Engineering Technician (Geospatial Information System)

About the Position: Red River Army Depot (RRAD) is located in northeast Texas, 19 miles west of Texarkana and approximately 170 miles northeast of Dallas. RRAD is near the corners of 4 states • Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas. For more information on Red River Army Depot, go to the following web site: http://www.redriver.army.mil. Serve as the Geospatial Information System (GIS) manager responsible for the administration of the GIS program. Direct the daily activities of the Directorate of Public Works GIS system. Develop schedules to meet project needs, develop project work assignments, monitor progress and manages GIS resources to meet project schedules and mission requirements. Update and maintain installation maps, gathering data from surveys, both visual and physical, and real property data. Maintain GIS archives for completed and ongoing project data and drawing files. Participate in developing cost estimates for GIS services and in writing contract specifications for GIS related work, such as data acquisition. Upgrade and maintain GIS, mapping, and engineering application software. Serve as the data manager and data base administrator (OBA) for the GIS data for the installation. Coordinate with the Network Enterprise Command (NEC) to acquire appropriate server space, and authority to operate, for GIS software and data. This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Domestic Defense Industrial Base (DIB) & Major Range and Test Facilities Base (MRTFB) in DoD to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. Category rating, veteran's preference, and traditional rating and ranking of applicants do NOT apply for this vacancy. Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: 1) Assisting with developing schedules to meet requirements of the project; 2) Reviewing data to ensure data is accurate and consistent; AND 3) Providing guidance to users on issues that may arise with Geospatial Information System (GIS) software. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-10). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.