Please limit your resume to 5 pages. If more than 5 pages are submitted, only the first 5 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications. About the Position: Performs as a Physical Security Specialist for the Installation. Responsible for physical security plans, procedures, inspections and key control. Provides guidance/assistance to Commanders, supervisors and employees on security systems, physical protection devices, Visitor Control Center and personnel access controls.

Duties

Conduct briefings concerning physical security to all levels of the organization. Conduct security exercises reducing installation vulnerabilities to threats. Conduct physical security inspections of selected mission areas, activities, and facilities. Provide technical guidance to enhance the physical security process. Monitor the key control system, mobility badge system and security exchange badge system to ensure regulatory compliance. Prepare evaluation reports to substantiate findings and recommendations for corrective action. Ensure serious/minor incident reports are reported to higher headquarters in a timely manner. Ensure all protocols are followed for daily operations to include key control.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment.
• The duties of this position require the incumbent to possess or obtain and maintain a valid state Driver's License in one of the 50 U.S. states or possessions to operate vehicles.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 20% of the time.
• This position requires the employee to use personal protective equipment provided by the employer.
• 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 is subject to a pre-employment drug screening, and random testing thereafter.
• Completion of a pre-employment physical examination and an annual examination thereafter is required.

Qualifications

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 EmployeesDomestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Priority 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 EligibleVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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 and managing physical security programs to provide guidance and recommendations; 2) Conducts physical security inspections and provides appropriate corrective action for identified deficiencies; 3) Programs annual and follow-up surveys of sensitive areas to make recommendations such as: fences, lights, alarms etc.; 4) Provides corrective recommendations to physical security to protect personnel, equipment, and property and 5) Provides guidance on security systems and/or personnel access controls to leadership to prevent unauthorized access. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09). OR Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: security, criminal justice etc. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Oral CommunicationPlanning and EvaluatingPublic Safety and SecurityRisk Management 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-09).

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show 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: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address FS-W6CMAA US ARMY IMCOM-USAG CARLISLE DO NOT MAIL Carlisle Barracks, PA 17013 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk