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Job opening: Equipment Specialist

Salary: $72 553 - 113 047 per year
Relocation: YES
City: Muskogee
Published at: Aug 20 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
This position is located with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, OJS, Assoc Dir-Support Services in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Equipment Specialists will specialize in Law Enforcement related equipment and will coordinate and manage a BIA OJS Law Enforcement Equipment Program. This will include oversight of sensitive property and specialized law enforcement equipment such as firearms, ammunition, Electronic Control Devices, Less-Lethal Weapons, Control Tactics equipment, and fleet vehicles.

Duties

Evaluate prototype models of new designs to determine if they meet law enforcement requirements and comply with existing or proposed regulations and policies. Oversee the storage, shipping, receiving, inventory, and issuance of sensitive property and specialized law enforcement equipment, to include all BIA LEO firearms, ECDs, LLWs, BWCs, and fleet vehicles. Establish and oversee a Bureau field armorers program. Conduct in-depth and comprehensive evaluation of new equipment being considered for BIA LEO use. Inspect and analyze unusual conditions or problems associated with current firearms and specialized law enforcement equipment. Revise program operations for consistency with strategies and program emphasis provided by upper management or set forth by additional policy and regulations.

Requirements

  • U.S. Citizenship Required
  • Preference in filling vacancies is given to qualified Indian candidates in accordance with the Indian Preference Act of 1934 (title 25, USC Section 472). Form BIA -4432 must be submitted with the application if claiming Indian Preference.
  • You will be required to have federal payments made by Direct Deposit
  • You may be required to successfully complete a probationary/trial period
  • A background security investigation will be required for all new hires. Appointment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication.
  • If you are a male applicant born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency.
  • Incumbent is required to operate a government motor vehicle, must possess a valid driver's license, and have a safe driving record within the 4 year period immediately preceding submittal of GSA Form 3607.
  • TELEWORK: Indian Affairs has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework only during an emergency or natural disaster.

Qualifications

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR THE 1670 SERIES: (OPM Operating Manual, Qualification Standards). GS-11 GRADE LEVEL: 1 year of specialized experience that equipped me with the knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of this position. This experience is related to the work of the position and equivalent to at least the GL/GS-09 grade level in the Federal service as described in the vacancy announcement. Examples include: applying knowledge of law enforcement firearms and specialized equipment program; overseeing inventory, shipping, storage, or issuance of firearms and sensitive property; and ensuring law enforcement equipment compliance policies and guidelines are adhered to; AND/OR Completed 3 years of progressively higher-level graduate education or a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or a L.L.M. in a related field of study and submitted a copy of my transcripts; AND/OR combination of education and experience that when combined fully meet the minimum qualifications for this position. The total percentage equals at least 100 percent to qualify for this GS-11 grade level. I have submitted my transcripts. GS-12 GRADE LEVEL: 1 year of specialized experience that equipped me with the knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of this position. This experience is related to the work of the position and equivalent to at least the GL/GS-09 grade level in the Federal service as described in the vacancy announcement. Examples include: applying knowledge of program management to law enforcement firearms and specialized equipment; overseeing inventory, shipping, storage, and issuance of firearms and sensitive property; creating a system to inspect, maintain, and repair firearms and other sensitive materials; implementing equipment and FLEET policy standards in regards to a law enforcement program. The full performance level of this position is GS-12. Promotion potential in this announcement does not constitute a commitment or an obligation on the part of management to promote the employee selected at some future date. A career ladder promotion is at the discretion of management, and in no way guaranteed. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Merit Promotion candidates must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the announcement closing date. Preference in filling vacancies is given to qualified Indian candidates in accordance with the Indian Preference Act of 1934 (title 25, USC Section 472).

Education

If you are qualifying based on your education, you MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: (1) official or unofficial transcripts are acceptable, or (2) you may submit a list with all of your courses, grades, semester, year, and credit for the course. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement.

If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) were taken on a pass/fail basis, your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society.

One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education which shows the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: FOREIGN EDUCATION

Contacts

  • Address AS-IA Human Resources 12220 Sunrise Valley Dr., Room 4047 Reston, VA 20191 US
  • Name: Rowena Valadez
  • Email: [email protected]

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