This position is located in Bureau of Land Management (BLM), New Mexico Stare Office, in the Farmington District Office. This position is concurrently open to all U.S. Citizens under Announcement Number BLM-NM-23-12088621-DE-OPM.

Duties

This is an interdisciplinary position serving as a Mining Engineer/Geologist in the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), New Mexico State Office, in the Farmington District Office. The primary purpose of this position is to provide professional mining engineering/geological expertise to the solid minerals program and to oversee the leasable solid minerals program for both Federal and Indian lands in the District. Serve as the subject matter expert for minerals issues involving planning efforts. Provide mineral, geologic, and engineering input into the preparation of Resource Management Plans on Federal/State lands Review permit applications, Notices and Plans of Operation for compliance with applicable laws and regulations to determine bond requirements. Devise methods for maximum economic recovery of mineral deposits, and for the protection of air, water, recreational, fish and wildlife resources. Prepare mineral reports to evaluate the mineral potential of Federal and acquired lands. Organize, coordinate, and frequently acts as the chairperson for meetings with various Governmental and Tribal agencies, the public, and private industry, concerning all aspects of the minerals program. Draft surface protection stipulations, standards, and frame recommendations for mitigating measures to reduce the adverse impacts of surface disturbing activities.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship required
• May be required to complete background investigation and drug screening.
• Meet Selective Service Registration Act requirement for males
• Must provide resume and supporting documents (See required documents).
• You cannot hold an active real estate license, nor can you have an interest or hold stocks in firms with interest in Federal Lands.
• If you are a new employee or supervisor in the Federal government, you will be required to complete a one-year probationary period.
• Selectee will be required to participate in the Direct Deposit Electronics Funds Transfer Program.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain a valid state driver's license.
• You may be required to travel overnight away from home up to 10 nights per month.
• You must obtain a government charge card for travel purposes.
• You will be required to complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-450 on an annual basis.

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience. If qualifying based on education, a copy of your unofficial transcripts must be provided with your application. Since this is an Interdisciplinary position, you must meet the BASIC REQUIREMENT for at least ONE series AND meet the ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT in order to qualify for this position. BASIC REQUIREMENTS For the Mining Engineer, GS-0880, you must possess one of the following: A. Successfully completed a Bachelor's degree (or higher) in engineering. The curriculum must be in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). (NOTE: You must provide a copy of your transcripts.) OR B. Successfully completed a bachelor's degree (or higher) in engineering. The curriculum must have included differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics. (NOTE: You must provide a copy of your transcripts.) OR C. Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT), or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. -OR- achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) and are eligible for this position because it is within or closely related to the specialty field of your registration. (NOTE: You must provide a copy of your registration or licensure.) OR D. Have successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination or any other written test required for professional registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico. (NOTE: You must provide proof of passing the examination/test.) OR E. Have successfully completed at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical and engineering sciences, and that included the courses specified in the basic requirements in statement B above. The courses were fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program in statements A or B above. (NOTE: You must provide a copy of your transcripts.) OR F. Have successfully completed a curriculum leading to a Bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, (examples of related curricula are not all-inclusive) in lieu of a Bachelor's degree in engineering, AND have at least one year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. (NOTE: You must provide a copy of your transcripts and an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions.) For the Geologist, GS-1350, you must possess one of the following: A. Have a successfully completed a bachelor's or higher degree from an accredited college or university in geology, plus 20 additional semester hours in any combination of mathematics, physics, chemistry, biological science, structural, chemical, civil, mining or petroleum engineering, computer science, planetary geology, comparative planetology, geophysics, meteorology, hydrology, oceanography, physical geography, marine geology, and cartography. (NOTE: You must provide a copy of your transcripts.) OR B. Have a combination of education and experience, that includes course work as shown in A above [20 additional semester hours in any combination of mathematics, physics, chemistry, biological science, structural, chemical, civil, mining or petroleum engineering, computer science, planetary geology, comparative planetology, geophysics, meteorology, hydrology, oceanography, physical geography, marine geology, and cartography] PLUS, appropriate experience or additional education related to this position. The quality of the combination of education and experience must be comparable to that normally acquired through the successful completion of a full 4-year course of study with a major in one of the fields stated in A above. This combination must be sufficient to demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the duties of a professional Geologist. (NOTE: You must provide a copy of your transcripts.) ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT FOR THE GRADE GS-12: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service (obtained either in the private or public sectors) performing mining engineering or geologist principles, methods, and techniques. This experience included: (1) researching, interpreting and applying mining engineering and related geologic sciences related to the permitting, extraction and use of solid mineral resources; (2) participating in solid minerals operations (i.e., exploration, development, production, abandonment, reclamation etc.) to include the technical safety and environmental impact; (3) applying Federal energy and minerals policy, procedures and laws; (4) coordinating assigned permit/lease actions with applicable surface management and regulatory agencies on public domain lands, and private surface lands. TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENTS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-11 is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-12 level. (Must submit your SF-50 that shows Time-in-Grade eligibility and reflects your title, series, and grade. No award SF-50 will be accepted). Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement. IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. If your resume does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s). Volunteer Experience: 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. You must include months, years and hours per week worked to receive credit for your work and/or volunteer experience. One year of specialized experience is equivalent to 12 months at 40 hours per week. Part-time hours are prorated. You will not receive any credit for experience that does not indicate exact hours per week or is listed as "varies".

Education

Basic Requirements Education:
To qualify based on education, you must submit a legible copy of transcripts from an accredited institution with your name, school name, credit hours, course level, major(s), and grade-point average or class ranking. Transcripts do not need to be official, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work.

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet qualification requirements, you must show that your 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.

GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.

Specialized Experience:
There is no substitution of education for experience at the grade level(s) of this announcement.

Contacts

• Address BLM New Mexico State Office BLM New Mexico, NM-951 301 Dinosaur Trail Santa Fe, NM 87508 US
• Name: San Antonio Services Branch
• Phone: 816-541-8101
• Email: [email protected]