Geodetic Surveyor (Hiring Event)

National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency • Holloman AFB, NM

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About The Position

Geodetic Surveyors perform geodetic, geophysical, and GC-LiDAR surveys. They use, maintain, and troubleshoot survey equipment, and compute, adjust, and evaluate geodetic and geophysical survey data. They provide technical expertise on geodetic and geophysical issues to customers and represent NGA in external community forums.

NGA uses a flexible, high-mobility career model. Individuals are hired for their overall skills within a specialty and placed in positions throughout the agency after completing the clearance process. The posting is currently described as nonsupervisory, permanent, telework-ineligible, and involving occasional travel, but position details may change as assignments become available. Applicants who complete the clearance process receive final documentation about the specific position before deciding whether to join NGA. The position may offer a recruitment incentive, subject to eligibility and a service agreement requiring prorated repayment if terminated before completion.

This is a DCIPS position in the Excepted Service. Employees are assigned to pay bands based on the type and scope of work; base salary is set according to qualifications. Annual performance evaluations inform potential base salary increases and/or bonuses. Pay Band 2 Professional Work Category positions participate in NGA’s Career Advancement Program, with semiannual evaluations and potential salary increases and noncompetitive promotion to Pay Band 3 upon meeting program requirements.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Must be able to obtain and retain a Top Secret security clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI).
• Must undergo a Counterintelligence Polygraph examination and drug testing; employees may be subject to random periodic examinations.
• Must meet NGA fitness-for-employment standards and complete a trial period.
• Knowledge of best practices for operating GNSS receivers, data collectors, electronic or robotic total stations, and/or terrestrial or mobile LiDAR.
• Knowledge of GNSS baseline processing and/or least squares adjustment software.
• Experience performing field work in harsh environmental conditions.
• Experience conducting basic scientific or statistical analysis to interpret data and draw appropriate conclusions.
• Experience engaging with teammates to support a common goal.
• Education option A: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Geodesy, Mathematics, Physical Science, or a related discipline, including at least 30 semester (45 quarter) hours of specified coursework and differential and integral calculus.
• Education option B: At least 30 semester (45 quarter) hours of coursework in a listed subject area, plus related experience in Civil Engineering, Geodesy, Geophysics, Geotechnical Analysis, Surveying, or a related field; the combined education and experience must total four years, with 30 semester (45 quarter) hours generally equivalent to one year of experience.
• Must submit an annual Security Financial Disclosure Report (SF-714) if under NGA cognizance with SCI access.
• Heavy lifting and carrying of 45 pounds or more; pulling, pushing, reaching above shoulder, use of fingers and hands, walking, prolonged standing, crawling, kneeling, repeated bending, climbing, and operating a crane, truck, tractor, or motor vehicle.
• Requires depth perception, hearing (hearing aid permitted), ability to distinguish principal colors and shades, near visual acuity of 20/20 or better, and far visual acuity of 20/30 or better binocularly, with or without corrective lenses.
• Work may involve indoor and outdoor settings, intermittent excessive noise, fumes, smoke or gases, slippery or uneven surfaces, machinery and moving vehicles, ladders or scaffolding, below-ground work, repetitive physical tasks, and harsh environments.

Nice To Haves

• Registration as a Professional Engineer or Land Surveyor is highly desirable.
• Experience operating GNSS receivers, data collectors, electronic or robotic total stations, and/or terrestrial or mobile LiDAR.
• Experience collecting, processing, and/or analyzing LiDAR data using terrestrial, mobile, and/or airborne LiDAR platforms.
• Experience collecting, processing, and/or analyzing geophysical data such as gravity, magnetics, or astronomic positions or azimuths.

Responsibilities

• Perform geodetic, geophysical, and GC-LiDAR surveys.
• Use, maintain, and troubleshoot survey equipment.
• Compute, adjust, and evaluate geodetic and geophysical survey data.
• Provide technical expertise on geodetic and geophysical issues to customers.
• Represent NGA in external community forums.

Benefits

• The position may offer a recruitment incentive, subject to eligibility and a service agreement.
• Career Advancement Program participants may receive salary increases and, upon meeting program requirements, noncompetitive promotion to Pay Band 3.
• Annual performance evaluations may lead to a base salary increase and/or bonus.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level