FUL-Engineering Technician (Petroleum)

US-Bureau-of-Land-Management; Dickinson (ND); On-site; USD 56,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Bureau of Land Management is seeking a FUL-Engineering Technician (Petroleum) in Dickinson, ND. The role requires demonstrating specialized experience at the GS-06/07/08 levels and adherence to time-in-grade rules.

Applicants must provide weekly hours worked and supporting transcripts for graduate study or combination experience. Qualified candidates will work with engineers and field personnel to monitor drilling fluids, operate equipment, and ensure safety across procedures.

Qualifications

• Must meet minimum qualifications and time-in-grade per announcement.
• Provide hours per week for experience.
• Submit transcripts for graduate education.

Responsibilities

• Utilize monitoring systems for drilling fluids.
• Operate and maintain drilling and production equipment.
• Ensure safety compliance with procedures and cementing operations.
• Work closely with engineers to optimize production methods.
• Maintain logs and documentation of operations.

Skills

Monitoring systems

Drilling equipment

Safety procedures

Engineer collaboration

Documentation

Education

Graduate education

Petroleum engineering

Job description

You will serve as a FUL-Engineering Technician (Petroleum) with The Bureau of Land Management. .

This position is also open to status candidates under announcement NDFO-26-13048815-ST-MH. You must apply to each announcement separately if you wish to be considered under both recruitment methods.

Pay will vary based on grade level and/or duty location for which you're selected. First time hires to the Federal government normally start at the step 1 rate.

Requirements Continued...

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

Qualifications:

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-09/16/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. 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.

Minimum Qualification Requirements: To qualify for this position, you must meet the following minimum qualifications:

To qualify for this position at the GS-06 grade level:

Specialized Experience Requirement:

To qualify, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-05 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is defined as performing duties such as:

• Applies standardized rules and procedures, requiring extended training or experience to determine and select the most efficient methods.
• Documents observations, recommendations, compliance, noncompliance, and occasional verbal communications, through preparation of forms and data base entries for review by supervisor or more senior technician.

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. To combine education and experience, first take the percentage of 1 year course of study completed in graduate school. Then take the number of months of full-time experience and divide by 12 months. Add the percentages together. 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-07 grade level:

Specialized Experience Requirement:

To qualify, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-06 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is defined as performing duties such as:

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 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. To combine education and experience, first take the percentage of 1 year course of study completed in graduate school. Then take the number of months of full-time experience and divide by 12 months. Add the percentages together. 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-08 grade level:

Specialized Experience Requirement:

To qualify, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is defined as performing duties such as:

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. 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 Two full years of graduate education or a master's degree; education must be directly related to the work of a petroleum engineering technician (i.e., major study in petroleum engineering or a related field). You must include transcripts.

-OR-

Combination

of education and experience as listed above. To combine education and experience, first take the percentage of 2 year course of study completed in graduate school or master's degree. Then take the number of months of full-time experience and divide by 12 months. Add the percentages together. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. You must include hours per week and transcripts.

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.