Senior UXO Supervisor

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Job Description

AECOM is actively seeking a creative, highly talented Senior UXO Supervisor (SUXOS) for immediate hire. This position can be based anywhere in the Continental United States however, will require 100% travel to various client sites within the Country.

In accordance with Department of Defense Explosives Safety Board Technical Paper 18 (DDESB TP-18), a SUXOS must:

a. Meet the criteria for, and have performed the functions of, a UXO-TIII, UXOQCS, and UXOSO.

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

c. Plan, coordinate, and supervise all on-site munitions response activities.

d. Complete a daily site report.

e. Review and approve UXO team reports.

f. Make the final safety status determination of discovered MEC with the UXOSO.

Qualifications

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• High school diploma or GED equivalent 4+ years of experience as a UXO tech.
• Position requires using an AECOM provided vehicle and/or personal vehicle for AECOM company business to support travel to various client site locations.
• 40-hour HAZWOPER
• 8-hour OSHA Supervisor (initial)
• Must have a 10-hour or 30-hour OSHA Construction Safety course
• Current 8-hour HAZWOPER refresher
• This position requires a pre-employment drug screen.
• This position will require a Motor Vehicle Record Screening.
• Participate in and successfully complete a post-offer, pre-employment fitness for duty exam in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.120. This position is contingent upon passing a Fit for Duty exam by receiving a medically “qualified” fit for duty result letter indicating the employee is medically “qualified” to conduct work activities at the jobsite.
• Physically able, with or without an accommodation, to work in outdoor environments with uneven terrain, variable outdoor conditions including heat, cold, moisture, dryness, noise, and chemicals.
• Position requires walking 5 – 10 miles per day over large areas of uneven ground to perform surface sweep duties (Picking up metals/munition fragments) Frequent lifting, carrying and loading less than 25 pounds unassisted. Metal/munition fragments will be collected and carried in a bucket and unloaded periodically in designated drop off points.
• Occasionally lifting, carrying of 25-45 pounds. Assisted lifts of 44 pounds or more each of large or heavy metal or munition objects/loads to designated area. Typically, shorter distances as compared to unassisted loads less than 25 pounds.
• Frequent repetitive bending/stooping and digging to perform surface sweep duties. (Picking up metal/munition fragments and occasional digging out partially exposed fragments from the ground) Position requires occasionally wearing personal protective equipment including gloves, safety glasses/goggles, shoes/boots, hard hat, hearing protector, including respirator equipment.

In accordance with Department of Defense Explosives Safety Board Technical Paper 18 (DDESB TP-18), a SUXOS shall meet the following minimum qualifications:

• Graduate of a military EOD assistant course; or an accredited UXO technician training course; or military EOD school of the US, Canada, Great Britain, Germany, or Australia.
• On-the-job training including, but not limited to, familiarity with the process, procedures, and equipment (e.g., geophysical) used for conducting MEC-related activities.
• Military EOD school graduates: 2 years minimum MEC-related experience, 1 year minimum MEC-Supervisory experience, 10 years total EOD and MEC experience.
• Accredited UXO School graduates: 10 years minimum MEC-related experience. 5 years minimum MEC-Supervisory experience. 13 years minimum total MEC experience.
• Graduate of an OSHA-compliant (Section 1910.120(e)(4) of Title 29, CFR) 8-hour Management and Super