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Summary Explore a new career with the BLM - where our people are our most precious resource. This position is located in the BLM Bakersfield Field Office located in Bakersfield, California. Information about Bakersfield and the surrounding area can be found linked. We expect to fill 1 vacancy at this time; however, additional positions may be filled from this announcement if they become available. This Temporary promotion may be made permanent without further competition. Responsibilities Serves as supervisor for the Minerals Staff organization in the Bakersfield Field Office and provides leadership, motivation, and direction. Performs personnel management functions and may serve as the Acting Field Manager. Works with Environmental Coordinators to organize resource input, quality control and ensure critical resources values have been met. Responsible for the physical science and engineering contribution to resource management statewide and in the Field office. Ensures proper coordination with other disciplines and agencies (recreation, wilderness, cultural resources, soil/water/air, etc.) on projects of mutual interest. Works with management in developing out-year program packages and providing guidance and assistance in developing and monitoring the Annual Work Plan (AWP). Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications This position has a basic education requirement which requires that you have a degree as outlined below. You must meet at least one of the education requirements listed in the "Education" section. You will need to clearly state your undergraduate/graduate degree(s) and submit your college transcripts. In order to be rated as qualified for this position, we must be able to determine that you meet the qualification requirements - please be sure to include this information in your resume. No assumptions will be made about your experience. To qualify for the GS-13 grade level, in addition to meeting at least one of the basic requirements listed in the "Education" section, you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent at the GS-12 level. Specialized experience includes but not limited to; experience working with supervisory/managerial practices including personnel management and EEO; leading and/or supervising experience; working with oil and gas management; planning, managing and/or implementing resources programs in a multi-resource environment involving the minerals management; developing Annual Work Plans (AWP) and/or budget. Coordinating resources plans with other programs and organizations. Working with environmental and impact statements, and experience in interpreting Federal, State, and Agency regulations, policies, and procedures. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. You must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of the announcement. Federal employees in the competitive service are also subject to the Time-In-Grade requirement in accordance with 5 CFR 300.604. If you are a current Federal employee in the General Schedule (GS) pay plan and applying for a promotion opportunity, you must have completed a minimum of 52 weeks at the next lower grade level. There are no qualification requirements for a detail assignment. However employees must meet any positive education/licensure requirements in order to be detailed to positions with these requirements. Detail assignments do not include additional compensation and the selectee will not earn time-in-grade at the higher grade level. Education BASIC REQUIREMENTS: This position has a basic education requirement which requires that you have a degree as outlined below. You must meet at least one of the education requirements below. You will need to clearly state your undergraduate/graduate degree(s) and submit your college transcripts. Supervisory Petroleum Engineer, 0881 BASIC REQUIREMENT: A degree in professional engineering. To be acceptable, the curriculum must:(1) be in a school of engineering with at least one curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) as a professional engineering curriculum; 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- 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 professional 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: 1. Current registration as a professional engineer 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 (i.e., petroleum engineering). 2. Evidence of having successfully passed the Engineer-in-Training (EIT) examination, or the written test required for professional registration, which is administered by the Boards of Engineering Examiners in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico. 3. Specified academic courses-Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and in engineering that included the courses specified in the basic requirements as described in the first paragraph, OR Related curriculum-Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in engineering technology or in an appropriate professional field, e.g., physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Supervisory Physical Scientist, 1301 BASIC REQUIREMENT: A degree in physical science, engineering, or mathematics that included 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science such as mechanics, dynamics, properties of materials, and electronics. -OR- Combination of education and experience -- education equivalent to one of the majors listed that included at least 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science, plus appropriate experience or additional education. Supervisory Geologist, 1350 BASIC REQUIREMENT: A degree in geology, plus 20 additional semester hours in any combination of mathematics, physics, chemistry, biological science, structural, chemical, civil, mining or petroleum engineering, computer science, planetary geology, comparative 3 planetology, geophysics, meteorology, hydrology, oceanography, physical geography, marine geology, and cartography. -OR- Combination of education and experience -- course work as listed, plus appropriate experience or additional education. In Addition to the basic education requirement, you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent at the GS-12 level. Specialized experience includes but not limited to; experience leading and/or supervising a team or staff, assisted in planning or developing Annual Work Plans (AWP) and/or budgets; assisting in coordination of resource programs with other organizations; working with and understanding oil and gas activities, and experience in interpreting Federal, State, DOI, and Bureau regulations, policies, and procedures. Additional Information DOI uses E-Verify to confirm employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, please visit E-Verify. Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)/lnteragency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP): These programs apply to employees who have been involuntarily separated from a Federal service position within the competitive service or Federal service employees whose positions have been deemed surplus or no longer needed. To receive selection priority, you must: 1) meet CTAP or ICTAP eligibility criteria; 2) be rated well qualified for the position with a score of 90 or above; and 3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your CTAP or ICTAP eligibility. For more information: CTAP or ICTAP Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered for Selective Service Travel, per diem, and lodging expenses will be paid consistent with the Federal Travel Regulations. If the position becomes permanent, PCS will be paid. Tax Law Impact for PCS: Moving expenses reimbursement is a taxable benefit. However, the Federal Travel Regulation 18-05 issued by General Services Administration has authorized agencies to use the Withholding Tax Allowance and Relocation Income Tax Allowance to pay for "substantially all" of the increased tax liability resulting from the "2018 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act" for certain eligible individuals. The official worksite for the selectee is the duty station identified in this vacancy announcement. The selectee will typically report to this duty location on a regular and recurring weekly basis. The selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisor approval. This is a not-to-exceed 1 year detail/temporary promotion assignment. At the expiration of this assignment, or whenever your services are no longer needed, you will be returned to your position or to a position of equivalent pay and grade within your agency of record. Subject to availability of funds and agency needs, this position may be converted to a permanent position without further competition. Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees. If eligible and qualified, you may be offered a recruitment or relocation incentive. The decision to offer an incentive will be made on a case-by-case basis and is neither promised nor guaranteed. For information visit: Recruitment Incentive or Relocation Incentive or Student Loan Repayment.