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Explore a new career with the BLM - where our people are our greatest natural resource. For additional information about the BLM, please visit Our website.These positions are located in Vernal, Utah. Information about Vernal, Utahand the area can be found at Vernal, UT.
Major Duties
These positions serve as Petroleum Engineers within the Vernal Field Office. The incumbent investigates and analyzes complex engineering problems on Federal and Indian mineral estates and serve as recognized professionals providing advanced petroleum engineering expertise. At the full performance level, major duties include but are not limited to:
- Reviewing Applications for Permits to Drill (APDs) for technical adequacy and compliance with Bureau policy.
- Conducting engineering and economic analysis to determine visibility of proposals as well as the short and long term benefits to the government.
- Providing instructions and authorizations for final plugging and abandonment of Federal and Indian wells.
- Participating in environmental analysis and other environmental and land use planning documents.
- Assisting in oil and gas lease development.
- Providing review and making recommendations for approval of Sundry Notice applications for oil and gas operations.
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 conditions requiring the use of PPD (Personnel Protective Equipment).
Qualifications
Basic Education Requirement: This position has a positive education requirement which requires that you have a degree inprofessional 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.ORB) 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.
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.
In addition to the basic requirement listed above, to qualify at the GS-09 level you must meet one of the following:Specialized experience GS-09:One year of professional engineering experience at or equivalent to GS-07 level. Examples of specialized experience includes: reviewing APDs for completeness and accuracy and assisting higher level engineers in the exploration, development and production of fluid mineral resources.OREducation:Applicants may substitute education for the experience required for the GS-9 level. To qualify based on education you must have 36 semester hoursof progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master’s degree or master’s or equivalent graduate degree inengineering.ORCombination of education andexperience:Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at the GS-9 level. To calculate, first identify the percentage of required education you have earned (when substituting,you cannot use the first 27 semester hours that you earned). Then identify the percentage of required experienceyou possess. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify at the GS-9 level.
In addition to 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 engineering experience at or equivalent to GS-09 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.OREducation:Applicants may substitute education for the experience required for the GS-11 level. To qualify based on education you must have 54 semester hours of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree inengineering.ORCombination of education andexperience: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at the GS-11 level. To calculate, first identify the percentage of required education you have earned (when substituting,you cannot use the first 36 semester hours that you earned). Then identify the percentage of required experienceyou possess. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify at the GS-11 level.In addition to 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 theGS-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.
Pay Range
$61,596.00 - $116,128.00