LMI seeks an experienced Firearms Range Lead to provide support to a DHS portfolio of firearms ranges in need of oversight, assessment and analysis, and performance improvement with the goal of ensuring a portfolio of safe and adequate firearms ranges to meet the client’s firearms training needs.  Join our team of collaborative self-starters focused on delivering practical and efficient solutions to help DHS keep our nation safe while supporting the facilitation of legitimate trade and travel.

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The Firearms range lead responsibilities are to

• Oversee the assessments and analysis of an existing firing range portfolio to determine portfolio capacity, capability and condition.
• Develop SOWs for studies, analyses, minor and major range improvement projects.
• Lead that assessment and analysis of the client’s firing ranges, both at the level of individual ranges and across the portfolio.Oversee consultants and contractors in the execution of firearms ranges studies, analyses and improvement projects.
• Propagate top-level DHS guidance on firearms range operations and suitability into the decision-making process for range investments across the client’s range portfolio.
• Mitigate health and safety risk to range stakeholders, including users and operators, by regularly assessing compliance with health and safety regulations.
• Monitor and mitigate the impacts of firearms range operations on outside stakeholders, including the natural environment, neighbors, etc.
• Track the status and task adjudication in the client’s environmental compliance assessment (ECA) program for the firearms range portfolio.  Support actions and activities resulting from compliance assessments.
• Instill standardization of use agreements; review existing agreements and prepare new agreements as needed.
• Perform ongoing analyses of the range portfolio to determine site-specific deficiencies and identify capacity and capability gaps within the portfolio.
• Develop a repeatable methodology to prioritize range capacity and capability gaps.
• Align the client’s firearms range requirements to the DHS investment process through the development of a multi-year investment plan in accordance with the federal acquisition and budget process.
• Develop projects to infill gaps in the range portfolio in accordance with operational requirements and agency regulations and standards.
• Prepare a firearms range investment plan to include prioritized projects, associated cost estimates, and an overall implementation schedule.
• Provide regular briefings and reports to government leaders on the state of the firearms range program and the government’s associated capability performance metrics.
• Lead meetings with stakeholders, including government leaders and program staff, other private sector contractors, service providers, and consultants.

• Bachelor’s Degree required in engineering, architecture, environmental science or related technical field. Master’s degree or equivalent experience preferred.
• Minimum of eight (8) years’ experience in facility, engineering and environmental management preferably with firearms ranges. 
• Experience and famiiarity with building codes and regulations and providing strategic and tactical advice about associated implications and compliance.
• Experience in conducting feasibility studies, alternatives analyses, benefit-cost studies and other similar business cases.
• Experience preparing and developing multi-year investment plans aligned with federal acquisition and budget cycles.
• Familiar and versed in the built environment, including the planning and development of facilities from inception to operation (facility lifecycle).
• Prefer experience with firearms range facilities and familiar with firearms range operations as well as range development and construction.
• Able to gather, compile and analyze data at various levels to inform and guide government portfolio decisions.
• Experience facilitating meetings, activities and stakeholder working roups.
• Strong interpersonal skills as evidenced by having facilitated and coordinated the efforts of government stakeholders and private sector consultants including architects/designers, engineers, and environmental planners in the firing range realm. Able to bridge the gap between federal leaders and private sector service providers.
• Able to communicate clearly with a wide variety of stakeholders orally and in writing using software including the MS suite of products (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Project)
• Able to collaborate well with others and build strong relationships across teams of varying backgrounds and disciplines.
• Professional certification in a relevant discipline such as a Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Facility Manager (CFM), or similar is a plus.
• Ability to pass a government public trust background investigation, including financial, criminal, residential, educational, foreign affiliation, prohibited substance abuse, and employment verifications; active U.S. Customs and Border Protection background investigation (CBP BI) preferred. Please note that only U.S. citizens are eligible for a suitability determination.

Target salary range: $108,000 - $140,000

Disclaimer: 

The salary range displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is not a guarantee of compensation. Individual salaries are determined by various factors including, but not limited to location, internal equity, business considerations, client contract requirements, and candidate qualifications, such as education, experience, skills, and security clearances.