Range Operations Assistant.

Obsolete Site; Hinesville (GA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Obsolete Site is seeking a qualified candidate for a federal Term position at Fort Stewart to manage training range safety, scheduling, and incident response. The role requires maintaining and applying range regulations and SOPs to ensure safe training operations.

You will coordinate activities, issue detailed safety instructions, track weapons fired and personnel trained, and enforce all safety requirements.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience: operate radio/telephonic equipment, schedule activities, advise on safety.

Responsibilities

• Maintain range regulations and SOPs, coordinate training schedules, issue safety instructions, ensure fire safety and time sequences, maintain records of weapons fired and personnel trained, enforce safety requirements, advise on safety matters, monitor airspace restrictions, act as incident commander when needed.

Skills

Operate radio/telephonic equipment

Schedule training activities

Advise on safety matters

Job description

• Maintain and utilize a working knowledge of established range regulations, Standard Operating Procedures, and manuals.
• Assist in coordinating and scheduling activities and fixed range/training area schedules to avoid conflicts in training.
• Issue detailed instructions to training units and coordinates the safe entry and exit of support personnel into active danger areas.
• Ensure that direction of fire, safety data, and time sequences are correct and strictly adhered to.
• Maintain records of all weapons fired on the assigned range(s) and number of personnel trained throughout the training complex.
• Ensure all safety requirements are known and enforced.
• Report to supervisor all major problems or requests for deviation from prescribed safety practices.
• Contact the required safety team members to investigate weapon/ammunition related malfunctions on ranges or firing points.
• Review and distribute a schedule of areas released for hunting fishing and other recreational use to the Fort Stewart DMWR outdoor recreation branch.
• Advise units conducting training on all matters pertaining to safety.
• Enforce airspace restrictions and limitations by providing advisories to MARNE Radio flight.
• Serve as incident commander until arrival of fire department personnel or appropriate agency.

Duties

• Maintain and utilize a working knowledge of established range regulations, Standard Operating Procedures, and manuals.
• Assist in coordinating and scheduling activities and fixed range/training area schedules to avoid conflicts in training.
• Issue detailed instructions to training units and coordinates the safe entry and exit of support personnel into active danger areas.
• Ensure that direction of fire, safety data, and time sequences are correct and strictly adhered to.
• Maintain records of all weapons fired on the assigned range(s) and number of personnel trained throughout the training complex.
• Ensure all safety requirements are known and enforced.
• Report to supervisor all major problems or requests for deviation from prescribed safety practices.
• Contact the required safety team members to investigate weapon/ammunition related malfunctions on ranges or firing points.
• Review and distribute a schedule of areas released for hunting fishing and other recreational use to the Fort Stewart DMWR outdoor recreation branch.
• Advise units conducting training on all matters pertaining to safety.
• Enforce airspace restrictions and limitations by providing advisories to MARNE Radio flight.
• Serve as incident commander until arrival of fire department personnel or appropriate agency.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Term employment is subject to a one year trial period. Employees serving a trial period can be removed with limited appeal rights.
• This is a Term position scheduled to last six years. A term position may be extended to a maximum of eight years depending upon the needs of management.
• Appointment to this position is subject to a background investigation to determine your suitability for Federal employment.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 5% of the time.
• 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.
• This position requires shift work to provide coverage on evenings, weekends, holidays, or special situations. Employee shifts are rotated on a regularly scheduled basis.
• Due to the nature of this position, employees are required to work both planned and unscheduled overtime.
• Work requires occasional exposure to extreme weather conditions.

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

• 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans
• Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
• Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473
• People with Disabilities, Schedule A
• Reinstatement
• Veterans Recruitment Appointment (VRA)

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

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) operate radio and telephonic equipment; 2) perform scheduling activities; 3) advise on all matters pertaining to safety. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-06).

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-06).

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.

Additional information

• Current permanent Federal employees (to include permanent Army employees) applying for a Term appointment will be appointed/converted into a Term appointment with no statutory return rights back to a permanent position.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• This position requires a 1 year trial period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determination, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizational or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest.
• Direct deposit of pay is required.
• Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
• If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the
• This is a(n) General Administration and Management Career Program position aligned under the Human Capital & Resource Management (HC/RM) Career Management Directorate.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances may be authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations and an agency determination that a PCS move is in the Government Interest.
• Recruitment and relocation incentives may be authorized.
• Student loan repayment may be authorized.
• Salary negotiations for those candidates who are new to Federal service may be authorized.
• Credit for Prior Non-Federal Work Experience and Certain Military Service for Determining Annual Leave Accrual Rate may be authorized.

Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments here:

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.

Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.