These positions are located in the Farmington Field Office, the Carlsbad Field Office, the Hobbs Field Station, the Roswell Field Office and the Oklahoma Field Office. These positions are concurrently open to all U.S. Citizens under Announcement Number BLM-NM-24-12410249-DE-FRB. 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.

Duties

Duties will be developmental in nature when filled below the full performance level. 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

• U.S. Citizenship required
• May be required to complete background investigation and drug screening.
• Meet Selective Service Registration Act requirement for males
• Must provide resume and supporting documents (See required documents).
• You cannot hold an active real estate license, nor can you have an interest or hold stocks in firms with interest in Federal Lands.
• You must be able to operate a 4-wheel drive vehicle to conduct inspections.
• You must possess or be able to obtain (after EOD) an Engineering Technician (Petroleum) (PET) certification.
• A Financial Statement is required. You will also be required to complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-450 on an annual basis.
• Selectee will be required to participate in the Direct Deposit Electronics Funds Transfer Program.
• If you are a new employee in the Federal government, you will be required to complete a one-year probationary period.
• A valid state driver’s license and a US Government Motor Vehicle Operator’s Identification Card are required.
• 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.
• The Bureau of Land Management has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework and the selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisor approval.

Qualifications

Salary Range for Farmington, NM; Roswell, NM; and Norman, OK GS-5: $39,576- $51,446 GS-6: $44,117- $57,354 GS-7: $49,025- $63,733 GS-8: $54,292- $70,578 Salary Range for Carlsbad, NM and Hobbs, NM GS-5: $45,735- $59,453 GS-6: $50,983- $66,280 GS-7: $56,654- $73,652 GS-8: $62,741- $81,562 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience. If qualifying based on education, a copy of your unofficial transcripts must be provided with your application. 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) updating inspection records (4) preparing routine inspection reports to documenting findings. 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. 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. 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. GS-08: Specialized Experience: Applicants must have one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service (obtained either in the private or public sectors) performing the following:(1) conducting multi-faceted and responsible petroleum engineering technician work involving all aspects of drilling, production inspection, and enforcement activities; (2) inspecting undesirable events including documenting causes, recommending remedial actions to be taken, and volume loss; (3) inspecting/witnessing plugging and abandonment operations; (4) preparing reports and making appropriate recommendations based on inspection findings. Note: Your resume must indicate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you may be found ineligible. TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENTS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. GS-05: Candidates may be advanced without time restriction to positions up to GS-5 if the position to be filled is no more than two grades above the lowest grade the employee held within the preceding 52 weeks under his or her latest non-temporary competitive appointment. One year at the GS-05 is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-06 level. One year at the GS-06 is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-07 level. One year at the GS-07 is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-08 level. (Must submit your SF-50s that shows Time-in-Grade eligibility and reflects your title, series, and grade. No award SF-50 will be accepted). Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement. IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. If your resume does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s). You must include months, years and hours per week worked to receive credit for your work and/or volunteer experience. One year of specialized experience is equivalent to 12 months at 40 hours per week. Part-time hours are prorated. You will not receive any credit for experience that does not indicate exact hours per week or is listed as "varies". Any individual who is currently holding, or has held within the previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule position under non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet time-in-grade requirements (must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade or equivalent in the Federal service). Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Promotion to the full performance level is neither guaranteed nor implied and will be based solely on your ability to satisfactorily perform the work of the position, existing work at the higher grade level, and recommendation by the position's supervisor.

Education

Volunteer 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.

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.

There is no substitution of education for experience at the GS-08 grade level(s) of this announcement.

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]