Job opening: Training Technician (Live Fire/Ground Controller)
Salary: $56 653 - 73 647 per year
Published at: Aug 22 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
Please limit your resume to 5 pages. If more than 5 pages are submitted, only the first 5 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications.
About the Position: The Directorate of Plans, Training, Mobilization and Security (DPTMS) directs, coordinates and synchronizes installation garrison operations, training support, protection, mobilization & demobilization, force modernization, operational planning, and security in order to support the Soldiers, Families and Civilians.
Duties
Work is performed in a military Air Traffic Control Station (facility) serving as the central point of operational control for military exercises conducted in the Installation Range Area (approximately 167,000 acres).
Serves as Ground Controller and liaison to the Air Traffic Controller and unit exercise commander for the execution of training operations.
Enforce range safety criteria in the safe and efficient execution of high-risk combat.
The Ground Controller oversees the integration of all DOD components, Federal, State, and local government, and civilian agencies approved for training on the
installation.
Requirements
- Appointment to this position is subject to a background investigation to determine your suitability for Federal employment.
- This position is subject to a pre-employment screening, and random testing thereafter, to include testing based on reasonable suspicion and testing due to direct involvement with an on-duty accident.
- This position requires shift work to provide coverage on evenings, weekends, holidays, or special situations. Employee shifts are rotated on a regularly scheduled basis.
- This position requires the employee to use personal protective equipment provided by the employer.
- This position requires the completion of a pre-employment Physical Examination and an annual examination thereafter.
- Appointment to this position is subject to a one year probationary period unless the appointee has previously met the requirements as described in 5 CFR Part 315.
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.
30 Percent or More Disabled VeteransCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Priority 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 EligibleReinstatementVeterans 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 a.) enforcing range safety criteria to facilitate the execution of high risk, combat, tactical, ground and combined ground, and air training exercise and maneuvers involving personnel, aircraft, vehicles, weapons, ammunition, artillery and other hazardous explosives or similar hazardous situations in support of training activities; b) Reviewing operational plans to conduct pre-exercise checks, schedules and coordination; and c) Monitoring exercises to receive and relay information affecting the continuance and execution of exercises affecting operational plans. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07).
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
Attention to DetailIncident ManagementMental VisualizationOral Communication
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-07).
Education
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.
Contacts
- Address FU-W0U3AA US ARMY IMCOM-USAG FT LIBERTY
DO NOT MAIL
Fort Liberty, NC 28310
US
- Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
- Email: [email protected]
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