Facility Operations Specialist

U.S. Army, Pacific • Fort Greely, AK

1d

About The Position

Serves as the primary safety representative for a live-fire range, ensuring required safety measures are in place, observed, and enforced for Range Division personnel and range users. The role supports safe range operations through ongoing review of safety policies and incident reports, on-site inspections, range scheduling review, staffing and work-procedure adjustments, equipment purchase justification, and monitoring target operations and control systems. It also coordinates maintenance support for malfunctioning target devices or control systems.

The incumbent must be able to work in an Impact Area where unexploded ordnance may be encountered, pass the Inter-Service Range Safety Course (Intermediate), and report during inclement weather, natural disasters, and other emergencies as directed. The employee may be required to remain past the end of a shift or be recalled for duty and must maintain a functioning telephone for emergency contact. Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination and background investigation. This is a Department of the Army drug-testing-designated position.

Requirements

• Must obtain and maintain a State of Alaska driver's license.
• Must have normal depth perception and color vision.
• Must pass the Inter-Service Range Safety Course (Intermediate).
• Must be able to work in an Impact Area with the possibility of encountering unexploded ordnance.
• Must report during inclement weather, natural disasters, and other emergencies as directed; may need to remain past the end of a shift or be recalled for duty.
• Must maintain a functioning telephone to support contact during recall or emergency situations.
• Must meet one of the listed employment-authority eligibility categories and provide proof of eligibility.
• For GS-11 qualification by experience: one year of specialized experience supporting safe live-fire range operations by coordinating maintenance and repair and assisting with range-training scheduling to ensure compliance with safety policies and procedures.
• Alternatively, qualify through a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree in a relevant field, or a qualifying combination of education and experience.
• Applicants who held a GS position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-09).
• Foreign education used to meet qualification requirements must be evaluated as equivalent to U.S. accredited education or receive full credit from an accredited U.S. college or university.
• Must provide proof of U.S. citizenship.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• Must complete a one-year probationary period.
• Direct deposit of pay is required.
• Must comply with Exceptional Family Member Program requirements.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary safety representative for the live-fire range.
• Ensure appropriate safety measures are in effect and followed by personnel and users of range facilities.
• Review and analyze schedules requiring use of range facilities.
• Adjust local range staffing levels or work procedures to accommodate resource-allocation decisions made at higher echelons.
• Justify purchases of new equipment.
• Monitor systems by visually observing target operations, computer printouts, and console indicators.
• Ensure safety requirements are known and enforced and that a safe training environment is maintained.
• Coordinate maintenance support for malfunctioning target devices or control systems.

Benefits

• Federal employee benefits package available to employees and their families; specific benefits depend on position type and eligibility.
• Permanent Change of Station allowances may be authorized, subject to applicable regulations and agency determination.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree