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Position Title
Supervisory Petroleum Engineer
Agency
Bureau of Land Management
Announcement Number
MTMP-25-12730389-JBC Opens in new window
Open Period
Wednesday, April 30, 2025 to Wednesday, May 21, 2025
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1. Do you claim Veterans’ Preference? (limit characters)
2. 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.
In order to receive consideration, you must submit documentation showing proof of eligibility.  All required documentation will be outlined in the Job Opportunity Announcement.   
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3. Current or Former Federal Employee:  Do you meet any of the following eligibilities? 
  • I am a current Federal 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.
  • I am a former Federal employee who held a permanent career 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.
  • I am a former Federal employee who obtained career-conditional status (within 3 years of the date of separation or am a preference eligible) AND the highest grade level I have held on a permanent basis is lower than the full performance level of the position being announced.
To verify your eligibility as a current or former Federal civilian 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. If you were career-conditional and resigned, you will need to submit your resignation SF-50. You may need to submit more than one SF-50. Your SF-50 (or equivalent personnel action form) must also reflect:
  • career or career-conditional (Tenure field is 1 or 2); AND
  • status in the competitive service (Position Occupied field is 1).
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4. 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.
In order to receive consideration, you must submit documentation showing proof of eligibility.  All required documentation will be outlined in the Job Opportunity Announcement.
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5. 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.   
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Assessment 1
1. I meet the basic education requirement for the 0881 Series because I have: (limit characters)
2. I qualify for the GS-13 level because I have one year of specialized experience equivalent to next lower grade level (GS-12) in the Federal Service. Examples include: (limit characters)
3. I possess a Professional Engineering Certification. I will provide a copy with my resume. (limit characters)
4. Select the one response that best describes your decision-making ability to identify and evaluate alternatives, and make sound and timely decisions, even in uncertain situations. (limit characters)
5. Select the response(s) that best reflects your experience motivating, leading, and providing structure to successfully complete work projects. Select all that apply. (limit characters)
6. Select the responses that best describe the type of duties you have performed in a leadership or supervisory role in a fluid minerals organization. Select all that apply. (limit characters)
7. Select all responses that best describe your experience interacting with people in various work situations to achieve effective solutions. Select all that apply. (limit characters)
8. Select the statement that describes your experience with communicating within a team and an organization with people of varying work backgrounds and attitudes. (limit characters)
9. Select the statement that best describes your experience working with the Bureau of Land Management's Indian Trust responsibility. (limit characters)
10. Select the statement that best describes your experience managing fluid mineral budgets and programming. (limit characters)
11. Select the statement that best describes your experience working with Federal fluid minerals royalty rate regulations, requirements, and processes. (limit characters)
12. Select the statement that best describes your experience managing Federal fluid minerals programs. (limit characters)
13. Select the statement that best describes your experience supporting Federal onshore fluid mineral leasing. (limit characters)
14. Indicate the level of your proficiency in applying laws, regulations, and policy to the examination of Federal minerals related applications and actions. (limit characters)
15. Select the statement that best describes your experience working with NEPA guidelines in planning and coordination of Federal fluid minerals operations. (limit characters)
16. Select the statement that best describes your knowledge of industry practices to determine if new and innovative technology proposed in the oil/gas wells program meets the standards of the Federal regulations and industry standards for items such as gas measurement. (limit characters)
17. Identify the professional work related to engineering design of oil & gas wells and production facilities that you have performed on the job: Select all that apply. (limit characters)
18. Select the one statement that best describes your experience, education and training in designing a reporting system or method for measurement, allocation, and verification of mineral production from federal leases. (limit characters)
19. Select the statement that best describes your experience as a reservoir engineer. (limit characters)
20. Select the statement that best describes your experience analyzing or proposing requests for suspension of production or operation, gas or oil well shut-in, and temporary abandonment of wells. (limit characters)
21. Select the statement that best describes your experience evaluating wire line logs and drilling reports to analyze or prepare well abandonment operations to protect the subsurface environment, potable water, and other resources. (limit characters)
22. Identify the work related to Federal oil & gas program databases you have performed on the job. Select all that apply. (limit characters)
23. 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. (limit characters)