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Hydrologist Mentor and Records Review (GS3538-HI-001)

Hydrologist Mentor and Records Review (GS3538-HI-001)
ID:	GS3538-HI-001	Location:	Honolulu	Program:	USGS
Wage/Hr:	$85.00	Hours/Week:	20hrs/week; approx. 520 total hours	Minimum Age:	55
For over 25 years, National Experienced Workforce Solutions (NEW Solutions) has specialized in connecting experienced workers (ages 55+) with full-time and part-time job opportunities that support the critical missions of Federal Agencies across the United States. NEW Solutions connects experienced workers (ages 55+) with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). These experienced professionals provide administrative, technical, and professional support to the U.S. Geological Survey U.S. Geological Survey through the Experienced Services Program (ESP). Positions listed here do not guarantee employment for any definite period. Enrollment in the Experienced Worker Programs administered by NEW Solutions is temporary. The enrollment relationship between NEW Solutions and the Enrollee is an ?at-will? relationship. This means that an Enrollee is free to terminate enrollment at any time during the enrollment period, and NEW Solutions and the Agency have the right to terminate the relationship with the Enrollee. PLEASE NOTE: An ?Enrollee? is not a federal employee, nor an employee of NEW Solutions. An ?Enrollee? is a participant in a grant program established through a Cooperative Agreement funded by the agency and administered by NEW Solutions. This opportunity applies to applicants legally eligible to work in the United States.
Qualifications: MA/MS Degree in Geology/Hydrology with minimum additional experience of 30 year(s) in Geology/Hydrology OR Previously completed training in Indirect Measurements-Hawaii Experience required with Windows, MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Teams, MS Outlook Duties: The position involves serving as a technical specialist for surface and groundwater programs, focusing on the review, audit, and quality assurance of hydrologic records and time-series data to ensure accurate information that supports water resource management and public safety. The hydrologist will provide expert guidance on indirect flow measurement techniques while mentoring junior staff to maintain program continuity and build institutional capacity. Quality Assurance Review: Conduct comprehensive quality assurance reviews of surface water time-series data following established USGS techniques and methods, performing both Approve and Audit functions within the three-step USGS quality assurance framework to ensure data accuracy reliability and consistency across all monitoring records while identifying and resolving data anomalies, gaps, inconsistencies hydrologic datasets 50% Discharge Computation: Compute discharge ratings and peak flows using indirect methods including slope-area, contracted-opening, flow-over-dam, flow-through-culverts, and critical-depth techniques. 25% Technical Mentorship: Develop junior staff through hands-on guidance and structed knowledge transfer activities focused on hydrologic analysis methods and quality assurance procedures, help build individual competencies, and strengthen overall program capacity to ensure long--term institutional expertise and professional growth within the water monitoring team. 25% Other: Physical requirements: This position is done predominantly in an office setting and requires computer with MS Office software and Teams Meeting capability Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

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