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),Gulf of Mexico OCS Region (GOMR), Resource Evaluation (RE), in Jefferson, LA. This position is being advertised as both location negotiable after selection and with a duty station(s) of Jefferson, LA with the option of telework. If applying to "negotiable after selection", this means that your duty station will be based off your home address, and you will be a full-time remote worker. If applying to a specific duty station, you may be allowed to telework a set number of day(s) per pay period, with supervisory approval". At the full performance level (GS-13) the major duties of this position include, but are not limited to the following: 1. Analyzes and interprets engineering and geological data and independently carries out detailed investigations that often have significant impact on engineering priorities for the Bureau/Office and/or Department. 2. Maintains mastery of data interpretation software and various PC-based software applications to adequately evaluate engineering-related projects, make determinations, and for the purpose of inputting, displaying, and organizing geological, geochemical, geophysical and/or engineering data for retrieval, evaluation, and to make recommendations that influence decision-making for the Bureau/Office and/or DOI. 3. Prepares or contributes to complex, technically authoritative reports on petroleum engineering studies which typically require development or application of new methods for reservoir and economic evaluations. 4. Makes presentations to senior management officials, in public forums, and under other circumstances where technical information must be presented in a way that is comprehensible to non-technical personnel. 5. Serves as a senior advisor to management officials in the bureau and/or Department on planning of future projects in accordance with DOI priorities and bureau resources and priorities. 6. Provides technical mentorship, guidance, training, and advice to scientists and technicians and other internal and external stakeholders. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) 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 Jefferson, LA GS-13, Step 1: $114,137 to Step 10: $148,376 per annum. Virtual GS-13, Step 1: $98,496 - Step 10: $158,432 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.

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 to which you are applying. SUBMISSION OF TRANSCRIPTS IS REQUIRED. (1) Basic Educational Requirements: In addition to the specialized experience requirements for this position, applicants must meet the Education Requirements described below: Petroleum Engineer, 0881 A. Degree: Professional Engineering. To be acceptable, the curriculum must: (1) be in a school of engineering with at least one curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) as a professional engineering curriculum; 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 professional 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 listed in the link below: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf (2) Specialized Experience To qualify for the GS-13, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 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 in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience: 1. evaluating oil and gas resources or reserves and 2. understanding and evaluating oil and gas data and information. 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. Merit Promotion candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements by the closing date of the 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: Brandi Fourcade
• Phone: (504) 736-2470
• Email: [email protected]