El 1 - Technical Staff Officer - Explosives

$115,899 - $130,733 + up to 15.4% superannuation

• Campbell Park - ACT

The Role

The duties of the Executive Level 1 TSO-X include the following:

• Lead the development of Defence policy for the safe through-life management of explosives and energetic material.
• Provide specialist advice contributing to the development of EO publications.
• As a member of a team, contribute to the development of policy to ensure guided weapons and EO used by Defence are safe and suitable for service.
• Provide the lead on Qualification of Energetic Material.
• Lead and mentor the broader Defence guided weapons and EO enterprise on explosives characteristics, which impacts on Safety and Suitability for Service of EO.

About our Team The Explosives Safety Regulatory Framework (ESRF) is an outcome focused, principle based framework, which aligns with Commonwealth Work Health and Safety (WHS) legislation for managing the risks that Explosive Ordnance presents. The ESRF integrates with and supports Defence work health and safety policy and other related Defence regulatory systems that enable Defence Capability.

The Directorate of Ordnance Safety (DOS) administers the ESRF for Defence, maintaining the knowledge necessary to inform the management of critical explosives safety risks within the Defence Enterprise. This provides exciting opportunities to build upon your existing engineering and chemistry experience, developing specialist explosives and engineering skillsets, and advising innovative and novel Defence projects.

Whilst mentoring and on-job training will be provided in this specialist field, you will have a well-developed understanding and knowledge of chemical technology as it relates to through life management of explosives and energetic material. A relevant science or engineering degree is essential.

You also have:

• Excellent written, oral and interpersonal communication skills and experience in drafting briefs and reports on complex and highly technical issues to senior executive boards and committees
• A proven ability to work independently and as part of a team
• A proven ability to cultivate strong relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders, communicating with influence, including with international partners
• A deep level understanding of international best practice for development, testing, assessment and qualification of energetic materials
• A deep level understanding of materiel safety and associated standards and codes of practice.
• A deep level understanding of munition lifecycles, and associated hazards arising from exposure to lifecycle environments.