All, Please forward to, or share with, those who many be interested in this announcement. It is an update to a listing from several weeks ago.
Many thanks for your help. Jason - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Jason J. Taylor, Ph.D., GISP Natural Resources Specialist/ Geospatial Coordinator Bureau of Land Management White River Field Office 220 E. Market St. Meeker, CO 81641 Phone: (970) 878-3853 Fax: (970) 878-3805 Email: [email protected] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - JOB SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management is responsible for some of the most beautiful landscapes including forests and rangelands, beaches and mountains across more than 15 million acres. These Public Lands include more miles of wild and scenic rivers, hundreds of camping, hiking, fishing and hunting opportunities and a landscape of varied plants and ecosystems for you to simply go explore. The duty station for this position is the White River Field Office (WRFO). The WRFO proper is 2.6 million acres in size, with 1.5 million acres of BLM surface land, 375K acres of National Forest, and 71K acres of Parks Service land. Meeker, the location of the WRFO facility, is centrally located between Dinosaur National Park and the Flat Tops Wilderness Area. To find out more about the BLM WRFO and Meeker, Colorado please see websites at http://www.blm.gov/co/st/en/fo/wrfo.html or http://www.meekerchamber.com/. The incumbent serves as a Geographic Information System (GIS) Specialist, providing GIS data development, support, and advice for the application of geospatial technologies. This position is responsible for the acquisition and management of the wide range of spatial information required to support the management of public lands. The incumbent must have an effective mix of technical skills in the geographic and computer science disciplines as well as a working appreciation of the Bureau mission and operational procedures sufficient to support Bureau of Land Management (BLM) business activities. Note: This is a temporary position not to exceed 12 months. This position may be extended up to one additional year. MAJOR DUTIES: Top Incumbent will identify requirements and implement analytical techniques necessary to solve GIS issues. Develop and modify GIS software applications and interfaces. Serves as a technical specialist for activities involving spatial data, provide technical user support for all aspects of geospatial data and software. Assists with the implementation of quality control and assurance guidelines for geospatial data projects. Works with other Federal, State and local agencies to coordinate data capture and analysis projects. Represents the office in order to facilitate the sharing and distribution of spatial information with other Federal, state and local entities. Works with a diverse group of resource specialists, planners and managers to implement GIS activities, to include, development of project objectives, evaluation of adequacy of existing data sources, creation/modification of GIS data, databases, analysis, and preparation of final output products. Assists in the integration of Enterprise GIS with the long- and short –term planning and management activities. FULL ANNOUNCEMENT: Go to www.usajobs.com and search job ID CK257021 for the full job announcement
