Supervisory Cartographer

**Duties**:
As a Supervisory Cartographer, you will perform the following duties:

- Direct, plan, and manage technical and administrative functions for the U.S. Nautical Charting program, assuring the highest standards for nautical navigation products. Formulate short
- and long-term planning and objectives and priorities. Develop information and plans related to strategic planning of the future operations of a cartographic branch.
- Recommend courses of action designed to maximize the achievement of the organization in attaining objectives. Develop programs, policies and operating instructions. Organize and assign work and make changes or adjustments in internal functions to better accomplish mission objectives.
- Perform a full range of supervisory functions, including developing performance standards and giving advice, counsel, or instruction to employees on both work and administrative matters. Make decisions on work problems presented by subordinates. Make or approve selections for subordinate positions.

**Requirements**:
**Conditions of Employment**:
**This position will be filled under the DOC Alternative Personnel Systems (CAPS). This system replaced the Federal GS pay plan and structure. Under CAPS, positions are classified by career, pay plan, and pay band.**

**The ZP-4 is equivalent to the GS-13/14.**

**Key Requirements**:

- Must be a U.S. Citizen.
- Suitable for Federal employment, as determined by background investigation.
- More requirements are listed under Qualification and Other Information.

**NOTE**:

- A one-year probationary period may be required.
- A one-year supervisory probationary period may be required. These probationary periods may be served concurrently.
- Payment of relocation expenses is not authorized.
- This position is not in the bargaining unit.

**Qualifications**:
To qualify for the 1370 series:
**EDUCATION**:
**A. Degree**: cartography; or a major that included or was supplemented by at least 30 semester hours in cartography and/or directly related science, and related mathematics. Such coursework includes, but is not limited to, cartography, astronomy, geodesy, photogrammetry, physical and geological oceanography, computer science, land surveying, geophysics, physical geography, and remote sensing. The 30 semester hours must have included at least 6, but no more than 15, semester hours of college level, non-business mathematics or statistics (i.e., college level algebra, trigonometry, calculus, or scientific mathematics or statistics requiring equivalent college-level courses as prerequisites).
- OR
- **B. Combination of education and experience**:courses equivalent to a major in cartography, or a major that included or was supplemented by at least 30 semester hours in cartography, and/or directly related science, and related mathematics, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

**SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE**:Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience need not have been in the federal government.

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.

To qualify at the ZP-4 or GS-13 level:
**SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE**: One full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the _ZP-3 or GS-12_ in the Federal service. Specialized experience MUST include all of the following:

- Conducting strategic planning of operational functions for a program providing marine navigational products and services;
- Developing and implementing program policies or procedures to accomplish mission goals or objectives; and
- Leading or managing a team of subordinates, including providing technical and administrative guidance or instruction.

**Education**:

- Education completed in colleges or universities outside the United States may be used to meet the above requirements. You must provide acceptable documentation that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. For more information on how foreign education is evaluated, visit: OPM Foreign Education Evaluation- **Note: Your college transcript is used to verify successful completion of degree, or college course work. An official college transcript will be required before