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Summary Explore a new career with the BLM - where our people are our most precious resource. This position is located in Billings.MT Information about Billings.MT and the surrounding area can be found at Home | Billings Chamber of Commerce. This announcement is being advertised concurrently under number MTDE-26-12802338-JBC, which is open to all qualified persons. You must apply to each announcement separately if you wish to be considered under both recruitment methods. Responsibilities Serves as the administrator and decision maker on all state-wide physical security projects, operations and systems. Develops, applies and maintains routine processes to enhance physical security protection. Serves as the main contact and advisor for the installation, maintenance and performance of Personal Identity Verification (PIV) card systems. Creates and executes security plans ensuring the proper level of protection is provided to guarantee a secure working environment. Performs routine, unscheduled inspections of facilities and personnel to ensure protection against security violations and suggests appropriate corrective actions. Maintains and tests Video Surveillance Systems (VSS), Physical Access Control Systems (PACS), and duress alarms ensuring all are functional in the event of emergencies or increased threat levels. Conducts annual security assessments to state-wide Bureau of Land Management (BLM) facilities and sites. Acts as a Contract Officer’s Representative (COR) for contracts related to security services. Requirements Conditions of Employment This is a Drug Testing Designated Position. You will be required to submit to screening for illegal drug use and pass prior to appointment. This position is subject to random testing for illegal drug use. The incumbent is required to complete 40 hours of annual security-related training. Training must be conducted in accordance with the intent to enhance the skills of security professionals. Must be completed within a year of being hired. The incumbent must be a graduate (or become a graduate with the first available opportunity after entrance on duty) of the Federal Law Enforcement Center Physical Security Training Program or other credentialed federal government or U.S. military physical security courses. Allowable substitutions are professional certifications awarded by entities such as the American Society for Industrial Security or similar accreditation organizations. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1-year probationary period -OR- 2-year trial period during which your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest will be evaluated. This probationary/trial period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest, meet the organization goals and mission of the agency, and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the service. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, the agency will consider: - your performance and conduct; - the needs and interests of the agency; - whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and - whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Under applicable law, the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual's employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized. In the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period, such appointments are terminated. Upon completion of your probationary period -OR- trial period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. Qualifications GS-11 Salary Range: $73,939- $96,116 GS-12 Salary Range: $88,621- $115,213 We expect to fill 1 vacancy/vacancies at this time; however, additional positions may be filled from this announcement if they become available. In order to be rated as qualified for this position, we must be able to determine that you meet the qualification requirements - please be sure to include this information in your resume. No assumptions will be made about your experience. GS-11: Specialized Experience: Applicants must possess one (1) full year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 level comparable in difficulty and complexity to perform the duties of a Physical Security Specialist. Qualifying specialized experience includes: (1) knowledge of a wide range of security specialties to identify and resolve conventional policy and program objectives, and procedures within the security functional area; (2) extensive knowledge in the specialized fields of physical security, force protection, and antiterrorism; (3) knowledge of security policy requirements and procedures to provide recommendations for making decisions and policy development on short and long-term security planning. NOTE: This experience must be supported by your resume. -OR- Education: 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. NOTE: You must submit a copy of your transcripts with your application. - OR- Combination of Education and Experience: You may meet qualifications requirement for this position with an equivalent combination of specialized experience and appropriate graduate education. Graduate level education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. NOTE: You must submit a copy of your transcripts with your application. GS-12: Specialized Experience: Applicants must possess one (1) full year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 level comparable in difficulty and complexity to perform the duties of a Physical Security Specialist. Qualifying specialized experience includes: (1) Serving as advisor to the command on all aspects of Physical Security (e.g., risk management, planning training and exercises, program review and resource application/management); (2) Developing physical security policy in conjunction with tenant activity security representatives; (3) conducting vulnerability assessments, surveys, inspections and audits of the security program; (4) Maintains awareness of all physical security issues to keep senior leaders advised of any changes in security policies. NOTE: This experience must be supported by your resume. 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. You must include months, years and hours per week worked to receive credit for your work and/or volunteer experience. One year of specialized experience is equivalent to 12 months at 40 hours per week. Part-time hours are prorated. You will not receive any credit for experience that does not indicate exact hours per week or is listed as "varies". You must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of the announcement. Federal employees in the competitive service are also subject to the Time-In-Grade requirement in accordance with 5 CFR 300.604. If you are a current Federal employee in the General Schedule (GS) pay plan and applying for a promotion opportunity, you must have completed a minimum of 52 weeks at the next lower grade level. Physical Demands: The incumbent's work is sedentary in nature and generally completed in an office environment. The field work for inspections, evaluations, monitoring, and training requires standing, stooping, bending, and climbing ladders and stairs and may involve walking over uneven terrain. Work Environment: The work is performed mostly in an indoor office environment. Field work may occur under adverse weather conditions involving extreme temperatures, slippery surfaces, dust, smoke, noise, noxious fumes, etc. Education To qualify based on education, you must submit a legible copy of transcripts from an accredited institution with your name, school name, credit hours, course level, major(s), and grade-point average or class ranking. Transcripts do not need to be official, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work. If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet qualification requirements, you must show that your education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study. There is no education substitution for the specialized experience at the GS-12 grade level. Additional Information U.S. Citizenship is required. Direct Deposit Required. The incumbent may be subject to 24-hour call back. You cannot hold an active real estate license: nor can you have an interest or hold stocks in firms with interest in Federal Lands. Appointment will be subject to a favorably adjudicated background/suitability investigation/determination. The incumbent must maintain a valid driver's license in order to operate a government motor vehicle. DOI uses E-Verify to confirm employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, please visit E-Verify. Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)/lnteragency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP): These programs apply to employees who have been involuntarily separated from a Federal service position within the competitive service or Federal service employees whose positions have been deemed surplus or no longer needed. To receive selection priority, you must: 1) meet CTAP or ICTAP eligibility criteria; 2) be rated well qualified for the position with a score of 90 or above; and 3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your CTAP or ICTAP eligibility. For more information: CTAP or ICTAP Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered for Selective Service Tax Law Impact for PCS: Moving expenses reimbursement is a taxable benefit. However, the Federal Travel Regulation 18-05 issued by General Services Administration has authorized agencies to use the Withholding Tax Allowance and Relocation Income Tax Allowance to pay for "substantially all" of the increased tax liability resulting from the "2018 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act" for certain eligible individuals. Travel, per diem, and lodging expenses will be paid consistent with the Federal Travel Regulations. Travel and relocation expenses will be paid consistent with the Federal Travel Regulation, Chapter 302, and Departmental policy. Selectee will be responsible for tax obligations related to payments for moving expenses - 2017 Tax Cuts and Job Act, Public Law 115-97. See "Other" section for additional information on 2017 Tax Cuts as related to PCS. The official worksite for the selectee is the duty station identified in this vacancy announcement. The selectee will typically report to this duty location on a regular and recurring weekly basis. The selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisor approval. Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees. If eligible and qualified, you may be offered a recruitment or relocation incentive. The decision to offer an incentive will be made on a case-by-case basis and is neither promised nor guaranteed. For information visit: Recruitment Incentive or Relocation Incentive or Student Loan Repayment. This position is considered a career ladder opportunity, with a full performance level of GS-12. If selected at a lower grade level, you may be non-competitively promoted to the next grade level at the discretion of your supervisor and is contingent upon meeting regulatory and legal requirements for promotion, satisfactory performance, and the availability of higher-level work. Promotion is not guaranteed, and no promise of promotion is implied.