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Range Management Specialist

United States Army Installation Management Command

Department of the Army

Fresh

Location

Salary

$65,271 - $84,857

per year

Type

Closes

April 20, 2026

GS-7 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $41,966 - $54,557

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-6. Bachelor's degree with superior academic achievement or 1 year graduate study.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This temporary job involves managing and overseeing military training ranges at a U.S.

Army base in Georgia, including scheduling operations, ensuring safety during live-fire exercises, and maintaining facilities for soldier training.

It's a good fit for someone with experience in range operations or safety who enjoys working in a dynamic outdoor environment and has a background in military or training support.

The role is entry-level at GS-7 and could last up to two years, with potential to become permanent.

Key Requirements

  • One year of specialized experience in range training, safety regulations, and coordinating operations/maintenance of training range complexes (equivalent to GS-5 level)
  • OR Master's degree or equivalent graduate education in fields like Business Administration or Human Resources
  • OR Combination of education and experience meeting the 100% qualification threshold
  • 52 weeks of federal service at GS-5 or equivalent within the last 52 weeks (time-in-grade requirement)
  • Ability to enforce safety procedures for live-fire training, including day and night operations
  • Experience in quality assurance, facility support, and range security
  • U.S. citizenship and eligibility under specific Army employment authorities (e.g., current Army civilians on time-limited assignments)

Full Job Description

*********************THIS IS A TEMPORARY POSITION************************ About the Position: The position is located at the Maneuver Center of Excellence (MCoE), Directorate of Plans, Training, Mobility and Security, Ft.

Benning, Ga31905. The "Maneuver Center of Excellence" is located 100 miles south of Atlanta and is adjacent to Columbus, Ga and Phenix City, Al.

The geography and climate are ideal for year round military training.

Position may be filled as a time-limited promotion, reassignment or change to lower grade not to exceed (NTE) 2 years by a current permanent Army employee.

Time-limited promotions may be extended up to a maximum of five years. Time-limited reassignments and changes to lower grade may exceed five years, however return rights may be impacted.

Position may be made permanent without further competition. 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.

Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Applying on Time-Limited Assignments 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 in this document.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes utilizing range training and range safety regulations, standards, and procedures; and coordinating operations and maintenance of a combined arms multipurpose training range complex.

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 or in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as Business Administration, Human Resources.

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.

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).

Major Duties:

  • Oversee the operations of a Digital Multipurpose Range Complex (DMPRC) and Combined Arms Collective Training Facility (CACTF)
  • Plan, Manage and Operate Range Complexes, along with provide scheduling.
  • Responsible for the oversight, operations, and facility support activities at the range facility, which include training support, quality assurance, safety, live fire evaluation and range security.
  • Enforce range and training safety procedures for day and night live fire training.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 4/14/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 4/15/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: MCFS-26-12932243-MP