Job opening: Leasing Specialist
Salary: $66 134 - 104 016 per year
Published at: Aug 16 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) manages the exploration and development of the nation's offshore resources. It seeks to appropriately balance economic development, energy independence, and environmental protection through oil and gas leases, renewable energy development and environmental reviews and studies. For information about our bureau go to: http://www.boem.gov/
Duties
This position is located within the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), Pacific Outer Continental Shelf Region (POCSR), Office of Strategic Resources (OSR), Lease Management Section (LMS) in Camarillo, CA.
At the full performance level (GS-13) the major duties of this position include, but are not limited to the following:
1. Serves as the Region's expert on lease adjudication and administration activities, ensuring leases are properly managed and companies provide adequate financial assurance for the full spectrum of lease requirements.
2. Assists employees in other offices and industry representatives with adjudication procedures and issues. Responds to inquiries from the public, lessees and/or other interested parties, both orally and in writing, on outer continental shelf (OCS) leasing and adjudication policies and procedures.
3. Develops and updates regional policies and procedures for adjudication activities and general bond and treasury pledge account requirements for financial assurance purposes.
4. Reviews legal and regulatory processes and issues relating to oil and gas, mineral and non-energy operations on the outer continental shelf (OCS) and recommends improvement initiatives where appropriate.
5. Provides analysis, comments, and recommendations on new or proposed regulations, manuals, policies, and other procedural directives which may affect the outer continental shelf (OCS) program for the Pacific.
6. Provides adjudication oversight for leasing within the Pacific Region for renewable energy lease sale offerings and for leases resulting from competitive and non-competitive renewable energy lease sales.
7. Interprets proposed and existing regulations affecting the performance of maintaining financial assurance requirements and procedures for both oil/gas and renewable energy programs.
8. Serves as the subject matter expert for financial assurance issues on the Region's risk management program.
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework and the selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisor approval.
Salary Information
GS-09: $66,134 - $85,971 per annum.
GS-11: $80,015- $104,016 per annum.
First time hires to the Federal government normally start at the lower salary range of the grade level.
This vacancy may be used to fill additional positions as vacancies become available.
This vacancy is also announced as BOEM-MMNN-23-EI-134(MP) for those applicants who wish to apply and be considered under Merit Promotion procedures.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualification Requirements:
To qualify for this position you must meet the Education or Specialized Experience for the grade to which you are applying.
GS-9 Specialized Experience:
To qualify for the GS-09, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service, or comparable experience not gained through Federal service. Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience:
1) Communicating detailed information in oral and written form to a variety of audiences including management; AND
2) Performing analyses of various types of data which may include administrative, clerical, financial, contractual, or legal documents; AND
3) Project management skills including scheduling and budget tracking, and quality assurance monitoring.
Must Meet All
-OR-
Education: 2 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master's degree, or Master's or Equivalent graduate degree related to the position.
-OR-
Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of successfully completed graduate education and specialized experience equivalent to the GS-7 level that totals 100% of the requirement for this grade level.
GS-11 Specialized Experience:
To qualify for the GS-11, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service, or comparable experience not gained through Federal service. Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience:
1) Experience in leasing and lease management related to oil, gas, minerals and/or renewable energy;
2) Preparing technical reports/presentations to present findings or recommendations to management;
3) Managing computer databases and demonstrated ability with collecting, maintaining, and coordinating data to support financial report preparation.
Must meet at least 2 out of 3
-OR-
Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., related to the position.
-OR-
Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of specialized experience and education that totals 100% of the experience requirement. Only graduate-level education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be used to qualify.
Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualification Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions and is available at OPM's website: https://www.opm.gov/qualifications/standards/indexes/num-ndx.asp
All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
Education
Education: If this position requires specific educational course work to qualify, or you are qualifying based in whole or part on education, you are required to provide transcripts as proof of meeting the requirements.
Foreign Education: Education completed in colleges or universities outside the United States may be used to meet the specific educational requirements as stated above. 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:
http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-policies/#url=e4
Contacts
- Address Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
45600 Woodland Road
Sterling, VA 20166
US
- Name: HR Assistant
- Phone: 703-787-1446
- Email: [email protected]
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