BLM Oil & Gas Records Individual Placement

Job Description

Stipend:  $600/week (+Education Award) 

Term:  23 weeks 

Reports To:  Bureau of Land Management - Royal Gorge Field Office

Location:  Canon City, CO 81212

Status:  900-hour AmeriCorps Service Term 

Benefits:  AmeriCorps Education Award $3,047.50 after successful completion 

Southwest Conservation Corps’ Mission 

It is the mission of the Southwest Conservation Corps to empower individuals to positively impact their lives, their communities and the environment. 

Program Overview: 

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Royal Gorge Field Office (RGFO), administers more than 668,000 surface acres of public land along the Front Range of Colorado and 6.8 million subsurface acres. Since the field office spans such a large area, it covers a variety of terrain and is involved in a multitude of initiatives and programs.

This position is located in Canon City, Colorado, where the BLM RGFO Fluid Minerals program provides an intergral service overseeing federal oil and gas activities for the Front Range. As an Oil & Gas Records Intern, the individual will work with Land Law Examiners and the Legal Instruments Examiner to research existing federal records and determine accuracy of legal land descriptions, coding and status and will help resolve issues to bring the records in compliance with standards.

This position will provide experience related to reading and interpreting legal land descriptions in accordance with the "United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Cadastral Survey: Specifications for Descriptions of Land; For Use in Land Orders, Executive Orders, Proclamations, Federal Register Documents, and Land Description Databases" guidance book. Additional experience will be gained through research and review of existing records to verify accuracy of data utilizing physical files as well as federal and state databases.

Duties will include client contact, assisting in records management, scanning documents, organizing well and agreement files, and data verification and entry. The applicant must be detail-oriented, have good verbal and written communication skills, and have the ability to accurately maintain records and write reports detailing progress. Reviewing closed files against other records to prepare for shipment to the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in accordance with federal records regulations.

The intern should have a good understanding of business practices, math and general science. The intern will be assigned projects with general instructions and must be self-motivated to independently perform recurring work. Microsoft Office skills (Word and Excel) are helpful.

Essential functions and responsibilities include:

General Qualifications: 

The successful applicant must be  self-motivated and able to work independently with limited supervision after the initial training period. The applicant must be able to maneuver and operate in a mixture of office and field work. This can include long periods of standing or walking on rough, uneven ground, bending, crouching, and stooping. Prior to starting this position a government security background clearance will be required. 

Requirements: 

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To apply, please submit an updated resume and letter of interest along with the online application.