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Range Operations Specialist

FS-W6B8AA US ARMY IMCOM-USAG FT LEONARD WOOD
Fort Leonard Wood, MO Other
POSTED ON 6/6/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/10/2026
About the Position: The incumbent serves as a Range Control Specialist for the Directorate of Plans, Training, Mobility, and Security Training Division Range Control Branch at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.

This is a TERM position not to exceed 2 years.
If you are an internal Army employee and would like to be considered for a temporary promotion, please apply under Announcement Number MCFS-26-12953254-MP.

Qualifications:

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

  • 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans
  • Current Department of Army Civilian Employees
  • Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)
  • Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
  • Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473
  • Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer
  • Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible
  • Reinstatement


In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: 1) Serves as a technical advisor during planning conferences to ensure testing and training procedures adhere to safety protocols and operational requirements. 2) Coordinates exercise planning and schedule modifications to ensure operations remain within established safety thresholds. 3) Evaluates terrain availability and range schedules to define optimal firing locations, azimuths, elevations, and loading procedures. 4) Provides resolutions to problems for range related issues. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09).

OR

Education: Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position such as Range Science & Management, or Geography / GIS. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.)

OR

Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.)

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
  • Decision Making
  • Firearms
  • Leadership
  • Technical Competence


Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-09).

Salary : $74,678

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