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The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) manages the exploration and development of the nation's offshore resources. It seeks to appropriately balance economic development, energy independence, and environmental protection through oil and gas leases, renewable energy development and environmental reviews and studies. For information about our bureau go to: http://www.boem.gov/
This vacancy may be used to fill additional positions as vacancies become available.
05/17/2019 to 06/03/2019
$51,440 - $80,912 per year
GS 09 - 11
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Occasional travel - Travel may be required 1 to 5 days per year.
No
Permanent
Full-Time
Competitive
11
No
No
BOEM-MMLL-19-EG-074(DEU)
533967100
This position is located within the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), Gulf of Mexico Region (GOMR), Office of Resource Evaluation (RE), Resource Studies Section (RSS), Data Acquisition and Special Projects in Jefferson, LA.
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is responsible for monitoring mineral resource exploration and development on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) in accordance with the OCS Lands Act. The Office of Resource Evaluation manages programs involving the collection and interpretation of geological, geophysical, and engineering data utilized in estimation quantities of discovered and undiscovered mineral resources within the OCS to assure receipt of fair market value of tracts offered to private industry for lease.
The incumbent develops, coordinates, plans, monitors, transmits and processes highly technical geological, geophysical, and engineering data and information. Duties include providing a course of expertise and guidance concerning source data analysis, indexing, cataloging databases and processes necessary to support the technical activities performed within the office of Resource Evaluation.
At the full performance level (GS-11) the major duties of this position include, but are not limited to the following:
1. Coordinates digital data submittals to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) from private industry and academic organizations, reviews and optimizes data handling procedures, explores and develops new data handling procedures to reflect private industry's continual technological changes, and explores and encourages an industry-wide standardized digital data exchange.
2. Loads 2D and 3D seismic and navigation data into GeoGrame IESX projects using UNIX workstations.
3. Provides input on to design, develop, implement, manage, catalog and index a wide variety of intermediate and final computerized geological, geophysical, and reservoir engineering project databases, analyses, models, and applications.
4. Manages the organization of digital seismic data into a series of selected files for unique interpretation projects to provide access to and search (retrieval) capabilities for users. Provides the expertise needed for a limited digital seismic data processing capability.
5. Tracks and organizes data for GeoFrame and Stand Alone projects to optimize full potential of disk space allotments while maintaining efficient sharing of these projects to the users.
6. Stores original 32-bit digital data onto corporate archival system for permanent retention and for public release.
7. Retrieves data and information from within the UNIX or Linux environment to the PC environment and creates data purchase maps. Provides updates and maps of past, current and proposed industry's acquisitions and online BOEM projects.
8. Consults with principal data users and inter- disciplinary technical staff to determine special data handling needs and processing requirements to identify and develop opportunities for increased productivity, effectiveness, and quality.
BOEM 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-09: $51,440 - $66,868 per annum; GS-11: $62,236 - $80,912 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.
Selective Service: If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service system, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. See http://www.sss.gov/.
Minimum Qualification Requirements:
To qualify for this position you must meet the (1) Individual Occupational Requirement AND (2) Minimum Qualifications Requirement for the grade to which you are applying.
(1) Individual Occupational Requirement
A. Education: A full 4-year course of study that meets all the requirements for a bachelor's degree with major study in the subject-matter field of the position to be filled.
OR
B. Experience:Four years of experience that provided a knowledge of the basic principles, theories, practices, techniques, and terminology of a discipline or subject-matter field; an understanding of the standard methods, procedures, and techniques of research and analysis in the subject-matter field; and where appropriate, ability to read and comprehend nontechnical material in one or more foreign languages. Such experience must have been equivalent to that which would have been gained through a 4-year college curriculum.
OR
C. Combination: A combination of education and experience as described above.
(2) Minimum Qualifications Requirement
Applicants must meet A, B, or C described below for the grade level(s) to you which you are applying.
GS-09
A. Specialized Experience: To qualify for the GS-09, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 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 2D and 3D seismic data loading on an UNIX/Linux or PC platform.
OR
B. Education: 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education or master’s or equivalent graduate degree, e.g., LL.B. or J.D., related to the position.
OR
C. Combination of Education and Experience:You have a combination of post baccalaureate education and experience that meets 100% of the qualification requirements for this position.
GS-11
A. Specialized Experience: To qualify for the GS-11, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 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 2D and 3D seismic data loading on an UNIX/Linux or PC platform; and 2) managing, extracting, and manipulating digital seismic data and metadata in software such as ProSource and Oracle.
OR
B. Education: 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education or doctoral degree (Ph.D., M.D., or equivalent) related to the position.
OR
C. Combination of Education and Experience:You have a combination of post baccalaureate education and experience that meets 100% of the qualification requirements for this position.
Please Note: If qualifying, in part or whole, using education, you MUST provide transcripts in order to verify that the educational requirements have been met.
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.
Education: If this position requires specific educational course work to qualify, or you are qualifying based in whole or part on education, you are required to provide transcripts as proof of meeting the requirements.
Foreign Education: Education completed in colleges or universities outside the United States may be used to meet the specific educational requirements as stated above. You must provide acceptable documentation that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. For more information on how foreign education is evaluated, visit: http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-policies/#url=e4
Applicants who include vulgar, offensive, or inappropriate language or information in their application package will be ineligible for further consideration for this position.
Identification of promotion potential in this announcement does not constitute a commitment or an obligation on the part of management to promote the employee selected at some future date. Promotion will depend upon administrative approval and the continuing need for and performance of higher-level duties.
The application contains information subject to the Privacy Act (P.L. 93-579, 5 USC 552a). The information is used to determine qualifications for employment, and is authorized under Title 5, USC, Section 3302 and 3361.
Important Note: All Department of the Interior (DOI) employees are subject to the conflict of interest restrictions imposed upon all employees of the Executive Branch of the Federal Government and may be required to file a Financial Disclosure Report. In addition, DOI employees, GS-15 and above, who work in the Office of the Secretary; along with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) employees (at ALL grade levels), are further restricted concerning their interests in Federal lands and resources administered or controlled by the Department of the Interior. This includes holding stock in energy corporations which lease Federal lands (e.g.: oil, gas, coal, alternative energy resources, etc.). If you have any such investments you should contact the DOI, BOEM or BSEE Ethics Office before accepting employment. DOI employees are held to the highest level of integrity. Employees must be objective and impartial in the performance of their work. All potential issues (e.g.: work-related interactions with friends, family members, or previous employers) must be disclosed at the time of application or during the interview process.
NOTICE: This employer participates in E-Verify and will utilize your Form I-9 information to confirm you are authorized to work in the U.S.
A preliminary background check must be completed before a new employee can begin work with the U.S. Department of the Interior. The preliminary background check consists of a search of Office of Personnel Management and Department of Defense background investigation files and an FBI National Criminal History Fingerprint Check; it may take up to 3 weeks to complete. If selected for this position, you will be extended a tentative offer of employment pending a satisfactory background check. Current Federal employees or individuals with an existing completed background investigation may not be required to undergo another background check; these will be handled on a case-by-case basis in coordination with the Bureau security office.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Once the application process is complete, we will review your application to ensure you meet the job requirements. To determine if you are qualified for this job, a review of your resume, supporting documentation and responses to the online questionnaire will be made. Your responses to the online assessment will be used to measure the degree to which your background matches the requirements for this position. You are being evaluated under the Category Rating method, which means, if you are determined to be qualified you will be placed in one of three pre-defined categories. These categories are “Platinum”, “Gold”, and “Silver”. However, your resume must support your responses to the scored occupational questionnaire, or your score may be lowered. Candidates placed in the “Platinum” category will be identified for referral to the hiring manager and may be invited for an interview. Veterans' preference rules for category rating will be applied.
Your answers to the on-line assessment will be used to evaluate your competencies in the following areas:
Information Management – Knowledge of information processing procedures using computer systems to manage geological, geophysical, and petroleum engineering data.
Technology Application – Knowledge of computer hardware and software technology related to applications using computers, digitizers, scanners, tape drives, other intermediate storage devices, and computer networks.
Gather and Analyze Data – Knowledge of practices, procedures, and skills in planning, organizing, and evaluating information management systems and analytical techniques, and adapting the results of these activities to the organization’s needs.
Interpersonal Communication – Ability to communicate technical and scientific information to a multidisciplinary group of audience.
If you are a status applicant (current career or career-conditional Federal employee or former permanent Federal employee with reinstatement eligibility in the competitive service), or are eligible under a special appointing authority and you are selected under this vacancy, you may be subject to serving a new one-year probationary period.
Your resume must contain information sufficient to make a valid determination that you fully meet the specialized experience requirements as stated in this vacancy announcement and OPM qualification standards for each grade level(s) for which you are applying. It is strongly recommended that you use the USAJobs Resume Builder as it was designed to ensure that your resume includes the standard information needed. The Resume Builder is available at https://help.usajobs.gov/index.php/How_to_create_your_resume
Your application package must include: (1) Resume showing relevant experience as written in your own words; (2) Completed online Assessment Questionnaire; (3) College transcript (if applicable) for verification of qualifying education. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable; (4) Certificates, license, etc. (if applicable); (5) Form DD-214 OR VA letter and Standard Form 15.
NOTE: Applicants claiming veterans preference (TP, CP, CPS) must submit a copy of your DD-214, "Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty," (Member 4 copy is preferred), showing the dates of active duty, type of discharge, and character of service (must be honorable); OR acceptable proof of verification of your preference (i.e., official document, dated 1991 or later, from the Department of Veterans Affairs, or from a branch of the Armed Forces, certifying that the veterans total combined serviced-connected disability rating is 10% or more).
You will find additional information on the following topics: (1) e-Verify; (2) Selective Service; (3) CTAP/ICTAP; (4) Education – accreditation; (5) Foreign education; (6) Veterans preference; (7) Special appointing authority documentation; and more can be found on our web site: https://www.bsee.gov/careers/usajobs-assistance OR http://www.boem.gov/USAJobs-Assistance/.
If you are claiming CTAP/ICTAP eligibility, you must submit proof by the closing date of the announcement that you meet the requirements of 5 CFR 330.605(a) for CTAP and 5 CFR 330.704 for ICTAP or you will not receive priority consideration. The proof includes a copy of the agency notice, your most recent Performance Rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty station. To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority for this vacancy, you must earn a minimum score of 85 or above (prior to the assignment of veteran's preference) on the rating criteria for this position.
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
Your complete application, including required documents, must be received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the closing date of this announcement.
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The Department of the Interior protects and manages the Nation's natural resources and cultural heritage; provides scientific and other information about those resources; and honors its trust responsibilities or special commitments to American Indians, Alaska Natives, and affiliated island communities.