Geographer

The Smithsonian Institution is the world’s largest museum, education, and research complex, with 21 museums and the National Zoo. This position is located in the Geospatial Information Division (GeoID), of the Office of Business Administration and Technical Services (OBATS), Smithsonian Facilities, Smithsonian Institution (SI).  

Qualifications:

Experience: You qualify for this position if you have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 level in the Federal Service or comparable pay band system.  For this position specialized experience is defined as utilizing Geospatial Information System (GIS), AutoCAD (CAD) software, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Facilities Management (FM) software and Relational Database Management Systems (RBDMS) to support and assist IT professionals, architects, engineers, or scientists

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). 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.

Part-time and/or unpaid experience related to this position will be considered to determine the total number of years and months of experience. Be sure to note the number of paid or unpaid hours worked each week.

Or a Combination: Education and experience may be combined to meet the basic qualifications. For a full explanation of this option please see the Qualification Standards. Special Instructions for Foreign Education: If you are qualifying by education and/or you have education completed in a foreign college/university described above, it is your responsibility to provide transcripts and proof of U.S. accreditation for foreign study. For instructions on where to fax these documents, see the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.

Responsibilities:

The Geographer serves as the subject matter expert and technical advisor for Geographic information system (GIS), Computer-aided design (CADD) and Relational database management system technologies to Smithsonian staff and contractors.

In this position, you will:

• Identifies information requirements and recommends computing technologies and processes to support and enable the creation, management, and delivery of information appropriate to these
  information requirements using web tools.
• Plans, and leads the collection, storage, and delivery of facilities data to support planning, design, construction, operations, and maintenance of facilities, including developing data standards and
  processes for GIS, CADD, and Facilities Management (FM).
• Develops and leads training courses on GIS and CADD technologies for SF staff.
• Assists in the development of guidance for Architect-Engineer Professional Services contracts to ensure proper delivery of data content.

Salary : $94,199 - $122,459