Summary This vacancy is for a Supervisory Economist position in the Direct Investment Division located at the Bureau of Economic Analysis. This Job Opportunity Announcement may be used to fill other Supervisory Economist, ZP-0110-5, FPL ZP-5 positions within the Bureau of Economic Analysis in the same geographical location with the same qualifications and specialized experience. Responsibilities Conduct direct investment surveys. Use and apply survey methodology and data collection knowledge and use statistical and econometrics techniques. Communicate in person and in writing to explain economic data or topics or to resolve technical issues. Oversee the operations of the branch and to plan, direct, and review work performed by staff. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Minimum Education Requirement: Basic Requirements Degree: economics, that included at least 21 semester hours in economics and 3 semester hours in statistics, accounting, or calculus. or Combination of education and experience: courses equivalent to a major in economics, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. Evaluation of Experience Examples of qualifying experience include: individual economic research assignments requiring planning, information assembly, analysis and evaluation, conclusions and report preparation; supervisory or project coordination assignments involving a staff of professional economists, and requiring the evaluation and interpretation of economic information; or teaching assignments in a college or university that included both class instruction in economics subjects and one of the following (1) personal research that produced evidence of results, (2) direction of graduate theses in economics, or (3) service as a consultant or advisor on technical economics problems. AND Specialized Experience: For the Band V (GS-15), you must have one year of experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the Band IV (GS-14) in the Federal service. Experience for this position includes: conducting surveys, survey methodology, data collection, and statistical and econometric techniques; communicating or explaining economic data and resolving technical issues; leading and supervising projects and staff. OR Education: Education cannot be substituted at this band/grade level. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer. Education Additional Information The Department of Commerce provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the Human Resources Office. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be on a case-by-case basis. TTY users can contact the Human Resources Office via the Federal Relay Service, 1-800-877-8339.
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ASRC Federal Netcentric Technology is proud to support the Census Bureau and is seeking GIS Technicians, Entry-level to support a project focused on maintaining accuracy and completeness of the Census MAF (Master Address File)/TIGER (Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing System). We are seeking an entry-level candidate that is a US Citizens and has a passion for GIS/Maps.
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Summary This vacancy is for a Statistician Demography position in the Department of Commerce located at the U.S. Census Bureau Headquarters in Suitland, Maryland. The Census Bureau is accessible from the Metro Rail Green Line - Suitland Station. Responsibilities Plan and coordinate project activities for large-scale surveys, administrative data, and other projects. Develop, guide, and lead key program priorities and goals. Consulting, collaborating, and building partnerships with a variety of audiences and stakeholders. Technical expert for various surveys, administrative tasks, and other projects Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications This Job Opportunity Announcement may be used to fill other Statistician Demography, 1530, 14, FPL GS-14 positions within the Census Bureau in the same geographical location with the same qualifications and specialized experience. Minimum Education Requirement: Degree: that included 15 semester hours in statistics (or in mathematics and statistics, provided at least 6 semester hours were in statistics), and 9 additional semester hours in one or more of the following: physical or biological sciences, medicine, education, or engineering; or in the social sciences including demography, history, economics, social welfare, geography, international relations, social or cultural anthropology, health sociology, political science, public administration, psychology, etc. Credit toward meeting statistical course requirements should be given for courses in which 50 percent of the course content appears to be statistical methods, e.g., courses that included studies in research methods in psychology or economics such as tests and measurements or business cycles, or courses in methods of processing mass statistical data such as tabulating methods or electronic data processing. OR A combination of education and experience courses as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. The experience should have included a full range of professional statistical work such as (a) sampling, (b) collecting, computing, and analyzing statistical data, and (c) applying statistical techniques such as measurement of central tendency, dispersion, skewness, sampling error, simple and multiple correlation, analysis of variance, and tests of significance. AND Specialized Experience: For the GS-14, you must have one year of experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-13 in the Federal service. Experience for this position includes: developing and monitoring project plans involving nationwide data collection; conducting briefings and interacting with various management and staff levels for the development of cooperative efforts and exchange of information; ensuring compliance with quality standards for data collection, processing, analysis or dissemination activities; and managing, assigning work, setting priorities, evaluating performance and providing training. Education: Education cannot be substituted for experience at this grade level. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer. Education Additional Information The following links provide information on various hiring authorities that may enable you to apply through merit assignment procedures, or be eligible for a non-competitive appointment. VEOA (permanent positions) 30% or more disabled Persons with Disabilities CTAP ICTAP The Department of Commerce provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the Human Resources Office. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be on a case-by-case basis. TTY users can contact the Human Resources Office via the Federal Relay Service, 1-800-877-8339.
GOES Satellite Operations Engineer - BUS
Summary This vacancy is for MAIL CLERK position in, TRANSPORT & BLDG. SERVICES, located at the U.S. Census Bureau Headquarters in Suitland, Maryland. The Census Bureau is accessible from the Metro Rail Green Line - Suitland Station. This Job Opportunity Announcement may be used to fill other MAIL CLERK, 0305, 5, FPL GS-5 positions within the Census Bureau in the same geographical location with the same qualifications and specialized experience. Responsibilities Receives, processes, and distributes incoming and outgoing mail. Routes and delivers mail for all carriers to include Federal Express, United Parcel Services (UPS) and the United States Postal Service (USPS). Processes incoming and outgoing mail accordance with agency and Postal Service requirements; establishes new distribution patterns and codes, or updates old patterns and codes. Processes internal mail and documents for mass mail outs. Works with corresponding division/offices to ensure appropriate method of mailings. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications This vacancy is advertised under 2 different announcements. Please read the \'Who May Apply\' section carefully to determine your eligibility. If you are not eligible under this announcement, please see, MAIL CLERK, GS-0305-05, 24-ACSD-12344193-ST-CB. Specialized Experience: For the GS-5, you must have one year of experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-4 in the Federal service. Experience for this position includes: receiving, and distributing mail, processing outgoing mail; and establishing distribution patterns and codes. OR Education: 4 years above high school. (Please provide Transcripts) Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer. Education Additional Information The following links provide information on various hiring authorities that may enable you to apply through merit assignment procedures, or be eligible for a non-competitive appointment. VRA (GS-11 or below) VEOA (permanent positions) 30% or more disabled Persons with Disabilities CTAP ICTAP The Department of Commerce provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the Human Resources Office. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be on a case-by-case basis. TTY users can contact the Human Resources Office via the Federal Relay Service, 1-800-877-8339.
Principle GOES-R Satellite Mission Management Engineer
Summary This vacancy is for a Government Information Specialist position in the Department of Commerce located at the U.S. Census Bureau Headquarters in Suitland, Maryland. The Census Bureau is accessible from the Metro Rail Green Line - Suitland Station. Responsibilities Serves as the Government Information Specialist supervisor, with responsibility for administering and implementing the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), and Privacy Act (PA) Program for the U.S. Census Bureau. Conducts liaison activities with FOIA Officers in other Departmental components and Federal agencies on such matters as responding to interacting requests and FOIA workshops. Serves as a consultant and resource person for problems encountered by Census Bureau staff, the Chief FOIA/PA Officer, the FOIA Public Liaison, the OG Liaison, and Branch staff. Negotiates with submitters of records and with requesters of these records, to find mutually acceptable solutions, so that a submitter is willing to accept those records as satisfying his or her request. Consults on appeal cases and drafts denial letters relying on knowledge of the FOIA, the PA, DOC regulations, and court decisions. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications This Job Opportunity Announcement may be used to fill other Government Information Specialist, 0306, 13, FPL GS-13 positions within the Census Bureau in the same geographical location with the same qualifications and specialized experience. Specialized Experience: For the GS-13, you must have one year of experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-12 in the Federal service. Experience for this position includes: applying Freedom of Information Act, Privacy Act, and other policies to ensure compliance and proper implementation within the office; liaise with other departments regarding Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests or workshops; AND provide recommendations to leaders regarding Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)/Privacy Act (PA) encountered problems. Education: Education cannot be substituted for experience at this grade level. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer. Education Additional Information The following links provide information on various hiring authorities that may enable you to apply through merit assignment procedures or be eligible for a non-competitive appointment. CTAP The Department of Commerce provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the Human Resources Office. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be on a case-by-case basis. TTY users can contact the Human Resources Office via the Federal Relay Service, 1-800-877-8339.
Summary The Smithsonian Institution is the world’s largest museum, education, and research complex, with 21 museums and the National Zoo. This position is located in the Smithsonian Institution\'s Office of Facilities Management and Reliability. The Office of Facilities Management and Reliability provides the full range of building services through maintenance and operational zones. Responsibilities The Equipment Specialist (Automotive) provides inventory control of automotive parts for a variety of mobile assets in the fleet, based on the knowledge of the utilization, properties, and characteristics of automotive parts, tools, and other equipment. In this position, you will: Develops, establishes, and/or maintains a computerized inventory of automotive parts for a variety of vehicles, motorized equipment, and boats in the transportation fleet. Executes purchasing by locating sources of automotive parts through vendors\' sources, tools, and equipment, including new, obsolete, or difficult-to-find. Examines parts and equipment descriptions and researches manufacturers to determine which items may be used, with or without modification, in place of others. Determines which items are interchangeable and recommends appropriate substitutes, such as replacements for obsolete items, items for which the original manufacturer is out of business, more cost-efficient equivalents for expensive parts, etc. Prepares reports on production equipment, material and maintenance; analyzes maintenance actions and assigns industry later rates to maintenance actions performed by each mechanic and documents service repair orders. Serves as Safety Coordinator for the vehicle repair shop to ensure that workers use proper safety equipment, injured workers receive proper treatment, and that safety hazards are eliminated or minimized by adherence to safety and fire prevention regulations. Requirements Conditions of Employment Pass Pre-employment Background Investigation May need to complete a Probationary Period Maintain a Bank Account for Direct Deposit/Electronic Transfer Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered with Selective Service. Conditions of Employment Qualification requirements, including one year time-in-grade at the next lower grade level for promotion candidates, must be met by the closing date of the announcement. See the \'Required Documents\' section for additional information. For information on qualification requirements, see Qualification Standards Handbook for General Schedule Positions viewable on OPM Website. Additional Condition of Employment: Must have a valid state or District of Columbia driver\'s license. (Must submit a copy of your valid license) Additional Information: Physical Demands: The incumbent frequently works long hours at a computer monitor and with numbers and fine print, which may result in eyestrain. The incumbent routinely lifts supplies and equipment weighing up to fifty pounds. Work Environment: Work is performed in an office section of a garage which is susceptible to noise, drafts and carbon monoxide. Air conditioning and heating are provided in the office section of the garage. Qualifications Experience: You qualify for this position if you possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-7 level in the Federal Service or comparable pay band system. For this position specialized experience is defined as applying contracting and procurement procedures, reviewing planned orders, creating requisitions, developing statement of work for small acquisitions and services, as well as utilizing purchase card for small acquisitions and services. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Part-time and/or unpaid experience related to this position will be considered to determine the total number of years and months of experience. Be sure to note the number of paid or unpaid hours worked each week. Or Education: Two full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master’s or equivalent degree related to the position may be substituted to meet the experience requirements. Or a Combination: Education and experience may be combined to meet the basic qualifications. For a full explanation of this option please see the Qualification Standards. Special Instructions for Foreign Education: If you are qualifying by education and/or you have education completed in a foreign college/university described above, it is your responsibility to provide transcripts and proof of U.S. accreditation for foreign study. For instructions on where to fax these documents, see the \"Required Documents\" section of this announcement. Education Additional Information This position is included in the bargaining unit. Current or Former Political Appointees: Beginning January 1, 2010, agencies must seek prior approval from OPM before they can appoint a current or recent political appointee to a competitive or non-political excepted service position at any level under the provisions of title 5, United States Code. If you are currently or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Non-career SES employee in the executive branch, you MUST disclose that to the Office of Human Resources. Submit a copy of your applicable SF-50, along with a statement that provides the following information regarding your most recent political appointment: Position title; Type of appointment (Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES, or Presidential Appointee); Agency; and, Beginning and ending dates of appointment. Recruitment Incentive: Recruitment incentive(s) may be authorized for this position. However, approval for incentives are contingent upon various availability. If authorized, certain incentives will require the incumbent to sign a service agreement to remain in the Federal government for a certain time period. Note: This statement does not imply nor guarantee an incentive will be offered and paid. Selections may be made for vacancies across the Smithsonian Institution (SI). By applying to this position, you agree to allow your application and other personal information to be shared with one or more SI hiring officials for employment consideration for same/similar positions within the location(s) identified in this announcement.
