Engineering Technician (Petroleum)
Job Location:
Anchorage, AK - USA
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Job Summary
You will serve as a Engineering Technician (Petroleum) with Bureau of Land Management which is located in Anchorage Alaska. Information about Anchorage and the surrounding areas can be found here. This position is also open to status candidates under announcement AK-FUL-MPLC. You must apply to each announcement separately if you wish to be considered under both recruitment methods.
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 operators 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 determines 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 aftermust 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 possess and maintain a valid drivers 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 Operators 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 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.
This probationary or trial period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest meet the organization goals and mission of the agency and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the service.
*Additional Requirements located under Qualifications*
Conditions of Employment continued
In determining if your employment advances the public interest the agency will consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
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 individuals employment should continue and that their appointment should be 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.
Minimum Qualification Requirements: To qualify for this position you must meet the following minimum qualifications:
To qualify for this position at the GS-7 grade level:
Experience: To qualify you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-6 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience as indicated by two of the following four duties:
1. Utilize monitoring systems for drilling fluids
2. Operate and maintain drilling and production equipment
3. Safety compliance (i.e. follow procedures check surface casing and check cementing operations)
4. Work closely with engineers and other technical teams to optimize production methods
You must include hours per week worked
-OR-
Education: Successful completion of at least one full year of graduate education directly related to the work of this position (i.e. major study in petroleum engineering or a related field). You must include transcripts.
-OR-
Combination of education and experience as listed above. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. You must include hours per week and transcripts.
To qualify for this position at the GS-8 grade level:
Experience: To qualify you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-7 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience as indicated by three of the following four duties:
1. Utilize monitoring systems for drilling fluids
2. Operate and maintain drilling and production equipment
3. Safety compliance (i.e. follow procedures check surface casing and check cementing operations)
4. Work closely with engineers and other technical teams to optimize production methods
You must include hours per week worked.
-OR-
Education: Successful completion of at least one full year of graduate education directly related to the work of this position (i.e. major study in petroleum engineering or a related field). You must include transcripts.
-OR-
Combination of education and experience as listed above. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. You must include hours per week and transcripts.
To qualify for this position at the GS-9 grade level:
Experience: To qualify you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-8 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience as indicated by four of the following five duties:
1. Utilize monitoring systems for drilling fluids
2. Operate and maintain drilling and production equipment
3. Safety compliance (i.e. follow procedures check surface casing and check cementing operations)
4. Work closely with engineers and other technical teams to optimize production methods
5. Drafting correspondence such as reports inspections violations etc. for gas and oil operations
You must include hours per week worked.
-OR-
Education: Successful completion of at least two full years of graduate education or a masters degree directly related to the work of this position (i.e. major study in petroleum engineering or a related field). You must include transcripts.
-OR-
Combination of education and experience as listed above. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. You must include hours per week and transcripts.
To qualify for this position at the GS-10 grade level:
Experience: To qualify you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-9 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience as indicated by five of the following eight duties:
1. Utilize monitoring systems for drilling fluids
2. Operate and maintain drilling and production equipment
3. Safety compliance (i.e. follow procedures check surface casing and check cementing operations)
4. Conducting drill rig inspections
5. Provide technical guidance and assist with on-site onshore oil and gas inspections
6. Utilizing blowout preventer
7. Work closely with engineers and other technical teams to optimize production methods
8. Drafting correspondence such as reports inspections violations etc. for gas and oil operations
You must include hours per week worked.
To qualify for this position at the GS-11 grade level:
Experience: To qualify you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-10 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience as indicated by six of the following eight duties:
1. Utilize monitoring systems for drilling fluids
2. Operate and maintain drilling and production equipment
3. Safety compliance (i.e. follow procedures check surface casing and check cementing operations)
4. Conducting drill rig inspections
5. Provide technical guidance and assist with on-site onshore oil and gas inspections
6. Utilizing blowout preventer
7. Work closely with engineers and other technical teams to optimize production methods
8. Drafting correspondence such as reports inspections violations etc. for gas and oil operations
You must include hours per week worked.
Volunteer Experience: 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.
Additional vacancies may be filled using this job announcement. Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
You must submit a copy of your transcript(s) to support claimed education if substituting education for experience. Transcripts must include your name school name grades credit hours earned major(s) grade point average or class ranking and date the degree was conferred if applicable. A typed list of courses grades semester/quarter hours GPA etc. will not be accepted. Non-submission may result in being rated not qualified for the position. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify you must provide official transcripts before you begin work.
Foreign Education: To receive credit for education completed outside the United States you must show proof that the education has been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and such education has been deemed at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs. For more information on how foreign education is evaluated visit: information
Promotion to the full performance level is neither guaranteed nor implied and will be based solely on your ability to satisfactorily perform the work of the position existing work at the higher grade level and recommendation by the positions supervisor.
If otherwise 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. A continued service agreement may be required if it is determined you are eligible for a permanent change in duty station (PCS) recruitment or relocation incentive.
If otherwise eligible and qualified you may be offered a Student Loan Repayment Benefit (SLRB). The decision to offer an SLRB will be made on a case-by-case basis and is neither promised nor guaranteed.
Related Non-Federal experience or related experience as retired members of the uniformed services may be credited towards computing entitlement to leave accrual at managerial discretion providing that experience meets certain criteria. This provision allows new employees to earn annual leave at a higher rate than would otherwise be allowed. (5 Code of Federal Regulations 630).
All DOI employees their spouses and minor children may not acquire or retain any claim permit lease small tract entry or other rights granted by the Department in Federal lands with limited exceptions. Additional ethics prohibitions can be found here DOI Ethics Prohibitions U.S. Department of the Interior.
This position is eligible for situational Telework.
Applicants who include vulgar offensive or inappropriate language or information in their application package will be ineligible for further consideration for this position.
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
Required Experience:
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