UXO Technician III

Amentum•Las Vegas, NV

1d•$105,000 - $120,000•Onsite

About The Position

Amentum is seeking a UXO Technician III for it NTTR South. Purpose and Scope: Provide technical oversight, support and sets standards for UXO and support personnel conducting range clearance operations including unexploded ordnance (UXO)-related operations. Assigned tasks include ordnance response projects, performs reconnaissance, classification, disposing, transporting, and storage of UXO complying with Federal, state and local laws.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED
8 years of EOD/UXO experience
Prior military EOD and/or commercial UXO experience in munitions response actions or range clearance activities, as appropriate for the contracted operation plus specific project/explosives safety training.
Shall be a graduate of U.S. Naval School EOD and meet the requirements of the DoD Explosive Safety Board (Technical Paper-18).
Completed 200 hours of training on MEC (Munitions and Explosives of Concern), and MPPEH (Material Potentially Presenting an Explosive Hazard).
Graduate of an OSHA-compliant (29 CFR 1910.120) 40-hour HAZWOPER course.
Graduate of an OSHA-compliant (29 CFR 1910.120(e)(4)) 8-hour Management and Supervisor Training course.
Must have completed a 10-hour OSHA Construction Safety and Health Training and earned a Department of Labor Construction Safety Course Completion Card.
Explosives safety; recognition of munitions and MEC, particularly UXO; and the proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE)
Must be computer literate in common software applications and able to operate general office equipment.
Must have success in a leadership position and demonstrated ability to lead groups of multi-skilled personnel.
Must be able to operator forklift or material handling lifting devices, and demonstrate experience working in procedurally, environmental and safety compliant environment.
Must possess and maintain a valid state issued motor vehicle drivers’ license.
Must possess and maintain a valid Commercial driver's license (CDL) with a hazardous materials (HAZMAT) endorsement.
Position requires the ability to qualify for and maintain a Secret Security Clearance.

Nice To Haves

Unexploded ordnance experience desired.

Responsibilities

Investigate for and identify MEC (Munitions and Explosives of Concern) and MPPEH (Material Potentially Presenting an Explosive Hazard), including explosive residues in media (soil, oil, etc.), on range, targets, target elements, buildings and installed equipment.
Identify different types of military munitions, including identifying whether a military munition’s fuse is armed or unarmed.
Perform on-site demilitarization of MEC, and handling of demolition materials.
Inspect munitions, munitions components, and targets for the presence of explosive hazards
Supervise personnel assisting in range clearances to ensure hazardous items are not inadvertently moved or removed.
Inspect MPPEH IAW DoDI 4140.62 to identify and remove MDEH before it can be declared MDAS.
Ensure compliance with a DoD Military Service- and / or DDESB-approved site plans.
Supervise and perform on-site destruction or demilitarization of MEC in place or at a consolidated detonation site. This includes determining where and when it is safe to initiate destruction and when engineering controls are required to mitigate the effects of a detonation.
Prepare explosives storage plan per all applicable guidance.
Prepare required UXO munitions response actions and/or range maintenance administrative reports.
Prepare standard operating procedures for on-site munitions responses and/or for range clearance activities.
Assist in the preparation of risk and hazards analyses.
Conduct daily site safety briefings.
Supervise the conduct of all on-site UXO-related operations.
Inspect and certify and/or verify MPPEH, as safe or as to the explosive hazard it may present for transfer within the Department of Defense or release from DoD control per current policies and standards.
Able to fully perform all UXOSP and for UXOTI and UXOTII functions.
Perform risk-hazard analysis, maintenance and operator checks on all team equipment.
Assist in performing reconnaissance and classification of UXO identification of US and foreign guided missiles, bombs and bomb fuses, grenades and grenade fuses, rockets and rocket fuses, land mines and associated components.
Locate subsurface UXO using military and/or civilian magnetometers.
Direct operator maintenance of military and/or civilian magnetometers.
Locate surface UXO using visual means and assist in transporting and storing UXO.
Responsible for demolition of materials, preparing non-electric firing system for al UXO disposal operation, preparing electric firing system for an UXO disposal operation and disposing of ammunition/explosives by burning.
Dispose of ammunition/explosives by assisting in the operation of personnel decontamination station.
Assist in the inspection of salvage UXO-related material and erection of UXO-related protective works.
Provide additional operational mission, test, and exercise support as required
May provide instructions or work direction to lower-level technicians.
Perform all other position related duties as assigned or requested.
Safety - Amentum enforces a safety culture whereby all employees have the responsibility for continuously developing and maintaining a safe work environment. As appropriate, each employee is responsible for completing all training requirements and fulfilling all self-aid/buddy aid responsibilities, participating in emergency response tasks and serving on safety committees and teams.
Quality - Quality is the foundation for the management of our business and the keystone to our goal of customer satisfaction. It is our policy to consistently provide services that meet customer expectations. Accordingly, each employee must conform to the Amentum Quality Policy and carry out job activities in compliance with applicable Amentum Quality System documents and customer contracts. Each employee must read and understand his/her Quality Management and Customer Satisfaction responsibilities.
Procedure Compliance - Each employee must read, understand and implement the general and specific operational, safety, quality and environmental requirements of all plans, procedures and policies pertaining to his/her job.