DOS SITE SECURITY SPECIALIST WITH SECURITY CLEARANCE
Company: Akima
Location: Arlington
Posted on: October 14, 2024
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Job Description:
Tuvli is in need of a Security Specialist to support the
day-to-day operations of the Department of State (DOS) Office of
Security Management (SM). As the Security Specialist for SM, the
incumbent oversees security aspects of the development and/or
design of limited access areas, building access barriers, secure
rooms, and other features affecting site integrity.
Responsibilities * Reviews assigned diplomatic construction
projects to identify construction security needs to ensure the
integrity of each CAA construction project.
* Develops a project-specific Construction Security Plan (CSP), a
stand-alone plan to provide protection for CAAs during the
construction/renovation phase of a project, incorporating into the
CSP a Site Security Plan (SSP) and a Transit Security Plan (TSP)
for the classified and sensitive equipment and areas to be
incorporated into the project.
* Sets program and project priorities in accordance with the
Security Environment Threat List (SETL) and, based on the nature,
size, scope, and security threat associated with assigned projects,
determines numbers and deployment dates for Site Security Managers
(SSMs), who are the on-site managers responsible for the execution
of CSPs; Cleared American Guards (CAGs), who are Top Secret-cleared
United States citizens professionally trained to ensure site
security; and Construction Surveillance Technicians (CSTs), who are
Top Secret-cleared U.S. citizens who are selected, professionally
trained, and assigned to construction/renovation sites to provide
surveillance of uncleared workers in CAA or CAA-contiguous
areas;
* Arranges for the engagement of local guards to be in place at the
times and in the numbers needed to ensure an appropriate level of
access control at site. * Coordinate's personnel deployment dates
with proponents of assigned projects based on anticipated
construction dates, and with affected posts to resolve any
pre-construction security issues. * Plans and oversees transit of
sensitive construction materials for construction projects;
coordinates with the Bureau of Diplomatic Security (DS) concerning
the timely deployment of SSMs and manages the procurement and
assembly of CAGs and CSTs to ensure that they are in place prior to
the arrival of sensitive equipment or construction of controlled
access areas. * Reviews architectural drawings and plans for
assigned projects to ensure that classification guidelines have
been adhered to, especially those related to the design of
controlled access areas, and other features affecting site
integrity; and provides guidance to architects and project managers
concerning classification issues. * Develops information and
supporting justifications needed for the formulation and
preparation of multi-year budget plans; develops cost estimates for
travel expenses, specialized equipment procurement, site managers,
guards, and other project-specific expense so that these can be
incorporated into budget estimates. * Represents the Department
along with Government manager in liaison contacts with other
government agencies on overseas security matters; represents SSO in
Overseas Security Policy Board (OSPB) meetings and working groups;
and may also represent the Department on a variety of interagency
security committees deal with international terrorism, construction
security standards, technical security countermeasures, and
physical security engineering, engaged in considering terrorism in
general, residential security policy, revisions to
physical/construction/technical security standards and application
policies, protection of classified materials, and research and
development as they apply to security systems; * Establishes tenant
project funding requirements. * Prepares performance measures,
memorandums, and other materials documenting progress towards
government performance management goals and in support of Capital
and Functional Programs, budget submissions, Program Performance
Reviews (PPRs), and other taskers. * Drafts policy and procedures
for issuance in the Foreign Affairs Manual (FAM) and Foreign
Affairs Handbook (FAH); * Prepares written responses to inquiries
from the Office of the Inspector General (OIG), Government
Accountability Office (GAO), and the Congress, and in response to
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests; and submits to
Government Manager for final action.
* Assist the Contracting Officer's representative, assisting the
Contracting Officer in the administration of contracts by reviewing
operational security language to be included in contracts for the
design, construction, or renovation of buildings that contain a
CAA; reviewing task orders and vouchers; reviewing Requests for
Contract Action (RFCAs) and Task Order Requests (TORs); assisting
the COR with acceptance review of contractor deliverables,
accreditation, Independent Design Review (IDR), and mitigation
reviews. Qualifications * Must be a U.S. citizen and must be able
to obtain a Secret security clearance.
* Active Secret Clearance preferred.
* 2+ years of related work experience. * Bachelor's Degree in a
related field or equivalent years of experience. * Mastery of the
theories and practical application of professional construction
security, technical security, and physical security standards for
the protection of personnel, buildings, and classified information,
documents, and communications capabilities, including mastery of
construction, physical, and procedural security methods and
processes. * Comprehensive knowledge of security policies,
procedures, and practices of the Department of State (DOS),
particularly as they related to overseas posts, with special
emphasis on defense against terrorism, espionage, sabotage,
dissident acts, civil disorder, violence, burglary, and theft. *
Thorough familiarity with the operation of all approved
construction, physical, and technical security resources, and
ability to identify a full range of possible application to
specific assigned projects. * Ability to conceptualize, develop,
and integrate new security systems and technologies that are
customized to meet the often-unique security requirements of each
post. * Ability to envision and design novel and often unique
construction, technical, and physical security systems as needed to
deal with host country conditions, unusual lease requirements,
internal traffic flow patterns, operating or program constraints,
floor plan arrangements, unreliable utilities, and limited or
non-available local materials that are suitable for construction,
maintenance and repairs; envision how the final design will mesh
with and accommodate post programming and operational requirements;
conceptualize and implement systems to counter dynamic and
fluctuating threat levels; and sufficient adaptability to assess
and compensate for inadequacies in specific buildings or building
locations. * Ability to understand and interpret design drawings
and construction plans to ensure that recommended changes
applicable to security can be incorporated into a project without
prohibitive expense or project delay. * Ability to address
unanticipated obstacles to project design and completion, such as
special requirements or restrictions imposed by host country
governments, fine arts commissions, historical societies, etc., by
resolving them through creativity, independent thinking,
innovation, and the ability to make judicious decisions that will
retain or improve operating efficiencies without compromising
effective security. * Knowledge of federal contracting requirements
to ensure compliance with federal contracting regulations.
* Understanding of and ability to apply the principles of project
management, including workflow analysis, scheduling, architectural
and engineering contracting procedures, and budget processes as
they relate to long-term international construction projects.
* Strong written and oral communication skills and a demonstrated
ability to cooperate with, and gain the cooperation of, others in a
united effort to achieve program goals.
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