The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) manages the exploration and development of the nation's offshore resources. It seeks to appropriately balance economic development, energy independence, and environmental protection through oil and gas leases, renewable energy development and environmental reviews and studies. For information about our bureau go to: http://www.boem.gov/

Duties

This position is located within the United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Office of Renewable Energy Programs, Projects and Coordination Branch. This is a term position not to exceed three years. This appointment may be extended an additional year beyond the three years but this extension is not guaranteed. This position is being advertised as both location negotiable after selection and with a duty station of Sterling, Virginia with the option of telework. If applying to "negotiable after selection", this means that your duty station will be based off your home address and you will be a full-time remote worker. If applying to a specific duty station, you may be allowed to telework a set number of day(s) per pay period, with supervisory approval. At the full performance level (GS-12) the major duties of this position include, but are not limited to the following: 1. As the first level of review, examine, research, review and process offshore renewable energy lease applications ensuring that necessary information is provided and correct. The types of documents reviewed include: Assignments of record title and operating rights for offshore renewable energy leases and electronic transmission rights-of-way; Acceptance of general and supplemental bonds, bond riders, bond replacements, and the termination and/or cancellation of bonds; Designation of Operator approval; Lease Relinquishments, Expirations and Terminations; and Qualifications of Corporations, Limited Liability Companies, Limited and General Partnerships, Individuals and Trusts, Limited Liability Limited Partnerships; Mergers and Name Changes. 2. Enter and review data in the Technical Information Management System (TIMS) monitoring work queues for compliance; work with customer base to resolve. 3. Provide analyses, comments and recommendations on new or proposed regulations, manuals, evolving policies and other procedural directives, which may affect the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) program for the Atlantic OCS and draft standard operating procedures and other reference materials for conducting business with BOEM. 4. Manage the Project and Coordination Branch's (PCB) Records Management Program, overseeing the collection, production, protection, control, dissemination and/or disposition of all paper and electronic records, including Administrative Records and Decision Files. 5. Provide administrative support for PCB staff by reviewing and editing correspondence; tracking controlled correspondence assignments and due dates; accessing the Document Tracking System (DTS) and assigning responses to relevant staff; assisting with travel arrangements and vouchering; assisting with training requests and tracking completed training for PCB staff. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework and the selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisory approval. Salary Information for Sterling: GS-11, Step 1 $ 82,764.00 to GS-11, Step 10: $107,590.00 per annum. GS-12, Step 1: $99,200.00 to GS-12, Step 10: $128,956.00 per annum. If selected for a location other than Sterling, Virginia your pay will be set for the location in which you live. 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.

Requirements

Qualifications

A. To qualify for the GS-11, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service, or comparable experience not gained through Federal service. Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience: 1)Reviewing and analyzing legal documents for completeness and accuracy. 2) Providing administrative support to a group of professionals. and 3) Managing the collection, production, protection, control, dissemination and/or disposition of all paper and electronic records for an office. Must Meet All. OR B. Education- Substitution of Specialized Experience for Education if you have achieved: Ph. D. or equivalent doctoral degree or Three (3) full of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related C. Combination of education and experience: A combination of specialized experience and education that totals 100% of the experience requirement. GS-12 Specialized Experience: To qualify for the GS-12, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service, or comparable experience not gained through Federal service. Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience: 1) Reviewing and analyzing legal documents for completeness and accuracy and drafting correspondence to customers. 2) Providing administrative support to a group of professionals. 3) Managing the collection, production, protection, control, dissemination and/or disposition of all paper and electronic records for an office, including Administrative Records and Decision Files. 4) Drafting standard operating procedures that document how business is conducted with an office. 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 Ocean Energy Management 45600 Woodland Road Sterling, VA 20166 US
• Name: Daniel Bevels
• Phone: 703-787-1512
• Email: [email protected]