Supervisory General Engineer.

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Tuscaloosa (AL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in Alabama is seeking a senior instrumentation specialist to plan, supervise, and drive testing and evaluation of advanced hydrologic instruments.

You will lead QA/QC efforts, coordinate field and lab testing, and communicate results to management and federal partners. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in instrumentation, testing protocols, and stakeholder briefings.

Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, direct, and supervise work of staff in instrumentation testing, evaluation, and fabrication activities.
• Develop, review, and approve technical test plans; direct lab and field evaluations of instrumentation technologies.
• Manage nationwide QA/QC program for hydrologic data collection instruments used by USGS and others.
• Plan, coordinate, and oversee laboratory and field testing and evaluation of instrumentation and emerging tech, even where standards are limited.
• Develop technical reports and briefings communicating evaluation results to management, stakeholders, and federal agencies.
• Represent USGS as a technical expert in hydrologic instrumentation at national and interagency meetings.

Job description

Duties

Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following:

• Plan, Organize, direct, and supervise the work of professional, technical, administrative, and laboratory personnel engaged in specialized instrumentation testing, evaluation, and fabrication activities.
• Develops, reviews, and approves technical test plans and directs laboratory and field evaluations to assess the performance capabilities and effectiveness of existing and emerging instrumentation technologies.
• Manage a nationwide quality assurance /quality control (QA/QC) program for evaluation specialized hydrologic data collection instruments and equipment used by the USGS water mission area and other governmental organizations.
• Plans, coordinates, and oversees laboratory and field testing and evaluation of instrumentation, equipment, and emerging technologies, including novel systems where established technical standards, procedures, or guidance are limited or unavailable.
• Develop technical reports, recommendations and briefings communicating instrumentation evaluation results to management, stakeholders, scientific audiences, and other federal agencies.
• Represents the USGS as a technical expert in hydrologic instrumentation at national intra-agency and interagency meetings, working groups and technical forums.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.