Supervisory Hydrologic Technician

U.S. Geological Survey; Fort Worth (TX); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Geological Survey in Fort Worth, TX is seeking a Supervisory Hydrologic Technician to lead the Fort Worth Field Unit and oversee field trip planning, fiscal management, workforce planning, training and mentoring, and complex instrumentation installation.

The role focuses on producing high-quality hydrologic data. The position requires strong leadership in field and office settings, experience with hydrologic data collection techniques, and the ability to supervise diverse teams while

Qualifications

• U.S. citizenship is required and a background investigation will be conducted.
• Males born after 12-31-1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• A valid driver's license and government vehicle operator credentials are required.
• Probationary period may be imposed to evaluate fitness and agency needs.

Responsibilities

• Supervise surface water, groundwater, and water quality field office activities.
• Provide technical leadership for hydrologic field activities and office procedures.
• Design, install, operate, maintain, and calibrate hydrologic data‑measuring instruments.
• Coordinate with management to implement Center and Water Mission policies and procedures.

Skills

Supervision

Field operations

Hydrologic data collection

Leadership

Tools

Instrumentation installation

Calibration

Job description

Summary

You will serve as a Supervisory Hydrologic Technician with the Oklahoma Texas Water Science Center. This position serves as the Fort Worth Field Unit Chief and provides field trip planning; fiscal management; workforce planning; training and mentoring; field and office work; design and installation of complex instrumentation; and communications with cooperating agencies with the objective of producing high-quality hydrologic data.

Major Duties

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

• Supervision of surface water, ground water, and water quality Field Office activities.
• Consults with Data Chief on significant operational, management, and personnel issues.
• Provides technical leadership for a range of hydrologic field activities and office procedures.
• Provides technical leadership for field construction and/or the installation, operation, maintenance, and calibration of a variety of hydrologic data-measuring instruments.
• Works closely with management in implementing the Center and Water Mission area policies and procedures.

Education

This position does not allow substituting education for experience.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. Citizen or National. Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication. Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service. Direct Deposit participation required. Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/. Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license and a US Government Motor Vehicle Operator's Identification Card throughout employment. You must pass a physical examination. You are required to complete training, obtain and maintain a government credit card with travel and purchase authority. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1-year probationary period to evaluate your fitness and whether your continuation of employment advances the public interest. This probationary period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest, meet the organization goals and mission of the agency, and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the service. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, the agency will consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Under applicable law, the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual's employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized. In the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period, such appointments are terminated. Upon completion of your probationary your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. This is a supervisory position that may require completion of a supervisory probationary period.

Evaluations

Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g. resume, supporting documents), the responses you provide on the application questionnaire, and the result of the additional assessment(s) required for this position. To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. Your resume must not exceed 2 pages. Only the document submitted as the "Resume" under the Documents section will be used to determine your qualifications/eligibility and for rating purposes. In the event you submit more than one resume, only the latest submission will be reviewed. You will be assessed in the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics):

• Scientific Hydrologic Data Collection
• Compute/Analyze/Review Data
• Supervision
• Manages Infrastrucure
• Maintenance/Construction
• Administrative Tasks and Budgeting
• Quality Assurance and Control
• Leadership

To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and application questionnaire, this position requires successful completion of additional assessment(s), including a structured resume review. These assessments measure the critical competencies listed above that are required to successfully perform the job. All qualified non-competitive applicants and the best-qualified Merit Promotion applicants will be referred to the hiring manager for consideration. Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration or your score may be lowered. Cheating on an assessment may also result in your removal from consideration. Applicants who include vulgar, offensive, or inappropriate language or information in their application package will be ineligible for further consideration for this position. Current or former displaced Federal employees who are surplus, displaced, or involuntarily separated have special priority selection rights under the Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP). To be considered under CTAP/ICTAP, you must be well-qualified, score at least 85 (i.e., meet the minimum qualification requirements, including any selective placement factors; education, and experience requirements), and be able to perform the duties of the position upon entry.

Required Documents

The following documents are required and must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) - 10/21/2026 - unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement: Resume which includes a list of all significant jobs held and duties performed, with dates in month-year format (include month/day/year format if needed for 52 weeks of experience), and indicate hours worked per week (or full-time). Your resume must clearly show how long you have held each grade/rank. Resumes must not exceed 2 single-sided pages and resumes longer than 2 pages will not be accepted. The minimum font size is 10-point for all body text. All resumes must maintain a minimum 0.5-inch margins on all sides to ensure readability and prevent excessive content compression. Including supplemental pages or attachments disguised as resume extensions are prohibited and will not be reviewed. Your 2-page resume must contain information sufficient to make a valid determination that you fully meet the specialized experience requirements. Resume Builder: https://help.usajobs.gov/faq/application/documents/resume/what-to-include Complete All Required Assessment(s). Performance Appraisals and Awards: You must submit your most recent performance appraisal showing the official rating of record and signed by a supervisor dated within the past 18 months. If unavailable, a written explanation is required (including if any prior performance appraisals/evaluations were at an acceptable level). Performance awards dated within the past 5 years may also be submitted for due weight consideration. Eligibility Documentation: Current and former Federal employees must submit latest SF-50 (i.e., Promotion, Separation, Within Grade Increase (WGI)) showing tenure 1 or 2 in block 24, grade, and if applicable, an additional SF-50 showing the highest grade or promotion potential held. Time in grade will be determined by reviewing your resume and required SF-50s. If your SF-50 showing highest permanent grade held has an effective date within the past year, your resume must clearly show that you held that grade for one year. Do not submit award SF-50s. Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP): You MUST submit proof of eligibility including 1) copy of the agency notice, e.g., RIF Separation Notice, Notice of Proposed Removal, etc.; 2) SF-50s (Notifications of Personnel Action) showing career/conditional tenure competitive status, promotion potential and duty location; and 3) your most recent performance appraisal. To exercise selection priority, displaced or surplus Federal employees must be well qualified. For more information visit: USAJOBS Help Center - Career Transition Programs (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL). Failure to submit any of the above-mentioned required documents will result in loss of consideration due to an incomplete application package. It is your responsibility to ensure all required documents have been submitted. Do not submit photographs with your application package. Do not upload Adobe portfolio documents.

Other Information

Additional vacancies may be filled using this job announcement. If otherwise eligible and qualified, you may be offered a relocation incentive. The decision to offer an incentive will be made on a case-by-case basis and is neither promised nor guaranteed. For information visit: Relocation Incentive. A continued service agreement may be required if it is determined you are eligible for a permanent change in duty station (PCS) or relocation incentive. All DOI employees, their spouses, and minor children may not acquire or retain any claim, permit, lease, small tract entry, or other rights granted by the Department in Federal lands, with limited exceptions. Additional ethics prohibitions can be found here, DOI Ethics Prohibitions | U.S. Department of the Interior. Physical Demands/Work Environment: Work is performed in both office and field settings. Field assignments involve climbing and/or working from ladders, scaffolding, or other elevated structures; working on uneven/slippery, or steep terrain; lifting/carrying equipment weighing 50 pounds or more; working in confined or restricted spaces. Tasks require sustained periods of standing, wading in fast-moving or deep water, or operating in adverse weather conditions. Field assignments often involve working near or in rivers, canals, wetlands, and storm-impacted areas that are unstable, slippery or steep. Encounters with aggressive dangerous wildlife, biting insects, dense vegetation, poisonous plants, and other natural hazards. Field sites may involve risks such as flooding, fast moving water, ice, heavy equipment, traffic, or exposure to irritant or toxic chemicals. Travel to remote or difficult to access locations is common. Field duties may require the use of hard hats, gloves, boots, googles, respirators, life jackets, or other specialized safety gear. The duties of this position are suitable for telework and the selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisor approval.