EXPLOSIVES SAFETY SPECIALIST

Full Job Description

This position is part of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency.

You may qualify at the GS-12, if you fulfill the following qualifications: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service: Work in the explosives safety field to include explosives testing, explosives recovery operations, explosives hazard classification, explosive munitions storage, explosive ordnance inventory, handling, transportation, and disposition.

Ensure compliance with occupational safety and health (OSH) standards, safety protocols, and compliance programs, and administer direct safety oversight of work, site operations including chemical hazard zones, and environmental conditions involving substantial numbers of personnel.

Knowledge and skill in the use of standard industry personnel protective equipment to operate 4 and 5 gas monitors in hazardous atmospheres and Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA).

You may qualify at the GS-13, if you fulfill the following qualifications: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service: Work in the explosives safety field to include explosives testing, explosives recovery operations, explosives hazard classification, explosive munitions storage, explosive ordnance inventory, handling, transportation, and disposition.

Ensure compliance with occupational safety and health (OSH) standards, safety protocols, and compliance programs, and administer direct safety oversight of work, site operations including chemical hazard zones, and environmental conditions involving substantial numbers of personnel.

Knowledge and skill in the use of standard industry personnel protective equipment to operate 4 and 5 gas monitors in hazardous atmospheres and Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA).

Review and develop health and safety plans, programs, and policies directly affecting multi-million-dollar explosive testing programs and test bed designs.

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).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

In addition to meeting qualifications, your application package must include your graduation certificate from Naval School Explosive Ordnance Disposal (NAVSCOLEOD) *NOTE: Failure to provide graduation certificate will result in you being rated ineligible for this position.

Major Duties:

As a EXPLOSIVES SAFETY SPECIALIST at the GS-0017-12/13 some of your typical work assignments may include: Incumbent serves as the Department's Test Explosive Safety Manager and Safety Officer.

The primary emphasis of the position is managing a comprehensive safety and occupational health program involving execution of all phases of planning and operations for test fielding, execution and post-test recovery involving construction, general industry safety, and explosives program management.

Tests and experiments include national level asset test beds, facilities and tunnels, unique and untried war-fighter combat systems, explosive ordnance, military explosives, commercial explosives, experimental explosives, sensitive explosives, hazardous materials, chemicals, biological simulants and radiological materials.

Performs assigned unaccompanied access duties which involve chain of custody responsibilities for the receipt control, inventory accountability, use, and consumption reporting.

Manages safety and compliance programs for the storage, handling, and transportation of test explosives.

Manages safety and compliance of explosives operations conducted during test operations, ensuring the safety of personnel, material, and environmental resources.

As subject matter expert, plans, coordinates, and manages all phases of explosives recovery operations for weapons and explosives malfunctions to include contact with national level agency, service, and foreign country program managers.

Conducts post-test hazard abatement for structural damage, hazardous atmospheres, unexploded ordnance and explosives, and other hazards resulting from test operations.

Reviews and develops health and safety plans, programs, and policies directly affecting multi-million dollar testing programs and test bed designs.

Responsible for all aspects of safety and explosive operations for test planning, fielding, test event, and post-test recovery.

Identifies hazards, conducts risk assessments, and develops safety requirements for tests.

Administers direct safety oversight of work, site operations, and environmental conditions involving substantial numbers of contractors, multiple service components, and national level agencies with diverse hazards which include the potential for significant severity of loss to high dollar, one-of-a-kind prototype property, resources and life.

Plans, conducts, and analyzes investigations of a broad variety of mishaps, hazardous conditions, and accidents to determine origin, causes, and contributing factors.

Prepares the official written evaluation report of findings.

Manages programs and conducts permit required confined space entries (PRCS), emergency medical response exercises, and training evaluations, surveys of facilities, equipment, and operations for multiple organizational detachments engaged in widely dispersed and diversified activities over a large geographic area.

Identifies deficiencies in the programs and provides regulatory reference or variances to the standards using comprehensive knowledge of regulations, standards, procedures, methods, and techniques.

Coordinates directly with multiple host installations Environmental, Safety, and Occupational Health Offices for Agency Research Development Test & Evaluation (RDT&E) OSH inspections and staff assistance visits.

Inspects and evaluates all test contractors' and test participants' programs to ensure compliance with OSH standards for construction, general industry and explosives.

Authors supplements to regulations and manuals and develops specialized local regulations defining mishap prevention and handling and storage procedures based on interpretation and/or adaptation of higher level instructions and policies formulated by other federal government agencies.

Reviews, evaluates plans and makes design change recommendations for current and new construction plans of major building alterations and test articles.

Ensures compliance with safety codes and standards during construction, test fixtures fabrication, and all phases of test activities.

Develops specialized operating practices affecting construction matters associated with diverse but recognized hazards and attends pre-construction conferences to brief construction engineers and contractors on safety requirements.

Authors and conducts technical safety training/instruction for division supervisors, employees and/or unit level safety representatives, and contractors on a wide range of operational areas, such as emergency medical response, vehicle/All-Terrain Vehicle driver safety, hazardous materials, OSH safety, and explosives safety.