Geologist

Summary

This is a Geologist for Bureau of Land Management in the following area: Barstow, California Battle Mountain, Nevada Butte, Montana Carson City, Nevada Elko, Nevada Ely, Nevada Lake Havasu City, Arizona Las Vegas, Nevada Meeker, Colorado Phoenix, Arizona Rawlins, Wyoming Ridgecrest, California Tonopah, Nevada Vale, Oregon Winnemucca, Nevada Position is open under VIN CCCR-27-13092822-FUL-AWF. You must apply to each announcement for consideration under both recruitment methods.

Duties

The classified PD assigns the major duties collectively as 100% and does not provide separate duty percentages. The following duty areas organize the PD work for job-analysis and competency-linkage purposes; they do not change the official PD or assign new work. Planning & Environmental Coordination Develops, implements, and updates the field office's geology and minerals planning inputs (inventories, development opportunities, economic data, conflicts); uses the planning system to keep land-use plans current; serves on interdisciplinary teams for minerals-related actions (e.g., free-use permits, mineral material sales, oil and gas leasing, geothermal leasing, exploration and development drilling, and mining plans of operation under 43 CFR 3809, 3802, and 3814); participates on other Bureau EA and EIS projects. Public Inquiries, Assistance & Inter-Office/Agency Coordination Provides written and oral assistance on laws, regulations, and policy governing mineral resources; establishes and maintains cooperative relationships with BLM offices, user groups, and State/Federal agencies; conducts informal coordination and consultations with landowners, operators, and field/district office staff to carry out minerals activities and related multiple-use programs. Mineral Reports & Appraisals Reviews exploration or development/operating plans for adequacy; recommends bond amounts; prepares mineral reports on salable and locatable mineral potential based on field examinations and literature searches. Surface Protection, Inspection & Enforcement; Trespass Provides technical expertise in formulating surface protection stipulations, standards, and mitigation; ensures ground compliance and prepares inspection/surface-use/mineral-potential reports; emphasizes inspection, enforcement, and production verification under 43 CFR 23 & 2800 (material site rights-of-way), 3100 (oil & gas APDs), 3150 (seismic notices), 3600 (mineral material sales, free-use, sampling/testing), 3715 (mining claim occupancy), 3802 (mining plan of operation), and 3809 (notices and mining plan of operation). Investigates suspected trespass, documents cases from discovery through prosecution or dismissal, and recommends corrective actions or suspension when operations are not conducted per regulations and approved plans. Abandoned Mine Lands (AML) Determines safe abandonment procedures for mine shafts, portals, and other features; inspects and investigates mineral operations and beneficiation facilities to ensure operations are conducted in accordance with acceptable practices. Processing Leases, Permits, Notices & Plans of Operation Reviews mining, prospecting, and drilling plans for adequacy under Bureau standards, including surface protection of public lands subject to mining and leasable mineral development; processes applications for mining law, mineral materials, oil and gas, and non-energy minerals; investigates lands and mineral deposits; prepares reports leading to the issuance of permits and leases; prepares approval letters for plans and notices with provisions to protect the environment, prevent mineral waste, and reclaim disturbed lands. Duties will be developmental in nature when filled below the full performance level.

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-11/02/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. 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, applicants must meet both the Individual Occupational Requirement (1) AND the Minimum Qualifications (2 or 3): 1. Individual Occupational Requirement 1350 series: A. Degree: Geology plus 20 additional semester hours in any combination of: mathematics, physics, chemistry, biological science, engineering (structural/chemical/civil/mining/petroleum), computer science, planetary geology/comparative planetology, geophysics, meteorology, hydrology, oceanography, physical geography, marine geology, and cartography. (Unofficial transcripts are accepted. Official Transcripts will be required if selected.) OR B. Combination of education and experience: Course work as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. (Your resume must include hours worked. You must provide transcripts to show how you meet the education requirements.) AND 2. Minimum qualifications GS-1350-7: A. Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-05 level. Specialized experience is defined as performing all of the following: (1) Performing basic geological evaluation tasks for mineral leases, mineral sales, and mining operations under established procedures; (2) Carrying out surface protection and compliance activities in support of minerals program requirements under close supervision; (3) Participating in the review and processing of mining, prospecting, drilling, and mineral materials actions while preparing preliminary geological reports. OR B. Education: One year of graduate-level education (18 semester hours) in geology or a field related to the position being filled which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the duties of this position. (You must include transcripts. This education is clearly supported by my transcripts provided in my application packet.) OR C. Combination: A combination of specialized experience and graduate education described that when combined totals 100% of the requirements for this position. For positions in the professional Geologist series, one full year of graduate education is defined as 18 semester hours in geology or a directly related scientific field that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform the work. (You must include hours per week and transcripts.) OR D. Superior Academic Achievement (S.A.A.): Successfully completed a bachelor's degree in a directly related field AND meet one of the following: (1) Class Standing, (2) Grade-Point Average, or (3) Honor Society Membership. - (1) Class Standing: Upper one-third of the graduating class in the college, university, or major subdivision based on completed courses. (2) Grade-Point Average: A grade point average of (a) 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 (B or better) as recorded on the official transcript or as computed based on four years of education, or computed based on courses completed during the final two years of the curriculum; -or- (b) 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 0 (B+ or better) based on the average of the required courses completed in the major field or the required courses in the major field completed during the final two years of the curriculum. (3) Election to Membership in a National Scholastic Honor Society: Applicants may be considered eligible based on membership in one of the national scholastic honor societies. Freshman scholastic honor societies cannot be used to meet the requirements of this po