GS-1315

Hydrology

Performs professional hydrology work including study of water resources, groundwater, and surface water systems.

🎓Degree Required📊Professional📈GS-5/7/9/11/12/13/14📁1300

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Qualification Requirements

Official OPM qualification standards for GS-1315

Degree: physical or natural science, or engineering that included at least 30 semester hours in any combination of courses in hydrology, the physical sciences, geophysics, chemistry, engineering science, soils, mathematics, aquatic biology, atmospheric science, meteorology, geology, oceanography, or the management or conservation of water resources. The course work must have included at least 6 semester hours in calculus (including both differential and integral calculus), and at least 6 semester hours in physics. Calculus and physics, as described above, are requirements for all grade levels.

• Combination of education and experience -- course work as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

Evaluation of Experience: Acceptable experience must have included performance of scientific functions related to the study of water resources, based on and requiring a professional knowledge of related sciences and the consistent application of basic scientific principles to the solution of theoretical and practical hydrologic problems. The following is illustrative of acceptable experience: field or laboratory work that would require application of hydrologic theory and related sciences such as geology, geo-chemistry, geophysics, or civil engineering to making observations, taking samples, operating instruments, assembling data from source materials, analyzing and interpreting data, and reporting findings orally and in writing. In some cases, professional scientific experience that is not clearly water resource experience may be acceptable if such experience was preceded by appropriate education in hydrology or by professional hydrology experience.

Applicants with related experience in hydrology gained through earlier Federal Government employment might have gained that experience in one or more occupational series. Such series include Soil Conservation, GS-457; Forestry, GS-460; Soil Science, GS-470; Civil Engineering, GS-810; Chemistry, GS-1320; Meteorology, GS-1340; and Geology, GS-1350. Comparable non-Federal experience may be given similar credit.

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📋Typical Duties

•Conduct hydrological studies and investigations
•Analyze water resource data
•Model groundwater and surface water systems
•Assess water quality and quantity
•Support water resource management
•Prepare hydrological reports

🎯Key Competencies

Water Resources

Knowledge of surface water and groundwater systems.

Hydrological Modeling

Skill in developing and applying water models.

Data Analysis

Ability to analyze hydrological and water quality data.

Flood Forecasting

Knowledge of flood prediction methods.

Water Quality

Understanding of water quality parameters and standards.

GIS

Proficiency in GIS applications for hydrology.

Field Work

Ability to conduct field measurements and surveys.

Report Writing

Skill in preparing hydrological assessments and reports.

🔑Resume Keywords

Analyze water resource dataAssess water quality and quantityConduct hydrological studies and investigationsHydrologyModel groundwater and surface water systemsPrepare hydrological reportsSupport water resource management

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