Reclamation is seeking a career professional looking for an opportunity to capitalize on their expertise as a Supervisory Security Specialist. You can make a difference in the West by assisting in meeting increasing water demands while protecting the environment. Duty Location: Clark County, Nevada

Duties

The full-performance duties of the GS-11 Supervisory Security Specialist include: Serving as the Deputy Chief assists the SRF Chief with planning, formulating, coordinating, administering, and directing the security operations of the Lower Colorado Dams Office. Providing a safe working environment for all security personnel. Serving as a technical authority for applicable security programs. Writing and revising position descriptions, interviewing, and selecting personnel for vacant positions. Developing performance standards, rating employee performance, and recognizing achievements by recommending and/or approving awards.

Requirements

Qualifications

Specialized Experience Requirements: To be rated as qualified for this position, the HR Office must be able to determine that the applicant meets the specialized experience requirement - this information must be clearly supported in the resume. GS-11 Specialized Experience: To qualify at the GS-11, you must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to at least the GS-09 level in federal service having demonstrated experience that provided a knowledge of protective systems and techniques. Applicants must also possess supervisory or managerial experience with administrative, operational and/or technical direction in working with security or protective type programs. You could otherwise qualify based on Education having a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree, or LL.M. if related. You may combine specialized experience and education to meet the minimum qualifications. Education is creditable if it is in areas related to security or protective systems such as criminal justice; law enforcement; security and investigations; etc. Physical security training certification (e.g. Physical Security Professional (PSP), Certified Protection Professional (CPP)) is preferred but not required. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Time-In-Grade: Current career or career-conditional employees of the Federal government, or former career or career-conditional employees, who have a break in service of less than one year, are required to meet the time-in-grade restriction of one year of Federal experience at the next lower-grade, with few exceptions outlined in 5 CFR 300.603(b). Applicants eligible under the Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA) are not required to meet time-in-grade restrictions to be considered. Selective Placement Factor: This position requires a current, valid Driver License. Failure to provide proof of such license will cause you to be rated ineligible for this position. BOR Security Guard Academy: Employee must successfully complete an intensive 8-10-week basic training conducted at Grand Coulee. The training provides the employee with defensive tactic skills and knowledge to protect government property, employees and visitors on project lands, and fellow security team members; handgun and rifle training and qualification; hand-to-hand combat training; and planning and preparing appropriate reactions to a variety of situations in a fighting environment. These sessions and subjects require mental and physical proficiency. Each session builds on the previous instruction, and periodic tests are administered throughout the sessions. Each test must be passed to continue to the next phase of training, and failure to satisfactorily complete a training session will lead to removal from federal service. The above-mentioned tests include both classroom instruction and a personal demonstration of his/her proficiency in the material taught, which includes at a minimum, demonstration of various falls, maneuvers, and techniques of defensive tactics, including manual manipulation of various tools, i.e., expandable batons, loading, unloading, and clearing malfunctions in rifles and pistols. Firearms proficiency is demonstrated by attaining a certain score in a live fire qualification environment, and by performance in individual and team tactics as demonstrated in live fire and movement drills. Physical Fitness Standards. Prior to hiring and throughout service as a BOR Security Guard, the Employment Physical Training (PT) test must be passed by performing the following: Employment Physical Training (PT) Requirements-The same criteria will be used for all ages and genders. At the end of the first year of employment and every year thereafter, the employee will be required to successfully pass all segments of the Employment PT test, the requirements are listed above. If the employee does not initially pass any part of the annual test, they will be given 60 additional days to successfully pass all segments of the test. If the employee cannot pass any part of the test during the annual test, they will be removed from federal service. This position requires carrying and using firearms. To be able to meet this requirement, the Lautenberg Amendment requires that incumbents may not have any convictions of domestic violence and therefore the applicant will be required to certify that they have no convictions. This information will be verified through the Public Trust Background Investigation. Firearm Proficiency. Upon completion of the intensive basic training, the employee must meet marksmanship standards. In addition, the employee must successfully pass the annual firearms proficiency test. If the employee fails to demonstrate firearm proficiency initially or upon re-certification, they will be removed from the position. You must meet all Eligibility and Qualification requirements, including time-in-grade restrictions and any selective placement factors if applicable, by 08/14/2023.

Education

This vacancy announcement allows substituting education for experience at the GS-11 grade level. You must submit a copy of college transcript(s) (unofficial copy is acceptable) to support claimed education if substituting education for experience. Transcripts must include the name of the college or university and date the degree was conferred. A typed list of courses, grades, semester/quarter hours, GPA, etc. will not be accepted. Non-submission may result in being rated not-qualified for the position.

You will be required to provide official college transcripts to verify educational qualifications, if selected. An official transcript must be sent directly from the University's Registrar's office and must be provided from the institution awarding the degree. Academic transcripts certified by notary publics are NOT official. Official transcripts must be submitted prior to reporting to work as a condition of employment. Failure to submit official transcripts may be grounds for dismissal or rescission of the job offer.

Accreditation: Only education from an accredited college or university recognized by the Department of Education is acceptable to meet education requirements or to substitute for experience, if applicable. For additional info, refer to the Office of Personnel Management and U.S. Department of Education.

Foreign Education: To receive credit for education completed outside the United States, you must show proof that the education has been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and such education has been deemed at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs. For additional info, refer to the U.S. Network for Education Information.

Contacts

• Address Lower Colorado Basin Bureau of Reclamation PO Box 60400 Boulder City, NV 89006 US
• Name: Jennifer Santiago
• Phone: 702-293-8019
• Email: [email protected]