This position is located at the VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System, in Reno, NV. The incumbent provides security and assistance to Veterans, patients, employees, contractors, volunteers, affiliates, visitors, and others who frequent VA facilities daily.
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 06/23/2025. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-09. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-09 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Knowledge of criteria, equipment, and techniques of VA security administration and programs to resolve well-defined questions and conditions that commonly arise in the course of day-to-day program activities. Knowledge of VA security administration and protection regulations, policies, procedures, and practices to serve as a participant in meetings and ad hoc committees developing local VA implementing plans and instructions. Knowledge of the interrelationship of personnel, information, industrial, automation, counterterrorism, and VIP visit security program areas to assist senior level Physical Security Specialist in the development of physical plans and procedures. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree. NOTE: One year of full-time graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent 1 year of full-time study. If that information cannot be obtained from the school, 18 semester hours should be considered as satisfying the 1 year of full-time study requirement. OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond the graduate level. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Computer Skills Criminal Law Internal Controls/Integrity Interpersonal Skills Personnel Security and Safety Security 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; religions; 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. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: The work requires full use of extremities, normal hearing, and vision to conduct on-site security surveys, inspections, and assessments. The duties require prolonged standing, walking, crouching, bending, lifting, reaching, pushing, stooping, and climbing stairs and ladders indoors and outdoors. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.
Major duties include but not limited to: Coordinates physical security program across the VISN by coordinating efforts or functions that impact multiple Medical Centers and sites of care. Participates and leads in community of practice (COP) across Medical Centers and VISNs with VHA Police Services. Develops and leads implementation of VISN-wide initiatives on behalf of VHA Police Services and VISN Leadership. Acts on behalf of VISN Police Services leadership and VHA Police Services leadership as needed to coordinate and manage a multi-Medical Center physical security program. Conducts audits and provides oversite of GS-09 Physical Security Specialist at Medical Centers across the VISN. Serves as a physical security consultant to VISN leaders, Medical Center Leadership, and Police Services as needed. Serves as a uniformed Senior Physical Security Specialist providing services on behalf of the VHA, PCS, including assisting in managing the Security Program for the Medical Center/Health Care System which ensures that individuals requiring access have been vetted. Provides physical security support for Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Benefits Administration, National Cemetery Administration and Veterans Administration Regional Office (VHA/VBA/NCA/VARO). Assist in evaluating risk and developing procedures and physical security measures designed to safeguard personnel, property, and operations from unauthorized access, espionage, terrorism, sabotage, damage and theft. Participates with GS-09 Physical Security Specialist and provides suggestions to the Chief of Police regarding matters pertaining to security systems and security of other VA/VHA/NCA/VARO assets. Serves on focused groups regarding physical security policy, doctrine, utility and implementation. Provides input in discussions and drafts changes for higher leadership's review and approval. Ensures security requirements, including appropriate safeguards, cameras, panic and intrusion alarms are implemented. Monitors and evaluates existing present and planned security projects to ensure timely and quality service conforms to statutory, contractual and technical requirements. Establishes, develops, and maintains effective working relationships with other staff offices. Meets with key customers and coordinates with officials to assess customer satisfaction, explain organization policy and procedures, and resolve problems that arise. Serves as a Senior Physical Security participant on special projects and initiatives and performs special ad hoc assignments between VHA/VBA/NCA/VARO installations. Develops various physical security-related documents, spreadsheets, graphs, reports and presentations using various automated systems and software packages. Maintains a Physical Security Tracking report to ensure physical security surveys are followed up promptly. Performs Law Enforcement assignments to prevent or resolve offenses. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 6:00am to 3:00pm Telework: Not authorized Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Physical Security Spec/PD99797S Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required