Amentum is seeking a Site UXO Supervisor for the North of Las Vegas, NV area.

The Site UXO Supervisor (RSS II) contract to the Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTR) provides critical operational mission support as well as target management support for test, tactics development, and advanced training.  For the designated geographical region, the SUXOS supervises a staff of union employees in operational range clearance and mission support.  Manages personnel for all aspects of the target management process to manage, maintain, and service target sets and target access roads. Employs personnel covering a specific geographical site or sites conducting operational range clearance-related activities, test and mission support. Ensures all contractor Target Operations requirements are met, in accordance with the Performance Work Statement (PWS). Coordinates and supports all customer project requirements, managing customer priorities.

Compensation & Benefits

HIRING SALARY RANGE: $115,000.00-$125,000.00; Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant internal equity, and alignment with market data. This position includes a competitive benefits package. For more detailed information on our Benefits and what it is like to work for Amentum: please visit our careers site: www.amentumcareers.com

Essential Responsibilities:

• Supervises integrated functions comprised of various job classifications and personnel in MEC-related activities for maintenance, development, and construction ensuring the customer’s requirements are met and ranges are in accordance with Air Force and Department of Defense Manuals, Instructions and Policies for geographically assigned area.

• Work cooperatively and professionally with the Target Operations Manager, Superintendents, and Project Managers for the geographical region and all personnel on the contract, to include US Government customer.

• Coordinate and shares best practices with other Superintendents, Deputy Superintendents, Senior UXO Supervisors, and other management personnel.

• Provide guidance and technical direction of RSS II Target Operations Union personnel and on a specific site or multiple sites of NTTR supporting contract operations: responsible for the quality and performance of work.

• Plans and oversee target maintenance events and mission support activities.

• Ensure compliance with a DoD Military Service- and/or DDESB-approved site plans.

• Plan, coordinate, and supervise all on-site munitions response and operational range clearance activities.

• Supervise up to ten range clearance and target maintenance teams.

• Assist in development of required plans (e.g., health and safety plans).

• Review all field reports (e.g., daily reports, audits) and approve UXO team reports.

• Evaluate the risk of movement of UXO or DMM within operational range with the UXOSO/QCS, and provide approval for movement by UXOT when the risk of movement is determined to be acceptable.

• Supervise the investigation for and identification of 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.

• Supervise the identification of different types of military munitions, including identifying whether a military munition’s fuse is armed or unarmed.

• Supervise on-site demilitarization of MEC, and handling of demolition materials.

• Supervise the inspection of 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.

• Perform risk-hazard analysis, maintenance and operator checks on all team equipment.

• Supervise 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.

• Supervise locating subsurface UXO using military and/or civilian magnetometers.

• Direct operator maintenance of military and/or civilian magnetometers.

• 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.

• 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.

Minimum Position Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required:

• Meet the criteria for and perform the functions of a UXO-TIII, UXOQCS, and UXOSO as defined in DoD Explosive Safety Board Technical Paper 18. 

• High school diploma or equivalent.

• Ten years of EOD/MEC experience in explosive ordnance recognition, handling, retrieval, and disposal.

• Prior military EOD and/or commercial UXO experience in all phases of range clearance operations and munitions response actions.

• Five years MEC-supervisor experience.

• Shall be a graduate of U.S. Naval School EOD.  

• 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. Certified as a Safety Trained Supervisor. 

• Experience in managing an Explosive Safety Program; recognition of munitions and MEC, particularly UXO; and the proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE).

• Must be able to demonstrate experience working in procedurally, environmental and safety compliant environment. 

• Possess ability to speak, read, and write English.

• Must be computer literate in common software applications and able to operate general office equipment.

• Must possess and maintain a valid state issued motor vehicle drivers’ license. 

• Position requires the ability to qualify for and maintain a Secret Security Clearance. 

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