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District Security Projects Specialist 

Security and Law Enforcement Operations Division 

Salary: $84,271 - $88,528

This is a non-supervisory position 

Job Summary: 

The incumbent plays a vital role in coordinating and overseeing security projects impacting the Congressional district office environment. This position emphasizes collaboration and communication with key partners, including the U.S. Capitol Police (USCP), and security vendors. Responsibilities include coordinating assessments, facilitating installations and maintenance, as well as inventory management.

Duties:

Typical duties include, but are not necessarily limited to:

• Serves as the primary project liaison between the SAA, Congressional district offices, security vendors, and the United States Capitol Police (USCP).
• Assists with the mail safety hood program and ensures accuracy in all related processes.
• Build positive working relationships with SAA managers and organizational staff.
• Advocates on behalf of Member offices to ensure effective communication, coordination, and deconfliction of District projects with Members, staff, and District office operations.
• Assists in defining project scopes, boundaries, and timelines. Assists with ensuring completion of district office assessments, vendor quotes, vendor maintenance, quality assurance tracking, vendor monitoring, and equipment inventories.
• Supports and develops internal project schedules, tracking milestones, and identifying deconfliction priorities.
• Assists in the preparation of project status reports, highlighting progress, challenges, and potential roadblocks.
• Maintains accurate project documentation, including meeting minutes, project work plans, reports and data entry.  Ensures all project documentation and associated data are properly archived in the SLEO repository structure.
• Assists in developing after-action reviews and participates in post-project reviews internally and with district security partners to identify lessons learned for future projects.
• Apply a basic understanding of common physical security equipment and systems, vulnerabilities, and controls.
• Utilizes project management technology such as Asana, MS Teams, and Outlook to effectively assist the Security Projects team.
• Support the Manager, District Security Projects, to further the goals of the SAA Office.
• Maintains proficiency in matters related to the House Coordination Center and serves as a SLEO liaison, as needed, to ensure the timely delivery of information to SAA leadership as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Position Requirements:

• Experience in security, project management, or a related field.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal. The position requires preparing time-sensitive reports and communicating with various stakeholders.
• Ability to gather, analyze, and disseminate information effectively.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret security clearance.
• Experience in coordinating activities between different organizations or teams.
• Ability to handle multiple time sensitive and event driven tasks simultaneously.
• Knowledge of or ability to quickly learn relevant stakeholder roles, House Rules, Committee rules, and House Sergeant at Arms policies.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with security systems, installations, project management, and project management systems.
• Background in security analysis or physical security assessment.
• Degree in a relevant field (e.g., project management).
• Prior experience working with or within the legislative branch or government and. familiarity with the Capitol Hill complex and its security protocols.
• Experience in preparing and delivering briefings to senior-level staff.

Physical Requirements and Work Environment:

This position is based on a typical office environment. Actual weight handled varies, but the role involves handling items including books, documents, and equipment weighing up to 25 lbs. The incumbent should be capable of meeting physical requirements, which may include sitting, lifting, bending, crouching, walking, and standing.

Security Requirements:

Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI security clearance.

Conditions of employment

• USA Jobs Conditions of Employment

Qualifications

Skill Requirements:

CORE

• Adaptability - Ability to deal calmly and effectively with high stress situations and work persistently when facing obstacles. Ability to work well in ambiguous situations, adjust quickly to change, and easily consider new approaches.
• Collaboration - Ability to foster a sense of unity and trust within teams, breaking down silos and promoting teamwork across departments. Ability to encourage and facilitate cooperation, pride, trust, and group identity. Skill in working with others to achieve goals.
• Communication - Ability to convey ideas and information to different audiences through verbal and written means.
• Knowledge of different writing techniques for different document types and purposes. Ability to create written documents that are complete, grammatically accurate, and technically sound. Ability to articulate ideas clearly through speech.
  
• Customer Orientation - Values and delivers high quality, professional, responsive, and innovative service to internal and external customers. Builds and maintains effective customer relations that result in satisfaction; holds self and others accountable for quality outcomes.
• Decision Making - Skill in making sound, well-informed, and objective decisions, taking into consideration the potential impact and implications of the decisions. Ability to commit to action even in uncertain situations.
• Organizational Awareness - Knowledge of the structure, functions, and dynamics present within the U.S. House of Representatives and the Office of the Sergeant at Arms. Knowledge of relevant policies and procedures that govern the organization. Knowledge of how the Sergeant at Arms fits within the broader context of Federal agencies and how it contributes to government functioning.
• Planning and Coordination - Ability to organize work, set priorities, and determine resource requirements. Ability to determine short- or long-term goals and strategies to achieve them. Ability to coordinate with others to accomplish goals. Skill in monitoring progress in relation to desired outcomes.
• Problem Solving - Ability to identify problems; skill in determining accuracy and relevance of information. Ability to use sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, develop effective solutions, and make recommendations.

LEADERSHIP

• Project Management - Knowledge of the principles, methods, or tools for developing, scheduling, coordinating, and managing projects and resources, including monitoring and inspecting costs, work, and performance.
• Stakeholder Management - Knowledge of the concepts, practices, and techniques used to identify, engage, influence, and monitor relationships with individuals and groups connected to the U.S. House of Representatives and the Sergeant at Arms.
• Strategic Planning - Leads and develops the Sergeant at Arms' organizational strategies by setting priorities, formulating objectives, managing resources and risks, implementing plans, monitoring progress, and evaluating outcomes.

Applicant Instructions:

Qualified candidates should submit a resume and cover letter by 7:00 p.m. on March 3, 2026. Applicants will receive an email response indicating receipt of their cover letter and resume. Submission of these documents does not guarantee an interview.

Applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including marital or parental status), disability, or age.

The SAA is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to building and maintaining an inclusive and diverse work environment. Employment with the U.S. House of Representatives is at-will. This position has been determined to be EXEMPT from the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act.

Employment is contingent upon satisfactorily completing a criminal history records check.

A preemployment drug test is required for positions requiring a security clearance. 

Veterans’ Preference Information:

Hiring for this position is governed by the Veterans Employment Opportunities Act. 

**Only applicants seeking veterans’ preference consideration should email saa.veoa@mail.house.gov for further information. Please note the word “Veteran” in the subject line and note the job title in the body of the email.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Candidates will be evaluated using a structured interview process.

Resume and Cover Letter

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