Physical Scientist

Physical Scientist Department of Commerce Nional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrion Nional Ocean Service (NOS), Center for Operional Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS) Summary This position is loced in the Nional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrion (NOAA), Nional Ocean Service (NOS), Center for Operional Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS), with one vacancy in Pensacola, FL. Learn more about this agency Summary This position is loced in the Nional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrion (NOAA), Nional Ocean Service (NOS), Center for Operional Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS), with one vacancy in Pensacola, FL. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted today • Apply by 06/16/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on June 16, 2026 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Pensacola, FL No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $74,678 - $116,362 per year Pay scale & grade ZP 3 Promotion potential None Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required 50% or less - May be required to travel for 2 to 6 week intervals and up to 50% of on duty stus. Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series 1301 General Physical Science Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service Represented by a union No Drug test No Security clearance Not Required Position sensitivity and risk Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk Jobs require a background check and some require a security clearance . The type depends on the job. Background check type Suitability/Fitness Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number

NOS-26-12980394-DHA

Control number 872352000 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL) Federal employees whose job, agency or department was elimined and are eligible for priority over other applicants. Clarificion from the agency Open to the Public and Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL). Videos Duties Help This position is also announced under vacancy number

NOS-26-12980392-ST

for the ZP-2, which is open to Stus Candides. You must apply to each announcement if you want to be considered for th announcement. This position is also announced under vacancy number

NOS-26-12980393-DE

for the ZP-2, which is open to all US Citizens or Nionals. You must apply to each announcement if you want to be considered for th announcement. As a Physical Scientist, you will perform the following duties: Perform and lead reconnaissance, design, procurement, deployment, and recovery of oceanographic observing systems, including geodetic leveling. Conduct Global Positioning System (GPS) / Global Navigion Sellite System (GNSS) field observions using various receiver setups. Plan, coordine, and execute oceanographic and mospheric instrumention projects. Monitor oceanographic real time observing systems and coordine assigned tasks. Advise management of progress, and/or issues, conflicts in priorities, and/or unusual situions. Lead a team effort to accomplish the project goals and objectives. Serve as liaison to internal teams, external partners, stakeholders, and the public to ensure continuous reliable operions of field deployed instrumention. Form and maintain partnerships with individuals in other government agencies and industry th can be transformed into interagency alliances. Be a source of informion concerning regional werways navigional, environmental, and political issues. Speak conferences, meetings and professional societies on behalf of Nional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrion (NOAA). Perform analysis and review of oceanographic observing systems performance to interpret and diagnose mechanical and electronic malfunctions. Perform analysis and review of da quality, system design and reliability to determine methods and procedures to improve Standard Opering Procedures. Perform and oversee field surveys, establish and certify survey control, and conduct leveling procedures as required.

NOTE:

These duties are described the full performance level of the ZP-3; the ZP-2 is developmental leading to such performance

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

This position requires the operion of a Federal motor vehicle. Position requires driving a government vehicle. Must be able to obtain and maintain a valid ste driver's license to opere a government vehicle.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

This position has physical requirements. Required to lift up to 75 pounds. Required to perform strenuous outdoor work over the side of piers and wharfs, or from small bos to deploy or recover equipment. Required to climb, stoop, or bend in order to install various equipment including installion of bench marks. Required to walk long distances to run geodetic levels and conduct GPS observions. Throughout the recruitment and hiring process we communicing with you via email; therefore, it is imperive th the email address you provide when applying for this vacancy remains active. Should your email address change, please notify the point of contact identified in the vacancy announcement as soon as possible so th we can upde our system. Requirements Help Conditions of employment This position filled under the DOC Alternive Personnel System (CAPS). Under CAPS, positions are classified by career, pay plan, and pay band. The ZP-3 is equivalent to the 11/12. The ZP-3 is the Full Performance Level of the position.

Key Requirements:

Applicants must be U.S. Citizens. Suitable for Federal employment, as determined by background investigion. More requirements are listed under Qualificions and Additional Informion. Must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable ( www.sss.gov ) Qualificion requirements must be met by the closing de of the announcement.

Additional Considerions:

One year probionary period may be required.• Payment of relocion expenses (PCS) is not authorized. This position requires a Low Risk Security Clearance. Background investigion required. Continued employment is subject to applicant's successful completion of security investigion and favorable adjudicion. Failure to successfully meet these requirements grounds for terminion. Any selections made under this notice processed as new appointments to the civil service. Therefore, Current Federal employees would be given new appointments to the civil service and may have to serve a new probionary period under

CFR 315.802

(b).

NOTE:

A one year probionary period required under the Direct Hire Authority unless you are a current Department of Commerce (including NOAA) employee; and are in the same line of work; have previously completed a probionary period; and with no more than a 30 day break in service. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, for those required to serve a 1-year probionary period, we will evalue your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: Your performance and conduct; Needs and interests of the agency; Whether your continued employment would advance organizional goals of the agency or the Government; and Whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of then Federal service. Upon completion of your probionary period, your employment termined unless you receive certificion, in writing, th your continued employment advances the public interest. Qualificions Qualificion requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualificion Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualificion standards. This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management's website loced : https://www.opm.gov/policy-da-oversight/classificion-qualificions/general-schedule-qualificion-standards/ BASIC

REQUIREMENTS

This position has a positive Educion Requirement in addition to least one year of Specialized Experience OR substitution of educion for experience OR combinion (if applicable) in order to be found minimally qualified. Transcripts must be submitted with your applicion package. You MUST meet the following requirements: To qualify for the 1301 series:

EDUCATION

A.

Degree:

physical science, engineering, or mhemics th included 24 semester hours in physical science and/or reled engineering science such as mechanics, dynamics, properties of merials, and electronics. OR B.

Combinion of educion and experience:

educion equivalent to one of the majors shown in A above th included least 24 semester hours in physical science and/or reled engineering science, plus approprie experience or additional educion.

AND 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 th 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 Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions 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 th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. To qualify the ZP-3 or GS-11 level:

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE

In addition to meeting the Basic Requirements above, applicants must also possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the ZP-2 or GS-09 in the Federal service. Specialized experience MUST include all of the following: Participing in marine construction activities or designing or maintaining coastal structures; Contributing to the design, installion, or maintenance of oceanographic instrumention systems or observing systems; and Participing in field activities to include Geodetic surveying, via GPS, GNSS, or digital leveling.

OR SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION

3 years of progressively higher-level gradue educion leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree.

OR COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

A combinion of educion and professional experience. Combinions of successfully completed gradue level educion and specialized experience may be used to meet total experience requirements. (

Note:

Only gradue level educion in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be combined with experience.

Educion College Transcript:

If you are qualifying based on educion, submit a copy of your college transcript th lists college courses detailing each course by the number and department (i.e., Bio 101, Mh 210, etc.), name of accredited institution, course title, number of credit hours and grade earned. You must submit evidence th any educion completed in a foreign institution is equivalent to U.S. educion standards with your resume. You may submit an unofficial copy of the transcript the initial phase of the applicion process. If course content cannot be easily identified from the title of the course as listed on your transcript, you must submit an official course description from the college/university th reflects the content the time the course was taken.

Note:

Your college transcript is used to verify successful completion of degree, or college course work. An official college transcript required before you can report to duty. Educion completed in colleges or universities outside the United Stes may be used to meet the above requirements. You must provide acceptable documention th the foreign educion is comparable to th received in an accredited educional institution in the United Stes. For more informion on how foreign educion is evalued, : OPM Foreign Educion Evaluion . Additional informion During the applicion process you will have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your applicion for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further considerion for additional positions.

ICTAP and CTAP Candides:

Eligible for selection priority if it is determined th the applicant is well qualified. Informion about ICTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website : Employee Guide to Career Transition . ICTAP applicants MUST submit the following documents: Copy of your RIF separion notice; notice of proposed removal for failure to reloce; notice of disability annuity terminion; certificion from your former agency th it cannot place you after your recovery from a compensable injury; or certificion from the Nional Guard Bureau or Military Department th you are eligible for disability retirement; Copy of your SF-50 "Notificion of Personnel Action" documenting your RIF separion, noting your positions, grade level, and duty locion, and/or Agency certificion of inability to place you through RPL, etc; Copy of your lest performance appraisal including your ring; and Any documention from your agency th shows your current promotion potential. CTAP applicants MUST submit the following documents: Copy of your specific RIF notice; notice of proposed removal for failure to reloce; a Certifice of Expected Separion (CES); or certificion th you are in a surplus organizion or occupion (this could be a position abolishment letter, a notice eligibility for discontinued service retirement, or similar notice). Copy of your SF-50 "Notificion of Personnel Action", noting current position, grade level, and duty locion; Copy of your lest performance appraisal including your ring; and Any documention from your agency th shows your current promotion potential. NOAA participes in e-Verify, an Internet-based system opered by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in partnership with the Social Security Administrion (SSA) th enables participing employers to electronically verify the employment eligibility of their newly hired employees. The Federal Government is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candides will not be hired based on their race, sex, color, religion, or nional origin. Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. We will review your resume and supporting documention to determine if you meet the minimum qualificions for the position. Additionally, you evalued using a Job Knowledge Test. The Job Knowledge Test is designed to assess technical and professional expertise directly relevant to the requirements of this announcement. This assessment measures the specialized knowledge and skills accumuled over time, which are critical for successful performance in this position. The best-qualified candides identified for referral to the hiring manager and may be invited for an interview. Veteran's Preference does not apply to direct hire recruitment procedures. To preview the announcement questionnaire, click here: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12980394 Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

(may be: (1) uploaded directly from your desktop; or (2) uploaded directly from your USAJOBS stored tachments): 1.

Resume:

Only resumes up to a total of two pages accepted . Applicants with resumes exceeding two pages removed from considerion. Reference the USAJobs Help Center for additional recommendions and instructions. You are encouraged to make your resume and profile searchable https://help.usajobs.gov/how-to/account/profile/searchable. You are highly encouraged to use USAJOBS Resume Builder to ensure all required informion is included in your Resume. If you use your own resume or curriculum vitae, for each work experience a minimum, your resume should include; job title(s) (including job series and grade, if Federal); description of duties or work performed; starting and ending des (month and year). Part-Time work must be clearly identified and include the number of hours per week; if not identified, then work assumed to be Full-Time. (

NOTE:

A full-time work schedule requires most employees to work 33-40 hours during the work week. A part-time schedule requires an employee to work less than full-time, typically 16-32 hours per week.) 2.)

Unofficial Transcripts:

If you are using the substitution of educion to meet qualificions, you must submit an unofficial transcript. Special Instructions for

Foreign Educion:

Educion completed in foreign colleges or universities must be evalued in terms of equivalency to th acquired in U.S. colleges and universities. Applicants educed in whole or in part in foreign countries must submit sufficient evidence, including transcripts, to an accredited prive organizion for an equivalency evaluion of course work and degree. You MUST provide a copy of the letter containing the results of the equivalency evaluion with a course by course listing along with your applicion. Failure to provide such documention by the closing de of the announcement will result in lost considerion. 3. Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) and Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) documention if applicable (see "Additional Informion" section). If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an applicion. To apply and be considered for this position, you must complete all required questionnaires, assessments and submit all required documention as specified in the How to Apply and Required Documents section. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on the closing de of the announcement to receive considerion. The applicion process is as follows: Click the blue "Apply Online" button. If you are not a registered USAJOBS user, please cree a new account and follow the instructions to complete your applicion process. If you are a registered user, login to access your existing USAJOBS profile. As a registered user, select a stored resume and select one or more of your stored documents to tach to your applicion. Check the "Certificion" box and click the "Apply for this position now!" button loced the bottom of the screen. Answer the questions presented in the applicion and tach all necessary supporting documention. Click the Submit Applicion button prior to 11:59 PM (ET) on the announcement closing de. If you experience technical difficulties during the online applicion process, please contact the USAJOBS helpdesk To upde your applicion, including supporting documention: During the announcement open period, return to your USAJOBS account, find your applicion record, and click Edit my applicion. This option will no longer be available once the announcement has closed. Agency contact informion Applicant Inquiries noaa.applicantinquiries@noaa.gov Address NOAA Office of Human Capital Services (OHCS) 1315 East West Hwy SSMC4 Silver Spring, MD 20910 US Next steps This Job Opportunity Announcement may be used to fill other equivalent positions throughout the Federal government. The position must be alike (e.g.: within the same geographic locions, equivalent grade/band and requires the same qualificions and specialized experience as indiced in this vacancy announcement). Salary ranges will vary based on the locion.

Please :

OPM Salary Charts for specific salary informion reled to a specific locion. You notified of your applicion stus through USAJOBS four points during the hiring process, as applicable. You can check the stus of your applicion by accessing the USAJOBS website and clicking on "Track Your Online Applicion." The four points of notificion are: Applicion Received Applicion assessed for qualificion; Referred or Not Referred; and Selected or Not Selected. By submitting your applicion, you are certifying the accuracy of the informion contained in your applicion. If you make a false stement in any part of your applicion, you may not be hired; you may be termined after you begin work; or, you may be fined or jailed. After making a tentive job offer, we will conduct a suitability/security background investigion. You required to submit official documention prior to appointment. The agency will then verify the informion provided on your applicion (i.e., degree, Veterans' Preference, proof of disability, etc.). Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

(may be: (1) uploaded directly from your desktop; or (2) uploaded directly from your USAJOBS stored tachments): 1.

Resume:

Only resumes up to a total of two pages accepted . Applicants with resumes exceeding two pages removed from considerion. Reference the USAJobs Help Center for additional recommendions and instructions. You are encouraged to make your resume and profile searchable https://help.usajobs.gov/how-to/account/profile/searchable. You are highly encouraged to use USAJOBS Resume Builder to ensure all required informion is included in your Resume. If you use your own resume or curriculum vitae, for each work experience a minimum, your resume should include; job title(s) (including job series and grade, if Federal); description of duties or work performed; starting and ending des (month and year). Part-Time work must be clearly identified and include the number of hours per week; if not identified, then work assumed to be Full-Time. (

NOTE:

A full-time work schedule requires most employees to work 33-40 hours during the work week. A part-time schedule requires an employee to work less than full-time, typically 16-32 hours per week.) 2.)

Unofficial Transcripts:

If you are using the substitution of educion to meet qualificions, you must submit an unofficial transcript. Special Instructions for

Foreign Educion:

Educion completed in foreign colleges or universities must be evalued in terms of equivalency to th acquired in U.S. colleges and universities. Applicants educed in whole or in part in foreign countries must submit sufficient evidence, including transcripts, to an accredited prive organizion for an equivalency evaluion of course work and degree. You MUST provide a copy of the letter containing the results of the equivalency evaluion with a course by course listing along with your applicion. Failure to provide such documention by the closing de of the announcement will result in lost considerion. 3. Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) and Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) documention if applicable (see "Additional Informion" section). If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an applicion. To apply and be considered for this position, you must complete all required questionnaires, assessments and submit all required documention as specified in the How to Apply and Required Documents section. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on the closing de of the announcement to receive considerion. The applicion process is as follows: Click the blue "Apply Online" button. If you are not a registered USAJOBS user, please cree a new account and follow the instructions to complete your applicion process. If you are a registered user, login to access your existing USAJOBS profile. As a registered user, select a stored resume and select one or more of your stored documents to tach to your applicion. Check the "Certificion" box and click the "Apply for this position now!" button loced the bottom of the screen. Answer the questions presented in the applicion and tach all necessary supporting documention. Click the Submit Applicion button prior to 11:59 PM (ET) on the announcement closing de. If you experience technical difficulties during the online applicion process, please contact the USAJOBS helpdesk To upde your applicion, including supporting documention: During the announcement open period, return to your USAJOBS account, find your applicion record, and click Edit my applicion. This option will no longer be available once the announcement has closed. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Applicant Inquiries noaa.applicantinquiries@noaa.gov Address NOAA Office of Human Capital Services (OHCS) 1315 East West Hwy SSMC4 Silver Spring, MD 20910 US Next steps This Job Opportunity Announcement may be used to fill other equivalent positions throughout the Federal government. The position must be alike (e.g.: within the same geographic locions, equivalent grade/band and requires the same qualificions and specialized experience as indiced in this vacancy announcement). Salary ranges will vary based on the locion.

Please :

OPM Salary Charts for specific salary informion reled to a specific locion. You notified of your applicion stus through USAJOBS four points during the hiring process, as applicable. You can check the stus of your applicion by accessing the USAJOBS website and clicking on "Track Your Online Applicion." The four points of notificion are: Applicion Received Applicion assessed for qualificion; Referred or Not Referred; and Selected or Not Selected. By submitting your applicion, you are certifying the accuracy of the informion contained in your applicion. If you make a false stement in any part of your applicion, you may not be hired; you may be termined after you begin work; or, you may be fined or jailed. After making a tentive job offer, we will conduct a suitability/security background investigion. You required to submit official documention prior to appointment. The agency will then verify the informion provided on your applicion (i.e., degree, Veterans' Preference, proof of disability, etc.). Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted today • Apply by 06/16/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on June 16, 2026 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Pensacola, FL No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $74,678 - $116,362 per year Pay scale & grade ZP 3 Promotion potential None Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required 50% or less - May be required to travel for 2 to 6 week intervals and up to 50% of on duty stus. Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service Represented by a union No Drug test No Security clearance Not Required Position sensitivity and risk Jobs require a and some require a . The type depends on the job. Background check type Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number

NOS-26-12980394-DHA

Control number 872352000