Petroleum Engineer

You will serve as a Petroleum Engineer.

This position is located in Anchorage, Alaska. Information about Anchorage and the surrounding area can be found here.

First time hires to the Federal government normally start at the step 1 rate.

Pay will vary based on grade level for which you are selected. First time hires to the Federal government normally start at the step 1 rate.

Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) rate of 1.49% is authorized.

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement- 07/22/2026 unless otherwise stated. All candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements.

To receive credit for experience, 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. Failure to adequately provide information needed to determine number of hours worked in each position may result in that time not being credited when evaluating qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the full and/or part-time hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected.

Basic Educational Requirement AND Specialized Experience for the series to which you are applying. Please see "Education" for the Basic Educational Requirements.

• Specialized
  
  Experience:
  
  Applicants must possess one (1) full year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-05 level. Specialized experience is defined as: assisting with routine engineering assignments; assisting in the maintenance of computer programs and automated information management equipment utilized in engineering evaluations; and assisting with the compilation, analysis, and interpretation of basic engineering data.
• OR
  
  - Education:
  
  To qualify based on education you must have one (1) year of graduate-level education.
• OR
  - Superior Academic Achievement (SAA):
  Successfully completed a bachelor's degree in an engineering program AND meet one of the following:
  • (1) Class Standing: rank in the upper 3rd of the graduating class in the college, university, or major subdivision, based on the completed courses;
  • (2) Grad-Point Average (GPA): earn a GPA of (a) 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B" or better) based on 4 years of education, or based on courses completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum – or (b) 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B" or better) based on the average of the required courses completed in the major field, or the required courses completed during the final two years.
    
    Note:
    
    GPA will be rounded to one decimal place, for example, 2.95 = 3.0, 2.94 = 2.9;
  • (3) Membership in a National Scholastic Honor Society.
• OR Combination of
  
  Education and Experience:
  
  You may meet qualifications requirement for this position with an equivalent combination of specialized experience and appropriate graduate education. Graduate level education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position.

• Specialized
  
  Experience:
  
  Applicants must possess one (1) full year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 level. Specialized experience is defined as:
  Reviewing drilling plans, completion reports, workover procedures, well plugging and abandonment procedures for compliance with federal and state regulations and making technical recommendations by coordinating with other specialists.
• OR
  
  - Education:
  
  2 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master’s degree or master’s or equivalent graduate degree in engineering.
• OR Combination of Superior Academic Achievement (SAA):
  Successfully completed a bachelor's degree in an engineering program AND meet one of the following:
  • (1) Class Standing: rank in the upper 3rd of the graduating class in the college, university, or major subdivision, based on the completed courses;
  • (2) Grad-Point Average (GPA): earn a GPA of (a) 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B" or better) based on 4 years of education, or…