Cartographic Technician
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Lakewood, CO - USA
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Job Summary
This position is located with the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The selected applicants duty station will be in Washington D.C. or Albuquerque NM or Lakewood CO.
As Cartographic Technician your typical work assignments may include but not limited to:
- Responsible for the preparation of base maps segment maps and township plats of Indian reservations and segments of reservations.
- Compile materials from sketches surveyors filed notes plats of survey land records metes and bounds surveys aerial photographs right-of-way plats of records and quadrangle sheets.
- Determine the correct land descriptions and status of the lands which involved extensive research and examination.
- Digitizes cartographic data which includes but is not limited to landscape features ownership type symbolization rights-of-way and geographic coordinates.
- Plots intricate metes and bounds description appearing on incoming legal instruments to determine the accuracy and location of the land in relation other tracts.
- Establish organize and maintain a source materials library.
- Prepare special reports for management.
- Consult with subject matter expert to develop deadlines and projects.
- Consult with personnel from regional branches agencies and private tribal Federal and State representatives to reach agreement on plans and schedules for production of products.
- U.S. Citizenship Required
- As a condition of employment for accepting this position you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period OR 2-year trial period during which your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest will be evaluated
- A background security investigation will be required for all new hires. Appointment will be subject to the applicants successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication.
- If you are a male applicant born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency.
- Selectee is required to operate a government motor vehicle must possess a valid drivers license and have a safe driving record within the 3 year period immediately preceding submittal of GSA Form 3607.
- AN INCENTIVE MAY BE AVAILABLE FOR HIGHLY QUALIFIED CANDIDATES AT MANAGEMENT DISCRETION. A SERVICE AGREEMENT WILL BE REQUIRED.
- TRAVEL AND RELOCATION EXPENSES WILL NOT BE AUTHORIZED. ANY RELOCATION EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH REPORTING FOR DUTY WILL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE SELECTED EMPLOYEE.
EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: (OPM Operating Manual Qualification Standards for Technical and Medical Support GS-1371.
GS-07: I have 1 year of specialized experience that equipped me with the particular knowledge skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of this position. This experience is related to the work of the position and equivalent to at least the GS-06 grade level in the Federal service which involved experience in cartography or in a related field such as geospatial mapping or geodesy where the work required similar knowledge and skills. Examples of specialized experience include to performs drafting and mapping work to produce a variety of cartographic products; digitizes complies or drafts maps data and charts according to basic cartographic principles; create map layouts and base maps using Geographic Information System (GIS); edits previously digitized data for completeness coding and accuracy or 1 full year of graduate level education directly related to the position or a combination of education and experience.
GS-08: I have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service which involved experience in cartography or in a related field such as photogrammetry or geodesy where the work required similar knowledge and skills. Examples of specialized experience include to prepare maps plats and photographs using traditional cartographic methods or automated systems; performs automated digitizing to convert data into Geographic Information System (GIS) databases; produces plotted maps using automated systems and software such as ArcGIS Pro AGOL and Parcel Fabric; enters data obtained from a variety of sources in digital format; edits verifies and formats data in digital form; processes cartographic data and graphic products for entry into a
digital database by editing and reviewing data for accuracy and consistency.
GS-09: I have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-08 grade level in the Federal service which involved experience in cartography or in a related field such as photogrammetry or geodesy where the work required similar knowledge and skills. Examples of specialized experience include experience in performing digitization of cartographic data which includes landscape features ownership symbolization rights-of-way and geographic coordinates; complete complex drafting projects for the construction and revision of maps; research or investigate source documents to determine ownership status boundaries and land encumbrances; edit and review data for
accuracy and consistency.
GS-10: I have I year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service which involved experience in cartography or in a related field such as photogrammetry or geodesy where the work required similar knowledge and skills. Examples of specialized experience include to perform digitization of cartographic data which includes landscape features ownership symbolization rights-of-way and geographic coordinates; complete complex drafting projects for the construction and revision of maps; research or investigate source documents to determine ownership status boundaries and land encumbrances; prepare original drawings from descriptions and rough sketches; apply coding structures for special map making processes; edit and review data for accuracy and consistency.
GS-11: I have I year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-10 grade level in the Federal service which involved experience in cartography or in a related field such as photogrammetry or geodesy where the work required similar knowledge and skills. Examples of specialized experience include to perform complex cartographic work requiring planning research and analysis; perform digitization of cartographic data which includes landscape features ownership symbolization rights-of-way and geographic coordinates; complete complex drafting projects for the construction and revision of maps; research or investigate complex source documents to determine ownership status boundaries and land encumbrances; introduce cartographic data into the microcomputer to read write and type complex legal land descriptions.
All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
Additional selections may be made from this announcement if identical vacancies occur in the same location within 90 days from the closing date.
If you are qualifying based on your education you MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: (1) official or unofficial transcripts are acceptable or (2) you may submit a list with all of your courses grades semester year and credit for the course. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement. All new hires earn the beginning salary of their pay grade (Step 1). See 2026 Salary Tables and select the pay chart for Albuquerque New Mexico; Lakewood Colorado; Washington District of Columbia. If no specific chart is listed for this geographic location see the rest of U.S. chart. The probationary or trial period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest meet the organization goals and mission of the agency and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the determining if your employment advances the public interest the agency will consider: Under applicable law the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies in writing that the individuals employment should continue and that their appointment should be the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period such appointments are terminated. Upon completion of your probationary period -OR- trial period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification in writing that your continued employment advances the public interest. Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) were taken on a pass/fail basis your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society.
One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate schools definition of one year of graduate study 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.
If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education which shows 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: information
The full performance level of this position is GS-11. Promotion potential in this announcement does not constitute a commitment or an obligation on the part of management to promote the employee selected at some future date. A career ladder promotion is at the discretion of management and in no way guaranteed.
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