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, District Field Operations (DFO), Production Operations 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. Performs technical reviews of applications for production systems or equipment, approval to change plans, modify surface and subsurface safety valve arrangements, and add or delete surface production safety devices. 2. Reviews and analyzes engineering data on equipment related to production, safety, and pollution control sufficient to determine whether such equipment is adequate to insure prudent, safe, and workmanlike operations. 3. Investigates production accidents, blowouts, and fires. Prepares reports showing probable cause and makes recommendations to minimize the possibility of similar accidents recurring or to reduce the severity if one does recur. These recommendations may include revisions to present regulations or industry 's operations procedures. 4. Visits oil & gas leases under District supervision on a regular basis to determine that proper operating practices are followed, particularly where unusual or unique problems have developed, and analyses of such drilling operations are beyond the scope of the inspectors, lower graded engineering staff, and platform operators. 5. Represents the District in meetings involving the latest developments in the field to assist in the strategies and methodologies for production operations for review and inspection of new facilities, systems, equipment, and components. 6. Mentors and provides technical leadership, expertise, and guidance to lower-level engineers and other staff in the conduct of day-to-day operations, investigations, inspections, and audits. Note: 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. Telework: The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework and the selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisor approval. Financial Disclosure: You will be required to file an Employment and Financial Interest-OGE-450. Physical Demands: The work is primarily sedentary. Occasional visits to offshore drilling installations and/or shipyard locations are required which are generally non-strenuous in nature involving some walking, climbing, stooping and bending. Offshore visits require Helicopter Underwater Egress Training (HUET) certification utilizing the Modular Egress Training Simulator (METS) and swing Rope training. Work Environment: Occasional offshore field inspections are conducted in close proximity to operating machinery and the heavy equipment associated with oil and gas production. Travel to and from offshore locations is by Government vehicle, chartered helicopter and/or chartered boat. Weekend Work: In accordance with the rotational schedule established in the district, the incumbent will be available for after-hours work-related advisory telephone calls from operators at night and on weekends and holidays. This position is included in a bargaining unit. The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), Local 2802, is the exclusive representative of all employees in this bargaining unit. GS-13: $114,137 - $148,376 *First time hires to the federal government typically start at the beginning salary in the range for their respective grade level. This vacancy may be used to fill additional positions as vacancies become available. This vacancy is also announced as BSEE-EENN-24-FS-069(DEU) for those applicants who wish to apply and be considered under Competitive Examining procedures.

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, you must meet the (1) Basic Education 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: 1. Assured the technical adequacy of production systems, equipment, pollution control devices, and safety systems. 2. Performed technical reviews of alternate compliance requests for and of pertinent systems such as production systems (oil, gas, H2S, sulphur, and produced water processing components along with associated piping systems). 3. Processed safety systems (safety devices to sense pressure, level, temperature, and flow of the production system and the valves used to isolate the source along with SAFE Charts and associated Safety Flow Diagrams), electrical systems, monitoring systems, fire and gas detection systems, fire-fighting systems, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems, personnel safety equipment, and lifesaving appliances on all new fixed and floating offshore oil and gas facilities of the Gulf of Mexico Region (GOMR) or any subsequent modifications thereof. 4. Performed the pre-production walkthrough inspections on all new fixed and floating oil and gas facilities to verify the installation of the pertinent systems such as production systems, process safety systems, electrical systems, monitoring systems, fire and gas detection systems, fire-fighting systems, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), and personnel safety equipment or as permitted. Must meet 3 out of 4. 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 Safety and Environmental Enforcement 45600 Woodland Road Sterling, VA 20166 US
• Name: HR Assistant
• Phone: 7037871446
• Email: [email protected]