. If selected, you may be expected to temporarily telework, even if your home is located outside the local commuting area. Once employees are permitted to return to the office, you will be expected to report to the duty station listed on this announcement within a designated time frame identified by the organization. At that time, you may be eligible to request to continue to telework one or more days a pay period depending upon the terms of the agency’s telework policy.
Information may be requested regarding the vaccination status of selectees for the purposes of implementing workplace safety protocols. For more information, visit https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/faq/vaccinations/.

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