Supervisory Engineering Technician; Petroleum

Summary

This position is located with the Bureau of Indian Affairs; position reports to Agency local leadership in Pawhuska, Oklahoma.

As Supervisory Engineering Technician (Petroleum), GS-0802, your typical work assignments may include:

- Plan, implement, and supervise the execution of program planning operations, budgeting, major alterations and improvements, and common services consistent with recognized management principles within assigned jurisdiction.

- Prepare and process a variety of documents such as reviewing and processing Application of Permits to Drill, reviewing all non‑petroleum mining permits for compliance.

- Report and control logs dealing with Leasing/Mining activities and monitoring and provide technical assistance.

- Independently carry out pre‑drilling well site resource inventories; conduct inspections of oil and gas drilling and production operations and facilities to ensure compliance.

- Make periodic field inspections during and after cleanup; may take soil and/or water samples to verify clean‑up activity.

- Confer and work with mineral lessees in solving technical and procedural problems.

Your application will be evaluated against the minimum qualification requirements specified above. The quality categories are:
Best Qualified
:
Possess all job‑related competencies identified as important for successful job performance.
Well Qualified
:
Possess a majority (more than half but not all) of the job‑related competencies needed.
Qualified
:
Meet the basic eligibility and minimum qualification requirements but do not meet the definition of Best Qualified or Well Qualified.

Preference in filling vacancies is given to qualified Indian candidates in accordance with the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 (Title 25, USC, Section 472). Verification Form BIA‑4432 must be submitted with the application if claiming Indian Preference.