RANGE OPERATIONS SPECIALIST

Requisition No: 872448 

Agency: Military Affairs

Working Title: RANGE OPERATIONS SPECIALIST

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 62000328 

Salary:  $36,317.26 

Posting Closing Date: 04/02/2026 

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Department of Military Affairs

*** OPEN COMPETITIVE***

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 11:59 p.m. on closing date

VACANCY # 62000328

 

WORK LOCATION:  Starke, FL

 

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS (DMA)

The mission of the Florida Department of Military Affairs is to provide management oversight of the Florida National Guard and provide units and personnel ready to support national security objectives; to protect the public safety of citizens and to contribute to the national, state and community programs that add value to the United States of America and to the State of Florida.

 

OUR BENEFITS INCLUDE:

• Health Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Dental, Vision, and Supplemental Insurance     
• Retirement Benefits   
• Vacation and Sick Leave
• Paid Holidays
• Opportunities for Career Advancement
• Tuition Waiver for Public College Courses
• Training Opportunities
• For benefit information available to State of Florida employees, go to http://www.mybenefits.myflorida.com

 

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

1. New employees of the Department of Military Affairs will be required to pass a pre-employment drug screening.
2. New employees of the Department of Military Affairs are required to participate in a direct deposit/electronic transfer program. 
3. The Department of Military Affairs is paid on a monthly basis.
4. This position is a Cooperative Agreement position.
5. As a CANDIDATE, you are required to provide documentation (i.e., High School Diploma or Equivalency, College Transcripts, ETC.) to verify meeting these Minimum Qualifications.
6. Must be able to obtain a completion of a favorable National Agency Check background investigation clearance.

 

*NOTE*

To be considered for this position, application must be fully completed, your responses to qualifying questions for this position must be verifiable by documentation provided through the electronic application process and clearly stated within the employment history.   

 

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• A High School Diploma or equivalent; AND
• Three (3) years of professional administrative experience in range operations or related field.
• Education may substitute for experience on a year-for-year basis.

 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Serves as Range Operations Specialist performing duties in a Range Operations facility which simultaneously integrates participating live-fire activities, air drops and close-air-support operations. Maintains and utilizes a working knowledge of established Army Regulations, Range Standard Operating procedures and Safety Regulations, Field Manuals (FM's) and Technical Manuals (TM's) applicable for necessary information pertaining to the firing and other uses of ammunition and explosives by troops in training.
• Assists in coordinating and scheduling activities between the Artillery, Infantry, Aviation gunnery, Special Operations Command, Civilian Agencies and fixed range/training area schedules to avoid conflicts in training. Coordinates and controls all air drops and live-fire activities on the Range/Training Complex and Restricted Use Airspaces while simultaneously controlling and integrating live, high, and low trajectory fire with aircraft operations.  Interpret Surface Danger Zone (SDZ) and Weapons Danger Zone (WDZ) diagrams by taking into consideration surrounding ranges, airspace, weapons, ammunition, etc. Identify factors and elements that conflict with safety regulations, environmental requirements, and other applicable policies.
• Assists with the preparation, development, and provides SRP Military Installation Map (MIM) Updates. Assists with the maintenance and updates of existing Camp Blanding MIM per the MIM production guidan