Explosive Safety Support Subject Matter Expert

This position supports DoD explosive safety managers in ensuring safety and compliance programs for the storage, handling, and transportation of test explosives. The role provides oversight of safety and compliance of explosive operations conducted during test operations, ensuring the safety of personnel, material, and environmental resources. As a subject matter expert, supports planning and coordination of all phases of explosives recovery operations for weapons and explosives malfunctions to include contact with national level agency, service, and foreign country program managers. Supports post-test hazard abatement for structural damage, hazardous atmospheres, unexploded ordnance and explosives, and other hazards resulting from test operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide oversight of safety and compliance of explosive operations conducted during test operations
• Ensure the safety of personnel, material, and environmental resources during explosive operations
• Support planning and coordination of all phases of explosives recovery operations for weapons and explosives malfunctions
• Coordinate with national level agency, service, and foreign country program managers
• Support post-test hazard abatement for structural damage, hazardous atmospheres, unexploded ordnance and explosives, and other hazards resulting from test operations
• Enter permit-required confined spaces and don up to Level A personal protective equipment
• Coordinate and communicate with test team members on explosive safety issues
• Serve as a Safety Officer assigned to explosive testing work

• Bachelors degree OR Associates degree and 5 years of relevant experience

• OR High School diploma and 9 years of relevant experience

• Graduate of DoD Joint Service EOD School
• OSHA Permit-Required Confined Space Training
• OSHA 510 (Construction), 511 (General Industry), and 7405 (Fall Protection) training — or Occupational Safety degree or Associate (or higher) Safety Professional credential
• OSHA Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) 40-hour Training
• First Aid, CPR, and AED training
• Active Top Secret Security Clearance is required with the ability to obtain SCI access. US Citizenship is required. 

• Experience with DoD explosive safety programs
• Background in explosives recovery operations
• Experience coordinating with national level agencies and foreign country program managers
• Familiarity with post-test hazard abatement operations

Overview

Noblis and our wholly owned subsidiaries, Noblis ESI and Noblis MSD, take on some of the nation’s toughest challenges, delivering advanced solutions to our customers’ most critical missions. We bring together leading scientific, engineering, and management expertise in a culture grounded in objectivity and collaboration, ensuring our work creates lasting impact across federal missions.

We work with a broad range of government agencies in the defense, intelligence, and federal civilian sectors. Learn more and find opportunities at careers.noblis.org

Why Work at Noblis

At Noblis, we share a passion for excellence and innovation, and we create an environment where people can do meaningful work while maintaining the balance that keeps them energized and fulfilled. We seek out individuals with a natural curiosity and desire to collaborate and learn. We believe our people are our greatest strength, and we consistently seek exceptionally skilled, mission‑driven professionals who care deeply about doing work that enriches lives and makes our nation safer.

Noblis has earned numerous workplace awards for our culture, our commitment to employee well‑being, and our dedication to meaningful, impactful work. We also maintain a drug‑free workplace.

Remote/hybrid status is subject to change based on Noblis and/or government requirements.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, sex, age, national origin, religion, physical or mental disability, pregnancy/childbirth and related medical conditions, veteran or military status, or any other characteristics protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact us.

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At Noblis we recognize and reward your contributions, provide you with growth opportunities, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, and work-life programs. Our award programs acknowledge employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our service standards. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in our benefit programs. Other offerings may be provided for employees not within this category. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Benefits page on our Careers site.

Compensation at Noblis is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the combination of education, certifications, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, internal and external equity, location, clearance level, as well as contract-specific affordability, organizational requirements and applicable employment laws. The projected compensation range for this position is based on full time status. For part time or on-call staff, compensation is proportionately adjusted based on hours worked. While monetary compensation is important, it's just one component of Noblis’ total compensation package.