The Bureau of Safety & Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) works to promote safety, protect the environment, and conserve resources offshore through vigorous regulatory oversight and enforcement. For information about our bureau go to: http://www.bsee.gov/

Duties

This position is located within the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), Gulf of Mexico (GOM) Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Region, Office of the Regional Director, Deputy Regional Director for DIEE, Deputy Regional Supervisor for District Field Operations, Well Operations Support Section, duty stationed in Jefferson, LA. At the full performance level (GS-13) the major duties of this position include, but are not limited to the following: 1. Ensures well operations conducted in the GOMR will be permitted in a consistent manner across the District offices and ensure all these operations are conducted in accordance with current regulations and policy. 2. Serves as Staff Engineering Specialist on oil and gas drilling operations with responsibility for assuring the technical adequacy of well designs, drilling programs, and abandonment procedures; and assuring that the operations will be conducted in accordance with the applicable lease terms and Regulations. 3. Reviews all new and revised Well Containment Screening Tools (WCST) for all drilling permits using a subsea Blowout Preventer (BOP) or a surface BOP from a floating production facility to determine well bore integrity in the event of a blowout. 4. Investigates all reports relating to inconsistent policy and procedures between Districts. Conducting field audits on and as needed basis to verify results. 5. Monitors the engineering permitting and reporting process by reviewing e-Well, TIMS and meeting with District personnel: evaluating the engineering program and reviewing the engineering program for the purposes of identifying those aspects of the program which need improvement in the areas of efficiency and effectiveness. 6. Responsible for coordinating all new drilling policies as well as maintaining the official policy manual for drilling operations. 7. Serves on teams to investigate serious drilling accidents, blowouts, fires, and pollution incidents. Determine probable cause and makes recommendations for issuance of Safety Alerts where warranted. 8. Presents testimony as an expert witness on complex petroleum issues concerning completion and workover operations. Weekend Work: This position is subject to a rotational schedule and must be available for after-hours work-related advisory telephone calls from operators at nights and on weekends and holidays.

Requirements

Qualifications

Minimum Qualification Requirements: To qualify for this position, you must meet the (1) Basic Educational Requirements AND (2) Specialized Experience for the series/grade to which you are applying. Petroleum Engineering Series, 0881: Individual Occupational Requirements (1) Basic Educational Requirements: To be eligible for this position, you must meet either A or B below for the series to which you are applying. A. Degree: Engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by ABET; or (2) include 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. -OR- B. Combination of education and experience -- college-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following: Professional registration or licensure Written Test Specified academic courses Related curriculum For further information on the adequacy of such background demonstrated by one of the above listed are found in the link below: http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800/ Please Note: This position requires specific educational coursework to qualify. You MUST provide transcripts in order to verify that the educational requirements have been met. This information must be received by the closing date of the announcement. Failure to provide this information may result in you receiving an "INELIGIBLE" rating. -AND- (2) Specialized Experience: To qualify for the GS-13, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 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: Performing a complete range of program analysis and evaluation on exploration and development operations with special emphasis on regulatory proposals and impact analysis, policy making and guidance documents that involve drilling and workover/completion activities; AND Reviewing Blowout Preventer (BOP) information, i.e., certificates, shear test data, modifications, and instrumentation diagrams of the BOP Control System, to ensure the equipment can perform its designed function; AND Meeting with operators and contractors to discuss and resolve complex drilling issues. Must meet all. 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 Safety and Environmental Enforcement 45600 Woodland Road Sterling, VA 20166 US
• Name: HR Assistant
• Phone: 7037871446
• Email: [email protected]