PHYSICAL SECURITY SPECIALIST

Duties

• You will prepare installation Antiterrorism/Force Protection plans in support of continuity of operations and develop emergency plans and procedures for the effective use of resources during emergency situations.
• You will participate in the coordination of defense and terrorist incident type emergencies utilizing installation and Major Command resources.
• You will prepare and participate in joint/combined exercises, preplanning, Operational Plan/Contingency Plan tests, critiques, and after-action reviews for the Commander.
• You will manage all aspects of Security Clearance actions for military and civilian personnel: initial clearance requests, periodic reinvestigations, administrative changes to clearance levels, suitability determinations, and adverse actions.
• You will work directly with DoD Central Adjudication Facility (CAF) and individuals on Statement of Reasons (SOR) to deny or revoke security clearance or for reconsideration packages.
• You will work with the physical security and cyber security office to ensure classified processing areas are in compliance with regulatory guidelines for protection of National Security Information and material.
• You will ensure contract personnel assigned to the installation have the proper investigation and access granted prior to being granted access to classified or sensitive processing areas or material.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• This is an overseas position. You will be subject to and must be able to satisfy the overseas requirements of the 26Jul12 DODI 1400.25 V1230: http://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/140025v1230.pdf
• This position may require travel to places within and outside the contiguous United States which could include remote or isolated sites. You may be required to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
• If eligible for permanent change of station, the appointee will be required to sign a transportation agreement to establish a Government time in service requirement of 12 months.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Passport.
• May be required to obtain a VISA dependent on the overseas country's laws/regulations.
• You will be required to sign the Statement of Understanding for Overseas Employment acknowledging receipt and understanding of the statement of living and working conditions for this location.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• May be required to work other than normal duty hours, which may include evenings, weekends, and/or holidays.
• May be required to be on call back, and may be required to perform emergency overtime.
• Must possess or be able to obtain and maintain a valid Driver's license.
• Work requires access to classified information. Employee is required to obtain and maintain a TOP SECRET security clearance.
• This position is required to have an annual health assessment.
• May be required to use military or commercial transportation to conferences, meetings, trainings, or other functions away from the normal duty station.
• **Conditions of Employment continued in Qualifications Section**

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Managing multi-discipline security programs (e.g., Antiterrorism, Personnel Security (PERSEC), Information Security (INFOSEC), Operations Security (OPSEC), Industrial Security (INDSEC), and Foreign Disclosure (FD)) to resolve and improve security issues.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website:

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

**CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT CONTINUED**

Must be able to obtain and maintain the following certifications within 2 years of assignment per DoD 3305.13-M.
a. Security Fundamentals Professional Certification (SFPC)
b. Security Asset Protection Professional Certification (SAPPC)
c. Industrial Security Oversight Certification (ISOC)
d. Physical Security Certification (PSC)

This position is a designated Emergency-Essential (E-E) position. The employee must agree in writing to continue to perform the duties of the position in the event of an emergency, until relieved by proper authority. This position requires the employee to be screened from military recall status. When appropriate, the employee's dependents will be evacuated from the crisis zone with the same priority as other DoD-sponsored evacuates.

A pre-employment physical examination is required.

This position is a drug-testing designated position (TDP) subject to random testing for illegal drug use. In accordance with Executive Order 12564, incumbent for this position is required to submit to a drug test and receive a negative drug test result prior to appointment.

This position has been designated as a Security Professional Education Development (SPeD) position in the DoD SPeD Certification Program. Failure to meet a condition of employment may result in disciplinary and/or adverse action up to removal from Federal service.

Education

In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:

Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree
or
3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree
or
LL.M., if related

A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.

Additional information

Employees (and their family members) who require medical or dental care in Japan may experience severe limitations accessing medical care both on the military installation and the local economy, and also could incur costly medical expenses.

This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement and Alternate Placement Programs.

Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.

Pay retention may be granted when certain conditions are met.

Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees.

A relocation incentive is generally a single payment intended to offset some of the relocation costs experienced by the selectee. A relocation incentive may be authorized.

A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.

During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions.

Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at:

Tour of duty will be 24 months.

To learn more about the living and working conditions at this military installation and additional Foreign Overseas information, go to:

Priority consideration will be given to military spouse preference and family member preference eligible residing in the commute area of the duty location for this position. Commute area is defined as the geographic area surrounding the duty location in which people can reasonably be expected to travel back and forth daily.

Military Spouses and Family Members may apply 30 days before their anticipated arrival date. However, they will not receive preference until arrival at the foreign location. Additional documentation may be required prior to granting preference.

Military spouses and family members who are appointed may not extend longer than 2 months following the transfer of the sponsor from the commuting area of the foreign duty station; 2 months beyond the separation of the appointee's sponsor; or any time beyond the time employee ceases to be a family member.

PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation.