UXO Technician III

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AECOM is actively seeking a creative, highly talented UXO Technician III for employment in Kuwait City, Kuwait. Qualified candidates must be available to start onboarding for this assignment on November 3rd, 2025. Deployment to Kuwait will happen shortly after that. This will require completion of pre-hire support activities (drug screen, background check, etc) by mid-October 2025.

In accordance with Department of Defense Explosives Safety Board Technical Paper 18 (DDESB TP-18), a UXO Technician III :

• Performs reconnaissance and classification of UXO. Identifies U.S. and foreign-guided missiles, bombs and bomb fuzes, projectiles and projectile fuzes, grenades and grenades fuzes, rockets and rocket fuzes, land mines and associated components, pyrotechnics, military explosives, and demolition materials. Supervises the location of subsurface UXO using military and / or civilian magnetometers. Supervises the :
• Excavation and recovery of subsurface UXO.
• Construction of engineering controls.
• Location of surface UXO by visual means.
• Transportation and storage of UXO assuring compliance with federal, State, and local laws.
• Disposal of UXO by burning or detonation.
• Determines UXO-related storage compatibility.
• Supervises the donning and doffing of PPE and maintenance and operator checks on all team equipment.
• Prepares UXO-related administrative reports and maintains a daily logbook
• Conducts daily team safety and task hazard analysis briefings.

Qualifications :

Minimum Qualifications :

In accordance with Department of Defense Explosives Safety Board Technical Paper 18 (DDESB TP-18), a UXO Technician III shall meet the following minimum qualifications :

Preferred Qualifications :

Additional Information :

Offered rate of compensation will be based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. The range for this position is $59 to $60.

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