What are the responsibilities and job description for the PETROLEUM ENGINEER WELL OPS COORD position at Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement?
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/
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.
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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:
(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. Performs a complete range of program analysis and evaluation on exploration and development operations with special emphasis on regulatory proposals and impact analysis, policy making and guidance documents that involve drilling and workover/completion activities.
2. Reviews BOP information, i.e., certificates, shear test data. modifications, and instrumentation diagrams of he BOP Control System, to ensure the equipment can perform its designed function.
3. Meets with operators and contractors to discuss and resolve complex drilling issues.
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.
At the full performance level (GS-13) the major duties of this position include, but are not limited to the following:
1. Ensures well operations conducted in the GOAR will be permitted in a consistent manner across the District offices and ensure all these operations are conducted in accordance with current regulations and policy.
2. Serves as Staff Engineering Specialist on oil and gas drilling operations with responsibility for assuring the technical adequacy of well designs, drilling programs, and abandonment procedures; and assuring that the operations will be conducted in accordance with the applicable lease terms and Regulations.
3. Review all new and revised Well Containment Screening Tools (WCST) for all drilling permits using a subsea BOP or a surface BOP from a floating production facility to determine well bore integrity in the event of a blowout.
4. Investigates all reports relating to inconsistent policy and procedures between Districts. Conducting field audits on and as needed basis to verify results.
5. Monitors the engineering permitting and reporting process by reviewing e-Well, TIMS and meeting with District personnel: evaluating the engineering program and reviewing the engineering program for the purposes of identifying those aspects of the program which need improvement in the areas of efficiency and effectiveness
6. Responsible for coordinating all new drilling policies as well as maintaining the official policy manual for drilling operations.
7. Serve on teams to investigate serious drilling accidents, blowouts, fires, and pollution incidents. Determine probable cause and makes recommendations for issuance of Safety Alerts where warranted.
8. Presents testimony as an expert witness on complex petroleum issues concerning completion and workover operations
The 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
GS-13: 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.
Qualifications:
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.
(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. Performs a complete range of program analysis and evaluation on exploration and development operations with special emphasis on regulatory proposals and impact analysis, policy making and guidance documents that involve drilling and workover/completion activities.
2. Reviews BOP information, i.e., certificates, shear test data. modifications, and instrumentation diagrams of he BOP Control System, to ensure the equipment can perform its designed function.
3. Meets with operators and contractors to discuss and resolve complex drilling issues.
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.
Responsibilities:
This position is located within the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), Gulf of America Region (GOAR), Office of the Regional Director for DIEE, District Field Operations, 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. Ensures well operations conducted in the GOAR will be permitted in a consistent manner across the District offices and ensure all these operations are conducted in accordance with current regulations and policy.
2. Serves as Staff Engineering Specialist on oil and gas drilling operations with responsibility for assuring the technical adequacy of well designs, drilling programs, and abandonment procedures; and assuring that the operations will be conducted in accordance with the applicable lease terms and Regulations.
3. Review all new and revised Well Containment Screening Tools (WCST) for all drilling permits using a subsea BOP or a surface BOP from a floating production facility to determine well bore integrity in the event of a blowout.
4. Investigates all reports relating to inconsistent policy and procedures between Districts. Conducting field audits on and as needed basis to verify results.
5. Monitors the engineering permitting and reporting process by reviewing e-Well, TIMS and meeting with District personnel: evaluating the engineering program and reviewing the engineering program for the purposes of identifying those aspects of the program which need improvement in the areas of efficiency and effectiveness
6. Responsible for coordinating all new drilling policies as well as maintaining the official policy manual for drilling operations.
7. Serve on teams to investigate serious drilling accidents, blowouts, fires, and pollution incidents. Determine probable cause and makes recommendations for issuance of Safety Alerts where warranted.
8. Presents testimony as an expert witness on complex petroleum issues concerning completion and workover operations
The 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
GS-13: 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.
Salary : $122,749 - $159,575