You will serve as an EXPLOSIVES SAFETY SPECIALIST in the Safety Department of MARINE CORPS AIR STATION YUMA.

Duties

You will conduct periodic inspections, assessments, and surveys of explosives facilities, equipment, and operations to identify and resolve program compliance variances. You will identify deficiencies and non-compliance within each program through comprehensive knowledge of regulations, standards, procedures, and techniques. You will evaluate a variety of complex and unconventional explosives safety problems and determine risk assessment of the hazardous processes and/or conditions identified. You will develop and recommend specialized alternative courses of action to resolve hazardous conditions, unsafe work practices, and program compliance variances where current procedures are not directly applicable. You will present formal explosives safety instructional classes in accordance to established quality management standards and adheres to instructor certification requirements.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final SECRET security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• You will be required to successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examination.
• This position may require travel to places within and outside the contiguous United States which could include remote or isolated sites. You may be required to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
• This position requires ongoing training requiring travel to and from TAD locations.
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• Travel requirement - AMMO – 29 - Electrical Explosive Safety for Naval Facilities (initial course, instructor lead) requires initial training, requiring travel and recertification every 4 years
• Travel requirement - AMMO – 36 - Explosive Safety for Naval Facility Planning (initial course, instructor lead) requires initial training, requiring travel and recertification every 5 years.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: implementing a comprehensive explosives safety management program to oversee the safe and efficient handling, storage, transportation, disposal, and treatment of explosives; analyzing safety gaps, deficiencies, and program compliance variances to develop explosives safety compliance. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0000/explosives-safety-0017/ Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

Contacts

• Address MARINE CORPS AIR STATION YUMA MCAS Yuma, AZ 85369 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]