Explore a new career with the BLM - where our people are our most precious resource. This position is located in Salt Lake City, Utah. Information about Salt Lake City and the surrounding area can be found here. We expect to fill one vacancy at this time; however, additional positions may be filled from this announcement if they become available.

Duties

This position serves as the Geologist for the Division of Lands and Minerals, Branch of Fluid Minerals in the Utah State Office. Serves as a technical expert on Fluid Mineral management and provides State Director level review of appeals of field office decisions. Provides technical review of mineral reports and appraisals for field offices. Review, recommend, and prepare responses to headquarters (HQ) on national policy matters. Develops statewide and State Office minerals management policy for one or more minerals program areas. Prepares staff analysis and reports on minerals programs and policies for the State. Monitors and performs program audits to ensure internal consistency and compliance with general Bureau regulations and State Office policies and procedures by the field offices. Assists in identifying specific training needs, developing training courses, and participating as an instructor in those State training courses concerning Fluid Minerals management. Conducts Drainage Reservoir quarterly studies and is the Program Lead for BLM Drainage Management Program for oil and gas. Provides technical reports on helium, lithium, rare earth minerals, oil and gas, geothermal, tar sands, and combined hydrocarbons to effectively carry out program responsibilities and tasks. Conducts geological studies and reviews Fluid Minerals leasing, permitting, and reclamation programs. Prepares complex, technical reports on geologic studies, which may require developing new fields, remote sensing methods, and laboratory investigations conveying complex geologic, geomorphic, geochemical, biological, and hydrologic information. Provides technical advice on geologic and geophysical data for preliminary basin analysis, resource assessment for track selection and evaluation, and reserves inventory. Works with data sets from varied sources, including data published by various State, Federal, and international entities.

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.
• 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.
• 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 the Basic Education requirements, to qualify at the GS-12 level you must meet the following: Specialized Experience: Applicants must possess one (1) full year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 level equivalent in difficulty and complexity to perform the duties of a Geologist. Qualifying specialized experience includes: assembling geologic data from source materials; analyzing and reporting findings orally and in writing; verifying that industry operations, applications for permits, geothermal drilling permits, sundries, and plans comply with the Geothermal Steam Act, Mineral Leasing Act, and other appropriate Fluid Minerals laws, regulations, and policies; writing, preparing, and presenting mineral and technical reports, state director briefings, analysis in Environmental Assessments (EAs), and responding to litigation and appeals; and applying geologic principles, theories, and practices to complete complex work assignments. Please note there are no educational substitutions at this 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 by the closing date of the announcement. Physical Demands: The individual works primarily in an office setting at this level. There may be some walking, standing or bending. The individual may also, on occasion be required to walk or ride vehicles over rough terrain, and perform duties that require recurring bending, crouching, stooping, reaching or lifting. Work may also include lifting of moderately heavy items, such as equipment and samples. Work Environment: The work is performed primarily in an office setting. However when necessary to complete the work, there may be outdoor exposure. Outdoor exposure requires some discomfort in extremes of temperature or inclement weather. The incumbent may subjected to hostile wildlife, chemical and physical hazards.

Education

This position has a positive education requirement which requires that you have:

1. A degree in 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.

OR

2. A combination of education and experience -- course work as shown above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

Evaluation of Experience: Acceptable experience may have been gained through geological field or laboratory work that provided a means of obtaining professional knowledge of the theory and application of the principles of geology and closely related sciences, e.g., geophysics, geochemistry, or hydrology. Such work generally must have involved making close observations, taking samples, handling various types of instruments and equipment, assembling geologic data from source materials, and analyzing and reporting findings orally and in writing. Experience that involved only one phase of geology work, e.g., collecting samples, would not be acceptable as providing the required professional knowledge of the theory and principles of geology. In some situations, professional scientific experience in other fields may be accepted in part as professional geological experience. Such experience must have been preceded by appropriate education in geology or by professional geological experience, and must have contributed directly and significantly to the applicant's professional geological competence. Examples include some positions in geophysics, mining engineering, soils science, physical oceanography, hydrology, climatology, biology, analytic or experimental chemistry, metallurgy, and comparable fields where the normal duties or results of investigations have been extended to the solution of geologic problems by the applicant. Ordinary functions of positions such as seismic, computer, petroleum or mining engineer, mine superintendent, or metallurgist generally are not considered professional geological experience. To receive credit for geological experience obtained in positions that are not full-time professional geological positions, the applicant is responsible for indicating clearly the actual time or percentage of time devoted to geologic duties within such positions, and for giving adequate descriptions of the geologic functions.

Contacts

• Address BLM Utah State Office BLM Utah State Office, UT-953 400 West 200 South Suite 500 Salt Lake City, UT 84101 US
• Name: BLM Utah HR Recruitment Team
• Email: [email protected]