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Serve as a senior Geologist performing advanced, novel, and the most complex assignments, which require seasoned scientific knowledge of geologic principles and practices.
Major Duties
- Serve as a Technical Specialist and Senior Adviser providing engineering geology expertise and guidance on varying geology assignments.
- Plan, conduct and provide direction to lower grade geologists in surface and subsurface geologic explorations and investigations.
- Establish procedure and method requirements for explorations and testing.
- Participate in site visits during construction, as requested, to insure adherence with contract documents and design intent, and resolve geologic or foundation-related issues.
- Prepare and present the geologic and seismologic portions of dam safety training for project field personnel. Compiles and evaluates results of investigations.
- Serve as a Senior Geology Specialist and Adviser in meetings, conferences, discussions and review actions, applying intense knowledge of technical areas.
Qualifications
This is a Direct Hire Announcement for Certain Competitive Service Positions under 5 U.S.C. § 9905. PLEASE NOTE: Term appointments from this vacancy announcement may be extended up to five years. US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education AND 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. Basic Requirement for Geologist: A. Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in geology, plus 20 additional semester hours in any combination of mathematics, physics, chemistry, biological science, structural, chemical, civil, mining or petroleum engineering, computer science, planetary geology, comparative planetology, geophysics, meteorology, hydrology, oceanography, physical geography, marine geology, and cartography. OR B. Combination of Education and Experience: Course work as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. (Note: Acceptable experience may have been gained through geological field or laboratory work that provided a means of obtaining professional knowledge of the theory and application of the principles of geology and closely related sciences, e.g., geophysics, geochemistry, or hydrology. Such work generally must have involved making close observations, taking samples, handling various types of instruments and equipment, assembling geologic data from source materials, and analyzing and reporting findings orally and in writing. In some situations, professional scientific experience in other fields may be accepted in part as professional geological experience. Such experience must have been preceded by appropriate education in geology or by professional geological experience, and must have contributed directly and significantly to the applicant's professional geological competence. To receive credit for geological experience obtained in positions that are not full-time professional geological positions, the applicant is responsible for indicating clearly the actual time or percentage of time devoted to geologic duties within such positions, and for giving adequate descriptions of the geologic functions.) In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes performing geologic explorations and investigations to be applied for various constructions projects with areas such as foundation, materials, or design recommendations. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.
Pay Range
$87,612.00 - $113,900.00