SCA UXO Tech I (Gallup, NM field location)

About the role

Parsons is seeking an Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Technician I to provide technical support and set standards for UXO personnel conducting ordnance response projects. This role involves reconnaissance, classification, disposal, transportation, and storage of UXO in compliance with Federal, state, and local laws, as well as risk-hazard analysis and equipment maintenance. The position requires working on a long-term assignment at the Concord, CA work site.

Responsibilities

• Investigate for and identify Munitions and Explosives of Concern (MEC) and Munitions and Explosives of Potential Explosive Hazard (MPPEH), including explosive residues in media (e.g., soil), buildings, and installed equipment.
• Identify different types of military munitions, including determining whether a military munition’s fuse is armed or unarmed.
• Excavate subsurface anomalies for identification.
• Move (e.g., consolidate) MEC within a munitions response site (MRS) or on an operational range after joint evaluation and documentation by UXOSO and SUXOS that the risk of movement is acceptable.
• Operate vehicles moving explosives or MPPEH on site; individuals must be appropriately licensed for the class of vehicle being operated.
• Transport military munitions, commercial explosives, and MDEH that meet safety criteria and comply with Department of Transportation (DOT) and other applicable federal, state, and DoD policies.
• Prepare electric and non-electric firing systems.
• Set up decontamination stations and decontaminate CA-contaminated personnel, military munitions, and other material of interest (e.g., munitions debris, glass vials) in accordance with approved plans.
• Assist in documenting the explosives safety status of MPPEH.
• Construct engineering controls (protective works).

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited UXO Technician I school.