Hydrologist

This announcement is being advertised as a Forest Service National Hiring effort to fill multiple vacancies. Positions may be filled at one or more of the duty locations included in this announcement. Final determination of the duty location will be made at the time of the job offer.

For additional information about the duties of this position, please contact Jason Armbruster at jason.armbruster@usda.gov.

Duties are listed at the full performance grade level.

Develops and orchestrates out-year and current year program of work priorities for the Forest-wide soils and water program.

Advises Forest Leadership on these priorities, which are based on data collected and reported through the national watershed condition framework, watershed analyses, hydrologic function, soils inventory and assessment, and water quality.

Works closely with other resource specialists, as well as District/Zone soils scientists and hydrologists on the Forest and in the Regional office to continually assess conditions, and design and implement program of work efforts.

Provides hydrologic functional and technical support and advice to be used in development of the long and short range program for Watershed Management.

Through program management guidance to soils and water Forest staff, ensures specialized hydrologic and soils advice to resource planners to enable Forest to meet Watershed constraints while carrying out planned resource activities.

Provides quality control oversight while coordinating soils and hydrologist staff to review projects or activities on-the-ground to analyze hydrologic and soils impacts as a result of such activities.

Coordinates riparian and/or in-stream restoration projects with fisheries to ensure whole watershed restoration and maintain water quality standards.

Proposes local policy and regulation to cover the installation's unique problems which are not covered by state, federal, or higher authority/regulations because regulatory guidance is issued in general terms for command-wide application.

Strategically develops partnership methods and agreements for watershed restoration and water quality through coordination with state and federal agencies, municipalities and non-government organizations such as watershed councils.

Serves as an authority preparing reports on a variety of complex projects and or contracts.

Reports involve analysis of data collected and the environment from which it was collected, and plans for corrective actions.

Performs supervisory duties 20% or less of the time.