Explore a new career with the BLM - where our people are our greatest natural resource. These positions are located in the Pecos District, in the Carlsbad Field Office and the Hobbs Field Station. We expect to fill many vacancies at this time; however, additional positions may be filled from this announcement if they become available.

Duties

The primary purpose of this developmental position is to work in the supervision/regulation of oil and gas operations under the lease management program on Federal and Indian lands. You will conduct inspections of oil and gas leases to enforce appropriate laws, rules, and regulations as well as the terms and conditions specified in various approvals. Witness casing integrity tests to ensure compliance. Verify the accuracy of site security diagrams to ensure appropriate valves are effectively sealed. Inspect plugging and abandonment operations to ensure compliance. Prepare reports on inspections, witnessing, and/or compliance. Use computer applications for documentation and written communications.

Requirements

• You cannot hold an active real estate license, nor can you have an interest or hold stocks in firms with interest in Federal Lands.
• 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. You will be required to provide this information annually.
• You must be able to operate a 4-wheel drive vehicle to conduct inspections.
• A valid state driver’s license and a US Government Motor Vehicle Operator’s Identification Card are required.
• You must possess or be able to obtain (after EOD) an Engineering Technician (Petroleum) (PET) certification.
• You may be required to travel overnight away from home up to 10 nights per month. You must obtain a government charge card for travel purposes.
• U.S. Citizenship is required upon conversion.
• May be required to complete background investigation and drug screening.
• Meet Selective Service Registration Act requirement for males
• Selectee will be required to participate in the Direct Deposit Electronics Funds Transfer Program.
• Must provide resume and supporting documents (See required documents).
• 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.

Qualifications

To be eligible, an applicant must: Recent Graduates A Recent Graduate who has obtained a qualifying associates, bachelors, masters, professional, doctorate, vocational or technical degree or certificate from a qualifying educational institution within the previous 2 years or other applicable period. Other applicable period may include: (1) Certain veterans precluded from applying within the timeframe described above due to a military service obligation, shall have a full 2-year period of eligibility upon his/her release or discharge from active duty. However, in no event, may the individual's eligibility period extend beyond 6 years from the date on which the individual completed the requirements of an academic course of study; and (2) Applicants who completed their educational program requirements after December 27, 2010 will have a full 2 years of eligibility beginning on the date the final regulations became effective, July 10, 2012. In order to assess you meet a qualified status for this position and to refer you to the hiring manager, the agency must be able to determine that you meet the qualifications based on completed education, specialized experience, and/or both - please be sure to include this information in your resume. To be creditable, experience must have been equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade of the position to be filled. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: To be considered minimally qualified for this position, you must demonstrate that you have the required specialized experience and/or education for the respective grade level in which you are applying: GS-05: Specialized Experience: Applicants must have one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-04 grade level in the Federal service (obtained either in the private or public sectors) performing the following: (1) assisting with inspecting well production equipment; (2) assisting with making on-site inspections for such items as well signs, spills or leaks, valves and pipelines; (3) assisting with follow-up investigation to determine compliance with Incidents of Noncompliance; (4) checking to see that general safety practices for conditions which affect public safety and resource recovery are acceptable. Note: Your resume must indicate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you may be found ineligible. OR Education: Successful completion of full 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree (a) with major study in an appropriate field of engineering, construction, or industrial technology; or (b) that included at least 24 semester hours in any combination of courses such as engineering or industrial technology, construction, physics, drafting, surveying, physical science, or mathematics. NOTE: You must submit copies of your college transcripts. OR Combination of Education/Experience: Have an equivalent combination of specialized experience and graduate level education described above. To calculate the percentage, first compute the amount of specialized experience as a percentage of the requirement listed above; then determine the amount of your education as a percentage of the requirement listed above (in excess of the first 60 semester hours); then add the two percentages. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to meet this requirement. Note: You must submit copies of your college transcripts. GS-06: Specialized Experience: Applicants must have one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-05 grade level in the Federal service (obtained either in the private or public sectors) performing the following: (1) performing on-site inspections of most phases of oil and gas drilling/work-over operations and associated facilities; (2) performing safety inspections to determine that general maintenance of the drilling operation is conducted according to existing industry standards; (3) inspecting routine surface casing and cementing operations; (4) investigating minor undesirable events such as spills. OR Education: Successful completion of 1 full year (18 semester hours) of graduate level education leading to a Master's degree or a Master's degree in engineering, construction, or industrial technology. NOTE: You must submit copies of your college transcripts. GS-07: Specialized Experience: Applicants must have one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-06 grade level in the Federal service (obtained either in the private or public sectors) performing the following(1) utilizing equipment used by the petroleum industry in the onshore exploration and development of oil and gas resources; (2) performing a variety of standardized inspections of drilling operation; (3) completing drilling procedures, cementing, plugging and abandonment procedures; (4) identifying and analyzing recurring anomalous production from leases with multiple wells and/or facilities, or which have measurement streams combining production from several leases. Note: Your resume must indicate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you may be found ineligible. OR Education: Successful completion of 1 full year (18 semester hours) of graduate level education leading to a Master's degree or a Master's degree in engineering, construction, or industrial technology. NOTE: You must submit copies of your college transcripts. You must meet all eligibility and qualification requirements by the closing date of the announcement. Physical Demands: The work of this position requires on-site inspection work that requires almost continuous physical activity. Most of the on-site inspection time is spent walking, standing, crouching, and climbing. In climbing up and down ladders and steep stairways, the Engineering Technician (Petroleum) (PET) is protected from falls only by firmly grasping on ladder rungs and hand railings. The PET may be required to hike into unusually rugged areas to inspect abandoned sites. PETs are subject to call 24 hours a day and may be required to work long non-stop tours-of-duty, occasionally in excess of thirty (30) hours. Some work is sedentary, although much of the job requires overnight field trips which involve physical activity on irregular terrains and work at physically demanding job sites. Office work consists predominantly of working at a desk and using a computer, including using a palm pilot to record measurements. Working Conditions: The work of this position is at field locations where it is necessary to wear appropriate safety equipment. You must walk under and around heavy derrick and hoisting equipment and piping and around other potentially hazardous operating equipment. The work environment involves exposure to extreme weather conditions, hostile flora and fauna, hazardous explosive fumes, poisonous gasses, toxic chemicals, high frequency noises, high-pressure and high temperature equipment, detonating devices, and moving machinery. Work involves climbing up and down ladders and steep stairways. A large part of the time is spent driving to work sites that are located in isolated areas. The work environment requires the use of hard hats, hard-toe boots, safety glasses, ear protection equipment, poisonous gas detection equipment, and cold weather gear and/or a respirator may also be required. The position also requires operating a motor vehicle, often in isolated areas, on unimproved roads and in potentially dangerous weather conditions.

Education

To qualify based on education, you must submit a legible copy of transcripts from an accredited institution with your name, school name, credit hours, course level, major(s), and grade-point average or class ranking. Transcripts do not need to be official, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work.

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.

GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.

Contacts

• Address BLM New Mexico State Office BLM New Mexico, NM-951 301 Dinosaur Trail Santa Fe, NM 87508 US
• Name: Felicia Bradfute
• Email: [email protected]