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Summary As a Physical Security Specialist, you will be responsible for the policy, procedures, and daily operations of the badging office at Marshall Space Flight Center and Michoud Assembly Facility and will oversee contractor operations for the Center's protective services contract. You will work with a team of highly-skilled Physical Security Specialists and will interact daily with external partners and agencies. Responsibilities Advises on contract administration activities for specialized procurements. Coordinates incremental funding, redirection of effort, performance evaluations, time extensions, change orders, approval of progress payments, and final contractor payments. Oversees badging offices, provides customer service, and ensures the application of NASA policy. Approves requests for badges from both contractor and civil servant employees. Develops policies, procedures, standards, training, and methods for identifying and protecting information, personnel, property, facilities, or operations from unauthorized disclosure, misuse, theft, assault, vandalism, espionage, sabotage, or loss. Serves as liaison with Redstone Arsenal and other agencies regarding access and badging matters. Serves as MSFC functional expert in these areas. Develops, implements, and maintains procedural and technical methods to enhance physical protection. Continuously assesses procedures to recommend improvements and changes to enhance overall security. Safeguards information and material in the direct custody of the Agency or in the hands of other governments, private businesses (e.g., those having contacts with the Government), educational institutions, or other organizations. Uses qualitative and quantitative techniques to identify, evaluate, and recommend management actions for resolving issues. Develops and prepares briefings and status reports that foster understanding and acceptance of findings and recommendations. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. To qualify for GS-13, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level: Providing oversight of a physical security program (e.g., Visitor Management and Access) to secure facilities, personnel, classified information, or other sensitive materials/resources; Performing site security reviews to ensure facilities meet physical security requirements that detect, deter, or neutralize threats involving unauthorized disclosure, sabotage, or vandalism activities; and Analyzing policies, processes, or operations to provide recommendations for enhancements, improvements, or modifications that may improve security posture. Your resume must include a clear and detailed narrative description, in your own words, of how you meet the required specialized experience. Experience statements copied from a position description, vacancy announcement or other reference material constitutes plagiarism and may result in disqualification and losing consideration for the job. NASA prohibits the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or AI-assisted tool in drafting application and assessment responses. Please visit https://www.nasa.gov/careers/how-to-apply/#Artificial-Intelligence to review NASA's guidance on the use of AI tools during the application process. Education Additional Information Additional selections may be made for similar positions across NASA within the local commuting area(s) of the location(s) identified in this announcement. By applying, you agree to have your application shared with interested selecting official(s) within NASA. CTAP/ICTAP will be cleared for any additional selection from this announcement. You must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible for this position. To be eligible, you must have completed a minimum of 52 weeks in a position no more than 1 grade lower than the advertised position. (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.) Note: Time-in-grade requirements also apply to applicants who have held a non-temporary, competitive service GS position in the past year. If you have special priority selection rights under the Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP), you must: - Indicate your eligibility when applying for a position. The questionnaire asks you to identify your ICTAP/CTAP eligibility. - Be well qualified for this position to receive consideration. Candidates rated in the 'Best Qualified' category are considered well-qualified. Please see 'How You Will Be Evaluated' for more information. - Submit proof that you meet the requirements for CTAP/ICTAP as indicated in 'Required Documents' For additional information about CTAP/ICTAP eligibility, click here - https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/#ictap. Qualified NASA term employees who have term conversion eligibility (Term Appointments | NASA) under the NASA Flexibility Act of 2004 will be referred and considered equally with other NASA permanent employees under internal competitive placement procedures. Per Executive Order 14343, this position is not part of a bargaining unit.