SUPERVISORY PHYSICAL SCIENTIST

Summary

This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies. Applications will not be accepted through this flyer. Interested applicants must follow the directions in the "How to Apply" section of this flyer to be considered. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer. Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer.

Duties

• You will serve as Branch Head of the Littoral Hydrography Branch, leading and supervising a combined civilian and military workforce responsible for littoral and airborne hydrographic operations in support of U.S. Navy Fleet requirements.
• You will plan, assign, direct, and evaluate Branch work; establish priorities and schedules; manage personnel and resources; and ensure hydrographic and bathymetric products meet applicable technical and quality standards.
• You will direct complex hydrographic surveys in ports, harbors, and littoral waters worldwide, including small-boat survey operations, data collection, processing, quality control, and product delivery.
• You will evaluate and implement emerging hydrographic survey technologies, data-processing methods, and quality-control procedures to improve Branch capabilities, efficiency, and the technical quality of hydrographic and bathymetric products.
• You will deploy worldwide for up to 50 percent of the year as Hydrographer-in-Charge and coordinate survey missions with foreign-government representatives, the Department of State, U.S. Navy commands, and other U.S. Government agencies.

Qualifications

Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience applying professional physical-science principles and practices to plan, execute, and evaluate hydrographic, survey operations; collecting, processing, analyzing, quality-controlling, and delivering survey data and products; and troubleshooting complex hydrographic and/or bathymetric data issues. Experience communicating technical and operational information orally to a variety of audiences, such as coworkers, supervisors, customers, partner organizations, or senior leaders; briefing survey plans, technical findings, mission status, risks, or recommendations; and supporting shared understanding and mission execution. Experience independently making and documenting technically sound decisions regarding hydrographic survey planning, data collection, processing, quality assurance, and product delivery; establishing priorities and schedules; monitoring progress; and ensuring work products meet applicable standards, mission requirements, and established timelines. Experience providing technical guidance and training to hydrographers, scientists, and other personnel in hydrographic survey operations, data processing, quality-control procedures, and the use of survey systems and equipment. Experience leading or supervising technical personnel by establishing priorities and schedules; assigning and monitoring work; evaluating performance or providing performance feedback; resolving work-related issues; and identifying workforce and training requirements. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.

Education

Education: Applicants must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must possess: 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 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. ***TRANSCRIPT(S) MUST BE INCLUDED IN YOUR APPLICATION***

How to apply

Interested Applicants must submit resumes/application packages to: [email protected] Facsimile applications will not be considered. All resumes/applications must be received no later than the close date of this flyer. Resumes are restricted to no more than 2 pages. Illegible/unreadable resumes will not be considered. It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that all information in their resume and documents, are received, legible, and accurate. HR will not modify answers/documents submitted by an applicant. Failure to submit a complete application package will result in an ineligible rating and loss of consideration.