Summary
You will serve as a Civil Engineer/Physical Scientist (Interdisciplinary) with Bureau of Reclamation. This position is located within the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Technical Service Center, Water, Environmental, and Ecosystems Division, Applied Hydrology Group 2, in Lakewood, Colorado.
Duties
Bureau-Wide (Bureau of Reclamation) - This is a Merit Promotion announcement for career and career conditional Bureau employees, Career Transition eligibles (CTAP), current or former time-limited employees eligible under Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA) and those who are eligible under the hiring paths listed above. Refer to Required Documents section for more information. Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Serves as Project Manager / Team Leader for large, complex, and/or controversial hydrology and water resources analyses and investigations including planning, organizing, monitoring, and conducting highly technical work within developed and agreed upon budgets and schedules and regularly reporting progress to ensure successful project delivery. Functions as a team leader of personnel in the Group performing work on a variety of projects, including providing mentoring, technical direction, and technical review; delegating tasks to team members; and providing direction and oversight of technical final review of reports, deliverables, and work products. Leads and directs the research to develop and evaluate new and advanced technical methods, techniques, procedures, and tools for application in hydrology and water resources analyses including to address unique or novel problems, conditions, or issues. Reviews complex and/or controversial hydrology and water resources analyses and studies for technical adequacy, computational correctness, and interpretational adequacy and conformance with established practice. Provides high-quality oral communication appropriately tailored to a target audience, including leading and participating in meetings with technical teams, clients, leadership, stakeholders, and other government agencies and delivering oral presentations, briefings, and trainings to technical and non-technical audiences. Clearly and concisely communicates highly technical analyses and findings to clients, and to leadership and policy makers as appropriate. Provides expert technical guidance, mentoring, oversight, and peer review in the field of applied hydrology, including hydroclimate data analysis, flood hydrology and meteorology, hydrologic modeling, water quality modeling, water resources planning and operations modeling, and/or water resources planning and operations decision support. Leads, directs, advises, performs, and coordinates the complex and controversial hydrology and water resources analyses to inform water resources planning and operations, infrastructure design, and risk assessment. Leads or directs the preparation of high-quality written documents and work products that accurately and effectively document the data, methods, results, and interpretation of hydrology and water resources analyses, including organizing and preparing technical memoranda and reports, summaries, briefings, and other written communications. Leads or contributes to technical guidelines, journals, or professional papers that promote knowledge transfer and mentoring of new research and applications in hydrology and water resources data collection, modeling, and analyses.
Requirements
Must be a U.S. Citizen or National. Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication. Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service. Direct Deposit participation required. Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/. Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license throughout employment. [GS-0810] Professional Engineering (P.E.) registration is required for this position. *Additional Requirements located under qualifications*
Education
This position has a mandatory education requirement. You must submit a copy of your transcript(s) to support claimed education if substituting education for experience. Transcripts must include your name, school name, grades, credit hours earned, major(s), grade point average or class ranking, and date the degree was conferred, if applicable. A typed list of courses, grades, semester/quarter hours, GPA, etc. will not be accepted. Non-submission may result in being rated not qualified for the position. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work. Foreign Education: To receive credit for education completed outside the United States, you must show proof that the education has been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and such education has been deemed at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs. For more information on how foreign education is evaluated, visit: https://www.ed.gov/about/initiatives/international-affairs/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications
How you will be evaluated
Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g. resume, supporting documents), the responses you provide on the application questionnaire, and the result of the additional assessment(s) required for this position. To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. Your resume must not exceed 2 pages. Only the document submitted as the "Resume" under the Documents section will be used to determine your qualifications/eligibility and for rating purposes. In the event you submit more than one resume, only the latest submission will be reviewed. You will be assessed in the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics): Hydrology Oral Communication Project Management Teamwork Technical Competence Writing To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and application questionnaire, this position requires successful completion of additional assessment(s), including a structured resume review. These assessments measure the critical competencies listed above that are required to successfully perform the job. All qualified non-competitive applicants and the best-qualified Merit Promotion applicants will be referred to the hiring manager for consideration. DUE WEIGHT: Please submit 1) a copy of your most recent performance appraisal/evaluation and 2) a list of any awards (e.g. superior performance awards, special act or achievement awards, quality step increase, etc.) you received in the last 5 years. Any performance appraisal/evaluation and award documentation you provide will be forwarded to the selecting official. The selecting official will review this documentation and give it due weight consideration during the overall selection process. If you do not have your most recent performance appraisal/evaluation, you must submit a statement as to why it is not available. Please indicate if any prior performance appraisals/evaluations were at an acceptable level. Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration or your score may be lowered. Cheating on an assessment may also result in your removal from consideration. Applicants who include vulgar, offensive, or inappropriate language or information in their application package will be ineligible for further consideration for this position. Current or former displaced Federal employees who are surplus, displaced, or involuntarily separated have special priority selection rights under the Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP). To be considered under CTAP/ICTAP, you must be well-qualified, score at least 85 (i.e., meet the minimum qualification requirements, including any selective placement factors; education, and experience requirements), and be able to perform the duties of the position upon entry.