About the Position: This position serves as a senior level providing comprehensive explosives safety management services requiring the assessment of complex program elements involving munition operations, processes, and procedures.

Duties

Direct, review, and serve as senior-level expert for explosives safety site and construction plans for ammunition and chemical facilities on operational necessity and adequacy of design. Serve as action officer managing explosives safety projects and programs for conventional and chemical ammunition, munitions of explosives concern, unexploded ordnance, and other comparable scope areas. Employ risk-management initiatives to mitigate the potential for explosives mishaps. Negotiate, coordinate, and interact with multiple levels of personnel to influence program goals, correct deficiencies, and resolve problems in the explosives safety program. Develop explosives safety site and construction plans and deviations for ammunition and chemical facilities.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires you to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment. A background investigation and credit check are required.
• The position requires you to obtain and maintain Safety and Occupational Health Management Career Program (CP)-12 Explosives Safety Professional Certificate Levels I and II and complete refresher requirements contingent upon CP-12 funding.
• The duties of this position require the incumbent to possess or obtain and maintain a valid state Driver's License in one of the 50 U.S. states or possessions to operate vehicles.
• You may be expected to travel 25% for this position to CONUS and OCONUS locations.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. 10-Point Other Veterans’ Rating30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans5-Point Veterans' PreferenceCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Disabled Veteran w/ a Service-Connected Disability, More than 10%, Less than 30%Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceExecutive Order (E.O.) 12721Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouse Preference (MSP) for Overseas EmploymentMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPriority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: Experience implementing and interpreting explosives safety regulations and policies; Experience evaluating and resolving explosives safety problems; Experience reviewing risk assessments and developing required explosives safety submissions; and Experience developing explosives safety site plans. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Explosives Safety InformationExplosives Safety ManagementMunitions Risk Analysis and MitigationNegotiationSite Planning Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-12).

Contacts

• Address BT-APF-W3GMAA DEFENSE AMMUNITION CENTER DO NOT MAIL McAlester, OK 74501 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk