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OPERATIONS AND TRAINING SPECIALIST

Army National Guard Units

Camp Smith, NYFull-time$73–95K/yrPosted today

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At a glance

Compensation
$73–95K/yr
Location
Camp Smith, NY
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

This National Guard Title 32 excepted service position manages and directs the Operations and Training Division. The specialist ensures ranges, training facilities, training aids, and devices are available to users. The role also involves planning range and training-area development, developing administrative procedures and program documents, overseeing subordinates, and supporting facility funding and construction estimates.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

OrganizationManagementAdministrationReport WritingTechnical GuidanceComputer SystemsAdministrative ProceduresRange Development PlanningRange SafetyEmergency ProceduresBudget AdministrationProject Management

Qualifications

One Year Specialized ExperienceMaster's or Graduate DegreeTwo Years Graduate EducationLL.B. Or J.D.Related Field Education and Experience

Full job description

Summary

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION. This National Guard position is for a OPERATIONS AND TRAINING SPECIALIST, Position Description Number D0607000 and is part of the FACILITY ENGINEERS, National Guard. This vacancy does not meet the criteria for appointment of annuitants.

Duties

As a OPERATIONS AND TRAINING SPECIALIST (GS-0301-09), you will to manage and direct the activities of the Operations and Training Division assuring ranges, training facilities, training aids and devices are available to users of the training site. Qualifications

Military Grades: ENLISTED GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Experience, education or training which provided a general knowledge of principles of organization, management, and administration. Compiling reports, letters, memoranda, etc., and required person-to-person contacts to convey information. Progressively responsible experience which demonstrates the ability to provide technical guidance and assistance in the type of work or in comparable work of the position to be filled. Experience using computer and automation systems. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Must have one year specialized experience, education or training equivalent to at least the next lower grade level. Applicants must have experience providing technical guidance and assistance in the type of work or in comparable work of the position to be filled. Applicants must have a thorough knowledge and understanding of administrative procedures and practices of management. Experience developing administrative procedures. Experience formulating long and short range plans for the development of range facilities and the training areas. Experience developing installation policies and regulations governing range safety, training, medical evacuation and other emergency procedures. Formulates long and short range plans for the development of range facilities and the training areas. Develops program documents for funding standard target systems and remote engagement target systems identified for use on range facilities programmed in the five year range development plan. Develops other associated programs of construction and budget estimates. Oversees and directs the work of one or two subordinates assigned to the Operations and Training Division. valuates the size of the facilities to allow for projected use, troop density, and to facilitate types of training required.

Education

If only using education to qualify for this position: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related or COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond a four year degree in a related field. Graduate Education: Education at the graduate level (above Bachelor's Degree) in an accredited college or university. You must provide Official Transcripts as documentation to support your educational claims. To receive credit for Education, you must provide documentation of proof that you meet the Education requirements for this position. How You Will Be Evaluated

Once the announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine if you meet the qualifications listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application package, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this position. If you are found to be among the top qualified candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration. Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics):Administration and Management, Budget Administration, and Project Management Other Information

If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency (Register | Selective Service System : Selective Service System (sss.gov)). ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: The duties and responsibilities of your job may significantly impact the environment. You are responsible to maintain awareness of your environmental responsibilities as dictated by legal and regulatory requirements, your organization, and its changing mission.

How this job compares

Set against the 10,417 open Operations jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 5, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$73–95K/yr
  • New York median$105–150K/yr509 salary ranges
  • US median$92–146K/yr4,955 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $84K, is 38% below the New York median midpoint ($134K) — in the middle half of Operations salary ranges in New York.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 837 open Operations jobs in New York and 10,417 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New York
Experience
This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Operations postings that state a minimum ask for (median 4 years, across 6,478 postings).
Education
3,458 of the 10,417 open Operations jobs (33%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 5, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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