Supervisory Physical Security Specialist (Access Control)

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About the Position: Supervisory Physical Security Specialist (Access Control) serving as Installation Access Control Supervisor within DES at Fort Belvoir, VA.

Oversees the Access Control Program and Visitor Control Center operations; supervises personnel; manages automated access systems; ensures regulatory compliance; coordinates with law enforcement agencies; and supports installation security planning, inspections, and physical protection of facilities.

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job.

You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected.

See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI) Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below.

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).

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes assisting with physical security and installation access control programs; coordinating with installation agencies regarding access and VIP visitor services; maintaining and evaluating automated access control systems; reviewing security procedures for compliance; maintaining visitor and contractor access records; and supporting supervision of Visitor Control Center operations.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the Federal Service (GS-07) OR Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of higher level graduate education leading to sch a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Criminal Justice.

OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%.

To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12.

Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages.

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-07.

Major Duties:

• Provides management and oversight of the installation Access Control Program.
• Maintains and evaluates the Automated Installation Entry System for effectiveness and compliance.
• Reviews engineering drawings and construction plans to ensure physical security measures are incorporated.
• Supervises Visitor Control Center operations, personnel vetting, and pass issuance.
• Plans, assigns, and evaluates work; balances workload and ensures timely mission execution.
• Coordinates with law enforcement and investigative agencies on access control matters.
• Develops procedures, monitors contractor access, and ensures regulatory compliance.