Explore a new career with the BLM - where our people are our most precious resource. This position is located in Battle Mountain, NV. Information about Battle Mountain and the surrounding area can be found at Battle Mountain Chamber of Commerce. We expect to fill one (1) vacancy at this time; however, additional positions may be filled from this announcement if they become available. This position is authorized a 25% incentive if eligible - see Additional Information.

Duties

Ensure that program and operational support is provided for the exploration, development, and production of all locatable, patentable, salable, energy and non-energy leasable solid minerals. Assures proper management of minerals on Indian Trust lands; performs economic evaluations for coal and other solid leasable minerals. Provides overall staff leadership, direction, management, and supervision; determines work goals/objectives, sets priorities, and establishes the best approaches and solutions to address problems and issues. Plans work to be accomplished by subordinates; determines acceptability, rejection, or correction of contractor work. Furnishes accurate information relating to solid minerals for various purposes, including advising the Field Office personnel, FM, DDM, and DM. Formulates, implements, and directs Solid Mineral Group programs; oversees field office solid minerals-related program monitoring conducted by staff and provides status reports to management. Ensures solid mineral program reviews are conducted as necessary and provides recommendations for improvements to management. Key contact for staff/field offices regarding facilitating program procedures, authorizations, adjudications, planning/land use planning, the National Environmental Policy Act and other actions necessary to lease/manage/develop solid minerals.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Be sure to read the 'How to Apply' and 'Required Documents' Sections.
• You cannot hold an active real estate license: nor can you have an interest or hold stocks in firms with interest in Federal Lands.
• Direct Deposit Required.
• Appointment will be subject to a favorably adjudicated background/suitability investigation/determination.
• Your resume must contain enough information to show that you meet the qualification requirements as defined in the announcement. In addition, your responses to the questions must adequately reflect in your resume.
• Supervisory Probationary Period: If you are selected for this position, you will be required to serve a one year supervisory/managerial probationary period if one has not previously been completed.
• May require a one-year probationary period.
• If selected for this position, you will be required to annually complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-450 within 30 days of reporting to duty.

Qualifications

Education Requirement: This is an interdisciplinary position with a positive education requirement. You must meet the education requirements for at least one of the professional series below: Selective Placement Factors - This position requires a special qualification that has been determined to be essential to perform the duties and will be used as a screen out element. Those who do not provide evidence they possess the following selective factor(s) will be rated not qualified: - Professional Engineering (PE) License (required for individuals applying with an Engineering degree) In order to be rated as qualified for this position, we must be able to determine that you meet the qualification requirements - please be sure to include this information in your resume. No assumptions will be made about your experience. Basic Education Requirement: For 0880 Mining Engineer - - Have a degree in 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 - Combination of education and experience for positive education requirement - 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 -- Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT)1, or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration. For example, an applicant who attains registration through a State Board's eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions. Written Test -- Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE)2 examination or any other written test required for professional registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico. Specified academic courses -- Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A. Related curriculum -- Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a bachelor's degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions. (The above examples of related curricula are not all-inclusive) For 1301 Physical Scientist - - Have a degree in physical science, engineering, or mathematics that included 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science such as mechanics, dynamics, properties of materials and electronics; OR - Have a combination of education and experience-education equivalent to one of the majors listed above that included at least 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science, plus appropriate experience, or additional education. Specialized Experience: Meet at least one of the Basic Education Requirements listed above AND you must have one (1) full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service (obtained either in the private or public sectors) performing the following: Working closely with staff and higher-level managers to carry out resource management decisions on Federal and Indian trust solid minerals; Ensure compliance with applicable mineral leasing and environmental acts, regulations and stipulations for industry development, exploration plans, mining plans, environmental analyses, lease modifications, and other related actions; Provides policy guidance and technical advice for mining claim validity examinations, patent examinations, occupancy, and surface management actions; Developing budgets and Annual Work Plans (AWPs); Conducting a full range of supervisory duties, including planning, organizing, directing, and evaluating the work of subordinate staff members; Communicating orally, to a variety of internal/external audiences to ensure solid mineral functions are in compliance with regulatory requirements. There is no substitution of education for experience at the GS-13 grade level. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement. Federal employees in the competitive service are also subject to the Time-In-Grade requirement in accordance with 5 CFR 300.604. If you are a current Federal employee in the General Schedule (GS) pay plan and applying for a promotion opportunity, you must have completed a minimum of 52 weeks at the next lower grade level. Physical Demands: The work of the position is sedentary. Duties are typically performed in an office or meeting room setting. Occasional Field visits with extreme temperatures and uneven surfaces. Work Environment: The incumbent usually works indoors in an office setting but may be required to work in less than adequate facilities on occasion, such as during travel. Occasional field work trips to operating and/or potential mineral extraction areas and inspections are required.

Education

This position has a positive education requirement which requires that you have a degree and falls under the OPM qualification standard for the 0880 and/or the 1301 job series and have Individual Occupational Requirements. See qualification section for description of the Basic Education Requirement (BER).

You MUST submit a copy of ALL your college transcripts or a list of ALL college courses that include hours and grades from an accredited U.S. college/university. Upon selection, official transcripts must be received prior to appointment. If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet qualification requirements, you must show that your education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.

All selections and tentative offers of selection are contingent upon submission and verification of 'official' transcripts.

Contacts

• Address BLM Nevada State Office BLM Nevada State Office NV-953 1340 Financial Blvd. Reno, NV 89502 US
• Name: Kimberly King
• Phone: (775) 861-6510
• Email: [email protected]