Geographic Information Systems Manager in United States

Summary Explore a new career with the BLM – where our people are our most precious resource. This position is located in Headquarters/Division of Enterprise Geospatial Services Division – (HQ5411). The duty location is negotiable to any BLM Office/Center. Information about the BLM can be found at https://www.blm.gov/locations. We expect to fill one (1) vacancy at this time; however, additional positions may be filled from this announcement if they become available. Responsibilities Facilitates the interagency/intergovernmental geospatial work efforts, establishes formal and informal partnership agreements, coordinates the sharing or exchanging of information and data. Reviews technical procedures, keeps lines of communication open, and represents the BLM geospatial information policies and interests. Leads the development and implementation of geospatial integration and support. Provides professional advice, leadership, direction and program coordination on technical aspects of GIS, global positioning systems (GPS), geospatial information dissemination, and remote sensing. Develops, organizes, and executes geospatial business needs assessments to ensure these activities are properly planned and supported within the limitations of funding and labor constraints. Assists in creating policy or procedures regarding geospatial information standards, interagency sharing of geospatial information, and general GIS direction. Designs, develops, and manages geospatial databases, including conversion of digital data in various formats, and the conversion of thematic source maps from analog to digital form. Provides technical user support for all aspects of geospatial data and software. Performs feasibility studies for the use of Geospatial technologies to meet user requirements. Examines and evaluates alternative approaches and makes recommendations to users and management. Responsible for the technical and administrative supervision of professional, technical, clerical and administrative work to carry out the mission of the organization. Determine acceptability, rejection or correction of contractor work. Leads the section in: identifying, distributing and balancing workload and tasks among employees in accordance with established workflow, skill level and/or occupational specialization. Makes adjustments to the workload in accordance with established priorities to ensure timely accomplishment of assigned team tasks. Develop long and short-range goals and strategies that includes the development of project goals, objectives, actionable events, milestones, deadlines, and time frames for their completion. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications In order to be rated as qualified for this position, we must be able to determine that you meet the qualification requirements – please be sure to include this information in your resume. No assumptions will be made about your experience. You must possess one (1) full year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 level that is equivalent in difficulty and complexity. Specialized experience is defined as designing/managing geospatial databases including project quality control and/or research; Collaborating with others in developing and/or implementing geospatial applications or data; Assisting with geospatial systems operations and support activities, technical options, and the general principles of geospatial information management; Assisting with project planning, project management, and systems design for complex, user-oriented systems. 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. Applicants must meet both eligibility and qualification requirements for the position of interest by the closing date of the announcement. Federal employees in the competitive service are also subject to the Time-In-Grade requirement in accordance with 5 CFR 300.604. If you are a current Federal employee in the General Schedule (GS) pay plan and applying for a promotion opportunity, you must have completed a minimum of 52 weeks at the next lower grade level. Education Additional Information Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP): This program applies to employees who have been involuntarily separated from a Federal service position within the competitive service or Federal service employees whose positions have been deemed surplus or no longer needed. To receive selection priority, you must: 1) meet CTAP eligibility criteria; 2) be rated well qualified for the position with a score of 85 or above; and 3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your CTAP eligibility. For more information: CTAP Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered for Selective Service DOI uses E-Verify to confirm employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, please visit: www.dhs.gov/e-verify Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees. If eligible and qualified, you may be offered a recruitment or relocation incentive. The decision to offer an incentive will be made on a case-by-case basis and is neither promised nor guaranteed. For information visit: Recruitment Incentive or Relocation Incentive or Student Loan Repayment. Travel and relocation expenses will not be paid by the Department of the Interior. Any travel, transportation and relocation expenses associated with reporting for duty in this position will be the responsibility of the selected employee. The official worksite for the selectee is the duty station identified in this vacancy announcement. The selectee will typically report to this duty location on a regular and recurring weekly basis. The selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisor approval.