Supervisory Engineering Technician (Petroleum)

Summary This position is located with the Bureau of Indian Affairs; position reports to Agency local leadership in Pawhuska, Oklahoma. Learn more about this agency Duties As Supervisory Engineering Technician (Petroleum), GS-0802, your typical work assignments may include, but not limited to: Plan, implement, and supervise the execution of the program planning operations, budgeting, major alterations and improvements, and common services consistent with recognized management principals within assigned jurisdiction. Prepare and process a variety of documents such as reviewing and processing Application of Permits to Drill, review all non-petroleum mining permits for compliance. Report, and control logs dealing with Leasing/Mining activities and monitoring and proved technical assistance. Independently carry out predrilling well site resource inventories, inspections of oil and gas drilling and production operations and facilities are in compliance. Make periodic field inspection during and after cleanup and may take soil and/or water samples to verify clean up activity. Confer and work with mineral lessees in solving technical and procedural problems. Requirements Conditions of employment U.S. Citizenship Required As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest will be evaluated. A background security investigation will be required for all new hires. Appointment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication. If you are a male applicant born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency. Selectee is required to operate a government motor vehicle, must possess a valid driver's license, and have a safe driving record within the 4 year period immediately preceding submittal of GSA Form 3607. AN INCENTIVE MAY BE AVAILABLE FOR HIGHLY QUALIFIED CANDIDATES AT MANAGEMENT DISCRETION. TRAVEL AND RELOCATION EXPENSES WILL NOT BE AUTHORIZED. ANY RELOCATION EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH REPORTING FOR DUTY WILL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE SELECTED EMPLOYEE Qualifications EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: (OPM Operating Manual, Qualification Standards, Individual Occupational Requirements in conjunction with Technical and Medical Support Positions for GS-0802 Series) Basic Requirements: Specialized Experience Examples of qualifying specialized experience include technical work in: drafting, surveying construction estimating, physical science, mathematics, aerospace, architecture, chemicals, electrical or mechanical systems, mining, petroleum, or nuclear systems. Experience in a trade or craft may be credited as specialized experience when the work provided intensive knowledge of engineering principles, techniques, methods, and precedents. Examples are trade positions with substantial developmental, test, or design responsibilities such as: Planner and estimator who analyzed designs for production purposes. Instrument maker or model maker who performed design or development work on devices fabricated. OR Certification: Engineering technicians may be certified by the National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies, an organization sponsored by the National Society of professional Engineers. Certification by the Institute will be helpful as a measure of the technician's quality of experience. In addition to Basic Requirements MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS GS-11: I have 1 year of specialized experience that equipped me with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of this position. This experience is related to the work of the position and equivalent to at least the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service. Examples include: Enforce and promote pollution prevention and efficient and safe operations in drilling workover; inspect oil/gas drilling and production operations and facilities; conduct pre-drilling well site resources inventories, inspects well sites, witness or conduct oil and as well production and formation tests; independently conduct on-site inspections of the processes, equipment, and practices involved; report deficiencies to operators and assure corrective action; investigate serious accidents and disastrous events to identify the cause and measure in order to prevent re-occurrences; prepare and process permits, reports, and control logs dealing with Leasing/Mining activities and monitoring. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Additional selections may be made from this announcement if identical vacancies occur in the same location within 90 days from the closing date. Additional information The full performance level of this position is GS-11. The probationary period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest, meet the organization goals and mission of the agency, and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the service. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, the agency will consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Under applicable law, the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual's employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized. In the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period, such appointments are terminated. Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. This is a supervisory position. Under provision of the Civil Service Reform Act, first-time supervisors are required to serve a one year supervisory probationary period before their appointment becomes final. Those who do not satisfactorily complete this probationary period will be returned to positions of no lower grade and pay than those they occupied before assuming their supervisory assignment. Expand Hide  additional information Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution. Benefits A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits. Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.