About the Position: This is a Physical Security Specialist, GS-0080-12 position for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Southwestern Division Headquarters, located in Dallas, Texas. For additional information on USACE Southwestern Division click Here If you are a current Department of Army employee, please apply to announcement # CERK242652530491

Duties

Lead/write/implement Division HQ physical security plans, access control for employees and visitors in a Federal Facility and participate in the Building Security Working Group as the SWD representative. Assess the Protection Programs of SWD Division and Districts. Performs staff visits to subordinate activities providing guidance on policy and ensuring the objectives of the protection/physical security programs are met Provide risk management input. Uses current data collection and analysis tools to include Enterprise Risk Management Tool and Security Management System (Countermeasures) (SMS(CM)). Participate as an SME in a multi-disciplined staff for an organization with a complex and integrated coordination and execution process that is strategic, national in scope, and impacts national, military, civil and other DoD agencies. Review physical security plans prepared by the districts, giving guidance and advice to minimize loss or damage from theft, espionage, sabotage and other criminal or disruptive activities.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires the incumbent obtain the following core SPeD Certification: Security Fundamentals Professional Certification (SFPC) within their first two years of employment.
• This position requires Secret Security Clearance.

Qualifications

This is a Term Position: Position may be filled as a Term appointment NTE 13 months. Term appointments may be extended up to a maximum of eight years and may be made permanent without further competition. Return Rights: Return Rights will NOT be coordinated. SOU Statement: Permanent Federal employees who accept a time-limited appointment will be expected to sign a statement of understanding to acknowledge the associated impacts to their permanent status. Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPriority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleReinstatement In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: 1) Administering a security program; AND 2) Drafting local security operating procedure; AND 3) Providing staff assistance to managers on security related issues. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Oral CommunicationPhysical SecuritySecurity Program ManagementWritten Communication Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11).

Education

Note: Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Contacts

• Address RK-W076AA US ARMY ENGINEER DIVISION SOUTHWESTERN DO NOT MAIL Dallas, TX 75242 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk