FUL Land Law Examiner

You will serve as a FUL Land Law Examiner located within the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, New Mexico Offices, Farmington District Office, Farmington, NM. Pay will vary based on grade level for which you're selected. First time hires to the Federal government normally start at the step 1 rate.

Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Reviews and processes minerals cases that include application for permit to drill, Natural Gas Policy Act determinations, unitization and communization agreements, leasing and lease terminations, development, exploration and production operations, drainage and bonding. Adjudicates the agreements for technical accuracy and legal adequacy. Processes operator designation, resignation and designation of unit cases. Determines whether the applicant is qualified under applicable laws and regulations. Prepares routine correspondence, including decisions to process cases. Independently gathers and researches information and data necessary to complete and adjudicate a legal document. Duties will be developmental in nature when filled below the full performance level.

Must provide proof of U.S. citizenship. Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication. Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service. Direct Deposit participation required. Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more, visit www.dhs.gov/EVerify/. You cannot hold an active real estate license, nor can you have an interest or hold stocks in firms with interest in Federal Lands. A financial disclosure report will be required within 30 days of appointment. You may be required to complete training and obtain/maintain a government charge card with travel and/or purchase authority. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a one-year probationary period during which your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest will be evaluated. This probationary 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. 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, 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.