Physical Security Specialist

Executive Office for Immigration Review; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) seeks a Physical Security Specialist within the Office of Security (OS) to oversee security and emergency preparedness programs across HQ and immigration courts. The role requires demonstrated experience in security planning, briefings, and contingency planning.

This is a competitive service, full-time, with on-site duties nationwide. Applicants must meet time-in-grade requirements (one year at GS-12 for GS-13) and clearly show related

Qualifications

• One year at GS-12 level time-in-grade required for eligibility
• Specialized experience in security plans, inspections, and surveys
• Ability to implement emergency preparedness and contingency planning

Responsibilities

• Conduct review of physical security plans and inspection reports for compliance with policies.
• Provide recommendations to revise procedures to ensure compliance with regulations.
• Implement and administer contingency and emergency preparedness planning to ensure continuity of operations.
• Conduct security briefings to personnel and management.

Job description

This position is located in the Office of Security (OS), Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), U. S. Department of Justice. The OS administers and oversees security and emergency preparedness programs of EOIR to assure the protection and readiness of its personnel, assets, and information both at headquarters (HQ) and immigration courts nationwide. This is a Competitive Service position; additional positions may be filled from this announcement within 90 days of certificate issuance.

In order to qualify for the Physical Security Specialist position, you must meet the following time in grade requirements and minimum qualifications:

TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENTS

Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-12 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS13 level. (Please submit your SF-50 that shows Time-in-Grade eligibility and reflects your title, series, and grade. If your eligibility for both merit promotion and/or time-in-grade cannot be determined, your application will be rated ineligible. Please see Required Documents for additional information). Time-in-grade requirements also apply to VEOA applicants having held a GS position in the past year.

FOR THE GS-13 LEVEL

Specialized Experience

Applicants must have at least one year (52 weeks, full-time) of specialized work experience equivalent to the GS-12 level in the Federal service (or comparable experience outside the Federal service), performing the following duties:

• Conducting review and analysis of physical security plans, inspection, and survey reports for compliance with existing policies and procedures; AND
• Providing recommendation on revision of procedures to ensure compliance with existing regulations; AND
• Implementing and administering a wide range of contingency and emergency preparedness planning to ensure the continuance of operations during emergency situations; AND
• Conducting security briefings to personnel and management.

(Your resume must CLEARLY demonstrate this experience)

Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. If your resume does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s).