This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, Eighth Coast Guard District, Sector Houston Galveston in Houston, TX.

Duties

The position serves as a Port Security Specialist within the Sector's Contingency Planning and Force Readiness (CPFR) Department. The selectee prepares, validates, and exercises plans to mitigate port security contingencies that apply to Coast Guard authorities. As well as serving as the port security subject matter expert responsible for the implementation and enforcement of Executive Order 10173, as amended, the Ports and Waterways Safety Act of 1972, as amended, Maritime Transportation Security (MTSA) of 2002, Security and Accountability of Every Port (SAFE Port) Act of 2006, and other Coast Guard maritime security enabling authorities at the Sector level.Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the CG team. Typical work assignments include:

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• This position requires a Secret clearance.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• The position requires a valid state driver's license.
• A one-year probationary period may be required.

Qualifications

At the GS-12, one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 in federal service is required. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. Examples of specialized experience include: providing Maritime Security preparedness planning, subject matter expertise, and technical support for Facility and Vessel Security Plans and Area Maritime Security Plans (AMSPs) and exercises; familiarity with Area Maritime Security (AMS) procedures including the development and management of responses for harbor and waterway security operations; assisting in coordinating, developing, maintaining, testing, and implementing AMSPs in support of Ports, Waterways, and Coastal Security (PWCS) preparedness planning and incident management; performing port security liaison activities; and developing new security programs, policies, procedures, or guidelines related to natural disasters, oil/chemical discharges, or terrorist threat incidents. National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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.

Education

This position does not have a positive education requirement. If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Required Documents section for detail.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application. See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications click here

Contacts

• Address United States Coast Guard 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave SE STOP 7912 Washington, District of Columbia 20593-7120 United States
• Name: USCG Applicant Support
• Phone: 866-656-6830
• Email: [email protected]