Apply online at USAjobs.gov, where the positions will be open to applicants from Tuesday, February 28 to Monday, March 20, 2023. These vacancies will have application caps. When the applicant count reaches 50 applications, the vacancy will close at 11:59 PM ET on the day 50 applications are submitted. All applications received before that time will be accepted.

Apply online at USAjobs: 

• USGS-SAC-23-11839831-DHA-YN Supervisory Chemist (National Water Quality Laboratory Assistant Chief)
• USGS-SAC-23-11839615-DHA-YN Supervisory Chemist (National Water Quality Laboratory Analytical Services Chief)

We will be hosting an informational webinar on Thursday February 24th from 9-10 AM MT. Join the Microsoft Teams Live Event at this link.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion, and Transparency

We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees feel valued and have the support they need to thrive. We believe that a diverse team brings a wide range of perspectives, experiences and ideas that drive innovation and improve our ability to deliver cutting edge science. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds, including those from underrepresented groups, to apply for these positions.

About the Position: National Water Quality Laboratory Assistant Chief

The National Water Quality Laboratory (NWQL) Assistant Chief works with the NWQL Lab Chief and Management Team to develop the strategic vision for the laboratory. As a senior manager at the NWQL, the incumbent provides oversight and leadership for scientific and technical vision, policy development and business development to ensure continued excellence of the NWQL. The incumbent leads a team of scientists that work with method development principal investigators to develop, validate and document new methods, and to transition those methods into production, fee-for-service analysis. The incumbent ensures excellence in the strategic and operational management of Quality Assurance Section (QAS) within the NWQL by providing oversight and leadership of scientific, technical, and policy processes to ensure continued excellence of Quality Assurance activities. The incumbent ensures excellence in the logistical operation of facilities management and sample login services by providing oversight and leadership to the Facilities and Login units at the NWQL. The incumbent will serve as the liaison in dealing with GSA, other agencies, and WMA Water Science Centers regarding issues, commitments, and matters that need senior management attention.

The position will be in Lakewood, Colorado at the Denver Federal Center and is a GS-14 supervisory chemist with an annual salary of $128,931 to $167,608.

Apply online at USAjobs: USGS-SAC-23-11839831-DHA-YN Supervisory Chemist (National Water Quality Laboratory Assistant Chief)

About the Position: National Water Quality Laboratory Analytical Services Chief

The NWQL Analytical Services (AS) Chief is responsible for supervision of the NWQL production analytical units that conduct fee-for-service environmental chemical contaminant analyses of water, sediment, and tissue samples collected by USGS Water Science Centers and other Mission Area and Federal Agency partners. We are looking for an experienced and dynamic individual with strong technical, communication, and management skills. The incumbent will collaborate with the Strategic Laboratory Science Branch (SLSB) to implement next-generation analytical methods on an array of existing and emerging contaminants.

Other AS Chief duties include development of workforce plans and the annual NWQL pricing model, participation in the International Program, coordinating implementation of quality assurance/quality control practices to assure data quality and integrity, ensuring consistent, effective transition of research methods into production, and ensuring that NWQL laboratories are operated and maintained in a safe and responsible manner by complying with all relevant regulations and ordinances.

The position will be in Lakewood, Colorado at the Denver Federal Center and is a GS-14 supervisory chemist with an annual salary of $128,931 to $167,608.

Apply online at USAjobs: USGS-SAC-23-11839615-DHA-YN Supervisory Chemist (National Water Quality Laboratory Analytical Services Chief)

About the National Water Quality Laboratory

The NWQL is the Water Resources Mission Area's flagship laboratory: it analyzes approximately forty thousand water, sediment, and tissue samples annually. These samples are analyzed for hundreds of chemical constituents and physical properties and approximately 2 million individual analytical results are produced each year. These results are used by USGS scientists, partners, and stakeholders to evaluate the quality of the Nation’s water resources, their suitability for use as drinking-water supplies, to assess the health of aquatic ecosystems, and study the impacts of human activities and climate change on water quality temporally and spatially. The NWQL is located on the Denver Federal Center in Lakewood, Colorado. It is one of four branches within the Water Resources Mission Area’s Laboratory and Analytical Services Division (LASD). The LASD currently employs about 110 employees and 30 contractors, has a total budget of approximately $32M annually, and consists of 20 laboratories that range from large fee-for-service laboratories to smaller specialty labs that support WMA research on hydrologic, water-quality, and ecologic processes.