[Hiring] UXO Technician II @AECOM

Role Description

AECOM is actively seeking a creative, highly talented UXO Technician II for employment in Franklin, TN. The responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Performs reconnaissance and classification of UXO.
• Identifies U.S. and foreign guided missiles, bombs and bomb fuzes, projectiles and projectile fuzes, grenades and grenade fuzes, rockets and rocket fuzes, land mines and associated components, pyrotechnics, military explosives, and demolition materials.
• Locates subsurface UXO using military and/or civilian magnetometers or all-metals detectors.
• Performs excavation procedures on buried UXO by manual means; mechanical means.
• Performs operator maintenance of military and/or civilian magnetometers or all-metals detectors.
• Locates surface UXO using visual means.
• Operates motor vehicle transporting UXO.
• Prepares an on-site safe holding area for UXO.
• Performs storage of UXO and demolition materials.
• Prepares a UXO disposal site.
• Prepares non-electric firing system for a UXO disposal operation, electric firing system for a UXO disposal operation, and a detonating cord firing system.
• Disposes of UXO/explosives by burning or detonation.
• Operates a personnel decontamination station.
• Dons and doffs appropriate personal protective equipment in contaminated areas.
• Inspects salvage UXO-related material.
• Erects UXO-related protective works.
• Determines a magnetic azimuth using a lensatic compass.
• Performs field expedient identification procedures to ID explosive-contaminated soil.
• Performs emergency leak seal and packaging of chemical warfare material.
• Uses radiographic (x-ray) equipment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.
• 2+ years of experience as a UXO tech.
• 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.
• Minimum 1.5 years prior military EOD experience with at least 2 years prior MEC-related experience as defined by DDESB TP-18 in munitions response actions or range clearance activities.
• Candidate must possess a valid driver’s license.
• Pass a State and Federal criminal history/security background check; many projects/clients are security sensitive.
• Pass pre-employment drug screen.
• Participate in and successfully complete a post-offer, pre-employment fitness for duty exam in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.120.
• Annual HAZWOPER exam and training requirements including 40 hour and 8 refresher training courses annually.
• Physically able to work in outdoor environments with uneven terrain and variable outdoor conditions.
• Position requires walking 5 – 10 miles per day over large areas of uneven ground.
• Frequent lifting, carrying and loading less than 25 pounds unassisted.
• Occasionally lifting, carrying of 25-45 pounds.
• Frequent repetitive bending/stooping and digging to perform surface sweep duties.
• Occasionally wearing personal protective equipment including gloves, safety glasses/goggles, shoes/boots, hard hat, hearing protector, including respirator equipment.

Requirements

• Explosive Ordnance Disposal Certificate (preferred).
• Heavy Equipment Certifications (preferred).
• Minimum 1.5 years prior military EOD experience with at least 3 years prior MEC-related experience as defined by DDESB TP-18 in munitions response actions or range clearance activities (preferred).

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability benefits.
• Paid time off and leaves of absence.
• Voluntary benefits and perks.
• Flexible work options and well-being resources.
• Employee assistance program and business travel insurance.
• Service recognition awards and retirement savings plan.
• Employee stock purchase plan.