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Supervisory Security Guard
United States Army Installation Management Command
Department of the Army
Location
Arizona
Salary
$62,893 - $81,765
per year
Type
Closes
March 16, 2026
GS-8 Pay Grade
Base salary range: $46,479 - $60,424
Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-7. Graduate study or significant experience.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job involves leading a team of security guards at a U.S. Army base in Arizona, ensuring the protection of property and people while enforcing laws and regulations.
The role includes planning guard activities, inspecting equipment and personnel, developing training programs, and handling administrative tasks like budgeting.
It's a good fit for someone with prior supervisory experience in security or law enforcement who is detail-oriented and committed to maintaining high safety standards.
Key Requirements
- One year of specialized experience in protecting government and personal property, controlling access to installations, and enforcing federal, state, and local laws
- Experience in supervisory and administrative duties for a security guard force, including providing advice and instruction to employees
- Ability to plan and coordinate security guard activities through subordinate supervisors to maintain physical security standards
- Skills in controlling movement of personnel and vehicles at access points
- Proficiency in inspecting personnel for appearance, weapons, equipment, knowledge, and performance
- Capability to develop and supervise training courses on weapons use, protection against espionage, sabotage, and subversive actions
- Experience in performing managerial duties, including developing manning and budget requirements for guard operations
Full Job Description
This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.
About the Position: This position is within the Directorate of Emergency Services located at Fort Huachuca, Arizona.
Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the 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 1)Protection of government and personal property; control of access of personnel and vehicles to the installation enforcement federal, state, and local laws and official orders and regulations AND 2) performance of supervisory and administrative duties relating to the security guard force, and providing advice or instruction to employees on both work and administrative matters.
This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-08). Major Duties:
- Plan and coordinate the activities of security guards, through subordinate supervisors, to insure the maintenance of stringent physical security standards, enforcement of federal, state, and local laws, official orders and regulations.
- Control movement of personnel and vehicles through the installation access control points.
- Inspect personnel for appearance, condition of weapons and equipment, knowledge of duties, and manner of performance.
- Develop training courses based on regulatory requirements and supervise necessary training for guard personnel in the use of weapons, protection against espionage, sabotage and other organized subversive actions.
- Perform managerial and administrative duties relating to the security guard force.
- Develop manning and budget requirements for the Guard operations.
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