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FUL - Hydrologic Technician
Geological Survey · Posted 13 days ago
Hybrid Tuscaloosa, AL $56K – $91K Apply by Sep 10, 2026 Hydrologic Technician ESTJESTPISFPISTP Trades
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You will serve as a FUL - Hydrologic Technician. This position performs technical work in support of professional or technical employees engaged in hydrologic data collection activities. Pay will vary based on grade level and/or duty location for which you're selected. First time hires to the Federal government normally start at the step 1 rate. Locality pay tables can be found here.
What You'll Do
- →Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Surface Water: Performs a wide variety of stage and discharge measurements using appropriate techniques, equipment and protocols.
- →Surface Water Analysis: Writes clear and understandable analyses describing the procedure used to compute records.
- →Ground Water: Performs wide variety of water-level and discharge measurements from wells and springs selecting appropriate techniques, equipment and protocols.
- →Water Quality: Performs field measurements such as water temperature, specific conductance, pH, dissolved oxygen and alkalinity.
- →Instrumentation: Installs, maintains, services, and assists in the configuration of a variety of sensing, recording, and communications equipment and instrumentation.
- →Data Management: Enters, retrieves, edits, and analyzes hydrologic data using one or more of several databases, spreadsheets, and graphics software programs.
- →Monitors water-quality sampling frequencies for timely data collection and reports discrepancies.
- →Duties will be developmental in nature when filled below the full performance level.
- →This position will be filled under the Field Unit Local Hiring Authority.
- →Eligibility is limited to applicants who reside within the defined local commuting area at the time of application.
- →For this announcement, the local commuting area is the area from which individuals can reasonably commute to the duty station under normal conditions.
- →The defined vicinity for this position is: between 50-75 miles depending on location, see below for specifics.
- →You must provide proof of residency within the defined vicinity (e.g. mortgage or property deed, lease/rental agreement, utility bill, insurance policy, etc.) at time of application.
- →See the Required Documents section for information on how to verify current residence.
Requirements
- ✓Vicinity Continued... 50 miles from 2885 Mission Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 50 miles from Cal Poly Technology Park II, 1 Grand Ave., Building 84, Suite 1A, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407 50 miles from 2550 North State Street, Ukiah, CA 95482 50 miles from 6150 West Thunderbird Road, Glendale, AZ 85306-4001 50 miles from 2255 N.
- ✓Gemini Drive, Flagstaff, AZ 86001 50 miles from 7301 Calle Agua Salada, Yuma, AZ 85364 50 miles from 520 N.
- ✓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 www.dhs.gov/EVerify/.
- ✓Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license throughout employment.
- ✓A physical examination will be required.
- ✓If your specific duty location requires it, you must obtain and maintain a Motorboat Operator Certification Course (MOCC) within 1 year of entry on duty, if applicable.
- ✓You may be required to complete training and obtain/maintain a government charge card with travel and/or purchase authority.
- ✓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.
Personality Fit
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