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Duties

WHAT IS THE FACILITIES MANAGEMENT AND SECURITY SERVICES (FMSS)DIVISION? A description of the business units can be found at: https://www.jobs.irs.gov/about/who/business-divisions Vacancies will be filled in the following specialty areas: Facilities Management and Security Services Quality Assurance The following are the duties of this position at the full working level. Plans, develops, coordinates, and implements emergency management and physical security projects characterized by extreme complexity as well as broad in scope to monitor and evaluate various aspects of assigned Program; e.g., risk assessments; compliance reviews; safeguard reviews; new space construction and alterations of current space projects; identification media; access control systems; guard, canine, and maintenance service contracts; Employee Resource Center service requests; security related services or projects procured through GSA or Homeland Security via Security Work Authorization (SWA) or Reimbursable Work Authorization (RWA), security projects for rented facilities, emergency management plans and response to incidents, security findings from GAO/TIGTA/local reviews, etc. Establishes a system to review, control, and report project status and issues to management. Identifies physical security program issues, working with organizations throughout the Service, to develop, adopt, and implement security guidelines to support IRS operations and protect IRS assets. Reviews draft National security policies and standards, makes appropriate recommendations, then distributes and implements approved guidance. Provides expert and authoritative technical interpretations and guidance to executives, management, specialists, and contractors at all levels designed to improve work processes aimed to protect Service personnel, operations, facilities, property and others assets. Performs first responder functions, Incident Management, and other critical operational and emergency planning duties. Incumbent would be required to have access to sensitive and classified security information from various government and law enforcement intelligent sources. Incumbent would be required to participate in classified conferences and meetings, and development of classified documents. Conducts safeguard reviews of state and local agencies that use IRS data to ensure they are in compliance with physical security policies and standards for safeguarding IRS data at their agency. Specialists conduct reviews periodically based on Safeguard's Office review requirements for each state and local agency that use IRS data.

Requirements

Qualifications

Federal experience is not required. The experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or Volunteer Service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-timework is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week, on your resume. You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GS-13: To be eligible for this position at this grade level, you must have one (1) year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: Experience that demonstrated comprehensive knowledge and accomplishment of security policy assignments that required a comprehensive knowledge of physical security concepts, policies, standards, and procedures in order to complete physical security projects. This knowledge is generally demonstrated by assignments where you review draft national security policies and standards and distribute and implement security policy standards and procedures; oversee and provide technical expertise regarding comprehensive physical security programs and systems, (includes identification media, intrusion detection and alarm systems, locks, keys, etc.); provide expert technical assistance to lower graded Specialists and to managers and employees to ensure security measures are met and to resolve security issues; prepare written reports of findings from risk assessments, compliance security reviews and site surveys, and review reports from lower graded Specialists; and provide authoritative advice and guidance on budgetary requirements for security equipment and systems. AND MEET TIME IN GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT: You must meet applicable TIG requirements to be considered eligible. To meet TIG for positions above the GS-05 grade level, you must have served at least one year (52 weeks) at the next lower grade (or equivalent) in the normal line of progression for the position you are applying to. Advancement to positions up to GS-05 is permitted if the position to be filled is no more than two grades above the lowest grade held within the preceding 52 weeks. AND TIME AFTER COMPETITIVE APPOINTMENT: By the closing date (or if this is an open continuous announcement, by the cut-off date) specified in this job announcement, current civilian employees must have completed at least 90 days of federal civilian service since their latest non-temporary appointment from a competitive referral certificate, known as time after competitive appointment. For this requirement, a competitive appointment is one where you applied to and were appointed from an announcement open to "All US Citizens". For more information on qualifications please refer to OPM's Qualifications Standards.

Education

A copy of your transcripts or equivalent documentation is required for positions with an education requirement, or if you are qualifying based on education or a combination of education and experience. An official transcript will be required if you are selected. If the position has specific education requirements and you currently hold, or have previously held, a position in the same job series with the IRS, there is no need to submit a transcript or equivalent at this time. Applicants are encouraged, but are not required, to submit an SF-50 documenting experience in a specific series. A college or university degree generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools which meet these criteria, please refer to Department of Education Accreditation page.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. Click here (Section 3, Explanation of Terms) or here for Foreign Education Credentialing instructions.

Contacts

• Address FMSS - Quality Assurance 1111 Constitution Ave NW Washington, DC 20224 US
• Name: (ERC) Employee Resource Center
• Phone: 866-743-5748
• Email: [email protected]