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Form of workExplore a new career with the BLM - where our people are our most precious resource.We expect to fill many vacancies in many locations using the Recent Graduate training program. To explore the BLM, visit us at BLM.GOV. Additional positions may be filled if available.Qualifications:These positions are forRecent Graduateswho have completed a qualifying associates, bachelors, masters, professional, doctorate, vocational or technical degree or certificate from a qualifying educational institution within the previous 2 years. You must submit copies of all transcripts that include graduation/degree date, hours, and grades from an accredited U.S. college/university. Note: Certain veterans precluded from applying within the timeframe due to a military service obligation have up to 6 years from completing their education to apply. Other applicable period includes veterans precluded from applying within the timeframe described above due to a military service obligation, shall have a full 2-year period of eligibility upon his/her release or discharge from active duty. However, in no event, may the individual's eligibility period extend beyond 6 years from the date on which the individual completed the requirements of an academic course of study.
This position has an Individual Occupation Requirement that must be met in order to be considered. Please read the Education section (see below) to ensure you meet these requirements.
In addition to being a Recent Graduate and meeting the Individual Occupation Requirement, for the GS-7, you must meet the specialized experience as outlined below.
In order to assess you meet a qualified status for this position and to refer you to the hiring manager, the agency must be able to determine that you meet the qualifications based on completed education, specialized experience, and/or both - please be sure to include this information in your resume. To be creditable, experience must have been equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade of the position to be filled.
To qualify for the GS-5: Applicants who meet the education requirement are consider qualified for the GS- 5 trainee level. Further experience is not required, however, desired experience may include: Assisting Land Surveyors in conducting surveys, using hand instruments such as hand levels and compasses, making simple traverse surveys using compass and tape, measuring small land areas, using rod, tape and hand level, to obtain rough estimates of yardage to be excavated; and performing recording assignments which require concentration and specialized skill such as that required in making manual computations that involve elementary arithmetic processes made complex by virtue of the number and variety of manipulations involved and the speed with which successive readings are called.
To qualify for the GS-7 you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-05 level. Examples of specialized experience may include: Perform appropriate mathematical computations for traverse closures. Utilize software and automation tools to compute geographic coordinates from various survey records. Compile field survey data. Work closely with higher grade professionals and technicians to conduct routine analysis, and prepare routine legal descriptions, plats, and/or survey reports. OR 1 year of graduate-level education or superior academic achievement. OR a combination of qualifying education and experience. Only graduate level education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be combined with experience.
You must meet all eligibility and qualification requirements by the closing date of the announcement.
Physical Demands: Work is either in an office setting or out-of-doors involving extensive hiking, carrying heavy loads, and cutting and clearing brush and debris with axes, brush hooks, and chain saws.
Work Environment: The work environment varies from an office setting to out-of-doors. The outdoor environment varies from flat, barren desert land or open prairie to extremely steep, rugged, and broken mountains covered with dense brush and timber. The temperatures fluctuate from extremely hot to uncomfortably cold. At times, crews are required to work in rain and snow. Individuals are exposed to poisonous plants, snakes, insects, and most animals common to the outdoors.Education:Individual Occupation Requirement: Applicants must meet one of the criteria below to be considered.
This position has an Individual Occupation Requirement that must be met in order to be considered. Please read the Education section (see below) to ensure you meet these requirements.
In addition to being a Recent Graduate and meeting the Individual Occupation Requirement, for the GS-7, you must meet the specialized experience as outlined below.
In order to assess you meet a qualified status for this position and to refer you to the hiring manager, the agency must be able to determine that you meet the qualifications based on completed education, specialized experience, and/or both - please be sure to include this information in your resume. To be creditable, experience must have been equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade of the position to be filled.
To qualify for the GS-5: Applicants who meet the education requirement are consider qualified for the GS- 5 trainee level. Further experience is not required, however, desired experience may include: Assisting Land Surveyors in conducting surveys, using hand instruments such as hand levels and compasses, making simple traverse surveys using compass and tape, measuring small land areas, using rod, tape and hand level, to obtain rough estimates of yardage to be excavated; and performing recording assignments which require concentration and specialized skill such as that required in making manual computations that involve elementary arithmetic processes made complex by virtue of the number and variety of manipulations involved and the speed with which successive readings are called.
To qualify for the GS-7 you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-05 level. Examples of specialized experience may include: Perform appropriate mathematical computations for traverse closures. Utilize software and automation tools to compute geographic coordinates from various survey records. Compile field survey data. Work closely with higher grade professionals and technicians to conduct routine analysis, and prepare routine legal descriptions, plats, and/or survey reports. OR 1 year of graduate-level education or superior academic achievement. OR a combination of qualifying education and experience. Only graduate level education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be combined with experience.
You must meet all eligibility and qualification requirements by the closing date of the announcement.
Physical Demands: Work is either in an office setting or out-of-doors involving extensive hiking, carrying heavy loads, and cutting and clearing brush and debris with axes, brush hooks, and chain saws.
Work Environment: The work environment varies from an office setting to out-of-doors. The outdoor environment varies from flat, barren desert land or open prairie to extremely steep, rugged, and broken mountains covered with dense brush and timber. The temperatures fluctuate from extremely hot to uncomfortably cold. At times, crews are required to work in rain and snow. Individuals are exposed to poisonous plants, snakes, insects, and most animals common to the outdoors.Education:Individual Occupation Requirement: Applicants must meet one of the criteria below to be considered.
- A degree in land surveying; or civil engineering with a surveying option/emphasis. The civil engineering major must have included at least 6 semester hours of surveying, 3 semester hours of land law, and 21 additional semester hours in any combination of the following: surveying, photogrammetry, geodetic surveying, geodesy, route surveying, remote sensing, cartography, survey astronomy, land information systems, computer-aided mapping, aerial photo interpretation, and survey analysis and adjustments.
- Combination of education and experience -- courses equivalent to a major in land surveying or civil engineering as described in paragraph A, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
- The basic requirements for this series may be fully satisfied by a current registration as a Land Surveyor in a State, territory, or the District of Columbia obtained by written examination. Such registration must have been obtained under conditions outlined in the National Council of Engineering Examiners (NCEE) Unified Model Law for Registration of Surveyors. Applicants wishing to be considered under this provision must show evidence of registration based on successful completion of the written examinations. Registrations granted prior to adoption of a registration law with qualification requirements equivalent to the NCEE Model Law by the State, territory, or District of Columbia are not acceptable under this option. To be considered equivalent to the NCEE Model law, registration laws must include the four options listed within the NCEE Unified Model Law in the section specifying "General Requirements for Registration" as a Professional Land Surveyor.
