Reclamation is seeking a career professional looking for an opportunity to capitalize on their expertise as a Lead Security Guard (Security Officer). 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 primary duties of the Lead Security Guard at the full-performance level include: Directing the day-to-day work of personnel assigned on a variety of assignments, particularly in the areas of equipment and personnel inspections, shift assignments, and rotations. Enforcing applicable rules and regulations governing vehicle use, parking, building or other facility access, and breaches in physical security controls (locks, gates, electronic security systems, and barriers). Informing employees about policies, procedures, and management practices as applicable. Under emergency situations, may be called upon to assume command and control of a fully integrated small tactical response team, which requires the employee to lead peers in life-or-death situations.

Requirements

Qualifications

Applicants must have one year of specialized experience at a level close to the work of this job that has given him/her the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to successfully perform the work of the position. This experience is typically within this field or a field that is closely related. For the GS-08 level: 1-year specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-07 in the federal service. Specialized experience is defined as 1 year of specialized work experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level GS-07 in Federal service. Such as specialized experience 1) work in a Federal, State, municipal, local, or private protective organization that involved planning, coordinating, or distributing guard workload among employees in accordance with established workflow, 2) administering training to ensure personnel are equipped to protect against threats to property and personnel, and 3) experience controlling access or patrolling restricted and limited access areas. Acceptable experience includes service in the Armed Services or Coast Guard that involved the performance of guard duties on a regular or intermittent basis. 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 in order to be considered. Selective Placement Factor: This position requires a current, valid State Issued Driver License. Failure to provide proof of such license will cause you to be rated ineligible for this position. About the SRF Program and Academy: Security Response Force | Bureau of Reclamation Intranet (usbr.gov) All security guard personnel hired for the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) must meet all the following mandatory Conditions of Employment for the position. If an employee cannot meet the requirements imposed by the agency, the employee will be removed from Federal service. The Conditions of Employment are as follows: BOR Security Guard Academy: Employee must successfully complete an intensive 8-10 week basic training conducted at Grand Coulee Dam, WA. (See link above for specific details). 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: All applicants are required to complete all 4 categories and achieve a combined score of 100 points or higher. The same criteria will be used for all ages and genders.: Security Response Force Testing Requirements is included in the link above. The most current PT requirements and scoring information for each category is available here. 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. Arming. The position requires all security guard employees to carry a firearm. To meet that requirement, the Lautenberg Amendment requires that the employee may not have any convictions of domestic violence and the employee 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 recertification, 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 10/20/2023.

Education

This position does not allow substituting education for experience.

Contacts

• Address Lower Colorado Basin Bureau of Reclamation PO Box 60400 Boulder City, NV 89006 US
• Name: Jennifer Santiago
• Phone: 702-293-0000
• Email: [email protected]