EXPLOSIVE SAFETY SPECIALIST
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Position ID:
ST-12873135-26-CAB
City:
Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida
Date Posted:
2026-02-02
Expiration Time:
2026-02-04
Job Type:
Job Category:
Explosives Safety Series
Salary:
106437 - 138370 PA
Job Summary
You will serve as an EXPLOSIVES SAFETY SPECIALIST in the OPERATIONS (N3) DIVISION of COMNAVREG SE JAX.
Job Description
Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector performing the following duties: 1) Conducting explosive risk assessment to identify and eliminate hazardous conditions; 2) Managing programs on handling, classifying, storing, packing, and/or shipping explosives, waste military munition and hazardous material; 3) Developing, validating, and/or reviewing installation explosives safety instructions and ammunition and explosives standard operation procedures; 4) Conducting ammunition and explosive safety training. (NOTE: Your answer must be supported by information in your resume.) Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Position requires satisfactory completion of the following explosives safety courses. Upon assignment, the employee will be allowed 24 months to complete the training and recertification. If employee does not satisfactorily complete or maintain recertification, employee will be subject to removal/reassignment. Basic Explosives Safety AMMO-18/49 Electrical Explosives Safety for Naval Facilities AMMO-29 Explosives Safety for Naval Facility Planning AMMO-36 Naval Motor Vehicle and Railcar Inspection AMMO-51 ESO Orientation Course AMM)-74 Material Potentially Presenting an Explosive Hazard (MPPEH)Munitions Response Site Management PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Work involves limited office time, but incumbent spends a considerable amount of time and effort performing onsite training, inspections, surveys, and assessments of AE operating buildings, AE storage areas, combat aircraft loading/parking areas (CALAs/CAPAs), aerial bombing ranges, air fields, piers and wharfs, and vehicle and industrial shops within the AOR. Assessments and inspections required frequent walking, prolonged standing, and occasional climbing, crouching, and kneeling. WORK ENVIRONMENT: In addition to a normal administrative environment, the incumbent will be required to visit AE storage, handling and transfer areas, assembly, loading and maintenance areas including aircraft loading/down-loading and arming/de-arming areas. Will be exposed to mass detonating, fragmenting, and mass fire hazards, operating equipment and machinery, dust, fumes, and high noise levels; high heat and humidity, and extreme cold. Duties require the use of PPE including safety shoes, safety glasses or goggles, hearing protection, and hard hat as required. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.