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Open: June 30, 2026 — Closes: July 7, 2026
Summary
What General Information Do I Need To Know About This Position? GS-12 Salary: $102,415.00 Per Year (Step 1) to $133,142.00 Per Year (Step 10) NOTE: First time hires to the Federal Government are typically hired at the Step 01.
Major Duties
As a Supervisory Hydrologic Technician within the Pennsylvania Water Science Center, some of your specific duties will include: Plans, designs, schedules, and supervises the activities of employees and student interns engaged in surface, ground, and water-quality hydrologic data collection, data management, and data reporting activities for the Philadelphia Office of the Science Center. Promotes and maintains cooperator relations with USGS programs, and local, State, and other Federal agencies concerned with the development and operation of hydrologic networks. Serves as the local expert on new and innovative technologies in hydrologic data collection. Provides administrative and technical direction to the staff utilizing knowledge of pertinent Federal and Bureau personnel, EEO, safety, finance and procurement policies and procedures. SPECIAL HAZARD AND SAFETY CONDITIONS - The position is regularly made more difficult by the need to make provision for significant unsafe or hazardous conditions occurring during performance of work. Conditions of Employment for this Position: As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest will be evaluated. 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 period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
