Renewable Energy Jobs with the Minerals Management Service

The Minerals Management Service is a bureau within the Department of the Interior and is charged with managing the nation's natural gas, oil and other mineral resources on the outer continental shelf (OCS). Each year, the agency collects and then disburses in excess of $8 billion in revenue from Federal offshore mineral leases and from onshore mineral leases on Federal and Indian lands. They are headquartered in Washington DC, the offshore program is divided into 3 regions Alaska, Gulf of Mexico, and the Pacific.

The Minerals Revenue Management program is headquartered in Washington, D.C., but operationally based in Denver, Colorado. Now they are being charged with creating renewable energy on the continental shelf. This was just announced on April 22, 2009 and it establishes a program to grant leases, easements, and rights-of-way for orderly, safe, and environmentally responsible renewable energy development activities, such as the siting and construction of offshore wind farms on the OCS. This means that they will be hiring for many jobs related to renewable energy. Right now they have 10 jobs posted on USAJOBS , but expect that to increase. Take a look at what is available and if there is nothing available for you right now, come back again.

One of the jobs related to renewable energy that they have posted right now is for an Energy Program Specialist in Herndon, Virginia with a salary from 60,989.00 - 133,543.00 USD per year. They have a few openings for this position. To be qualified at the lowest pay grade, you need to have specialized experience such as applying principles, laws, and regulations relevant to conventional or renewable energy development or generation. You can qualify with education instead that includes a Ph.D. or equivalent graduate degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or an LL.M., if related. They will also consider a combination of experience and education.

The other jobs they have available right now include Minerals Revenue Specialist in Lakewood Colorado with a salary from 40,852.00 to 53,109.00 USD per year------Minerals Revenue Specialist in Lakewood Colorado with a salary from 49,970.00 to 64,961.00 USD per year-------Geographer (GIS Specialist) in New Orleans, Louisiana with a salary from 67,613.00 to 87,893.00 USD per year-------Legislative Specialist in Washington DC with a salary from
86,927.00 to 133,543.00 USD per year------Land Law Examiner in New Orleans with a salary from 46,625.00 to 73,329.00 USD per year------Management and Program Analyst in Herndon, Virginia with a salary from
73,100.00 to 95,026.00 USD per year-------Supervisory Accountant in Lakewood, Colorado with a salary from
86,171.00 to 112,025.00 USD per year------Supervisory Minerals Revenue Specialist in Houston Texas with a salary from 101,828.00 to 139,162.00 USD per year------Supervisory Minerals Revenue Specialist in Lakewood, Colorado with a salary from 101,828.00 to 139,162.00 USD per year

Sources: The Minerals Management Service
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