Petroleum Engineer
What you'd do
The Bureau of Safety & Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) works to promote safety, protect the environment, and conserve resources offshore through vigorous regulatory oversight and enforcement. For information about our bureau go to: http://www.bsee.gov/
Major duties
This position is located within the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), Gulf of America Region (GOAR), Regional Field Operations, Technical Assessment Section, in Jefferson, LA. At the full performance level (GS-13) the major duties of this position include, but are not limited to the following: 1. . Conducts reviews to assure the technical adequacy of floating production systems, redundant barrier philosophy, the fit for purpose of intricate subsea infrastructure, the design, and operation of complex safety systems; and, the determination of the adequacy of pollution control devices. 2. Provides technical reviews of safety and operational aspects of Deepwater Operations Plans (DWOPs) and new technology submittals for New, Non-Standard or Non-Conventional Technology (NT-DWOPs). 3. Processes industry submitted documents; facilitates and consolidates staff reviews; and prepares written recommendations for approval or disapproval. 4. Serves as technical expert on proven oil field engineering concepts and complex practices, planning and conducting advanced and/or specialized work. 5. Serves as a mentor and provides technical leadership, expertise and guidance to lower-level engineers regarding unusual problems. BSEE has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework and the selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisor approval. Salary Information GS12: Step 1: $122,749 to Step 10: $159,575 per annum. First time hires to the Federal government normally start at the lower salary range of the grade level. This vacancy may be used to fill additional positions as vacancies become available.
What you need to qualify
Minimum Qualification Requirements: To qualify for this position you must meet the (1) Basic Educational Requirements AND (2) Specialized Experience for the series to which you are applying. (1) Basic Educational Requirements: To be eligible for this position, you must meet either A or B below for the series to which you are applying. A. Degree: Engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by ABET; 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. -OR- 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 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: Professional registration or licensure -- Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT), or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration. For example, an applicant who attains registration through a State Board's eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions. Written Test -- Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination or any other written test required for professional registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico. -AND- (2) Specialized Experience To qualify for the GS-13, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 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 in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience: 1. Participating in or supporting at least one of the following Deepwater or Subsea activities: Subsea Well Drilling, Subsea Well Completion, or Subsea Well Intervention as part of a Deepwater or drilling completion campaign; AND 2. Participating in or supporting the selection, design, installation, commissioning, or startup of subsea production systems associated with a Deepwater installation project and supporting the project from a component standpoint (design jumper or review); AND 3. Participating in or supporting Subsea production control systems activities, such as designing, installing, commissioning, or startup of Deepwater pipelines and/or riser systems; AND 4. Designing, installing, commissioning, or startup of Deepwater floating facilities. Must meet all. 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.asp All 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.
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