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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/
Major Duties
This position is located within the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), Office of Strategic Resources (OSR), Economics Division, located in Sterling, VA.
At the full performance level (GS-15) the major duties of this position include, but are not limited to the following:
1) Supervises, through a subordinate professional staff, economic analyses on different aspects of the BOEM's program areas.
2) Initiates and plans research and development activities related to the analysis and evaluation of offshore oil and gas, minerals, and offshore renewable energy. Conducts and supervises studies to develop new analyses or modeling concepts both internally and through external contracts. Assures that the methodologies and models used for resource economic evaluation are consistent with, and conform to, new and amended laws, regulations, and policies.
3) Proposes, oversees, and directs the development of new policies and supporting economic analysis in decision and regulatory documents through sound and perceptive application of mineral economics knowledge consistent with Departmental and OMB requirements.
4) Directs the continuing development and refinement of Economics Division models for various analyses including, but not limited to: lease sale analysis, modeling costs and benefits of offshore leasing, and economic contributions.
5) Coordinates with the Regions, senior management and the BOEM Division and Program Chiefs on offshore energy leasing issues. Facilitates dialog and coordination among BOEM offices to clarify overlapping and mutual responsibilities. Prepares or directs the preparation of briefing materials for the Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals, BOEM Directorate, for appearances before Departmental officials, OMB, Congressional committees, and other groups dealing with the OCS Program.
Salary Range Information: First time hires to the federal government typically start at the beginning salary in the range for their respective grade level.
GS-15: $142,701 - $170,800 per annum.
BOEM has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework and the selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisor approval.
This vacancy may be used to fill additional positions as vacancies become available.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualification Requirements: To qualify for this position you must meet the (1) Basic Educational Requirements AND (2) Specialized Experience for the series/grade to which you are applying. (1) Basic Educational Requirement for Economist (0110): You must meet the description in either A or B below to qualify for this position. Please Note: This position requires specific educational coursework to qualify. You MUST provide transcripts in order to verify that the educational requirements have been met.
A. Degree: economics, that included at least 21 semester hours in economics and 3 semester hours in statistics, accounting, or calculus.
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B. Combination of education and experience: courses equivalent to a major in economics, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. (1) Basic Educational Requirement for Petroleum Engineer (0881): You must meet the description in either A or B below to qualify for this position. Please Note: This position requires specific educational coursework to qualify. You MUST provide transcripts in order to verify that the educational requirements have been met.
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.
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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 demonstrated by one of the following listed in the link below: http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800/(2) Specialized Experience To qualify for the GS-15, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 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) identifying and solving complex economic problems related to energy, mineral, environmental, resource economics or other economic policy analysis; 2) serving as a lead on a multidisciplinary team in the creation and development of economic evaluations or models related to energy, mineral, environmental, resource economics, or other economic policy analysis; 3) serving as a subject matter expert writing and presenting policy or decision documents and advising senior management officials in the area of energy, mineral, environmental, or resource economics or other economic policy analysis; and 4) gathering, analyzing, and evaluating information regarding organizational and management problems and processes. 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.aspAll 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.
Pay Range
$142,701.00 - $170,800.00