Lead Personnel Security Specialist - Slippery Rock, United States - Defense Security Service

Description

Summary Seeking a Lead Personnel Security Specialist in the BI Contractor Security to lead a team of Personnel Security Specialists and Security Assistants, under supervision of a Branch Chief.

The Lead will manage and solve problems, implement new program initiatives, and build strong alliances across a multi-faceted cross functional organization and requires a change agent with the ability to foster relationships with multiple stakeholders to transform and improve policies, processes, and operations.

Responsibilities As a Lead Personnel Security Specialist you will be responsible for the following duties:

Monitors workloads and projects and coordinates team member assignments to ensure all are completed in a timely manner and within required guidelines.

Advises management of areas requiring attention, such as performance matters and developing workload fluctuations.

Provides guidance and instruction to lower-graded staff regarding interpretation of guidelines and policies, and is responsible for quality reviews of their work.

Acts as mentor and group advisor for less senior staff. Provides technical assistance to contractor personnel as needed. Prepares or updates training, instructional, and operational manuals that are critical to the operational efficiency of the branch.

Current DCSA employees who reside or are currently employed in the Boyers, PA local commuting area, which includes the Pennsylvania counties of Butler, Clarion, Armstrong, Allegheny, Beaver, Lawrence, Mercer, Crawford, Erie, Venango, Jefferson, Indiana, and Westmoreland; Ohio counties of Columbia, Trumbull, and Mahoning; and all cities existing in Pennsylvania or Ohio within the geographic area bounded by the outer boundaries of the combined areas of the aforementioned counties.

Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications The experience described in your resume will be evaluated and screened from the Office of Personnel Management's (OPMs) basic qualifications requirements.

See:
Security Administration Series i.e.) for OPM qualification standards, competencies and specialized experience needed to perform the duties of the position as described in the MAJOR DUTIES and QUALIFICATIONS sections of this announcement by 05/02/2024 Applicant must have directly applicable experience that demonstrates the possession of the knowledge, skills, abilities and competencies necessary for immediate success in the position.

Qualifying experience may have been acquired in any public or private sector job, but will clearly demonstrate past experience in the application of the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to successfully perform the duties of the position.

You must have specialized experience sufficient to demonstrate that you have acquired all the competencies necessary to perform at a level equivalent in difficulty, responsibility, and complexity to the next lower grade GS/GG-12 in the Federal service and are prepared to take on greater responsibility.

Generally, this would include one year or more of such specialized experience.

Specialized experience for this position includes:
Operating Contractor Tracking System (CTS) and subsequent Contractor Security branch workflows. Processing workflows within CTS and working with subordinate staff to trouble shoot and provide clear instruction. Prior CTS responsibilities include tracking data, information maintenance and protection, data verification and analysis, and report generation. Additionally, I have planned, designed, and carried out assigned projects independently.

Specifically you will be evaluated on the following competencies:
Accountability

• Fosters and ensures an environment that administers all resources in a manner that instills public trust while accomplishing the mission.

Monitors progress and evaluates outcomes to improve organizational efficiency and effectiveness. Holds self and others accountable for measurable high-quality, timely, and cost effective results.

Determines objectives, sets priorities, and ensures sound management processes and procedures are in place, ensuring that national interests are well served.

Accepts responsibility for mistakes. Complies with established control systems and rules Customer Service

• Anticipates and meets the needs of both internal and external customers.

Delivers high-quality products and services; is committed to continuous improvement Problem Solving

• Identifies and analyzes problems; weighs relevance and accuracy of information; seeks/generates and evaluates alternative perspectives/solutions; makes timely/effective recommendations, based on potential implications of findings or conclusions.

Critically evaluates to identify the causes of problems and chooses courses of action that balance the interests of the mission and stakeholders Technology Application

• Uses machines, tools, or equipment effectively; uses computers and computer applications to analyze and communicate information in the appropriate format.

Education Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

Additional Information VETERANS PREFERENCE/CURRENT OR FORMER FEDERAL In accordance with DoD Instruction , Volume 2005, veterans preference is not required to be applied when considering candidates with prior Federal competitive or excepted service who have completed a probationary or trial period and have not been separated for cause.

Therefore, veterans preference will not be applied to applicants with current federal service, or former federal civilian service meeting the above criteria.

Re-employed Annuitant: This position does not meet criteria for re-employed annuitant.

The DoD criteria for hiring Re-employed Annuitants can be found at: Applicants selected from this announcement may be required to serve a two-year trial period.

If selected, Federal employees currently serving in the competitive service must acknowledge that they will voluntarily leave the competitive service by accepting an offer of employment for a DCIPS excepted service positions.

If selected, non

• DCIPS candidates must acknowledge in writing that the position they have been selected for is in the excepted service and covered by DCIPS.

Selection under this appointment authority does not confer civil service competitive status.

All current and former Federal employees must submit a copy of your latest SF50 (Notification of Personnel Action) showing your tenure, grade and step, and type of position occupied (i.e., Excepted or Competitive); or similar Notification of Personnel Action documentation, i.e., Transcript of Service, Form 1150, etc.

Resumes should NOT include:
Classified information/SSN/Photo of yourself/personal information (gender, religion, affiliation etc/Encrypted digitally signed docs). Resumes with this prohibited information will be automatically ineligible for consideration.