Petroleum Engineer
What you'd do
You will serve as a Petroleum Engineer with Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement. You will serve as a senior advisor and Subject Matter Expert in the analysis, processing, and interpretation of oil and gas production data. Salary Range Information (Per Annum): $122,749 (Step 1) to $159,575 (Step 10) First time hires to the Federal government normally start at the step 1 rate.
Major duties
BSEE/BOEM Wide - This is a Merit Promotion announcement for career and career conditional BSEE/BOEM employees, Career Transition eligibles (CTAP), and those who are eligible under the hiring paths listed above. Refer to Required Documents section for more information. Some of the major duties you will perform include, but are not limited to the following: 1. Serves as an SME and advisor of the Liquid Verification System (LVS) and the Gas Verification System (GVS). 2. Serves as the principle engineer for the review of all Commingling and Measurement Approvals and maintains the records within the Meters component of the Technical Information System (TIMS) in accordance with those approvals. 3. Creates records in the TIMS Database for Facility Measurement Point (FMP) numbers and the associated lease(s) to ensure proper downloading of Oil and Gas Operations Reports (OGOR) for LVS and GVS purposes. 4. Conducts reviews of complex production facilities for compliance with Subpart L of 30 CFR 250 and Regional policy. Plans, directs, and conducts engineering studies to ensure the accurate measurement of royalties by lessees and/or operators. 5. Recommends revisions to regulations concerning commingling, transportation, and the acquisition of technical data. 6. Provides guidance and assists less experienced engineers in the preferred methods for royalty measurement and commingling. 7. Participates in conferences with industry engineering and accounting personnel in order to obtain reports, information, and statistics necessary for proper royalty accounting and to discuss policy problems on matters under consideration by the Unit. The incumbent makes recommendations for final approval to the Unit Supervisor.
What you need to qualify
All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 08/17/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Competitive candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements as defined in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of specialized experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the work schedule requirement as the service dates will be reflected. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, your resume must state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. Minimum Qualification Requirements: To qualify for this position, you must meet the following minimum qualifications: Basic Educational Requirement AND Specialized Experience for the series to which you are applying. (1) Basic Educational Requirements:To be qualified for this position, you must meet either A or B below for the series to which you are applying. NOTE: This position requires specific educational coursework to qualify. You MUST provide transcripts (unofficial are acceptable) in order to verify that the educational requirements have been met. This information must be received by the closing date of the announcement. Failure to provide this information may result in you receiving an "INELIGIBLE" rating.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 Written Test Specified Academic Courses Related Curriculum For further information on the adequacy of such background, demonstrated by one of the above listed, are found in the link below: Petroleum Engineering Series 0881AND (2) Specialized Experience To qualify for the GS-13, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 grade 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) Performing calculations to acquire meter factors and net standard volumes to identify errors on run tickets and proving reports. 2) Reviewing surface commingling, measurement, and allocation of production on complex production facilities in the Gulf of America for compliance with Subpart L of 30 CFR 250 and Regional policy. 3) Planning, directing, and conducting engineering studies to ensure the accurate measurement of royalties by lessees and/or operators. 4) Analyzing hydrocarbon measurement-specific data, including Facility Measurement Points (FMPs), meters, tanks, proving reports, run tickets, gas volume statements, and OGORs. Must Meet All 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.
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