BLM is seeking a dynamic individual to join the team to serve as a Geologist in the Western Montana District Office, Butte Field Office located in Butte, Montana. Information about the area can be found at Butte Chamber of Commerce website. We expect to fill one vacancy at this time; however, additional positions may be filled from this announcement if they become available.

Duties

Determine the impacts of prospecting, exploration, development, and mining on public lands through the application of geologic principles. Examine and assess public land for the potential of mineral presence to support management activities. Contribute geologic information input on interdisciplinary teams to support environmental impact studies on public lands Examines BLM land and makes assessment of mineral potential in order to develop, evaluate, and administer minerals management activities Communicates with agency personnel, permittees, applicants, company representatives, and interest groups regarding agency related minerals or geologic topics. Inspect mineral operations for compliance with operating plans in accordance with agency standards. Apply geologic principles to the administration of mineral leasing activities on public lands.

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.
• An applicant appointed to this position must possess (or obtain within 30 days of entrance on duty) and maintain a valid state driver's license while employed in this position.
• May require a one year probationary period.

Qualifications

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. In addition to meeting the basic entry requirement, applicants must have specialized experience and/or directly related education of the position to be found qualified. In order to be rated as qualified for this position, we must be able to determine that you meet the specialized experience requirement. Please be sure to include this information in your resume. To be creditable, this experience must have been equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade. Specialized Experience for the GS-07 Geologist: one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-05 level in geology-related work OR one (1) year of progressively higher-level graduate education. Specialized Experience for the GS-09 Geologist: one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-07 level in geology-related work. At this level, geologists independently perform recurring assignments that are more difficult and complex than those performed by a recent graduate. Examples: review and provide geologic expertise in the processing of applications to conduct drilling; review mineral exploration proposals and recommend stipulations to protect resource values; provide geologic data to staff engaged in drainage and economic evaluation; OR two (2) years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's degree or master's or equivalent graduate degree in the field of geology or directly related fields of study; OR have an equivalent combination of the type and level of experience and education described above. Only graduate level education in excess of the first year of may be combined with experience. Specialized Experience for the GS-11 Geologist: one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09 level in geology-related work. At this level, work assignments require the geologist to determine approaches and solutions, using judgment in modifying, adapting and making compromises within standard guidelines, applying standard scientific practices to new situations, and relating the work to precedents. Completed work is reviewed for technical soundness and conformance to requirements and objectives of the assignment; OR three (3) years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in the field of geology or directly related fields of study; OR have an equivalent combination of the type and level of experience and education described above. Only graduate level education in excess of the first two years may be combined with experience. 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 are applying for a promotion opportunity, you must have completed a minimum of 52 weeks at the next lower grade level.

Education

This position has a positive education requirement:

Basic Requirements:
A. Degree: geology, plus 20 additional semester hours in any combination of mathematics; physics; chemistry; biological science; structural, chemical, civil, mining or petroleum engineering; computer science; planetary geology; comparative planetology; geophysics; meteorology; hydrology; oceanography; physical geography; marine geology; and cartography.
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B. Combination of education and experience: course work as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

You must submit copies of all transcripts or a list of college courses that include hours and grades from an accredited U.S. college/university. If your degree is from a Foreign Institution see Foreign Education.

Contacts

• Address BLM Montana State Office BLM Montana State Office, MT-933 Branch of Human Resources 5001 Southgate Drive Billings, MT 59101 US
• Name: Kevin Wilkerson
• Phone: 406-896-5203
• Email: [email protected]