Supervisory Firefighter (Hazardous Materials Technician)

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About the Position: Serve as a Supervisory Firefighter (Hazardous Materials Technician) for the Directorate of Emergency Services at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico.

This position is included under the provisions of Special Retirement Coverage (SRC) and may have both a maximum entry age and a mandatory retirement date.

Click here for more information on SRC for Firefighters (Secondary) 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 Veterans Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange Agreement Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI) Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Reinstatement Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 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 in this document.

For Internal Candidates: I have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service which includes 1) Engaging in hazardous containment for assigned organization; 2) Responding to incidents when firefighting support is needed such as: fire suppression operations, hazardous materials emergencies, aircraft emergencies, aircraft rescue and/or medical operations; 3) Assisting staff with policies related to firefighting.

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-09).

For External Candidates: I have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-10 grade level in the Federal service which includes 1) Engaging in hazardous containment for assigned organization; 2) Responding to incidents when firefighting support is needed such as: fire suppression operations, hazardous materials emergencies, aircraft emergencies, aircraft rescue and/or medical operations; 3) Assisting staff with policies related to firefighting.

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-10).

In addition to meeting the specialized experience requirement above, applicants must also possess: Fire Officer III, Fire Inspector II, Fire Instructor II, HAZMAT Incident Commander and Airport Firefighter certified through DoD Fire and Emergency Services Certification System, International Fire Service Accreditation Congress (IFSAC), or the Fire Service Professional Qualifications System (PRO-Board) in accordance with DoD 6055.06-M.

(NOTE: You must include copies of the certifications with your application package.) Major Duties:

• On assigned shift directs the operations of a fire protection force for the installation.
• On assigned shift, directs through three subordinate stations chiefs, a fire protection.
• Delegates authority to subordinate supervisors and holds them responsible for the performance of their organizational elements.
• Directs the hazardous materials protection and control program.
• As a fully qualified Hazardous Materials Technician, responds as a member of the department's hazardous materials team.