Hydrologic Technician

Reclamation is seeking a career professional looking for an opportunity to capitalize on their expertise as a Hydrologic Technician. You can make a difference in the West by assisting in meeting increasing water demands while protecting the environment.

Duty

Location:

Boulder Canyon Operations Office, located in Boulder City, NV OR Blythe, CA.

To be considered you must currently reside within 50 miles of Boulder City, NV OR 50 miles of Blythe, CA.

To qualify for the GS-07 grade level, your resume must reflect 1 year of full time experience performing 3 of the following duties:

• Collecting water quality samples;
• Extracting, validating, and transferring data/information from the field site to the office and downloads data into the database; computes daily, monthly, and annual figures used for water accounting and/or operational needs;
• Performing acoustic doppler current profiler (ADCP) discharge measurements;
• Compiling shift adjustments and re-establishes rating tables when the cumulative shift adjustments invalidate the existing tables;
• Inputting data on discharge measurements, shift adjustments, and changes to rating tables via computer into the variety of software programs utilized for the operations database and for analysis and reporting purposes;
• Maintaining specified reports including detailed documentation of field measurements, data logs, files, maintenance, and calibration procedures of electronic and mechanical hydrologic equipment;
• Assisting in performing differential leveling circuits.

OR

Education:

Successful completion of at least one full year (18 semester hours/27 quarter hours) of graduate level education leading to a master's degree in a field directly related to the work of the position, such as science, engineering or industrial technology, construction, physics, drafting, surveying, physical science, biology, or mathematics (or equivalent).

NOTE:

You must include transcripts.

OR

Combination:
Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. To calculate the education percentage, first total your semester hours and divide by 60; then take the number of months of full-time experience and divide by 12 (part-time will be prorated). Add the percentages together. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify.

Note:

You must submit copies of your college transcript.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, Ameri Corps) 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.

Time-In-Grade:
Current career or career-conditional employees of the Federal government, or former career or career-conditional employees, who have a break in service of less than one year, are required to meet the time-in-grade restriction of one year of Federal experience at the next lower-grade, with few exceptions outlined in 5 CFR 300.603(b).