This position is part of the Dept. of Interior, ONRR, REGA, Royalty Valuation Guidance, Team A. You must be able to report to one of the advertised duty stations in order to be eligible for this job opportunity. One or more positions will be filled in one of the following locations. Dallas, TX - $74,961 to $116,803 Houston, TX - $79,766 to $124,289 Lakewood, CO - $ 76,551 to $ 119,280 Oklahoma City, OK - $69,107 to $107,680 Tulsa, OK - $69,107 to $107,680

Duties

Review, analyze, and maintain a wide variety of data related to assigned leases or geographic basins, including marketing practices, transportation and processing facilities, pipelines, sales contracts, published prices, and industry literature. Respond to requests from industry, states, Tribes, individual Indian mineral owners, ONRR staff and DOI offices to assist with procedures and methods for determining the valuation of mineral and energy resources for royalty purposes. Collaborate, coordinate, and communicate with other team members, and members of other ONRR teams, as appropriate, to develop sound valuation guidance and ensure consistent application and interpretation of policies and procedures. Evaluate, using applicable regulations and procedures and professional, technical training, company requests to determine appropriate transportation and processing allowances. Provide guidance on valuation procedures and methods for industry to use in reporting royalty due the Federal Government and Indian tribes and individual Indian mineral owners for minerals extracted nationwide, onshore and offshore.

Requirements

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: All applicants must first meet one of the following basic qualifications: GS-1350 Geology Series GS-1301 General Physical Science Series GS-0881 Petroleum Engineering Series In addition to meeting the basic eligibility requirements, applicants must have one of the following: All applicants at the GS-11 must meet one of the following qualifications: A. One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09 level. Specialized experience is that which has equipped the applicant with the competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. More specifically this requirement includes: detailed knowledge of the concepts, principles, and practices of geology, engineering, and/or physical sciences applicable to the valuation of oil, gas, solid mineral, and geothermal products; determination of fair market value of oil, gas, solid mineral, and geothermal resources; and determination of equitable royalties, rentals, and other revenues accruing to the Federal and Indian lessor. OR B. Three years of progressively higher level graduate level education leading to a Ph.D. degree or equivalent doctoral degree in Geology, Physical Science or Professional Engineering. OR C. Combination of education and experience as listed above. At the GS-12 level, you must meet the following qualification: One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 level. Specialized experience is that which has equipped the applicant with the competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. More specifically this requirement includes: thorough knowledge of concepts, principles, and practices of geology, engineering, and/or physical sciences applicable to oil, gas, solid mineral, and geothermal industries; deliver expert advice on all aspects of industry valuation projects on Federal and Indian lands that bear upon the financial activities and interrelationships of OS, States, Tribes, and the oil and gas solid mineral and geothermal industries. Applicants must carefully review the information in the "How You Will Be Evaluated" section for important information and instructions pertaining to the multi-hurdle assessment process for this position. Only experience and education obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered. TIME-IN-GRADE: Current career or career-conditional employees of the Federal government, or former career or career-conditional employees, who have a break in service of less than one year, are required to meet the time-in-grade restriction of one year of Federal experience at the next lower grade, with few exceptions outlined in 5 CFR 300.603(b). A written test is not required. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

If qualifying based on 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.

Only education from institutions which are accredited or preaccredited/candidate for accreditation may be used to meet education requirements.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that 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: http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Contacts

• Address Office of Natural Resources Revenue 1849 C Street NW Washington, DC 20006 US
• Name: Jeffrey Moore
• Email: [email protected]