Director Office of National Geodetic Survey

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration•Silver Spring, MD

10d

About The Position

The Director of the Office of National Geodetic Survey (NGS) is located within the National Ocean Service (NOS), whose mission is to provide science-based solutions through collaborative partnerships to address evolving economic, environmental, and social pressures on the Great Lakes, ocean, and coasts, supporting the broader strategic goals of the Department and NOAA. The position reports directly to the Deputy Assistant Administrator for Navigation, Observations, and Positioning, NOS. The Director provides managerial, scientific, and technical leadership to maintain the standards of excellence required of NGS programs and activities. The role leads major national programs in geodesy, photogrammetry, and related sciences, and manages the delivery and evolution of the National Spatial Reference System (NSRS), the nation's foundation for reference to latitude, longitude, height, velocity, shoreline, and gravity throughout the United States. The Director ensures that the NSRS remains consistent, accurate, timely, current, and accessible in support of public safety, economic prosperity, and environmental well-being. The NSRS includes monumented points, a network of Global Positioning System (GPS) Continuously Operating Reference Stations, and associated datasets defining geodetic datums, high-resolution geoid models, precise satellite orbits, and the national shoreline. The Director also advises NOAA leadership on resources, programs, and policy; oversees technical assistance and technology transfer; represents NOS/NOAA in interagency, national, and international forums; and directs geodetic control and mapping for selected airports. A Top Secret security clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information is required.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
A Top Secret security clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information is required; the selected applicant may need to obtain and maintain interim and/or final clearance before entering on duty.
Senior Executive Service employees are subject to a one-year probationary period unless it has already been completed.
Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment when requested by the agency.
Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must certify Selective Service registration or exemption.
May be subject to pre-employment and random drug testing.
File a Public Financial Disclosure Report OGE-278e within 30 days of appointment and annually thereafter.
Submit a resume of no more than two pages demonstrating the required Executive Core Qualifications and Professional/Technical Qualifications.
Demonstrate knowledge and extensive practical experience in state-of-the-art geodetic science and its relationship to disciplines such as remote sensing, cartography, oceanography, and astronomy.
Demonstrate experience in geodetic, engineering, and/or physical sciences applied to complex spatial geodetic problems, education and training improvements, development of procedures, and/or implementation of technology.
Meet the education requirement through a degree in geodesy; 30 semester hours in a specified combination of geodesy, mathematics, physics, astronomy, engineering science, surveying, geodetic surveying, photogrammetry, or geophysics including differential and integral calculus; or a qualifying combination of coursework and appropriate experience or additional education.
If qualifying through foreign education, provide proof that the education has been evaluated as equivalent to U.S. accredited education.
Candidates entering the SES under a career appointment must demonstrate the five Executive Core Qualifications: commitment to the rule of law and principles of the American founding; driving efficiency; merit and competence; leading people; and achieving results.

Responsibilities

Provide scientific and technical leadership in managing, developing, and executing major national programs in geodesy, photogrammetry, and related sciences, including geodetic and cartographic datum definitions, polar motion, Earth rotation, interdependent land measurement systems, and research and development.
Manage the delivery and evolution of the National Spatial Reference System (NSRS), ensuring its consistency, accuracy, timeliness, currency, and accessibility.
Devise and assess special geodetic and photogrammetric procedures proposed or developed to meet unusual situations and national priorities.
Advise the Assistant Administrator, NOS, on acquisition, utilization, and integration of resources, including private-sector contracting, to meet current and future NGS needs.
Review and analyze the accomplishments and effectiveness of NGS programs, objectives, and proposals.
Provide authoritative advice to NGS managers and scientists on unusual and complex geodetic scientific problems.
Oversee technology-transfer services to federal, state, and local government agencies, the private sector, and other nations through state advisor programs, cooperative survey programs, training, and other technical assistance.
Advise the Assistant Administrator, NOS, and other NOAA management officials on major program and policy development matters and interrelationships.
Direct the provision of geodetic control for, and mapping of, selected airports, and provide specialized products to the Federal Aviation Administration and airline industry.
Represent NOS/NOAA and serve as a technical expert on interagency, national, and international committees, and liaise with industry, research institutions, and professional societies on the direction and integration of geodetic science.
Represent NOAA on the Federal Geodetic Control Subcommittee of the Federal Geographic Data Committee, providing government-wide leadership in improving geodetic surveying specifications, methods, instrumentation, and data transfers.