Student Veterans of America Jobs

Summary These positions are located in the Pecos District, in the Carlsbad Field Office, the Hobbs Field Station, and the Roswell Field Office. These positions are concurrently open to Merit Promotion eligibles under Announcement Number BLM-NM-24-12410262-MP-FRB. Salary Range for Roswell, NM GS-9: $59,966- $77,955 GS-10: $66,036- $85,844 GS-11: $72,553- $94,317 Salary Range for Carlsbad, NM and Hobbs, NM GS-9: $69,298- $90,087 GS-10: $76,313- $99,203 GS-11: $83,844- $108,995 Responsibilities The PET performs complex and responsible work involving all aspects of drilling and production inspection and enforcement activities. This work will be geared toward ensuring safe and efficient development of operations for the successful production of minerals in conformity with Federal regulations and requirements. In addition, as a fully experienced PET, the incumbent must be certified and maintain certification through the BLM Oil and Gas Inspection training program. The incumbent may serve as mentor and technical advisor to lower grade technicians, and is responsible for complex, unique, and sometimes novel assignments. Duties will be developmental in nature when filled below the full performance level. Witness well productivity tests, gauging of oil tanks, proving of Lease Automatic Custody Transfer (LACT) units, and gas meter calibrations. Inspect complex production facilities such as wet gas, condensate, oil, test satellites, water injection, steam injection, and gas lift operations. Issue enforcement actions, and assessments, Civil Penalties, and Shut-In orders when continued operations could result in adverse impacts to health and safety, the environment, and/or or royalty income. Conduct follow-up inspections to determine compliance with Incidents of Noncompliance (INCs) and/or written orders. Use algebraic equations to calculate the volumes of gas and liquids. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience. If qualifying based on education, a copy of your unofficial transcripts must be provided with your application. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: To be considered minimally qualified for this position, you must demonstrate that you have the required specialized experience and/or education for the respective grade level in which you are applying: GS-09: Specialized Experience: Applicants must have one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-08 grade level in the Federal service (obtained either in the private or public sectors) performing the following: (1) performing on-site inspections of all phases of oil and gas drilling/work-over operations and associated facilities; (2) conducting production verification inspections to confirm lease production; (3) inspecting undesirable events such as spills or production losses; (4) inspecting plugging and abandonment operations to ensure all minerals and water zones are properly protected; (5) documenting problems to determine corrective action. Note: Your resume must indicate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you may be found ineligible. OR Education: Have two full years (36 semester hours) of graduate level education leading to a master's degree or a master's degree in Engineering, Construction, or Industrial Technology. Note: You must submit copies of your transcripts. GS-10: Specialized Experience: Applicants must have one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service (obtained either in the private or public sectors) performing the following: (1) performing on-site inspections of all phases of oil and gas drilling/work-over operations and associated facilities; (2) inspecting complex production facilities such as wet gas, condensate, oil, test satellites, water injection, steam injection, and gas lift operations; (3) conducting follow up inspections to evaluate effectiveness of remedial actions taken; (4) calculating volumes of cements and displacement of cement plugs to ensure proper placement; (5) issuing assessments, civil penalties, and shut-in orders when continued operations could result in adverse impacts to public health and safety, the environment, or royalty income, coordinating with all officials as appropriate. Note: Your resume must indicate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you may be found ineligible. GS-11: Specialized Experience: Applicants must have one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-10 grade level in the Federal service (obtained either in the private or public sectors) performing the following: (1) performing inspections on all aspects of drilling operations to ensure that operator's equipment, safety systems, and operations comply with the approved Application for Permit to Drill (APD), Sundry Notices (SN), lease terms, Notices to Lessees, Onshore Orders, and applicable regulations; (2) reviewing inspections to ensure inspection items include observations for environmental compliance; (3) coordinating with Petroleum Engineers to address technical problems involving collapsed casing, loss of circulation, or inadequate plug length; (4) conducting follow-up inspections to determine compliance with Notice of Incidents of Noncompliance (INCs) and/or written orders; (5) preparing documents for evidence in legal contests. Note: Your resume must indicate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you may be found ineligible. Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement. IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. If your resume does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s). Volunteer Experience: 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. You must include months, years and hours per week worked to receive credit for your work and/or volunteer experience. One year of specialized experience is equivalent to 12 months at 40 hours per week. Part-time hours are prorated. You will not receive any credit for experience that does not indicate exact hours per week or is listed as "varies". Promotion to the full performance level is neither guaranteed nor implied and will be based solely on your ability to satisfactorily perform the work of the position, existing work at the higher grade level, and recommendation by the position's supervisor. The Bureau of Land Management has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for situational telework and the selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisor approval. Education To qualify based on education, you must submit a legible copy of transcripts from an accredited institution with your name, school name, credit hours, course level, major(s), and grade-point average or class ranking. Transcripts do not need to be official, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work. If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet qualification requirements, you must show that your education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study. There is no substitution of education for experience at the GS-10 and GS-11 grade levels of this announcement. Additional Information Physical Demands: The work of this position requires on-site inspection work that requires almost continuous physical activity. Most of the on-site inspection time is spent walking, standing, crouching, and climbing. In climbing up and down ladders and steep stairways, the Engineering Technician (Petroleum) (PET) is protected from falls only by firmly grasping on ladder rungs and hand railings. The PET may be required to hike into unusually rugged areas to inspect abandoned sites. PETs are subject to call 24 hours a day and may be required to work long non-stop tours-of-duty, occasionally in excess of thirty (30) hours. Some work is sedentary, although much of the job requires overnight field trips which involve physical activity on irregular terrains and work at physically demanding job sites. Office work consists predominantly of working at a desk and using a computer, including using a palm pilot to record measurements. Working Conditions: The work of this position is at field locations where it is necessary to wear appropriate safety equipment. You must walk under and around heavy derrick and hoisting equipment and piping and around other potentially hazardous operating equipment. The work environment involves exposure to extreme weather conditions, hostile flora and fauna, hazardous explosive fumes, poisonous gasses, toxic chemicals, high frequency noises, high-pressure and high temperature equipment, detonating devices, and moving machinery. Work involves climbing up and down ladders and steep stairways. A large part of the time is spent driving to work sites that are located in isolated areas. The work environment requires the use of hard hats, hard-toe boots, safety glasses, ear protection equipment, poisonous gas detection equipment, and cold weather gear and/or a respirator may also be required. The PET must walk under and around heavy derrick and hoisting equipment and piping and around other potentially hazardous operating equipment. Tax Law Impact for PCS: Moving expenses reimbursement is a taxable benefit. However, the Federal Travel Regulation 18-05 issued by General Services Administration has authorized agencies to use the Withholding Tax Allowance and Relocation Income Tax Allowance to pay for "substantially all" of the increased tax liability resulting from the "2018 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act" for certain eligible individuals. Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees. If eligible and qualified, you may be offered a recruitment or relocation incentive. The decision to offer an incentive will be made on a case-by-case basis and is neither promised nor guaranteed. For information visit: Recruitment Incentive or Relocation Incentive or Student Loan Repayment. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) or Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP): For information on how to apply as an ICTAP or CTAP eligible see http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/ctap_guideline.pdf. To be well-qualified and exercise selection priority for this vacancy, displaced Federal employees must be rated at 90 or above on the rating criteria for this position. If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document you do not have in electronic form, please contact Felicia Bradfute at fbradfute@blm.gov.