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AMENDMENT: This position is organizationally located in Boise, Idaho; however the position may be filled remotely. The duty station may be at any BLM Idaho District or Field Office.
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Learn more about this agency01/28/2020 to 02/18/2020
$91,231 - $118,603 per year
GS 13
No
Occasional travel - Travel may be required to attend trainings, conferences, workshops, and/or field visits.
Yes—Travel and relocation expenses will be paid consistent with the Federal Travel Regulation, Chapter 302, and Departmental policy. The use of a relocation service company and home marketing incentive will NOT be authorized.
Permanent
Full-Time
Competitive
13
No
No
ID-Merit-2020-0022
558018400
Current or former competitive service federal employees.
Federal employees who meet the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee.
Individuals eligible under a special authority not listed above, but defined in the federal hiring regulations.
Certain current or former term or temporary federal employees of a land or base management agency.
Announcement has been amended. See Summary section for description. Open period extended to 02/18/20. - All current or former federal employees with competitive/reinstatement eligibility - CTAP/ICTAP eligible in the local commuting area - Persons eligible under Special Hiring Authorities (VEOA, VRA, 30% Disabled Veterans, Schedule A and/or individual’s w/disabilities) - Current or former time-limited employees eligible under PL-114-47, Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA)
- The incumbent of this position has statewide, interagency, regional and national minerals responsibilities functioning as an officially designated Certified Review Mineral Examiner (CRME).
- Serves as BLM Idaho’s statewide solid (phosphate) and fluid (geothermal, oil and gas) leaseable and salable minerals program lead.
- Provide technical assistance, policy guidance, and quality control for permitting actions, such as Applications for Permit to Drill, Sundry Notices, Geophysical Exploration Permits, Right of Way Easements, or any ancillary project related leasehold management that requires environmental law compliance or cultural and endangered species consultation.
- Evaluate industry proposals and prepares, directs or reviews preparation of adequate National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documents including Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) and Environmental Assessments.
- Evaluate complex mine and mitigation proposals for the purpose of recommending a final mine plan decision to the Field Office Manager, District Manager, or the State Director.
- Maintain current knowledge of Bureau regulations, policies, missions and program objectives relative to the leaseable and saleable minerals program within the context of multiple-use resource management.
Physical Demands: Although most of the work is in the office, frequent field inspections necessitate hiking or walking in mountainous terrain at all times of the year. Incumbent is required to travel in difficult terrain and extreme climatic conditions by foot, 4-wheel drive vehicles, snow machine or on horseback. Also the incumbent may be required to occasionally ride in fixed-wing aircraft or helicopters. Under emergency situations, incumbent must be prepared to investigate a mine site regardless of weather, time of day, or terrain.
Work Environment: Work environment ranges from the office setting to remote field locations. The incumbent will perform his/her duties in all types of terrain and in temperatures ranging from -40 degrees F. to over 100 degrees F. Incumbent may occasionally occupy field station quarters with a minimum of comforts for a period of up to one week. The use of protective safety equipment (i.e. hard hats, steel toed shoes, and safety glasses) is mandatory during mine inspections. Incumbent will adhere to all safety rules and regulations as prescribed in manuals/supplements or by the designated Safety Officer.
We expect to fill one vacancy at this time; however, more than one position may be filled from this announcement.
Responses to the online job-specific questions must be supported in your resume.
Basic Education Requirement:
For the Mining Engineer GS-0880 series
For the Geologist GS-1350 series
Specialized Experience Requirements:
In addition to the basic education requirement, in order to be rated as qualified for this position, we must be able to determine that you meet the specialized experience requirement - please be sure to include this information in your resume.
For GS-13: One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level GS-12 in the Federal service. Specialized experience at this level is defined as experience 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 geological/mining engineering closely related geologic and mining sciences, e.g., geophysics, geochemistry, hydrology or mine plan development. Such work must have involved making close field observations, mapping geological features and collecting samples, use of various types of geologic instruments and equipment, assembling geologic data from source materials, and analyzing and reporting findings orally and in writing. Documented certification as a Certified Mineral Examiner or Certified Review Mineral Examiner meets this specialized experience requirement. 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 experience in related fields such as geophysics, geological engineering, and mining engineering may be accepted in part as professional geological experience. Such experience must have been preceded by appropriate education in these related fields and must have contributed directly and significantly to the applicant's professional geological competence. Major duties of this position include budget and long-range planning for the leasable minerals program, serving as team lead in the development of environmental documents for the purpose of evaluating applications for free use permits, mineral material sales, oil and gas leasing, mining plans of operation, etc., and providing assistance to the public and industry on questions concerning the laws, regulations, and policy.
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.
There is no substitution of education for experience at the GS-12 and above grade level.
You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement. Federal employees in the competitive service are also subject to the Time-In-Grade requirement in accordance with 5 CFR 300.604. If you are a current Federal employee in the General Schedule (GS) pay plan and applying for a promotion opportunity, you must have completed a minimum of 52 weeks at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled.
May require completion of a 1 year probationary period.
Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP): CTAP provides eligible surplus and displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. Information about CTAP/ICTAP eligibility is available from OPM's Career Transition Resources website at CTAP or ICTAP. If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration or that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) This vacancy is within your CTAP/ICTAP eligibility; 2) You apply under the instructions in this announcement; and 3) You are found well qualified for this vacancy. You must provide proof of eligibility with your application to receive selection priority. Such proof may include a copy of your written notification of CTAP/ICTAP eligibility, or a copy of your separation personnel action form.
CTAP and ICTAP eligibles will be considered well qualified if they receive a minimum score of 90 based on the rating criteria used for this position.
Reemployment Priority List (RPL): The RPL is the mechanism agencies use to give reemployment consideration to their former competitive service employees separated by a RIF or who have fully recovered from a compensable injury after more than one year. If you are currently on a Reemployment Priority List, you may be given priority consideration.
BLM may use certain incentives, currently offered by the Federal government, to attract high quality applicants. The incentives that may be offered include Student Loan Repayments, Relocation Incentives and/or Recruitment Incentives.
This position is not eligible for Telework.
SELECTIVE SERVICE: Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must certify that they have registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. To register or verify your registration go to the Selective Service System website.
Government facilities are required to provide a smoke free environment for their employees. Smoking will be permitted only in designated areas.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Upon receipt of your complete application package, a review of your application will be made to ensure you meet the basic qualification requirements. Your rating will be based on your responses to the Job Specific Questionnaire and the information stated in your resume. If qualified, your score may range from 70-100 points. In the event that an applicant’s response on the questionnaire cannot be verified within the application materials ( e.g., resume, cover letter, education/training), the HR Office has the authority to lower the score of the candidate on that item to the response level supported by their application materials. In addition, interviews may be conducted for this position. The interviews may be conducted on a pass/fail basis or may be scored. The job specific questions relate to the following knowledge, skills and abilities required to do the work of this position.
KSA 1: Knowledge of solid and fluid leaseable minerals and salable minerals management principles, concepts, and practices.
KSA 2: Knowledge of the Bureau's NEPA process, interagency participation requirements and documentation of the impact analysis procedures.
KSA 3: Knowledge of the Bureau's regulations, policies, missions or objectives, and multiple-use concept of resource management.
KSA 4: Ability to effectively communicate and perform statewide program management activities.
Resumes must show relevant experience and other information. Your resume must list your education and work experience including the dates (mm/dd/yy) of each employment along with the number of hours worked per week and salary information. Civil service employees must provide their current OPM title, series, and grade. Your resume will be used to validate your responses to the assessment tool(s). You are welcome to submit a cover letter (optional). If you wish to do so, include it with your resume.
In addition to the online application (resume and responses to the questionnaire), you are required to submit the following forms:
- You must provide copies of all your transcripts for verification that include hours and grades from an accredited U.S. college/university by the closing date. If your degree is from a Foreign Institution, See Foreign Education. All selections and tentative offers of selection are contingent upon submission and verification of ‘official’ transcripts.
- Current and former federal career and career-conditional employees in the local commuting area: submit a copy of your recent (non award) SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, or equivalent document that verifies tenure (block 24, code 1 or 2) and Competitive Status (block 34, code 1).
- Applicants eligible under PL-114-47, Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA) must submit documentation verifying (a) initial selection under competitive examining procedures to a land management agency under a time-limited appointment in the competitive service , (b) service under this initial appointment, or in conjunction with subsequent competitive service time-limited appointments, was for a period of 24 months without a break in service of two or more years, and (c) performance was evaluated as being at an acceptable level for the entire applicable period(s). “Required documentation” includes first and last SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) for each appointment verifying the Position Occupied code (Block 34) is 1-Competitive Service, AND documentation of successful performance for each appointment. Failure to submit required documentation will result in loss of consideration.
- If you are applying for this position based on eligibility under other noncompetitive special appointing authorities, you MUST submit proof of this eligibility.
- Former PLC Member: Submit a copy of your “Certificate of Eligibility for Noncompetitive Hiring” along with a copy of your “PLC Participant Verification Work Hours Sheet.”
- Veterans Special Appointing Authorities: Submit documentation to support your claim for VEOA or 30% disabled veterans status (DD-214 Member Copy #4 or copy that shows discharge as honorable or general, SF-15, VA letter, etc). Supplemental documentation required if you are active duty military seeking veteran preference. To be eligible for a VEOA appointment, a veteran must be honorably separated and either a preference eligible or have substantially completed three or more years of active service. A VEOA eligible who is separated 30 days or less prior to completion of the three-year active duty service requirement is eligible to receive consideration for BLM vacancies. You must clearly identify your claim for veterans' preference on your application. For more information on veterans' preference, please go to OPMs website at: http://www.fedshirevets.gov/
- Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) eligibles: documentation verifying your CTAP/ICTAP eligibility - this includes a copy of the agency notice and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level and duty location.
You may submit your documents either via Auto-Requested Fax or by uploading your documents from your USAJOBS Profile.
Auto-Requested Fax: allows you to submit required documentation that will be electronically displayed along with your resume. The opportunity to do this will be provided during the application process by a pop-up message option to generate an auto-requested fax cover sheet.
UPLOADING DOCUMENTS: instead of faxing your documents you may use the uploading procedures thru Applicant Manager. Do not use both options.
If uploading a resume, you must include the following: Job Title and Grade Level, if Federal employment, Duties and Accomplishments, Employer's Name and Address, Supervisor's Name and Telephone Number, Starting and Ending dates (month and year), Hours worked per week, and Salary.
Hard copy paper supplemental documents, submitted without prior Human Resources approval, will be considered as an incomplete application.
Required documentation must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time, on the closing date of this announcement.
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
To receive consideration for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package, which includes ALL of the following items: 1. Your responses to the Assessment Questionnaire; 2. Your resume; and 3. Applicable supporting documents specified in the Required Documents section of this job announcement.
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Your application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM Eastern Time by the closing date of this announcement.
If you need assistance in applying on-line, please contact the Human Resources Office at (208) 373-3921 or email BLM_ID_HR_Vacancies@blm.gov. If applying on-line poses a hardship for you (i.e. you do not have access to the internet) you must contact us prior to the closing date of the announcement for an alternative method of applying.
Once your completed application is received, we will conduct an evaluation and the most highly qualified candidates will be referred to the hiring manager for future consideration and possible interview. You will be notified of the outcome.
You may also check the status of your application by viewing your “My Account” on USAJOBS.
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This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/558018400. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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BLM is seeking a dynamic and energetic individual to join the team as a Mining Engineer/Geologist!
The BLM manages more land - 245 million surface acres - than any other Federal agency. This land, known as the National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western States, including Alaska. The BLM, with a budget of about $1 billion, also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. The BLM's multiple-use mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. Explore a new career with the BLM - where our people are our greatest natural resource.
