Position ID:
CERD-26-13067015-DHA
City:
Norfolk, Virginia
Date Posted:
2026-09-24
Expiration Time:
2026-10-08
Job Type:
Job Category:
Survey Technical
Salary:
62640 - 81436 PA
Job Summary
About the Position: The incumbent of this position will serve as the field Team Leader involved with the real time acquisition of engineering, scientific, environmental, topographic, geodetic, oceanographic, and hydrographic survey data. This is a developmental position with a full performance level of the GS-10.
Job Description
Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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. NOTE: Specialized experience for the 0817 series is technical work which provided the knowledge and skills needed for work in the type of surveying involved. It must have required the use of the pertinent instruments and techniques of surveying. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include, but are not limited to, work as an engineering technician, soil conservation technician, or construction inspector. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: Conducting surveys to support dredging and other civil works projects; Applying standardized analytical and evaluative methods and techniques to analyze survey data; Utilizing multi-beam sonar systems, single-beam sonar systems, side scan sonar systems, total station systems, global positioning systems, digital level systems, and unmanned aerial and vehicle systems to collect survey data. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-08). 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.