JOB SUMMARY: What General Information Do I Need To Know About This Position? This is a time limited assignment not-to-exceed 1 year(s), that may be extended within regulatory time limits or made permanent without further competition or terminated at management discretion. At the end of the assignment you will be returned to a position equivalent in tenure and grade as your former position. MAJOR DUTIES: As a(n) Supervisory Hydrologic Technician within the Kansas Water Science Center, some of your specific duties will include: Supervises office and fieldwork involving the collection, computation, and analysis of surface-water, groundwater, sediment, and water-quality data. Plans and schedules data collection and records computation and construction, installation, and maintenance of stations and equipment. Assigns work by setting priorities and considering the capabilities of employees. Reviews work of technical staff. Gives advice and counsel to employees on both work and administrative matters. Ensures that employees are kept informed on all matters which affect their employment. Interviews candidates, recommends selections, promotions, awards, and disciplinary actions. Evaluates performance; establishes and revises position descriptions to ensure that the most economic and effective position structure is maintained; hears and resolves complaints; identifies training needs, recommending courses to fulfill those needs; and provides in-house training in data collection, data compilations, and processing of hydrologic and water-quality records. Attends Supervisory Staff meetings for the purpose of setting Science Center Studies Section plans, policy, and program priorities. Attends Science Center Studies Section meetings and aids Study Program and executing WMA technical and safety policies. Develops field office funding estimates and detailed human resource plans for accomplishing projected work and manages overall field operations and budgets. Plans work to be accomplished by subordinates and determines priorities for work efforts when conflicts arise, based on knowledge of Discipline and Science Center priorities, and immediacy of action required to meet specific demands. Directs the collection, analysis, interpretation, and review of hydrologic and water-quality data of the Wichita Studies Office. Physical Demands and Work Environment: Field work is physically active and regularly requires considerable dexterity, agility, and strenuous physical exertion and may include, but is not limited to: climbing rocky and steep terrain, climbing and/ or working from tall ladders and scaffolding; wading streams; work in areas where footing is treacherous (slippery or icy riverbanks, steep rocky terrain, fast-moving water); and crouching or crawling in restricted areas and lifting equipment weighing up to 100 pounds. Field work also involves moderate risks such as measuring from highway bridges, in swift streams, and from boats or cableways. Field and laboratory work exposes the incumbent to extreme weather conditions including, but not limited to, rain, snow, and extreme temperatures; and hazards including, but not limited to, flooding, ice, insect bites, and exposure to toxic chemicals. Special safety precautions are required in many cases, and incumbent typically wears a life jacket, reflective rain gear, safety glasses, etc. Field areas are often isolated and occasionally difficult to reach. Salary: $86,962 (Step 01) to $113,047 (Step 10); Throughout the recruitment and hiring process we will be communicating with you via email; therefore, it is imperative that the email address you provide when applying for this vacancy remains active. Should your email address change, please notify the point of contact identified in the vacancy announcement as soon as possible so that we can update our system. IMPORTANT: Click the 'Apply for this job' button to view a complete job description.
