DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY: This position is being filled through the office of Personnel Management's (OPM) Government-Wide Direct-Hire Authority for this occupation and is open to all U.S. Citizens. Since the Direct-Hire Recruitment Authority is being used, traditional Veterans' Preference rules do not apply. Qualified Veterans will, however, be given full consideration for this position.

Duties

This position is located within the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs (OORP), Emerging Technologies Branch (ETB), Research Support Section (RSS). in various BSEE office duty locations. At the full performance level (GS-11) the major duties of this position include, but are not limited to the following: 1. Serves under a technical lead or RSS Chief for offshore energy activity research programs and peer reviews. 2. Serves as a contracting officer I or II and implements the research process, coordinates with research process stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle, develops project charts with key milestones and deliverables, and reports results regularly as agreed with leadership. 3. Designs and develops special technical studies under the Technology Assessment Program to support senior BSEE officials' decisions on policy and regulatory issues associated with OCS program aspects with the exception of oil spill research processes and lifecycle activities, which are handled elsewhere in the Bureau. 4. Provides technical review and path-forward recommendations of new and emerging technologies, risks, and challenges related to carbon sequestration methods, oil and gas exploration, development, and end-of-life operations, particularly regarding drilling, work-over, completion, or production operations. 5. Supports the RSS Chief to liaise with other research initiatives led by other Department of the Interior Bureaus or Agencies. Salary Information First time hires to the Federal government normally start at the lower salary range of the grade level. GS-11 (Per Annum): Houston, TX: $80,081 -$104,101 (SRT 0716) Anchorage, AK: $77,898 -$101,263 Jefferson, LA: $69,107 -$89,835 Sterling, VA: $ 78,592 -$ 102,166 Camarillo, CA: $80,015 - $104,016 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 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/OR (2) Specialized Experience for the series to which you are applying. (1) Basic Educational Requirements: 0801-General Engineer You must meet the description in either A or B below to qualify for this position: *Please Note: This position requires specific educational coursework to qualify. You MUST provide a copy of your unofficial 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.* 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-11, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 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 (must meet all): Supporting any step of the project management process from project scoping and comparing technical proposals through contract oversight and contract closure; Using new and emerging energy technologies to mitigate process safety risks on renewable energy, carbon capture and/or oil and gas systems; Using project management principles to successfully deliver projects; AND Working on a multi-functional team to facilitate and contribute to development of project deliverables. OR Substitution of Appropriate Education for Experience: You may substitute education (education that is directly related) for experience at the GS-11 level if you have achieved: - a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree from an accredited institution; OR - 3 full years of progressively higher education beyond graduate level leading to such a degree; OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and specialized experience, which when combined, equal 100% of the qualification requirement. Only directly related education in excess of the first two years of progressively higher level graduate education toward a doctoral or the equivalent graduate degree may be used toward this combination. (example: 2.5 years in a doctoral program (50%) plus 6 months of specialized experience (50%) = 100%). 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: Maritza Lupercio
• Email: [email protected]