- Position Title
- Petroleum Engineer
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Announcement Number
- MTMP-25-12722490-JBC Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Thursday, April 10, 2025 to Thursday, April 17, 2025
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Eligibilities
1.
Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
2.
Area of Consideration: Current BLM Employee - Do you meet the following eligibility?
- I am a current Bureau of Land Management employee with a career or career-conditional appointment in the competitive service AND the highest grade level I have held on a permanent basis is lower than the full performance level of the position being announced.
3.
Current BLM Employee: Do you meet any of the following eligibilities?
In order to receive consideration, you must submit documentation showing proof of eligibility. All required documentation will be outlined in the Job Opportunity Announcement.
- I am a current Bureau of Land Management employee with a career or career-conditional appointment in the Competitive Service at the same grade level as the full performance level of the position being announced
- I am a current Bureau of Land Management employee with a career or career-conditional appointment in the Competitive Service at a higher grade level than the full performance level of the position being announced
- I am a current Bureau of Land Management employee with a career or career-conditional appointment in the Competitive Service serving in a position with a full performance level equivalent to or higher than the full performance level of the position being announced
- I am a current Bureau of Land Management employee with a career or career-conditional appointment in the Competitive Service and have previously held a permanent position with a full performance level equivalent to or higher than the full performance level of the position being announced
In order to receive consideration, you must submit documentation showing proof of eligibility. All required documentation will be outlined in the Job Opportunity Announcement.
4.
Do you meet the following eligibility?
- I am a current employee of the Bureau of Land Management
5.
Career Transition Assistance Plan: Do you meet ALL of the following eligibilities?
- I am a current or former competitive federal employee displaced or surplused from the Department of the Interior; AND
- I am located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND
- I am applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which I have been or will be separated; AND
- My last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
6.
Are you a current, permanent Bureau of Land Management employee?
To verify your eligibility as a current Bureau of Land Management employee, you must submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50) or equivalent personnel action form reflecting your permanent, competitive status. Your SF-50 (or equivalent personnel action form) must reflect:
• career or career-conditional (Tenure field is 1 or 2); AND,
• status in the competitive service (Position Occupied field is 1).
To verify your eligibility as a current Bureau of Land Management employee, you must submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50) or equivalent personnel action form reflecting your permanent, competitive status. Your SF-50 (or equivalent personnel action form) must reflect:
• career or career-conditional (Tenure field is 1 or 2); AND,
• status in the competitive service (Position Occupied field is 1).
7.
Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan: Do you meet ALL of the following eligibilities?
- I am a current or former competitive federal employee displaced from a position in a federal agency other than the Department of the Interior; AND
- I am located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND
- I am currently in a position at the same grade level or higher than the position being announced; AND
- My last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
8.
Are you a current or former employee of a land management agency (Forest Service; Bureau of Land Management; National Park Service; Fish and Wildlife Service; Bureau of Indian Affairs; or Bureau of Reclamation) who:
• was originally hired to a time-limited position under a competitive appointment; AND,
• served one or more time-limited appointments at a land management agency for a period totaling more than 24 months without a break in service of two or more years; AND,
• performed at an acceptable level of service during each period of service; AND,
• if no longer employed by the land management agency, have been separated for no more than two years, and for reasons other than misconduct or performance
In order to receive consideration, you must submit documentation showing proof of eligibility. You must submit documentation showing all required periods of service (generally SF-50s) and acceptable performance (generally performance appraisal ratings or memorandum of record where the supervisor documented an acceptable performance level, or reference by supervisors, etc.). All required documentation will be outlined in the Job Opportunity Announcement.
• was originally hired to a time-limited position under a competitive appointment; AND,
• served one or more time-limited appointments at a land management agency for a period totaling more than 24 months without a break in service of two or more years; AND,
• performed at an acceptable level of service during each period of service; AND,
• if no longer employed by the land management agency, have been separated for no more than two years, and for reasons other than misconduct or performance
In order to receive consideration, you must submit documentation showing proof of eligibility. You must submit documentation showing all required periods of service (generally SF-50s) and acceptable performance (generally performance appraisal ratings or memorandum of record where the supervisor documented an acceptable performance level, or reference by supervisors, etc.). All required documentation will be outlined in the Job Opportunity Announcement.
Assessment 1
1.
I meet the basic qualifications for the petroleum engineering position because:
The work requires one (1) year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level, in a line of directly related work, that is equivalent in difficult and complexity as indicted by the following examples: Performing technical review and makes recommendations for approval of all down-hole operations; reviews downhole pressures, casing and cementing plans, blow out prevention equipment, geology and other procedures to protect people, minerals, and aquifers; coordinates with other specialists; provides on-the-spot instructions and authorizations for final plugging and abandonment of wells; provides technical expertise and support to junior Petroleum Engineers, Petroleum Engineering Technicians, and Petroleum Accounting Technicians concerning oil and gas inspection and enforcement issues; conducts both engineering and economic analyses to determine viability of proposals/variances and their respective short and long term benefits; reviews well data, leases, spacing units/communization agreements and/or federal units for various compliance issues, and maintains relative spreadsheets; provides various technical reports to management and state office for higher level meetings; provides expertise to management regarding complex technical issues. There is no substitution of education for specialized experience at the GS-12 grade level.
2.
I qualify for the GS-12 level because I have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 in the federal service. I have read the examples of specialized experience qualifying for this position:
3.
Indicate the Petroleum Engineering work related to royalty verification you have experience in: (Select all that apply)
4.
Selection the response that best describes your experience in applying knowledge of engineering to your assignments.
5.
Select the state that best describes your experience in accomplishing professional work assignments in the field of petroleum engineering:
6.
Identify the professional work related to engineering design for oil and gas wells and production facilities that you have performed: (Select all that apply)
7.
Select the statement that best describes your experience in dealing with tight deadlines and conflicting priorities:
8.
Select the statement that best describes your experience analyzing or preparing regulatory proposals such as Sundry Notices. NLT-4A applications, plugging and abandonment procedures or commingling applications for operations on oil and gas leases:
9.
Select the statement that best describes your experience in reviewing or preparing Applications for Permit to Drill (APD) on federal lands.
10.
Indicate you level of experience as it pertains to the interpersonal communication skills that you routinely apply at work: (Select all that apply)
11.
Select the statement that best describes your highest level of experience, education, or training in writing reports and/or other documents.
12.
Select the statement that best describes your experience in organizing and prioritizing work.
13.
I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, all of the information included in this questionnaire is true, correct, and provided in good faith. I understand that if I make an intentional false statement, or commit deception or fraud in this application and its supporting materials, or in any document or interview associated with the examination process, I may be fined or imprisoned (18 U.S.C. 1001); my eligibilities may be cancelled, I may be denied an appointment, or I may be removed and debarred from Federal service (5 C.F.R. part 731). I understand that any information I give may be investigated. I understand that responding "No" to this item will result in my not being considered for this position.
14.
I understand that additional selections may be made from this vacancy, within the same geographical area, by other bureaus from within the Department of Interior (DOI), through shared recruiting activities, and my application maybe shown to multiple hiring offices. Additional selections for similar positions across the entire DOI within the local commuting area(s) identified in this vacancy announcement may be made. By applying, I agree to have my application shared with any interested selecting official(s) within the DOI. There is no option to opt-out as my information will not be shared with other hiring agencies outside of the DOI.