You will serve as a RANGE SAFETY OFFICER in the RANGE MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL DIVISION of OFFICE OF THE COMMANDING GENERAL. Initial consideration for this announcement is limited to the number of applications listed at the top of this announcement. All applications received on the day the application limit is reached will be accepted and processed.

Duties

You will serve as the program manager, specialist and action officer responsible for establishing, disseminating, maintaining, and enforcing the Range Safety program, Range Laser Program, and Range Radio Frequency Hazard Program. You will conduct risk assessments for all exercises, weapons live fire and unit operations. You will coordinate with various commands and agencies and non-DoD licensed agencies. You will review range safety measures at all ranges and training areas. You will review, approve, modify, or reject all requests for aerial, tank, field artillery, mortar, lasers and all other weapon systems live fire. You will review unit training plans and advise on modifications when exercise plans do not safely support the stated training objectives. You will coordinate with Range Scheduling to identify conflicts in scheduling and coordinate measures to de-conflict requested training to aid in the scheduling process.

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.
• This is a bargaining unit position.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final 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 wear personal protective equipment such as helmets, gloves, coveralls, glasses, goggles, respirators and safety shoes continuously for the duration of the work shift.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Ability to identify and eliminate hazards arising from weapons firing and training; applying safety policies and procedures concerning surface danger zones, weapon systems, and ammunition; and, establishing and maintaining a range safety program. 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 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.

Education

In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:

Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree

or

3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree

or

LL.M., if related

or

Have a combination of experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience. Percentage of the required education plus percentage of the required experience equal one hundred percent.

A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.

Contacts

• Address OFFICE OF THE COMMANDING GENERAL Office of the Commanding General Yuma, AZ 67884 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]