Range Operations Manager

Army National Guard Units•Warrenton, OR

About The Position

This National Guard position is for a Range Operations Manager, GS-0301-11, in the Oregon Army National Guard Training Site, Joint Force Headquarters State, Operations Directorate (J-3), Army National Guard Training Center, Range Operations. The role manages live-fire training facilities and impact areas, advises on the use of range facilities, and is responsible for the safe conduct of live-ordnance firing. The manager oversees technicians, AGR personnel, state and contract staff, and M-Day soldiers; develops state and federal budgets, including for range and training-land programs; and plans specialized training events involving active and reserve special operations forces. The position may support joint exercises for combatant command commanders. The manager coordinates combined-arms firing exercises involving aircraft, maneuvering forces, and mounted and dismounted direct and indirect fire. The role supports military units and nonmilitary organizations in tactical training, manages maneuver areas and live-fire ranges, and develops and enforces the installation range-safety program. Responsibilities also include maintaining range-safety publications, setting safety parameters for non-standard ranges, updating the Five-Year Range Development Plan, advising commanders on range capabilities and limitations, maintaining required security clearances for classified briefings, and coordinating a safe hunting and fishing program. The position plans, directs, and manages range activities; interprets applicable regulations; prepares and revises range regulations; reviews range-asset allocation correspondence; plans for mission needs within resource constraints; and oversees facility maintenance in coordination with engineering and housing staff. It monitors range-area allocation and safety compliance, helps units resolve training issues, applies current military training doctrine and risk management, and makes recommendations on specialized or classified training requests. It also conducts related operational, safety, and capability briefings. The manager plans and schedules work, sets priorities, prepares schedules, assigns and oversees staff work, advises employees, participates in hiring and personnel actions, and addresses employee complaints. The manager performs the director’s duties in their absence and other duties as assigned. This description is not a complete account of all official duties. The position requires National Guard membership, U.S. citizenship, a valid driver’s license, and the ability to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance. It is open to Oregon Army National Guard officers and warrant officers within the specified rank ranges. A background investigation and potentially a trial period are required. The role may involve work outside normal duty hours, shift work, or overtime, and may require participation in a medical surveillance program with pre-employment and annual physical examinations. The duties may significantly affect the environment, and the employee must remain aware of applicable environmental responsibilities.

Requirements

National Guard membership is required.
U.S. citizenship is required.
Must have a valid driver’s license.
Must be able to obtain and maintain the security clearance required for the position.
Must meet federal employment suitability requirements, determined through a background investigation before appointment.
Must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level.
Must have experience, education, or training providing general knowledge of organization, management, and administration principles and practices.
Must have experience using computer and automation systems.
Must have program or managerial experience in work directly related to the position or in comparable functions.
Must have experience developing and recommending policy; organizing and carrying out programs; and evaluating and recommending operational-method changes.
Must have supervisory, staff, or technical experience involving study, analysis, or evaluation leading to the development or improvement of managerial or administrative policies, practices, and procedures.
Must have experience preparing written communications and oral presentations.
Open to Oregon Army National Guard officers and warrant officers only; officer ranks 2LT through MAJ or warrant officer ranks CW2 through CW4.
Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must be registered for Selective Service if required.
Must comply with the Lautenberg Amendment restriction concerning qualifying domestic-violence misdemeanor convictions.
May be required to successfully complete a trial period.
May be required to work outside normal duty hours, including shift work or overtime.
May be required to participate in a medical surveillance program, including pre-employment and annual physical examinations.
Must maintain awareness of environmental responsibilities under applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
Must establish effective professional working relationships and contribute to a cooperative work environment.
For qualification based on education alone: a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, or a related LL.M.; substantiating documentation is required.

Responsibilities

Manage live-fire training facilities, impact areas, maneuver areas, and range operations.
Advise commanders and staff on range-facility use, capabilities, limitations, maneuver safety, and tactical training requirements.
Oversee technicians, AGR personnel, state and contract staff, and M-Day soldiers.
Develop state and federal budgets, including budgets for the Range and Training Land Program and Integrated Training Area Management program.
Plan and coordinate specialized training events, including events involving active and reserve special operations forces and classified training.
Coordinate the timing, safety, and conduct of combined-arms firing exercises involving aircraft, maneuvering forces, and direct and indirect fire.
Develop and enforce the installation range-safety program and direct the preparation and staffing of range-safety publications.
Determine and enforce safety parameters for non-standard firing ranges.
Develop, update, and coordinate the training center Five-Year Range Development Plan.
Coordinate with other directorates to support a safe hunting and fishing program.
Plan, direct, and manage range activities; interpret regulations and directives; and prepare and revise range regulations.
Review range-asset allocation correspondence and plan mission accomplishment within resource constraints.
Manage personnel and coordinate maintenance of range facilities with engineering and housing staff.
Monitor range-area allocation for compliance with policy and procedure and for safe, effective use.
Assist units with problems arising during training and apply current military training doctrine and risk management to specialized or classified training requests.
Recommend approval or amendment of specialized or classified training events to the training center commander and using unit commanders.
Conduct specialized or classified operational, safety, and capability briefings.
Plan and schedule work, establish short-term priorities, prepare schedules, assign work, and provide employees with advice and direction.
Interview candidates and select or recommend candidates for vacancies, promotions, details, and reassignments.
Hear and resolve employee complaints and refer serious unresolved complaints to higher management.
Perform the director’s duties in their absence and perform other duties as assigned.