TDY Field Safety Coordinator

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Summary:

Supports the National Science Foundation managed United States Antarctic Program as part of the Antarctic Support Contract (ASC). Field Safety Coordinators will conduct field safety training courses, provide direct field safety support to science groups, conduct route safety assessment while on traverse and participate in daily operations of the field equipment center. Tasking is based on employee's prior work experience, project requirements and ASC schedule requirements.

Position Responsibilities:

All Field Safety Coordinators

* Trains grantees and other USAP participants in the use of life-safety survival gear and field equipment stocked in the Berg Field Center.  This includes but is not limited to sizing climbing equipment, operating camp stoves, erecting a variety of tents, and offering instruction on the proper use of a large variety of other field equipment.

* Repairs, maintains, and cleans life-safety field equipment including specialty items (variety of sleds, tents, stoves, ice coring equipment, and climbing equipment).

* Provides technical expertise, support and risk assessments for science groups, other sub-contractors (e.g. air support providers), military, and ASC personnel in technical terrain and associated situations

* Interacts with National Science Foundation, other sub-contractors (e.g. air support providers), military, other agency officials, and Antarctica New Zealand, both over the telephone and in person, in a professional and tactful manner.

* Operates and maintains snowmobiles, tracked snow vehicles, fleet trucks and all other mechanical equipment issued to the work center or field project.

* Works with Central-Comms, Helo Ops and Av Ops to ensure resupply to the field groups;
Packages, TCN's, and tracks resupply cargo

* Educates field-bound groups on the risks and prevention associated with Carbon Monoxide issues

* Routinely works without direct supervision and often in role requiring leadership or delegation of tasking

* Frequently needs to lift and push 50 lbs. constantly moves 20 lbs. objects

* Responsible for maintaining a safe workplace and ensuring that safety is the highest priority in the workplace

* May use a variety of techniques to safely travel in crevassed terrain including, but not limited to, roped foot travel, roped snow machine travel and use of Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) for crevasse detection.

* May read and interpret GPR data on a tractor or snow machine traverse for crevasse detection.

* Report intensive weather observations on flight days as per USAP aircraft requirements. May require irregular sleep patterns.

* May be called upon to participate in a Search and Rescue situation and act as an Incident Commander, SAR Team Leader or SAR Team Member.

* Will coordinate rescue operations as directed by the Emergency Operations Center in McMurdo, and potentially through communication with ASC Camp or Traverse Managers or Supervisors, other Field Safety Guides, and other qualified personnel in the region.

* Ensures all cargo is returned from the field to McMurdo and is cleaned and returned to appropriate work centers before redeployment.

* Performs other duties as required.

* Prepares written reports after Field Safety assignments.

Field Training only

* Facilitates the USAP Field Training curriculum at McMurdo Station providing detailed instruction on cold weather survival techniques, Risk Management, radio communications procedures, familiarization of surroundings, local weather, technical mountaineering skills, crevasse rescue, safe sea ice travel, use and repair of USAP issued camping equipment and basic first aid concepts.

* Participates as an active member of the Summer USAP Search and…