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What General Information Do I Need To Know About This Position? Salary: $91,805 (Step 01) to $119,350 (Step 10); NOTE: First time hires to the Federal Government are typically hired atthe Step 01.
Major Duties
As a Supervisory Hydrologist within the New Mexico Water Science Center, located in Albuquerque, NM, some of your specific duties will include:
- Makes and approves selections for subordinate non-supervisory positions.
- Plans and assigns work to be accomplished by subordinates and sets and adjusts priorities based on selective consideration of the difficulty, requirements of assignments, and the capabilities of employees.
- Hears and resolves group grievances or serious employee complaints.
- Develops performance standards.
- Assists the NMWSC Deputy Director for Studies in identifying, stimulating, promoting, developing, and maintaining programs of water-resources investigations and data collection for the State of New Mexico in cooperation with local, State, Tribal, and other Federal agencies.
- Operates a government vehicle as an incidental driver.
Qualifications
Basic Education Requirement:Applicants must meet A or B below to satisfy the basic education requirement for Hydrologist, all grade levels.A. Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree in physical or natural science, or engineering that included at least 30 semester hours or the equivalent in any combination of courses in hydrology, the physical sciences, geophysics, chemistry, engineering science, soils, mathematics, aquatic biology, atmospheric science, meteorology, geology, oceanography, or the management or conservation of water resources. The course work must have included at least 6 semester hours or the equivalent in calculus (including both differential and integral calculus), and at least 6 semester hours or the equivalent in physics. **ORB. A combination of education and experience-course work as shown in "A" above (30 semester hours or the equivalent in any combination of courses as specified in "A" above which must include at least 6 semester hours or the equivalent in calculus (including both differential and integral calculus), and at least 6 semester hours or the equivalent in physics), 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.For GS-13:In addition to the basic education requirement as stated above, applicants must have one year of appropriate professional experience in hydrology that is equivalent to at least the GS-12 level in the Federal service.Examples of such experience include planning, executing and reporting on original hydrologic studies or ongoing hydrologic studies requiring a fresh approach to resolve new problems. The complexity of this work typically required extensive modification and adaptation of standard procedures, methods, and techniques, and the development of totally new methods and techniques to address novel or obscure problems for which guidelines or precedents were not substantially applicable. At this level, Hydrologists have extensive knowledge of the principles of hydrology and highly developed ability in their application, and wide latitude for the exercise of independent judgment to perform scientific work of marked difficulty and responsibility.You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements for the position by the closing date of the announcement.
Pay Range
$89,110.00 - $115,841.00