JOB SUMMARY: This is a Direct Hire Public Notice. Please read this Public Notice in its entirety prior to submitting your application for consideration. This position is located in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Office of Coast Survey (OCS) with one vacancy in Cleveland, OH. MAJOR DUTIES: As a Physical Scientist, you will perform the following duties: Provide a focal point for coastal partner interaction at the regional, state, and local levels, while serving as the senior agency official and topical expert for navigation services issues related to national and regional for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Navigation Services and other coastal and ocean programs. Collaborate with stakeholders and serve as the primary liaison to the NOAA Navigation Services Division, other NOAA navigation managers, coastal managers, planners, educators, scientists, and other partners, ensuring office goals align with broader agency goals bringing regional strategic and policy perspectives to NOAA Coast Survey headquarters. Process, analyze, and interpret scientific, oceanographic, or hydrographic survey data using common industry software from both NOAA and non-NOAA sources for nautical chart products to adhere to appropriate chart policy and resolve nautical charting inquiries and discrepancies related to the NOAA nautical chart suite. Produce a variety of reporting products to present and visualize results from analysis of NOAA and non-NOAA data sources, may include cartographic, hydrographic, satellite derived, and Lidar products, charts, graphs, and related reports using geographic information system (GIS) software. Compose technical reports to present hydrographic or cartographic procedures and findings. IMPORTANT: Click the 'Apply for this job' button to view a complete job description.