Explosives Safety Specialist (Eod) Iii

About the Position: As an Explosives Safety Specialist the work involves protecting personnel and property from the consequences of munitions, explosives, and energetic materials and identifying, eliminating, or reducing hazards to mitigate risks.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 Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

• Current Department of Army Civilian Employees
• Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)
• Executive Order (E.O.) 12721
• Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
• Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act
• Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473
• Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible
• Reinstatement
• Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998

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.
Experience:
One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS- 11 grade level in the Federal service which includes:
(1) disposing of conventional, chemical, and/or biological ordnances/explosives; AND
(2) ensuring compliance with DoD explosive safety requirements; AND
(3) analyzing operational risks or hazards to ensure compliance with all site-specific safety requirements for EOD/UXO operations; AND
(4) directing emergency response teams to found chemical and conventional munitions; leading lower grade Explosive Safety Specialist (EOD) II in performance of all duties including the preparation of Munitions Data Requirement (MDR) projects, set-up and use of non-intrusive assessment equipment (PINS, NITDS, High Energy X-ray systems, etc.) used for identifying the fill and condition of chemical, biological, and conventional munitions.
Selective Placement Factors:
1. Applicant must be a graduate of a DoD Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) school (i.e. US Naval Explosive Ordnance School).
2. Must be a certified Level II Radiographer or equivalent .
3. Must be certified on the Portable Isotopic Neutron Spectroscopy (PINS).
4. Required to have a minimum of eight (8) years combined military and civilian EOD/UXO experience.
5. Required to have a minimum of 1 year of munitions and explosives of concern (MEC) experience as an UXO worker.
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:

• Ammunition and Explosives Material
• Ammunition and Explosives Transportation
• Explosives Operations
• Munitions Risk Analysis and Mitigation

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-11).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.Employment Type: FULL_TIME