Supervisory Land Surveyor
The Supervisory Regional Land Surveyor salary will be based upon duty station and locality pay once selected. Locality tables may be found at:
https:
//www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/2020/general-schedule/. One vacancy will be filled in each of the locations listed. Please Note:
If selected you may be placed at a regional office, field office, current duty station or a current remote duty station at the discretion of management. Additional questions regarding placement should be reserved for the interview process. Duties include, but are not limited to, the following:
Plan, lead and conduct surveys and related disciplines, including the underlying mathematical and physical sciences in combination with public land survey procedures. Develop and administer a regional surveying program that includes program planning, budgeting procedures, and using management concepts. Analyze and abstract survey data obtained from survey plats, master title plats, survey index, quad maps, and field notes to draw relationship diagrams. Develop contract specifications and recommend contract methods and types for differing survey contract applications of moderate to high complexity in accordance with the FAR and other agency policies. Supervise and provide guidance to subordinate staff, manage staff workload and assist in work planning and scheduling. Only experience and education obtained by 10/27/2020 will be considered. Basic Education Requirement Possess a Bachelor's degree in land surveying; or civil engineering with a surveying option/emphasis. The civil engineering degree must have included:
at least 6 semester hours of surveying; 3 semester hours of land law; and 21 additional semester hours in any combination of the following:
surveying, photogrammetry, geodetic surveying, geodesy, route surveying, remote sensing, cartography, survey astronomy, land information systems, computer-aided mapping, aerial photo interpretation, and survey analysis and adjustments. NOTE:
You must submit a complete, legible copy of your transcripts to verify college courses, OR Possess a combination of education and experience--courses equivalent to a major in land surveying or civil engineering as described in paragraph A, plus appropriate experience or additional education that furnished a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying professional land surveying. NOTE:
You must submit a complete, legible copy of your transcripts to verify college courses and your resume must support specialized experience, OR Possess a valid current license as a Land Surveyor, in a State or District of Columbia of the United States obtained by written examination. Registration must have been obtained under conditions outlined in the National Council of Engineering Examiners (NCEE) Unified Model Law for Registration of Surveyors. NOTE:
You must submit proof of your registration based on successful completion of the written examinations. Specialized Experience Possess at least one full year of specialized land survey experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Examples of specialized experience may include:
perform difficult and complex boundary surveys of land involved in acquisitions, disputes, and boundary retracement for the purpose of marking or posting lines; define and recommend solutions to complex problems of boundaries along portions of land (tidelands, submerged lands, swamp and overflowed lands, navigable and non-navigable lakes and rivers, and others) including retracement, examination and determination of importance of historical documents providing source and chain of title, jurisdictional control, common law trust, rights of use, patents, and others; perform description reviews, certification of riparian and water boundaries, contract administration and preparation of new parcel descriptions; assist in the planning, scheduling and monitoring of work performed by co-workers and/or subordinates; train or provide training of staff members in the use of surveying and mapping equipment and related accessories or peripherals; determine the merit of Land and Geographical Information Systems as they pertain to land acquisition; operate electronic measuring systems (e.g. photogrammetry, remote sensing, computer software, Global Position Systems, Electron Distance Meter, and Land Information Systems; experience in cadastral retracement procedures. NOTE:
Your resume must support your claim of specialized experience. 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. The Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA),P.L. 114-47, allows certain individuals who currently or formerly were under time-limited competitive appointments at certain land management agencies to compete under merit promotion procedures:
Current appointees:
Note:
You must submit ALL SF-50s and performance information for each period of temporary/term employment that qualifies for LMWFA. Must have been hired under competitive examining procedures to a time limited appointment with a land management agency. Must have served under 1 or more time limited appointments by a land management agency for a period totaling more than 24 months without a break in service of 2 or more years; AND Must have performed at an acceptable level. Former appointees:
Must have been hired under competitive examining procedures to a time limited appointment with a land management agency, Must have served under 1 or more time limited appointments by a land management agency for a period totaling more than 24 months without a break in service of 2 or more years; Must apply for position within 2 years after separation, Must have been separated for reasons other than misconduct or performance; AND Must have performed at an acceptable level Public Land Corps (PLC) Hiring Authority:
Note:
You must provide a copy of the Certificate of Eligibility for Non-Competitive Hiring Based for Public Land Corps Service. (1) In order to be eligible for PLC non-competitive status, a former member of the PLC must provide documentation, as part of their application, verifying their eligibility and meet the following criteria:
(a) Served as a qualified youth on an appropriate conservation project completing a minimum of 640 hours of satisfactory service that included at least 120 hours through the PLC; (b) Applied to a vacancy announcement for which applications are being accepted from individuals with non-competitive status; (c) Meet the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) minimum qualification standards stated in the vacancy announcement for the position which you are applying; and (d) Completed his/her most recent Corps service, which provided him/her with a total of 640 hours, inclusive of 120 hours on a PLC project as defined in 16 USC 1723(d), within the last two (2) years. (2) Appointments must be effected within the two years requirement. (3) The two year time-frame cannot be extended. (4) Selectees will be subject to a probationary period. (5) This authority may be used for General Schedule and Federal Wage System positions. Career Transition Assistance Program Plan (CTAP) or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) :
These programs apply to employees who have been or may be involuntarily separated (e.g. reduction in force, declining to relocate/transfer outside their local commuting area) from a Federal service position within the competitive service or Federal service employees whose positions have been deemed surplus or no longer needed. To receive selection priority for this position, you must:
(1) meet ICTAP or CTAP eligibility criteria; (2) be rated well-qualified for the position with a score of 80 or above; and, (3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your ICTAP or CTAP eligibility (e.g., Certification of Expected Separation, Reduction-In-Force Separation Notice, or Notice of Proposed Removal or Removal Notice; SF-50 that documents the RIF separation action; or Removal and most recent performance appraisal.). For more information visit:
https:
//www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
https:
//www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/2020/general-schedule/. One vacancy will be filled in each of the locations listed. Please Note:
If selected you may be placed at a regional office, field office, current duty station or a current remote duty station at the discretion of management. Additional questions regarding placement should be reserved for the interview process. Duties include, but are not limited to, the following:
Plan, lead and conduct surveys and related disciplines, including the underlying mathematical and physical sciences in combination with public land survey procedures. Develop and administer a regional surveying program that includes program planning, budgeting procedures, and using management concepts. Analyze and abstract survey data obtained from survey plats, master title plats, survey index, quad maps, and field notes to draw relationship diagrams. Develop contract specifications and recommend contract methods and types for differing survey contract applications of moderate to high complexity in accordance with the FAR and other agency policies. Supervise and provide guidance to subordinate staff, manage staff workload and assist in work planning and scheduling. Only experience and education obtained by 10/27/2020 will be considered. Basic Education Requirement Possess a Bachelor's degree in land surveying; or civil engineering with a surveying option/emphasis. The civil engineering degree must have included:
at least 6 semester hours of surveying; 3 semester hours of land law; and 21 additional semester hours in any combination of the following:
surveying, photogrammetry, geodetic surveying, geodesy, route surveying, remote sensing, cartography, survey astronomy, land information systems, computer-aided mapping, aerial photo interpretation, and survey analysis and adjustments. NOTE:
You must submit a complete, legible copy of your transcripts to verify college courses, OR Possess a combination of education and experience--courses equivalent to a major in land surveying or civil engineering as described in paragraph A, plus appropriate experience or additional education that furnished a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying professional land surveying. NOTE:
You must submit a complete, legible copy of your transcripts to verify college courses and your resume must support specialized experience, OR Possess a valid current license as a Land Surveyor, in a State or District of Columbia of the United States obtained by written examination. Registration must have been obtained under conditions outlined in the National Council of Engineering Examiners (NCEE) Unified Model Law for Registration of Surveyors. NOTE:
You must submit proof of your registration based on successful completion of the written examinations. Specialized Experience Possess at least one full year of specialized land survey experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Examples of specialized experience may include:
perform difficult and complex boundary surveys of land involved in acquisitions, disputes, and boundary retracement for the purpose of marking or posting lines; define and recommend solutions to complex problems of boundaries along portions of land (tidelands, submerged lands, swamp and overflowed lands, navigable and non-navigable lakes and rivers, and others) including retracement, examination and determination of importance of historical documents providing source and chain of title, jurisdictional control, common law trust, rights of use, patents, and others; perform description reviews, certification of riparian and water boundaries, contract administration and preparation of new parcel descriptions; assist in the planning, scheduling and monitoring of work performed by co-workers and/or subordinates; train or provide training of staff members in the use of surveying and mapping equipment and related accessories or peripherals; determine the merit of Land and Geographical Information Systems as they pertain to land acquisition; operate electronic measuring systems (e.g. photogrammetry, remote sensing, computer software, Global Position Systems, Electron Distance Meter, and Land Information Systems; experience in cadastral retracement procedures. NOTE:
Your resume must support your claim of specialized experience. 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. The Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA),P.L. 114-47, allows certain individuals who currently or formerly were under time-limited competitive appointments at certain land management agencies to compete under merit promotion procedures:
Current appointees:
Note:
You must submit ALL SF-50s and performance information for each period of temporary/term employment that qualifies for LMWFA. Must have been hired under competitive examining procedures to a time limited appointment with a land management agency. Must have served under 1 or more time limited appointments by a land management agency for a period totaling more than 24 months without a break in service of 2 or more years; AND Must have performed at an acceptable level. Former appointees:
Must have been hired under competitive examining procedures to a time limited appointment with a land management agency, Must have served under 1 or more time limited appointments by a land management agency for a period totaling more than 24 months without a break in service of 2 or more years; Must apply for position within 2 years after separation, Must have been separated for reasons other than misconduct or performance; AND Must have performed at an acceptable level Public Land Corps (PLC) Hiring Authority:
Note:
You must provide a copy of the Certificate of Eligibility for Non-Competitive Hiring Based for Public Land Corps Service. (1) In order to be eligible for PLC non-competitive status, a former member of the PLC must provide documentation, as part of their application, verifying their eligibility and meet the following criteria:
(a) Served as a qualified youth on an appropriate conservation project completing a minimum of 640 hours of satisfactory service that included at least 120 hours through the PLC; (b) Applied to a vacancy announcement for which applications are being accepted from individuals with non-competitive status; (c) Meet the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) minimum qualification standards stated in the vacancy announcement for the position which you are applying; and (d) Completed his/her most recent Corps service, which provided him/her with a total of 640 hours, inclusive of 120 hours on a PLC project as defined in 16 USC 1723(d), within the last two (2) years. (2) Appointments must be effected within the two years requirement. (3) The two year time-frame cannot be extended. (4) Selectees will be subject to a probationary period. (5) This authority may be used for General Schedule and Federal Wage System positions. Career Transition Assistance Program Plan (CTAP) or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) :
These programs apply to employees who have been or may be involuntarily separated (e.g. reduction in force, declining to relocate/transfer outside their local commuting area) from a Federal service position within the competitive service or Federal service employees whose positions have been deemed surplus or no longer needed. To receive selection priority for this position, you must:
(1) meet ICTAP or CTAP eligibility criteria; (2) be rated well-qualified for the position with a score of 80 or above; and, (3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your ICTAP or CTAP eligibility (e.g., Certification of Expected Separation, Reduction-In-Force Separation Notice, or Notice of Proposed Removal or Removal Notice; SF-50 that documents the RIF separation action; or Removal and most recent performance appraisal.). For more information visit:
https:
//www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/
- Department:
1373 Land Surveying - Salary Range:
$91,231 to $129,261 per year
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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