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Petroleum Scientist Manager 1 (Engineer)

Salary

$6,692.00 - $12,047.00 Monthly

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

DENR-OMR-2025-210919-MFR

Department

DENR-Office of the Secretary

Opening Date

07/22/2025

Closing Date

8/5/2025 11:59 PM Central

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+ Benefits

About this Job

Office of Mineral Resources – Geology & Engineering Division

The Office of Mineral Resources (OMR) was established to manage the state’s mineral assets in granting and administering leases on state-owned lands and water bottoms for developing and producing, primarily oil and gas, as a means of revenue in the form of royalties, bonuses, and rentals to the state’s general fund.

The Geology and Engineering Division provides the State Mineral and Energy Board (Board) with expertise, advice, and recommendations in the fields of geology, geophysics, and engineering, by compiling, maintaining, and analyzing varied scientific data to determine the most advantageous minerals exploration, development, and production on State-owned lands and water bottoms. The geologists and engineers also handle a variety of special projects involving minerals activity on State acreage at the request of departmental and office administration or as a result of developing industry activity.

Minimum Qualifications

A bachelor’s degree in a geoscience field or engineering plus four years of experience in the evaluation of oil and gas drilling, oil and gas production and/or oil and gas transportation, mining engineering or geology; OR

A master's degree in a geoscience field or engineering plus three years of the required specialized experience; OR

A doctorate in a geoscience field or engineering plus two years of the required specialized experience.

Job Specification

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be foundhere.

Job Duties and Other Information

This Petroleum Scientist Manager 1 position is located in the Geology & Engineering Division within the Office of Mineral Resources in Baton Rouge, LA. This position manages the Special Engineering Projects program. The tasks are mandated by Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:129.A. whereby the State Mineral & Energy Board “shall have full supervision of all mineral leases grated by the state.” Duties involve highly responsible engineering, supervisory, and administrative tasks critical to the administration and analysis of oil & gas production and operations of the State’s mineral interest lands and water bottoms. Additional duties include but are not limited to:

+ Manage operating agreements authorized by L.R.S 30:209(4)(a) and (b)

+ Serve as the program’s senior engineer responsible for managing all professional engineering activities including supervisory and administrative oversight of assigned staff

+ Preparation and management of operating agreements

+ Certification of shut-in gas wells as commercially productive

+ Valuation and monitoring of production reports for unleased state mineral interests

+ Recognizing and validating Force Majeure conditions

+ Manage reporting and payout determination for unleased state mineral interest

+ Provide engineering management, guidance, and professional expertise in evaluating and approving commingling requests, operations acceptable for lease maintenance, etc.

+ Determine production volumes attributable to state royalty interests.

+ Propose and assist with the drafting of legal documents, agreements, and proposed legislation regarding mineral leases.

+ Other duties as assigned.

Position Specific Details:

Candidates with a Petroleum Engineering degree and a Professional Engineer license, with work experience in the oil & gas industry, are encouraged to apply.

Appointment Type: This vacancy is being announced as a classified position and is open to all qualified applicants. This position requires the selected applicant to serve a minimum probationary period of twelve (12) months. A current, permanent status state employee may be required to accept a probational appointment in lieu of promotion. Additional Vacancies may be filled from this announcement within 90 days of the closing date.

How To Apply:

No Civil Service test score isrequired in order to be considered for this vacancy.

To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

*Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumes will not beaccepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

You are encouraged to submit a transcript by the closing date of this announcement. This may be done by way of an attachment to your online application and/or by fax/mail. Applicants possessing an international degree must submit an equivalency evaluation statement with their application. This may be done by way of an attachment to your online application.

Transcripts can either be mailed or faxed to the Louisiana Department of State Civil Service. Fax: 225-219-1041. Mailing Address: Department of State Civil Service, P.O. Box 94111, Capitol Station, Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9111.

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Human Resources

Department of Energy and Natural Resources

PO Box 94396

Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9396

Email:[email protected]

The Department of Energy and Natural Resources is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) agency that supports improved employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities. For more information on employment-related resources available for those with disabilities, refer to the Louisiana Employment Resources Guide athttp://www.laworks.net/Downloads/LRS/EmploymentResourceGuide\_2018.pdf.

The Department of Energy and Natural Resources is a participant in the E-Verify system for identification and employment eligibility purposes.

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.

As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:

Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/

Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave

More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

+ New Year's Day

+ Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,

+ Mardi Gras,

+ Good Friday,

+ Memorial Day,

+ Independence Day,

+ Labor Day,

+ Veteran's Day,

+ Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

***** Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.

Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):

+ Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your\_Retirement\_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system

+ Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),

+ Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

Employer

State of Louisiana

Address

For agency contact information, please refer to

the supplemental information above.

Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

Phone

(866) 783-5462

Website

http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm

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