Hydrologic Technician

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Incumbent will assist Everglades National Park with hydrologic monitoring and data management operations. The primary responsibility of the person accepting this position will be to collect, process, and analyze physical data from continuous monitoring stations located in upland freshwater marshes and marine areas of the Park. Field monitoring includes building structures to house hydrologic, climatologic, and telemetry instruments, programming data loggers, maintaining equipment, and collecting data from monitoring stations on a routine schedule. Data management involves transferring field data to computer files, reviewing the data to assure quality, and loading data into the South Florida Natural Resource Center’s (SFNRC) relational database. Data analysis task includes developing basic statistical and graphical summaries and assisting with preparation of standard reports.

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Conditions of employment

U.S. Citizenship required.
Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
Meet Selective Service Registration Act requirement for males.
Complete the initial online assessment and USAHire Assessment, if required.
Selectee will be required to participate in the Direct Deposit Electronics Funds Transfer Program.
Any individual who is currently holding, or has held within the previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule position under non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet time-in-grade requirements (must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade or equivalent in the Federal service); with few exceptions as outlined in 5 CFR 300.603(b). Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal civilian employees applying for reinstatement who have had a break in service of less than one year, as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointments. Time-in-grade does not apply to new excepted service appointments. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
You will be required to submit to a drug test and receive a negative drug test result prior to appointment. In addition, this position is subject to random testing for illegal drug use.
This position is subject to drug testing based on the collateral duty requiring firearms in the back-country or other locations for non-law enforcement reasons such as protection from animals.
You will be required to operate a government (or private) motor vehicle as part of your official duties; a valid driver’s license is required. You will be required to submit a Motor Vehicle Operator’s License and Driving Record. You must also submit (within a State sealed envelope or submitted directly by the State authorities), and at your own expense, all certified driving records from all States that disclose all valid driver’s licenses, whether current or past, possessed by you.
You may be required to work on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime and shift work.
Ability to obtain/maintain DOI Motorboat Operator Certification Course credentials including airboat module within 6 months of start date.
Ability to obtain/maintain DOI/NPS aviation safety certifications and be comfortable flying in DOI authorized aircraft within 6 months of start date.
*Additional Requirements located under qualifications*
Qualifications
Requirements Continued…

You may be required to travel occasionally overnight away from home. You must obtain a government charge card for travel purposes.
You may be required to complete training and obtain/maintain a government charge card with travel and/or purchase authority.

QUALIFICATIONS:
All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-08/05/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement.