Senior Construction Security Officer

Office of the Director of National Intelligence; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 169,000 - 197,000; Full time

Job summary

Office of the Director of National Intelligence is seeking a Senior Construction Security Officer to oversee U.S. diplomatic facilities projects, ensuring alignment with IC objectives and security standards.

You will lead design reviews, cost reviews, and strategic security planning, coordinating with IC security, DoS staff, and contractors to protect national security interests.

Responsibilities

• The Senior Construction Security Officer will provide oversight and consultation to DoS overseas facilities projects or programs, ensuring alignment with IC objectives.
• Lead the CSE construction planning and review process for the diplomatic facilities, including requirements development, contract reviews, and the Congressional Certification process.
• Lead the development of structured recommendations on facility design and construction security requirements, operational improvements, and maintenance requirements.
• Lead the planning and coordination of project design activities with DoS planning and construction teams, technical security staff, and contractor security staff; produce periodic status reports.

Job description

• Hiring Agency: Office of the Director of National Intelligence
• Department: Other Agencies and Independent Organizations
• Location: Bethesda, Maryland
• Hiring Path: Public
• Number of Openings: 1
• Security Clearance: Sensitive Compartmented Information

Lead proactive counterintelligence and security activities across the United States government, integrating the instruments of national power to detect, report, deter, disrupt, investigate, exploit, and defeat foreign intelligence threats.

Key Responsibilities

The National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC) is dedicated to leading the U.S. Counterintelligence and Security communities, countering all threats posed by adversarial foreign intelligence affiliated threats and enhancing our national security posture at every level. We will serve as the head of U.S. counterintelligence and integrate the instruments of national power to counter foreign intelligence threats.

NCSC will be the "center of gravity" to support the counterintelligence and security efforts of the entire U.S. interagency, and public sector initiatives to protect our nation from adversarial efforts to exploit the United States and victimize the American people. The Security Directorate (SD) is embedded with the National Counterintelligence & Security Center (NCSC).

The SD develops and implements policies, guidance, and standards for personnel security, IC-wide and SCI security-relevant issues, and security clearance reform. SD also engages with government and industry partners to protect national security equities against foreign intelligence and security threats, and advance the U.S. Government's risk management environment to safeguard against adversarial and insider threats.

The Senior Construction Security Officer will: Provide oversight and consultation to Department of State (DoS) overseas facilities projects or programs ensuring alignment with IC objectives, including those projects or programs with ill-defined requirements, parallel tasks, multiple dependencies, high risks, and multiple interfaces.

Lead, develop, interpret, and enforce ODNI facility policies and building operation guidelines and manage the preparation of reports and information required by ODNI, Office of Management Budget (OMB), Congress, and other government agencies. Lead the CSE construction planning and review process for the construction of diplomatic facilities, to include requirements development, contract reviews, and the Congressional Certification process.

Lead the development of structured recommendations on facility design and construction security requirements, operational improvements, and maintenance requirements that comply with applicable OSPB standards, federal regulations, and statutes.

Lead the planning and coordination of project design activities and timelines with DoS planning and construction teams, technical security staff, and general contractor security staff; lead the development of periodic status reports on construction progress, completion forecasts, and issues that may require management intervention.

Lead and oversee comprehensive design reviews of new and/or renovated diplomatic facility construction projects for compliance with Department of State (DoS) and Intelligence Community (IC) agreements and construction requirements as well as with the Overseas Security Policy Board (OSPB) standards.

Lead the planning, management, and preparation of strategic and tactical security planning efforts and develop a broad range of security-related support documents in the areas of building construction including security standards, transportation issues, architectural issues, and unique security countermeasures and counterintelligence.

Provide expert input regarding site selection, lead the review of cost estimates to ensure that project and security costs are accurately covered, and perform expert evaluations of building codes as required if they conflict with proposed countermeasures; lead the identification, evaluation, and discussion of risks and potential project implications and advise management of trends and developments that affect project strategies and scope.

Lead the planning, implementation, and coordination of project management activities for multiple United States (US) diplomatic facilities construction projects abroad, ensuring that technical, physical, procedural, and transit security elements are addressed.

Lead the planning and coordination of facilities concept development and issue resolution meetings to review building plans and specifications and implement best-practice methodologies in construction projects that represent the interest of the IC.

Lead, initiate, cultivate, and maintain productive working relationships with security colleagues, IC security and facilities experts, senior Foreign Service staff, construction and facilities maintenance personnel, and Office of the Director of National Intelligence management to provide security status reports and structured recommendations and, when appropriate, present, justify, defend, negotiate, and/or settle matters involving significant or controversial issues.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Other Agencies and Independent Organizations.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $169279 – $197200/yr.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Sensitive Compartmented Information security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-09-29.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.

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