Summary 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. Responsibilities Serve as the Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Specialist responsible for the assessment, disposal, transportation, and processing of all types of US and Foreign Ordnance's. Serve as the technical authority on US, Soviet, Warsaw Pact, and other foreign chemical, biological, and conventional ammunition. Responsible for the set-up and operation of Unexploded Ordnance (UXO)/Recovered Chemical Warfare Material (RCWM) sites/activities. Serve as Quality Control Specialist (QC), Site Safety Officer (SSO), and Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) for the organization. Requirements Conditions of Employment 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. 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) 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 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 In order to qualify, you must meet the education/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. GS-11 Requirements: Experience: One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service which includes: (1) disposing of conventional ordinances/explosives; AND (2) ensuring compliance with DoD explosive safety requirements; AND (3) performing emergency response to found munitions. Or Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Safety and Occupational Health. Or Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. The total must be 100% or higher. AND Selective Placement Factors: You must be a graduate of a DoD Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) course (i.e. US Naval Explosive Ordnance School). This position also requires you to have a minimum of five to seven years combined military and civilian EOD/ Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) experience. 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-09). 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. Additional Information Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration. You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. One year trial/probationary period may be required. Direct deposit of pay is required. Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet. This is a Career Field 12 position. Additional selections may be made from this job opportunity announcement. You may claim military spouse preference (MSP). If a MSP applicant is determined best qualified and selected, placement must be at the full performance level for priority consideration. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest. Information may be requested regarding the vaccination status of selectees for the purposes of implementing workplace safety protocols. For more information, visit https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/faq/vaccinations/.