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Duties

These positions are located within the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), Gulf of Mexico OCS Region (GOMR), Office of Production and Development, Development and Unitization Section in Jefferson, LA. At the full performance level (GS-12) the major duties of this position include, but are not limited to the following: Reviews technical data and performs economic evaluations concerning Royalty Relief, Premature Abandonment, and Lease Paying Quantity determinations and recommends approval or denials of proposed royalty relief applications, premature abandonment reviews, or lease paying quantity issues. Processes complex suspensions of production and operations (SOP's and SOO's) applications submitted by OCS operators and develops a recommendation for the Supervisor. Assures the sequence and timeliness of the scheduled development activities are sufficient to minimize the time necessary to commence production on the lease. Evaluates requests to confirm royalty suspension volumes regarding Shallow Water Deep Gas Royalty Relief and Deepwater Royalty Relief, develops recommendations for appropriate action and prepares correspondence to the operator. Reviews Plans of Exploration (POE'S) and Development Operations Coordination Documents (DOCD's) to ensure strict compliance to SOP activity schedules and to protect Federal Government royalty interests due to potential drainage and resolves any conflicts that may arise. Performs oil and gas field studies, including engineering assessments for competitive reservoir determinations and the payment of compensatory royalty payments using graphical techniques, engineering methods and geologic and economic analyses. Prepares engineering and technical reports. BSEE has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework and the selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisor approval. This position is included in a bargaining unit. The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), Local 3457, is the exclusive representative of all employees in this bargaining unit. Salary Information: GS-05: $43,682- $56,792 per annum GS-07: $54,111-$ 70,343 per annum GS-09: $66,188-$ 86,041 per annum GS-11: $80,081-$ 104,101 per annum GS-12: $95,984-$ 124,779 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 BSEE-EENN-24-CM-072(MP) for those applicants who wish to apply and be considered under Merit Promotion procedures.

Requirements

Qualifications

Minimum Qualification Requirements: To qualify for this position you must meet the (1) Basic Educational Requirements AND (2) Specialized Experience AND/OR Education 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 -AND- In addition to meeting the Basic Educational Qualification requirements, applicants must have either A. Specialized Experience or B. Education (directly related) or C. Combination of Education and Experience to qualify for the grade to which you are applying. A. GS-5 Specialized Experience: To qualify for the GS-05, all applicants who meet the basic education requirements described in the individual occupational requirements are fully qualified for the GS-5 grade level. A. GS-7 Specialized Experience: To qualify for the GS-07, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-05 grade level in the Federal service, or comparable experience not gained through Federal service and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience: 1. Working with petroleum engineering principles that are best practices for the extraction of oil and gas. -OR- B. Education: You may substitute education (education that is directly related) for experience at the GS-07 level if you have achieved: One year of progressively higher level graduate level education. Superior Academic Achievement at the baccalaureate level in an engineering program (For more info: http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-policies/#url=e4f) Successful completion of a 5-year program of study of at least 160 semester hours leading to a bachelor's degree in engineering. -OR- C. Qualifying combination of Education and Experience: Appropriate Combinations of Graduate Education and Professional Experience that totals 100% of the requirement for the GS-7 grade level. A combination of graduate level education and specialized experience that totals 100% of the requirement for the GS-07. -OR- Applicants with an engineering Bachelor's degree who have appropriate experience as a technician equivalent to grade GS-5 may have such experience credited for grade GS-7 only on a month-for-month basis up to a maximum of 12 months. A. 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 and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience: 1. Working with petroleum engineering principles that are best practices for the extraction of oil and gas; AND 2. Assisting in petroleum economic determinations including oil reservoir evaluation, gas reservoir evaluation, and/or expected ultimate recovery. MUST MEET ALL -OR- B. Education: You may substitute education (education that is directly related) for experience at the GS-09 level if you have achieved: 2 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master's degree, or Master's or Equivalent graduate degree. -OR- C. Qualifying 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. OR, A combination of Superior Academic Achievement and 1 year of appropriate professional experience that is related to the position. A. 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 and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience: 1. Working with petroleum engineering principles that are best practices for the extraction of oil and gas; 2. Assisting in petroleum economic determinations including oil reservoir evaluation, gas reservoir evaluation, and/or expected ultimate recovery; AND 3. Performing decline curve analysis to determine oil and gas reserves. MUST MEET ALL -OR- B. Education: You may substitute graduate education for experience if you have achieved: 3 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree. -OR- C. Qualifying combination of Education and Experience: A combination of successfully completed graduate education (only successfully completed education beyond the second year (or 36 semester hours) is creditable towards meeting this requirement) and specialized experience equivalent to the GS-9 level that is related to the position and total 100% of the requirement for this grade level. A. GS-12 Specialized Experience: To qualify for the GS-12, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service, or comparable experience not gained through Federal service and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience: 1. Working with petroleum engineering principles that are best practices for the extraction of oil and gas; 2. Assisting in petroleum economic determinations including oil reservoir evaluation, gas reservoir evaluation, and/or expected ultimate recovery; 3. Performing decline curve analysis to determine oil and gas reserves; AND 4. Applying laws, regulations, and/or policies governing oil and gas exploration and/or oil and gas development. MUST MEET ALL Note: Education may not be substituted for experience at the GS-12 grade level. 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

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/

NOTE: This position has a positive education requirement. Applications must provide transcripts (unofficial are acceptable) in order to verify that the educational requirement has been met. This information must be received by the closing date of the announcement. Failure to provide this information will result in your receiving an "INELIGIBLE" rating.

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 9
• Phone: 703-787-1446
• Email: [email protected]