Job opening: PHYSICAL SECURITY SPECIALIST
Salary: $99 200 - 128 956 per year
Published at: Mar 18 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
This position is located in the Enterprise Physical Security Division (EPSD), Leased Facilities Security Team (LFST). The LFST is responsible for the design, installation, maintenance, quality assurance, and life-cycle replacement of physical security countermeasures for DoD personnel located in the NCR's Leased Facilities in accordance with DoD and Interagency Security Committee (ISC) requirements.
Duties
Incumbent typical work assignments may include the following:
Assists DoD occupied facilities with developing and implementing design basis threat reports, All Hazards Threat Assessments, and site-specific force protection conditions, and other programmatic policies and procedures as required.
Manipulates various intelligence databases to extract raw data.
Resolves a variety of conventional and non-conventional physical security problems and answering questions or resolving situations in the administration of Pentagon Facility physical security programs.
Develops, writes, and orchestrates classified and CUI documents for review/approval of Antiterrorism Threat Management and Force Protection senior leaders.
Requirements
- U.S. Citizenship is required.
- Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see https://www.sss.gov/Home/Registration)
- May be required to successfully complete a probationary/trial period.
- Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
- Required to participate in the direct deposit program.
- This position is subject to pre-employment and random drug testing.
- The employee assigned to this position is designated as a MISSION ESSENTIAL EMPLOYEE.
- This position requires you to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance. A special background investigation (SBI) is required with
favorable adjudication by a determining authority.
- Must possess and maintain a valid state driver's license
- Must pass a pre-employment and yearly physical examination for this position. Must have 20/20 corrected vision in one eye, not worse than 20/40 in the other and pass a color vision test.
- This position requires the employee to work rotating shifts, weekends, overtime, holidays and may be subject to call 24 hours a day.
- This position is indexed as requiring the Security Fundamentals DoD Certification in accordance with DoD 3305 13-M, DoD Security
Accreditation and Certification.
Qualifications
CONTINUED CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
The employee assigned to this position is designated as a MISSION ESSENTIAL EMPLOYEE. Mission essential employees may be required to report for, or remain at, work in dismissal or closure situations due to adverse weather conditions, natural disasters, or other emergency situations (e.g., building closure due to power outage) causing disruptions of government operations, and are required to maintain contact with their supervisor during any dismissal or closure situation unless specifically excused by their supervisor.
This position is indexed as requiring the Security Fundamentals DoD Certification in accordance with DoD 3305.13-M, DoD Security Accreditation and Certification. The employee must obtain the required certification within two years of entering on duty in this position. This certification requirement only applies to employees hired or reassigned into this position on or after July 11, 2018.
For qualifications determinations, it is recommended that applicants include their months and hours worked per week for each employment listed on their resume. If a determination is not able to be made about the length of your creditable experience for qualification requirements, you will be removed from consideration.
Read more about what should I include in my federal resume? at https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/faq/application/documents/resume/what-to-include/
There are no Individual Occupational Requirements for this series.
You may qualify at the GS-12 level, if you fulfill the following qualification requirement:
One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service (experience may have been gained in the private sector) that demonstrates your ability to:
1) Supporting physical security projects focused on improving physical security and facility security programs;
2) Reviewing a variety of security data to identify required corrective actions; and,
3) Performing security reviews to determine if security plans are adequate.
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.
ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS: The VOW Act Chapter 21 of Title 5, United States Code (U.S.C.), Section 2108a, requires Federal agencies treat active duty service member as veterans, disabled veterans, and preference eligible, when they submit, at the time they apply for a Federal job, a "certification" of active service in lieu of a DD-214, assuming the service member is otherwise eligible. A "certification" letter should be on letterhead of the appropriate military branch of the service and contain (1) the military service dates including the expected discharge or release date; and (2) the character of service. The service member's military service dates are necessary in order to determine whether he or she meets the definition of "veteran" under 5 U.S.C. 2108(1). The "certification" must reflect the service member is expected to be discharged or released from active duty service in the armed forces under honorable conditions not later than 120 days after the date of submission. The "certification" must be signed by, or by direction of, the adjutant, personnel officer, or commander of your unit or higher headquarters and must indicate when your terminal leave will begin (if applicable), your rank, dates of active duty service, the type of discharge and character of service (i.e. honorable). Further, under paragraph (h) of the rule, agencies are required to verify a qualifying separation from military service prior to appointment, through the DD-214 or other appropriate documentation. Your preference and/or appointment eligibility will be verified prior to appointment. Active duty members that fail to provide a valid "certification" of service with their initial application will be found "not eligible." Military members may be appointed before the effective date of their military retirement/separation if member is on terminal leave.
Current or Former Political Appointees: Beginning January 1, 2010, agencies must seek prior approval from OPM before they can appoint a current or recent political appointee to a competitive or non-political excepted service position at any level under the provisions of title 5, United States Code. If you are currently or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Non-career SES employee in the executive branch, you MUST disclose that to the Human Resources Office. Submit a copy of your applicable SF-50, along with a statement that provides the following information regarding your most recent political appointment:
Position title;
Type of appointment (Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES, or Presidential Appointee);
Agency; and,
Beginning and ending dates of appointment.
All qualifications and time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume.
Education
A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.
If you are unable to apply online, you must request an alternative application. Please view the following link for information on how to obtain an alternative application
https://help.usastaffing.gov/Apply/index.php?%20title=Alternate_Application_Information
Appointment Authorities: For more information on appointment authority eligibility requirements:
Contacts
- Address Pentagon Force Protection Agency
Human Resources Directorate
4800 Mark Center Drive
Alexandria, VA 22350
US
- Name: Washington HQ Services
- Email: [email protected]
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