Range Safety Specialist.

Obsolete Site; Fort Cavazos Motorcycle and POV Campus (TX); Presencial; USD 52.000 - 70.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

U.S. Department of Defense is seeking a range safety specialist to ensure the accuracy and safety of SDZ data in RFMSS and to verify firing safety for approved munitions and targets.

The role involves calculating the Vertical Danger Zone and coordinating safety requirements for range use, maintenance, and training installations. The position requires at least one year of specialized experience managing firing ranges, along with education such as a Master’s degree or equivalent graduate study in

Formación

• One year of specialized experience including managing firing ranges or ground maneuver training areas to ensure safety.
• Demonstrated knowledge of range safety requirements and risk assessment.

Responsabilidades

• Accurately maintain safety data in the SDZ directory of the Range Facility Management Support System (RFMSS).
• Verify weapon safety for approved firings to prevent property damage or injury.
• Compute the Vertical Danger Zone (VDZ) for flight path containment and fragmentation risks.
• Schedule range use, maintenance, and facility modifications with adherence to safety rules.
• Conduct terrain safety walks with military units under various conditions.

Conocimientos

Specialized experience

Range safety

Educación

Master's degree

Graduate education

Descripción del empleo

• Responsible for the accuracy and completeness of all safety data stored in the Surface Danger Zone (SDZ) directory of Range Facility Management Support System (RFMSS)
• Verify and authenticate that if weapons/weapon systems are fired from approved locations at approved targets, with designated ammunition, all rounds are safe, and that damage to property or injury to or loss of life will not occur.
• Calculate the Vertical Danger Zone (VDZ), which provides for the containment of the flight path of the projectile/s and/or their ricochets/fragmentation.
• Ensure that installation range safety requirements are adhered to in the scheduling of range use, maintenance, modification, and installation of ranges, and use of training facilities.
• Execute terrain safety walks with military units in all conditions.

Duties

• Responsible for the accuracy and completeness of all safety data stored in the Surface Danger Zone (SDZ) directory of Range Facility Management Support System (RFMSS)
• Verify and authenticate that if weapons/weapon systems are fired from approved locations at approved targets, with designated ammunition, all rounds are safe, and that damage to property or injury to or loss of life will not occur.
• Calculate the Vertical Danger Zone (VDZ), which provides for the containment of the flight path of the projectile/s and/or their ricochets/fragmentation.
• Ensure that installation range safety requirements are adhered to in the scheduling of range use, maintenance, modification, and installation of ranges, and use of training facilities.
• Execute terrain safety walks with military units in all conditions.

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 position requires the completion of a pre-employment Physical Exam and an annual exam thereafter to ensure the continued, required level of physical health and ability or fitness to perform the duties of the position.
• Term employment is subject to a one year trial period. Employees serving a trial period can be removed with limited appeal rights.

Qualifications

Who May Apply:

• 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans
• Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
• Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible
• Reinstatement

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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

Specialized Experience:

One year of specialized experience which includes experience managing firing ranges or ground maneuver training area to ensure personnel safety. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07).

OR

Education:

Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: occupational safety or environmental health and safety. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.)

OR

Combination of Education and Experience:

A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.)

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

FOREIGN EDUCATION:

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit:

Additional information

• 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 probationary 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) Installation Management Career Program position aligned under the Installations Career Management Directorate
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Visit
• 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.
• Student loan repayment may be authorized.
• Recruitment and relocation incentives 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.
• Position may be filled as a Term Appointment NTE 2 years. Term appointments may be extended beyond of six 6 years, up to eight 8 years. With DoD approval, Term appointments may be extended beyond eight 8 years.
• 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.
• The selecting official has requested a competitive and non-competitive candidate list for this vacancy. If you are eligible for the non-competitive list, you will be evaluated on basic and/or minimum qualifications, as applicable. While required to answer the assessment questions, non-competitive candidates will not be evaluated against the competitive rating and ranking criteria. The selecting official may selection from any of the candidate lists.

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.