Survey Technician

Summary

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: This Survey Technician position is with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Southwestern Division, Galveston District, Engineering & Construction Division with a duty station location of Port Arthur, TX. *This is a developmental position. Please see additional information section.*

Duties

• Conduct hydrographic surveys and independently performs a variety of duties required to survey one or more major navigation channels in support of planning, design, construction, and maintenance of navigation projects.
• Use electronic data gathering equipment including, but not limited to, single beam, sidescan, and multibeam sonars, and LiDAR equipment.
• Check and analyze details and drawings of ship channels and/or areas surveyed to determine whether the design and drawings are complete and correct and if specifications conform to requirements.
• Manages and/or performs all operators’ maintenance on vehicles, and surveying and depth sounding equipment.

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/