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This position is located in Salt Lake City, Utah. Information about Salt Lake City, Utah and the area can be found at Salt Lake City, UT.
02/06/2020 to 02/20/2020
$64,009 - $99,741 per year
GS 11 - 12
No
Occasional travel - At times, travel for field work, meetings and/or training may be required.
Yes—Travel and relocation expenses will be paid consistent with the Federal Travel Regulations and Departmental policy. The use of a relocation service company and home marketing incentive will not be offered. To view FAQs regarding PCS, please copy and paste the following link in your web browser: http://on.doi.gov/Wg6iXi and then press enter.
Permanent
Full-Time
Competitive
12
No
No
UT-Merit-2020-0044
559028000
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.
All current or former federal employees with competitive/reinstatement eligibility; Veteran Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) eligibles; Persons eligible under Special Hiring Authorities (IE-Schedule A, VRA, 30% disabled Veteran, Peace Corps/VISTA, PLC, LMWFA, etc.) CTAP/ICTAP eligibles in the local commuting area are also eligible to apply. Please see “Required Documentation” for more information on what documents you may need to provide for this position.
This position serves as a Petroleum Engineer within the Branch of Fluid Minerals in the Utah State Office. The incumbent investigates and analyzes complex engineering problems related to fluid mineral operations on Federal and Indian mineral estates and serve as recognized professionals providing advanced petroleum engineering expertise. Major duties include but are not limited to:
Physical demands: The work is primarily sedentary. Occasionally, the Petroleum Engineer conducts field work which requires travel over rough roads, hiking or climbing in rough terrain, and carrying field equipment.
Work Environment: Most work is performed in a typical office environment. Occasional field work will require exposure to a range of climatic conditions from subzero to over 100 degrees temperatures, rain and snow; and dangerous conditions.
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. Time-In-Grade for the GS-11 level is 52 weeks at the GS-09 level. Time-In-Grade for the GS-12 level is 52 weeks at the GS-11 level.
Basic Education Requirement: This position has a positive education requirement which requires that you have a degree in professional engineering. To satisfy the basic education you must meet the criteria in A or B noted below:
A) Degree: professional engineering. To be acceptable, the curriculum must: (1) be in a school of engineering with at least one curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) as a professional engineering curriculum; or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics.
OR
B) Combination of education and experience -- college-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying professional engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. The adequacy of such background must be in accordance with the Qualification Standards set by OPM. Please use the following link in order to view the requirements: Petroleum Engineering Requirements.
Please note: You will need to clearly state your undergraduate/graduate degree(s) and submit your college transcripts or a listing of your college courses that includes hours and grades that confirms you've met the basic education requirement.
Specialized experience requirement: 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. To be creditable, this experience must have been equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade of the position to be filled. This experience must also be documented in your resume.
In addition to the time-in-grade requirement AND the basic requirement listed above, to qualify at the GS-11 level you must meet one of the following:
Specialized experience GS-11: One year of professional petroleum engineering experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level. Examples of specialized experience includes: performed professional engineering work in the exploration, development and production of oil and gas resources such as well design, completion, workovers, plugging/abandonment and reservoir engineering. OR 54 semester hours of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in the field of geology or directly related fields of study; OR have an equivalent combination of the type and level of experience and education described above. Only graduate level education in excess of 36 semester hours may be combined with experience.
In addition to the time-in-grade requirement AND the basic requirement listed above, to qualify at the GS-12 level you must meet the following:
Specialized experience GS-12: One year of professional petroleum engineering experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level. Examples of specialized experience include: performed professional engineering work in the exploration, development and production of oil and gas resources such as well design, completion, workovers, plugging/abandonment and reservoir engineering; and served as a senior engineer/staff specialist performing engineering work in the exploration, development & production of oil & gas or geothermal resources.
Please see “Required Documents” of this announcement.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Your resume must contain enough information to show that you meet the specialized experience as defined in the announcement. In addition, your responses to the questions must be adequately reflected in your resume.
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.Before entering on duty, you will be required to complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-450. You will need to provide the information annually.
If selected for this position, you will be required to complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE-450) within 30 days of reporting to duty. You will be required to provide this information annually.
BLM may use certain incentives, currently offered by the Federal government, to attract high quality applicants.
Placement Policy: The posting of this announcement does not obligate management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion. The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower grade, or appointment. Management may use any one or any combination of these methods to fill the position. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
This position may require completion of a one year probationary period.
The Bureau of Land Management has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework.
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 earn a minimum score of 90 on the rating criteria 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.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
After the vacancy closes, 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 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:
* Knowledge in applying the principles, practices and techniques of petroleum engineering and related physical sciences to development of oil, gas and geothermal resources
*Ability to identify, compile, analyze and interpret engineering and production data to study oil and gas to determine whether production practices are maximizing hydrocarbon recovery.
*Knowledge of and ability to utilize Windows operating system networked equipment, common software, and specialized software related to the fluid minerals program (such as PowerTools, Dwights, IHS, Automated Fluid Mineral Support System (AFMSS), etc.).
*Ability to express technical engineering concepts and effectively communicate with companies, private land owners and the general public.
On-line Questionnaire: Please make sure that your responses to the on-line questionnaire are supported in your resume.
Resumes must show relevant experience and other information. Your resume must list your work experience including the dates (mm/dd/yy) of each employment along with the number of hours worked per week and salary information. Your resume will be used to validate your responses to the assessment tool(s). If you wish to include a cover latter, include it with your resume as one document.
In addition to the online application (resume and responses to the questionnaire), you may be required to submit the following forms as applicable. Failure to provide the applicable required documents will result in no further consideration for this vacancy:
Current or former federal career and career-conditional employees: You must provide a copy of your last or most recent non-award SF-50, "Notification of Personnel Action” to indicate your current/former Federal status. If your current SF-50 does not confer status or time-in-grade, you must submit an additional SF-50(s) that clearly demonstrates Federal status and/or that you have met the time-in-grade requirements. For additional information, click here: Time-in-Grade requirements or Reinstatement eligibility.
VEOA: To be eligible under the VEOA you must be a preference eligible Veteran OR a Veteran separated from the Armed Forces after 3 or more years of continuous active duty service performed under honorable conditions. A Veteran who is separated 30 days or less prior to the completion of the 3 year active duty service requirement will be eligible to receive consideration for this vacancy announcement. You must submit a copy of your DD-214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, confirming dates spent on active duty and your character of military service.
If claiming Veterans' Preference, you should indicate the level of Veterans' Preference you are claiming on your resume. If claiming 0-point Sole Survivorship Veterans’ Preference (SSP), please provide the documentation you received granting this preference. If claiming 5-point Veterans’ Preference, you must submit a copy of your DD-214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, confirming dates spent on active duty and your character of military service. If claiming 10-point Veterans' Preference, in addition to your DD-214, you must submit documentation that supports your claim (e.g., an official statement from the Department of Veterans Affairs or from a branch of the Armed Forces certifying the existence of a service-connected disability; or receipt of a Purple Heart). Missing documentation may result in a change or removal of your claim for Veteran’s preference. Additional information on Veterans' Preference can be found in the VetGuide. If currently on active military duty, you must provide certification from your command that you are expected to be discharged or released from active duty service in the armed forces under honorable conditions not later than 120 days after the date your application is submitted. Additional information regarding Veterans Preference or active duty military can be found here.
If applying for this position based on eligibility under a noncompetitive or special appointing authority (IE-Schedule A, VRA, 30% disabled Veteran, Peace Corps/VISTA, PLC, etc), submit proof of this eligibility. For more information please click here.
CTAP/ICTAP: If claiming CTAP/ICTAP eligibility, you must submit a copy of the agency notice and your most recent SF-50 noting position, grade level, and duty location.
College Transcripts: This position has an educational requirement. You must submit a copy of your college transcripts and/or a list of college courses that include hours and grades. All qualifying education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. You can verify accreditation at http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable at the time of application. If you are selected, official transcripts will be required prior to appointment date. If your degree is from a Foreign Institution See Foreign Education .
Uploading and Faxing Supplemental Documentation: 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. Uploading Documents: instead of faxing your documents you may use the uploading procedures through Applicant Manager. Do not use both options. Only one document can be saved in each section, and only the latest document will be maintained in the system. 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; AND 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 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.
After the vacancy announcement closes and a referral certificate is issued, an electronic notification will be sent to the email address you provided to notify you of your status. You may also check the status of your application by viewing your MY USAJOBs account.
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BLM is seeking a dynamic and energetic individual to join the team as a Petroleum Engineer. 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.
