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Supervisory Chemist

Geological Survey · Posted today

HybridLakewood, CO$165K – $197KApply by May 28, 2026ChemistryINTP
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About the Role

What General Information Do I Need To Know About This Position? Salary: $164,956 (step 01) to $197,200 (step 10). NOTE: First time hires to the Federal Government are typically hired at the Step 01.

What You'll Do

  • As a Supervisory Chemist within the U.S.
  • Geological Survey (USGS), Water Mission Area (WMA), in the Laboratory and Analytical Services Division (LASD), some of your specific duties will include: Serves as the Chief of the National Water Quality Laboratory (NWQL) and is responsible for providing supervisory and leadership oversight for all units and operations.
  • Develops, refines, and continually improves strategies and policies to ensure the consistent, accurate, and reliable delivery of analytical services across the Water Enterprise Area.
  • Ensure defensible and compliant quality assurance practices by providing oversight and leadership of scientific, technical, and policy processes.
  • Coordinate the development, validation, approval, and maintenance and improvement of new and legacy analytical methodologies.
  • Ensures excellence in the logistical operation of facilities management and sample login services by providing oversight and leadership to the Facilities and Login units at the NWQL.
  • Physical Demands: Work is sedentary in nature.
  • Considerable travel is involved.
  • Work Environment: Work is performed in an office and laboratory setting.
  • Proper personal protective equipment such as goggles/safety glasses and gloves are required when entering laboratory area.

Requirements

  • Key Requirements: Selectee may be subject to serving a one-year probationary period.
  • This position requires completion of a 1-year supervisory probationary period, if one has not previously been completed.
  • More requirements are listed under Qualifications and Other Information.
  • Are There Any Special Requirements For This Position?
  • Because this position requires travel for official business, the selectee will be required to apply for a charge card within 30 calendar days of appointment.
  • Individuals who have delinquent account balances from a previous Government charge card will be required to satisfy their existing obligation before a new card can be issued.
  • A background investigation will be required for this position.
  • Continued employment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication.
  • Failure to successfully meet these requirements will be grounds for termination.
  • Throughout the recruitment and hiring process we will be communicating with you via email; therefore, it is imperative that the email address you provide when applying for this vacancy remains active.
  • Should your email address change, please notify the point of contact identified in the vacancy announcement as soon as possible so that we can update our system.
  • If you are a Federal employee applying for a promotion (under merit promotion procedures) you must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of the announcement.
  • 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).

Personality Fit

This role is commonly a great fit for these MBTI types:

Job ID: 2ee6506f-39e8-487a-97c2-46d36f116383

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