Summary
The selectee of this position serves as a Supervisory Physical Security Specialist responsible for oversight, management, and direction of the SEB mission involving nationwide screening equipment selection, deployment, sustainment, lifecycle replacement, technical standards, budget execution, and contractor performance oversight for United States Marshals Service (USMS) headquarters and district offices.
This position is located in the Judicial Security Division, Arlington, Virginia.
This job is open to
Clarification from the agency
You may apply if you are a current Department of Justice (DOJ) employee with career/career conditional tenure in the Competitive Service (You must submit an SF-50 that reflects current employment with DOJ and career/career-conditional tenure (Tenure field is 1 or 2); AND status in the competitive service (Position Occupied field is 1).) Also open to Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) eligibles.
Duties
As a Supervisory Physical Security Specialist at the GS-0080-14 grade level, some of your typical work assignments may include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Manage and balance staff workload, resolve disputes, manage performance and oversee adherence to policy, directives, and organizational goals.
- Brief management officials or stakeholders on screening equipment capabilities, deployment priorities, or program status to support informed decision-making.
- Formulate or executes a program operating budget to prioritize equipment procurement, lifecycle replacement, or maintenance activities.
- Evaluate security program operations to identify opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce costs, or strengthen security posture.
- Provide technical recommendations concerning equipment capabilities, facility specific deployment strategies, emerging screening technologies, operational impacts, and screening countermeasure requirements for consideration by higher-level management
Requirements
Conditions of employment
- Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
- Must pass a pre-employment drug screening and background investigation.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.
- This is a Testing Designated Positions (TDP) and is subject to random drug testing.
- May be required to successfully complete a trial/probationary period.
- May be required to successfully complete a supervisory probationary period.
- Must be a Current Department of Justice (DOJ) employee and meet time-in-grade requirements for consideration. (52 weeks at the next lower grade level)
- Applicants must meet all qualifications requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
- Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service. Verify Registration at https://www.sss.gov/verify/.
- The incumbent must be eligible for a passport.
- Occasional evening and weekend work is required.
Qualifications
TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENTS: Merit Promotion applicants must provide an SF50 Notice of Personnel Action that indicates proof of status and time-in-grade eligibility. The SF50 must include the position, title, series, grade, step, tenure, type of service (Competitive or Excepted) and career status (career or career-conditional). No award SF50 will be accepted as proof of status and time-in-grade eligibility.
- One year at the GS-13 grade level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-14 grade level.
To qualify at the GS-14 grade level, you must meet the following:
Specialized Experience: Experience that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. You must have at least one year (12 months) of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service performing the following duties:
- Evaluating physical security screening equipment (e.g., X-ray systems, walk-through metal detectors, or explosive detection systems) to assess capabilities, limitations, or suitability for specific facility requirements;
- Analyzing facility-specific conditions (e.g., visitor volume, building layout, entry control points, or known threats) to recommend appropriate screening equipment solutions or deployment strategies;
- Developing technical documentation (e.g., statements of work, setup guides, or technical standards) to support physical security screening equipment procurement or deployment;
- Supervising a team of physical security professionals to plan, assign, or evaluate work in support of security program objectives; AND
- Coordinating with internal or external stakeholders (e.g., federal agencies, facility managers, or contractors) to resolve physical security equipment requirements, deployment issues, or operational concerns.
When citing your education and/or experience, be clear and specific. We cannot make assumptions about your education and/or experience. If your transcripts and/or resume do not support your application questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s).
Education
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
Additional information
Physical Demands: The work is primarily sedentary and is performed in an office or meeting environment. Some slight physical effort is required to move test kits, peripheral items, and consumable items. This occurs weekly but does not generally last more than one hour per day. Occasional travel and facility visits may require walking or standing during meetings, site reviews, or coordination activities, but the position does not require recurring strenuous physical exertion.
Work Environment: Work is typically performed in adequately lighted, climate-controlled office space and professional meeting environments. The work involves normal risks and discomforts associated with office settings, computer use, travel, and occasional facility visits. The incumbent may visit courthouse or installation environments during coordination activities, but the position does not involve regular and recurring exposure to hazardous conditions requiring special protective measures beyond those normally associated with such visits.
Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended, that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, if you receive the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments.
The Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the agency with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your agency component has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your CTAP eligibility, 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement, and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and have a final assessment score of 85 or better. You must provide a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility with your application. For additional information about CTAP eligibility click here.
Note: Multiple selections may be made from this announcement.
Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
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How you will be evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), your responses on the application questionnaire, and your responses to all assessments required for this position. If referred, all relevant documents including performance appraisals and incentive awards submitted in your application package will be available to the selecting official for review and consideration.
You will be assessed on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics):
- Accountability
- Customer Service
- Decisiveness
- Flexibility
- Interpersonal Skills
- Problem Solving
- Resilience
Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration. Cheating on an assessment may also result in your removal from consideration.
If you fail to meet the conditions of employment or any other pre-employment requirements, such as missing any of the scheduled appointments, the hiring agency may rescind their tentative offer of employment.
Required Documents
To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Application Package which includes:
- Your Resume showing complete information for each job entry: company or agency name, beginning and ending dates of employment (month/year), total hours worked per week, position title, duties performed, and, if the position is/was Federal, pay plan-series-grade level; Cover Letter optional. IMPORTANT NOTE: If more than two (2) pages are submitted, only the first two (2) pages of work experience will be reviewed to determine your qualifications.
- Other Supporting Documents, if applicable. Other supporting documents (Applicants should ensure that their personally identifiable information (PII) is protected.):
- SF50 Notification of Personnel Action that indicates proof of status and time-in-grade eligibility with the Department of Justice (DOJ). The SF50 must include your position, title, series, grade, step, tenure, type of service (Competitive or Excepted) and career status (career or career-conditional) and that you are a current DOJ employee. No award SF50 will be accepted as proof of status and time-in-grade eligibility.
- Most recent Performance Appraisal, when applying as a status candidate with current or former Federal service, including supervisor's signature and the official final rating of record. In cases where the performance appraisal is incomplete or unavailable, you may provide an explanation of the reasons.
- Incentive Award(s), when applying as a status candidate with current or former Federal service.
- Any other Supporting Documentation required for verification as described in the announcement.
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How to Apply
Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an application. To apply and be considered for this position, you must complete all required questionnaires, assessments, and required documentation as specified in the How to Apply and Required Documents section. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration. The application process is as follows:
- Click the Apply Online button.
- Answer the questions presented in the application and attach all necessary supporting documentation. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire, which can be previewed here: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13079483
- Click the Submit Application button prior to 11:59 PM (ET) on the announcement closing date.
- If you are required to complete any USA Hire Assessments, you will be notified after submitting your application. The notification will be provided in your application submission screen and via email. The notification will include your unique assessment access link to the USA Hire system and the completion deadline. Additionally, in USAJOBS you can click "Track this application" to return to your assessment completion notice.
- Access USA Hire using your unique assessment link. Access is granted through your USAJOBS login credentials.
- Review all instructions prior to beginning your assessments. You will have the opportunity to request a testing accommodation before beginning the assessments should you have a disability covered under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended.
- Set aside about two (1) hour to take the USA Hire Assessments; however, most applicants complete the assessments in less time. If you need to stop the assessments and continue later, you can re-use your unique assessment link.
- Your responses to the USA Hire Assessments will be reused for one year (in most cases) from the date you complete an assessment. If future applications you submit require completion of the same assessments, your responses will be automatically reused.
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Next steps
We will notify you of the outcome after each step of the recruitment process is complete. After making a tentative job offer, we will conduct a suitability/security background investigation. We expect to make a final job offer within 120 days after the closing date of the announcement.