Engineering Technician; Petroleum

Duties

Duties will be developmental in nature when filled below the full performance level. The duties below are at the full performance level.

• Inspect all aspects of drilling operations to ensure that operator's equipment, safety systems, and operations are in compliance with the approved regulations.
• Inspect commingled production sites and venting/flaring operations to verify handling of production per approvals.
• Inspect undesirable events such as spills or production losses, to document and determine cause, remedial action to be taken, and volume loss.
• Document problems and determine corrective action.
• This position requires a considerable amount of math at the high school algebra level to verify volume and height of cement, other drilling fluids, oil, and gas volumes to account for production from Federal oil and gas leases, and other assignments.

• U.S. Citizenship is required. Must provide proof of U.S. citizenship during onboarding.
• Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service. To verify registration, visit …
• Direct Deposit participation required.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more, visit …
• Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license throughout employment.
• An applicant appointed to this position must possess (or obtain within 30 days of entrance on duty) and maintain a US Government Motor Vehicle Operator's Identification Card.
• An applicant must be able to operate 4-wheel drive vehicles in order to perform site inspections.
• A financial disclosure report, Confidential Financial Disclosure Report OGE-450, will be required within 30 days of appointment.
• You cannot hold an active real estate license, nor can you have an interest or hold stocks in firms with interest in Federal Lands.
• PET POSITIONS ONLY-0802:
  You must successfully complete the BLM Petroleum Engineering Technician (PET) Certification Program and continue service in the Federal Government for 2 years from the date of obtaining PET certification.
• PET certification is required at the GS-10 and GS-11 grades and must be maintained.
• Your resume must contain enough information to show that you meet the qualification requirements as defined in the announcement. In addition, your responses to the questions must adequately reflect in your resume.

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period to evaluate your fitness and whether your continuation of employment advances the public interest.

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, 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 or trial period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement – 07/22/2026-unless otherwise stated in this announcement. Competitive applicants 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…