Reclamation is seeking a career professional looking for an opportunity to capitalize on their expertise as a Supervisory Security Specialist. You can make a difference in the West by assisting in meeting increasing water demands while protecting the environment. The duty location is negotiable to one of the designated Interior National Office, Bureau Regional/State Office, or other local area Interior office to ensure compliance with the Department's Return to Office policy.
In order to be rated as qualified for this position, the HR Office must be able to determine that you meet the specialized experience requirement - this information must be clearly supported in the resume. To qualify at the GS-14, you must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to at least the GS-13 level in federal service having demonstrated experience serving as a Security Specialist with subject matter expertise in risk analysis and risk management. Experience must include leading efforts to assess facility criticality levels across a large organization or geographic footprint and then, based on the results, determining overall risk to facilities/personnel and developing mitigation strategies. 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Time-In-Grade: Current career or career-conditional employees of the Federal government, or former career or career-conditional employees, who have a break in service of less than one year, are required to meet the time-in-grade restriction of one year of Federal experience at the next lower-grade, with few exceptions outlined in 5 CFR 300.603(b). You must meet all Eligibility and Qualification requirements, including time-in-grade restrictions and any selective placement factors if applicable, by 06/10/2025.
Use a risk-based approach (threats x vulnerabilities x consequences) to evaluate facilities and recommend corrective actions. Supervise a team of assessment and installation specialists and apply their skills for the protection of critical infrastructure. Develop directives and standards related to the protection of critical infrastructure for bureau wide implementation. Represent the organization's security program to a variety of internal and external stakeholders and other government agencies. Manage the allocation of the security budget for physical security improvements.