This position is in the Department of Homeland Security (OHS), Management Directorate, Federal Protective Service (FPS). The FPS mission is to prevent, protect, respond to and recover from terrorism, criminal acts, and other hazards threatening the U.S. Government's critical infrastructure, services, and the people who provide or receive them.

Duties

The District Commander will directly, or through Area Commanders, supervise the activities of law enforcement personnel involved in compliance, enforcement, investigations and inspections activities. As the District Commander, the incumbent exercises the following delegated supervisory and managerial authorities on a regular and recurring basis: Implements ways to eliminate or reduce significant barriers to mission essential goals; promotes communications; improves District practices; supports the mission and goals of FPS; approves leave requests; recommends awards or bonuses for personnel, changes in position classification (subject to approval by the Regional Office). Exercises significant responsibilities in dealing with officials of other organizations, or in advising management officials of higher grade; makes decisions on work problems presented by Area Commanders. Evaluates selections for supervisory positions; hears and resolves grievances or serious personnel complaints. identifies District training needs and makes decisions on training requests and non-routine, costly, or controversial training related to personnel of the District.

Requirements

Qualifications

Specialized Experience: You qualify for the GS-14 grade level if you possess one year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal government, performing duties such as: 1) Overseeing the activities of personnel responsible for the security and/or law enforcement of facilities; 2) Coordinating actions with higher level authorities and other local law enforcement agencies to ensure assistance for security and emergency procedures; and 3) Conducting compliance investigation of agency mission essential risk mitigation programs to determine the resolution of problems. All qualifications and eligibility requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. Time-in-grade: Current General Schedule (GS) federal employees, and those that have served in GS positions within the last 52 weeks, must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade, or a combination of the next lower grade level and an equivalent band in the federal service by the closing of this announcement. Note: Current or former Federal employees MUST submit a copy of their SF-50 Form which shows competitive service appointment ("position occupied" block 34 on the SF-50 should show a "1"), tenure group (block 24 should show a 1 or 2), grade, and salary. If you are applying for a higher grade, please provide the SF-50 Form which shows the length of time you have been in your current/highest grade (examples of appropriate SF-50s include promotions, With-in Grade/Range Increases, and SF-50s dated a year apart within the same grade/job). If you have promotion potential in your current position, please provide proof. IF YOU DO NOT SUBMIT ALL OF THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION, YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE CONSIDERATION AS A STATUS CANDIDATE. Essential Personnel Position - This position may be designated as essential personnel. Essential personnel must be able to serve during continuity of operation events without regard to declarations of liberal leave or government closures due to weather, protests, and acts of terrorism or lack of funding. Failure to report for or remain in this position may result in disciplinary or adverse action in accordance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations. (5 U.S.C. 7501-7533 and 5 CFR, Part 752, as applicable). Law Enforcement: This position shall possess law enforcement authority under Title 40 of the United States Code, Section 1315, exercising such authority relating to criminal offenses to provide investigative and law enforcement services to tenant agencies, Federal employees and members of the general public located in/or conducting business in government-owned or leased properties. The position performs uniformed law enforcement authority under Title 40 of the United States Code, Section 1315, exercising such authority relating to criminal offenses to provide investigative and law enforcement services to customer' agencies, Federal employees and members of the general public located and/or conducting business in government-owned or leased properties. Training: Incumbent must meet the established experience, basic training and in service training requirements established for the enforcement of police powers. Incumbent must successfully complete the designated, required training which includes the basic Criminal Investigators Training Program (CITP) at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) or the Uniformed Police Training Program (UPTP), the Advanced Individual Training Program (AITP) and the Physical Security Training Program (PSTP). Additionally, the selectee must successfully complete the Field Training and Evaluation other in-service requirements and weapons qualifications for the enforcement of arrest authority as conferred under 1315 authority. Pre-employment Drug Test: This position requires a pre-employment drug test and a negative drug result prior to appointment into the position must be achieved. Random Drug Testing: The incumbent of this position is subject to random drug testing. Pre-employment Medical Requirements: Prior to appointment the person selected for this position must be determined physically fit by an authorized government physician to perform strenuous and physically demanding duties which may include protecting citizens, taking suspects into custody using reasonable physical force in the face of physical resistance and responding to situations requiring physical agility and quick and legally sufficient decision making. Also successfully pass a pre-employment medical examination (which includes, but is not limited to vision, hearing, cardiovascular and mobility of extremities) given by an authorized government physician. This position may by subject to periodic incumbent examinations in the future. Firearms Requirements: The incumbent will be required to carry a firearm while performing duties of this position. Maintaining firearm proficiency. I mandatory. The incumbent must satisfactorily complete (or have previously completed) the forearms component of the Criminal Investigation Training Program (CITP) or Uniformed Police Training Program (UPTP) and quality quarterly thereafter. Any person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence cannot lawfully possess a firearm or ammunition. Lautenberg Amendment: This position is covered by the 1996 Lautenberg Amendment to the Gun Control Act of 1968. Persons convicted of a misdemeanor or felony crime of domestic violence are not eligible for the position. Travel: The incumbent will be required to travel frequently. Mobility Agreement: This position may require the incumbent to be reassigned to different geographic locations. Accordingly, the incumbent will be required to sign a mobility agreement, which will remain in effect through the duration of the assignment.

Education

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 Department of Homeland Security Headquarters OCHCO/HRMS/MS #0170 6595 Springfield Center Drive Springfield, VA 20598-0170 US
• Name: LAM NGUYEN
• Phone: 202-794-4632
• Email: [email protected]