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What General Information Do I Need To Know About This Position? This is an interdisciplinary position that may be filled as a Supervisory Cartographer or Geographer, GS-1370/0150-13. The duty station may be either Lakewood, CO or Rolla, MO.Salary is dependent upon the location.NOTE: First time hires to the Federal Government are typically hired atthe Step 01. This position is being advertised concurrently for U.S. citizens under: RES-2020-0055
Major Duties
The National Geospatial Program (NGP) provides leadership for USGS geospatial coordination, production and service activities. The Program engages partners to develop standards and produce consistent and accurate data. These and other Program activities that are essential to the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) are managed as a unified portfolio that benefits geospatial information users throughout the Nation.
The National Geospatial Technical Operations Center (NGTOC) is the primary operational component within the NGP. The NGTOC provides world-class geospatial technical expertise and customer service for the USGS and the Nation. It is responsible for the acquisition, assessment, and integration of geospatial data in support of The National Map (TNM) (https://viewer.nationalmap.gov), quality assurance and quality control of products and data produced via contract or by other entities outside of the NGTOC, development of national standards and data models to support TNM and the Geospatial Platform, providing technical assistance to USGS Geospatial liaisons and state, local and private sector partners, and management and delivery of data that are part of TNM, including the National Hydrography and Watershed Boundary Datasets and elevation data that are part of the 3D Elevation Program (3DEP). The NGTOC also produces derived products and services from TNM data, including US Topo map products.
The incumbent provides guidance and direction over relationships with state and federal partner organizations. These relationships can involve any NGP data theme but tend to mostly involve hydrography and the management of hydrography stewardship relationships. This position supervises and leads a group of 8 to 14 geospatial specialists that includes cartographers, geographers, and contractors. The incumbent coordinates with NHD and WBD production activities, including support of production methods and tools. The incumbent represents the Office of Operations in technical and program management meetings with NGP and other agency leaders.
The incumbent reports directly to the Deputy of Operations. At times some of the responsibilities of the Deputy may be fully delegated to the Section Chief. Hydrography operations are carried out at both the Denver, Colorado and Rolla, Missouri.
Major Duties
As a Supervisory Cartographer or Geographer within the National Geospatial Technical Operations Center (NGTOC), some of your specific duties will include:
- Supervising and directing a workforce of geospatial specialists in the management of hydrography steward partnerships. Supervision includes tracking performance metrics to monitor performance where appropriate.
- Developing or assisting in the development of policies and procedures for working with other organizations that have an interest in National Hydrography Dataset/Watershed Boundary Dataset (NHD/WBD). These partnerships are intended to improve hydrography data through active maintenance by local and state organizations.
- Performing planning, budgeting, project management, and oversight for numerous production-related projects, mostly for NHD.
- Providing on-going tracking of all cartographic projects and participating in monthly and quarterly project reviews for both NGTOC and quarterly projects for the National Geospatial Program (NGP).
- Recommending changes in the structure of the Branch and Section, as required, for greater efficiency of operation; assigning employees to positions within the Branch; and shifting personnel in response to changing workload and priorities.
Qualifications
Cartographer, GS-1370:
BASICEDUCATIONREQUIREMENT: Applicants must meet A or B below to satisfy the basic education requirement for Cartographer, all grade levels.
A. Degree: cartography; or a major that included or was supplemented by at least 30 semester hours in cartography and/or directly related science, and related mathematics. Such course work includes, but is not limited to, cartography, astronomy, geodesy, photogrammetry, physical and geological oceanography, computer science, land surveying, geophysics, physical geography, and remote sensing. The 30 semester hours must have included at least 6, but no more than 15, semester hours of college level, non-business mathematics or statistics (i.e. college-level algebra, trigonometry, calculus, or scientific mathematics or statistics requiring equivalent college-level courses as prerequisites).
B. Combination of education and experience-courses equivalent to a major in cartography, or a minor that included or was supplemented by at least 30 semester hours in cartography, and/or directly related science, and related mathematics, as shown in "A" above, plus appropriate experience and/or additional education for a total of 4 years. The education or combined education and experience must be comparable in type, scope and thoroughness to that acquired through successful completion of a 4-year course of study as described in "A" above.
Geographer, GS-0150:
BASICEDUCATIONREQUIREMENT: Applicants must meet A or B below to satisfy the basic education requirement for Geographer, all grade levels.
A. Degree: geography; or related physical or social science such as geology, meteorology, economics, statistics, sociology, anthropology, political science, history, cartography, computer science, urban studies, or planning that included at least 24 semester hours in geography or related fields.
B. A combination of education and experience-- courses equivalent to a major in geography, or a related field that included at least 24 semesters hours in geography or related fields, as shown in "A" above, plus appropriate experience and/or additional education. The education or combined education and experience must be comparable in type, scope and thoroughness to that acquired through successful completion of a 4-year course of study as described in "A" above.
GS-13:
In addition to the basic education requirement stated above, applicants must have one year of appropriate professional experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 level in the Federal service.
Examples of such experience may include: developing short- and long-range planning for geospatial products and services, including project planning, budgeting, staffing, and resource allocation; and communicating with partners, including government agencies and representatives of the private sectors, on the development of hydrography data.
You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements for the position by the closing date of the announcement.
Pay Range
$88,704.00 - $125,910.00