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PHYSICAL SECURITY SPECIALIST
Commander, Navy Installations Command
Department of the Navy
GS-11 Pay Grade
Base salary range: $62,107 - $80,737
Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-10. Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or 3 years graduate study.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job involves overseeing security training programs for Navy installations, providing expert advice on anti-terrorism and physical security measures, and ensuring all staff stay current with necessary drills and procedures.
It suits someone with experience in security management and training, particularly in military or government settings, who enjoys coordinating teams and resolving operational challenges to keep bases safe.
A good fit would be a detail-oriented professional passionate about force protection and ready to brief leaders on security strategies.
Key Requirements
- At least one year of specialized experience at GS-11 level or equivalent in physical security, anti-terrorism, or law enforcement programs
- Direct oversight and management of training academies or programs to maintain installation readiness
- Expert technical and operational support for anti-terrorism (AT), physical security (PS), and law enforcement (LE) matters
- Monitoring training readiness, compliance, and organizational systems across installations
- Preparing, delivering, and training instructors on security course materials
- Developing policies, procedures, and support for security force training programs
- Ability to brief commanders, review programs, resolve conflicts, and coordinate realistic training exercises
Full Job Description
You will serve as a PHYSICAL SECURITY SPECIALIST in the Force Protection Division of COMNAVREG MIDLANT NORFOLK.
Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.
Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Provide direct oversight and management of the Regional Training Academy (RTA) and implementation of the training program to sustain the agencies installation readiness.
2) Providing expert technical and operational support to the installation on all matters relating to Anti-terrorism (AT), Physical Security (PS), Law Enforcement (LE) programs.
3)Monitors' installations' training readiness and compliance organization systems.
4) Prepares, delivers, and trains others, including RTA and installation instructors, in the delivery of security course material.
5) Provides technical and operational support to installation on matters relating to security force training programs, policies, procedures, and policy/procedures development.
Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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. Major Duties:
- You will brief installation commanders regarding Security or Force Protection issues to include recommended courses of action.
- You will review Physical Security programs to develop new and improved operating procedures for the organization.
- You will resolve Force Protection conflicts with the command's policy and the security program's objectives.
- You will coordinate training to provide realistic Anti-terrorism training by writing and assisting with the exercises and drills.
- You will review the installation's Anti-terrorism/force protection training programs to verify all employees are kept up to date.
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