Bonneville Power Administration is a federal nonprofit wholesale power marketer that sells carbon-free electricity from 31 federal dams and one nuclear plant to millions of consumers and businesses in eight states. BPA also operates three-quarters of the region’s high-voltage transmission grid, funds one of the largest fish and wildlife programs in the world, and pursues energy savings solutions for affordable, reliable, and clean energy in the Northwest.

This position is located with Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), within the Weather and Streamflow Forecasting organization (PGPW), Power and Operations Planning (PGP), Generation Asset Management (PG), Power Services.

A successful in the Hydrologist position will manage the Community Hydrologic Prediction System, overseeing hydrologic prediction, streamflow data management, and weather and streamflow display for hydrogeneration planning.

Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an application.

HOW TO APPLY:  External Application Link(s): 

     25-BPA-42814-12569665-DE:  https://www.usajobs.gov/job/813200500

     25-BPA- 42814-12569664-MP: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/813200700

Open & Close date:     Open: 10/09/2024    Close: 10/18/2024

LOCATION(s)             Portland, OR

SALARY:                     $ 131,445 - $170,881 per year

DUTIES:

As a Hydrologist you will:

Maximize the business value of the hydrologic prediction system by working with IT technical leads to prioritize system maintenance and enhancements.

Serve as the functional lead and subject matter expert working with BPA's Contracting Office, Contractor/Vendors and BPA IT staff on all Contracting Office/Vendor activities.

Serve as the lead quality control expert for vendor and BPA/IT software releases.

Represent BPA as the subject matter expert on hydro meteorological science for guiding treaty operations and side agreements

Provide daily, weekly, and intra-annual streamflow forecasts for the Columbia River Basin (Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and British Columbia).

Perform weekly forecast rotation including continuous monitoring of real-time streamflow, hydrologic forecast performance and trends, and resulting hydrologic impacts across the Columbia Basin.

Provide hydro-meteorological decision support for a wide array of BPA workgroups and business functions, computer science, and climate science.

REQUIREMENTS: Conditions of Employment

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• This employer participates in the e-Verify program.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Suitable for Federal employment, as determined by a background investigation.
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
• This position does not support remote work. You will be required to report physically to the official reporting worksite as specified by the supervisor, but no less than 3 days per pay period
• Per DOE 326.1 a Financial Disclosure Statement is required.

QUALIFICATIONS:

BASIC REQUIREMENT:

Degree: physical or natural science, or engineering that included at least 30 semester hours in any combination of courses in hydrology, the physical sciences, geophysics, chemistry, engineering science, soils, mathematics, aquatic biology, atmospheric science, meteorology, geology, oceanography, or the management or conservation of water resources. The course work must have included at least 6 semester hours in calculus (including both differential and integral calculus), and at least 6 semester hours in physics. Calculus and physics, as described above, are requirements for all grade levels --OR-- B. Combination of education and experience -- course work as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. For more information on how to meet the Basic Requirements please visit: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1300/hydrology-series-1315/
 

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS 

A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level GS-13 in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as: developing and evaluating hydrologic forecasting systems involved in analyzing, forecasting, and data collection to improve operational forecasting procedures and methods of forecast interpretation. This includes utilizing information technology and scientific computing and programming related to weather and hydrologic forecasting, such as Linux and Python. There is no substitution of education for experience at the GS-14 level. "Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations. 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.

CTAP/ICTAP candidates: To be considered "well qualified" you must meet all of the requirements as described in this section.

You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

EDUCATION:  

This vacancy has a positive education requirement. In order to be rated as qualified, you must provide copies of your college transcripts. Education must be obtained from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Department of Education Accreditation Search to verify school accreditation.

Foreign education must be reviewed by an organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For special instructions pertaining to foreign education and a list of organizations that can evaluate foreign education, see the Department of Education website.DO NOT email or mail in any of your application documents. Documents will not be accepted outside of the online application system.
Failure to provide copies of your college transcripts may result in a rating of "Ineligible".

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:  

To apply for this position, you MUST provide a complete application package.

 (See Required Documents section on application).

Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an application.

To apply for this position, you must complete the initial online application, to include submission of the required documentation specified in the Required Documents section. A complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the announcement closing date to receive consideration.