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 Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Region (GOMR), Office of the Regional Director (ORD) to be filled in Jefferson, LA; Angleton, TX; or Houston, TX. At the full performance level (GS-14) the major duties of this position include, but are not limited to the following: 1. As a technical lead to the BSEE Source Control Support Coordinator (SCSC), duties and responsibilities are bureau-wide in scope and focus on intervention and source control operations on the outer continental shelf (OCS). 2. Assists in the planning, execution, and evaluation of BSEE government initiated unannounced exercises that involve source control issues and exercise objectives under the guidance of the Senior SCSC. 3. Assists the Senior SCSC in representing BSEE's source control interests in external exercises and drills such as USCG Area Exercises and industry-led table-top and/or equipment deployment exercises. Coordinates BSEE's review of and involvement in equipment deployment procedures, component connections and device testing, identification of go/no go points, and final assessment of the operations. 4. Reviews and suggests updates to all Bureau directives related to source control incident response. Monitors the development and promulgation of domestic and international government and industry regulations, standards, and guidelines related to source control. 5. Performs internal audits of BSEE's offshore oil and gas source control equipment inspections and plan reviews to ensure related activities are conducted in accordance with regulatory requirements and applicable guidelines and policies. BSEE 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. Work Environment: The work is performed and conducted in both an office setting and through occasional field visits. Work may be conducted in an offshore environment, in close proximity to equipment associated with offshore energy operations, which will incorporate the proper level of training and personal protective equipment (PPE), such as a hard hat, safety glasses, hearing protection, steel-toe shoes, and/or a personal flotation device (PFD). Conference/workshop attendance and agency coordination may require travel via commercial aircraft and travel to and from offshore locations via Government motor vehicles, chartered helicopters, and/or service vessels. NOTE: After-hours and weekend work may be required during emergencies. Salary Information GS-14: $141,215 - $183,582 per annum 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-091(DEU) for those applicants who wish to apply and be considered under Competitive Examining procedures.

Requirements

Qualifications

Minimum Qualification Requirements: To qualify for this position, you must meet the (1) Basic Educational 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- In addition to meeting the Basic Educational Qualification requirements, applicants must meet the Specialized Experience for the grade to which you are applying. (2) GS-14 Specialized Experience: To qualify for the GS-14, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-13 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. Assisting in and/or providing technical advice, policy guidance, and program leadership for oil and gas, energy, or mineral resource management programs and issues; 2. Assisting in and/or writing and presenting policy documents and advising senior management officials in the areas of oil and gas, energy, or mineral resource management; 3. Assisting in and/or providing expertise in the analysis and monitoring of proposed well intervention or pipeline source control operations; 4. Assisting in and/or gathering analyzing, and evaluating information regarding environmental protection and safety issues on the outer continental shelf; AND 5. Assisting senior staff by serving as an expert in an organization regarding laws, regulations, directives, and other guidelines for oil and gas, energy, or mineral resource management. MUST MEET ALL 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 9
• Phone: 703-787-1446
• Email: [email protected]