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SMITHSONIAN

Deputy Director, Physical Security and Business Operations

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Deputy Director, Physical Security and Business Operions Smithsonian Institution Summary This position is loced in the Smithsonian's Office of Protection Services (OPS) and serves as principal advisor to the OPS Director, OPS unit directors, and the Deputy Director, Smithsonian Facilities on all aspects of Smithsonian-wide physical security programs, identity management, security risk management, and other reled security programs. Learn more about this agency Summary This position is loced in the Smithsonian's Office of Protection Services (OPS) and serves as principal advisor to the OPS Director, OPS unit directors, and the Deputy Director, Smithsonian Facilities on all aspects of Smithsonian-wide physical security programs, identity management, security risk management, and other reled security programs. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Washington, DC 1 vacancy No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $151,661
  • $228,000 per year Pay scale & grade SL 00 Promotion potential 00 Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job.
Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Not required Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series 0080 Security Administrion Supervisory stus Yes Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service Drug test No Security clearance Other Position sensitivity and risk Critical-Sensitive (CS)/High Risk Jobs require a background check and some require a security clearance . The type depends on the job. Background check type Suitability/Fitness Announcement number
EX-26-10
Control number 887350300 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Clarificion from the agency This position is open to U.S. Citizens and U.S. Nionals This position is advertised through two announcements: 1) this Competitive Service announcement, EX-26-10, and; 2) a Merit Promotion announcement, EX-26-11. Only one vacancy exists, and a selection made from the eligible candides from one of the announcements. Duties Help Physical Security Program Provides executive direction and leadership to the Smithsonian Institution (SI) wide physical security program which includes, but is not limited to, the SI Security Modernizion and Anti-terrorism Programs, the Office of Protection Service (OPS) Capital Improvement Program, and the OPS Maintenance Program. Directs the planning, organizing, and coordining activities of the SI Physical Security Program; and is responsible for the development and implemention of integred electronic security systems which include alarms, video, access control, intercoms, locks, keys, cards, barrier systems, radio systems used throughout security operions; other electronic security systems used by the Smithsonian, but opered externally; large scale physical barrier systems used throughout the Smithsonian, as well as any other technical systems (e.g., magnetometers, x-rays, hand held metal detectors, etc.) utilized by the security force to secure and protect the Nional Collections, ors and staff; and other anti-terrorism measures such as blast resistance and hardening and Chemical/Biological/Radiological tack mitigion. Develops, Reviews, and maintains all SI and OPS policies and procedures associed with the physical security requirements of SI. Policies may include Smithsonian-wide directives. Develops, reviews, and maintains all security reled design, construction, testing, acceptance, and commissioning standards for SI. Standards are consistent with the level of risk to the SI as well as Federal guidelines. Serves as the OPS liaison between the Smithsonian's Office of Planning, Design and Construction (OPDC) ensuring the implemention of OPS policies, procedures and security programs. Security Risk Management Program Directs the planning, organizing, and coordining activities associed with the SI wide Security Risk Management Program. Plans, schedules and verifies the completion of all risk assessments of SI facilities and assets. Maintains and updes assessments risk da based on Federal requirements and best practices. Identifies and recommends operional mitigion measures based on assessment results. Identifies and prioritizes projects and efforts th included in the SI security modernizion, anti-terrorism, and multi-hazard risk mitigion programs. Briefs SI Secretary, Under Secretaries, other SI leadership, and reviewing agencies/offices on assessment results and program stus. Undertakes a variety of representional and liaison duties. Participes and/or represents the Institution high-level policy meetings and conferences, making significant contributions on mters pertaining to protection services programs and activities. Represents SI on protection services programs and activities before the Interagency Security Committee and other jurisdictional and professional societies and associions. OPS Business Operions Serves as the principal advisor to the OPS Director on all aspects of the OPS budget. Works closely with Smithsonian Facilities' Finance and Administrive (FAM) office to defend and obtain approval for budget increases. Monitors frequently changing budget developments and negoties with Smithsonian Facilities' FAM, the Office of Planning Management and Budget, Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Office of Contracting, and other high-level SI officials for needed adjustments. In concert with the OPS Director, develops goals and long-range plans for OPS involving allocion of resources, including personnel, funds, and space. Manages the development of policies and procedures reling to OPS functions and activities. Informion Technology Overall responsibility and provides executive leadership to ensure effective operion of all IT functions in conjunction with the business and operional objectives of OPS. Plans, coordines, directs, and designs IT-reled activities for OPS, as well as providing administrive direction and support for daily operions. Liaisons with Smithsonian Facilities and the Office of the Chief Informion Officer decision-makers to identify, recommend, develop, implement, and support cost effective technology solutions for all aspects of the organizion. Requirements Help Conditions of employment Pass Pre-Employment Background Investigion May need to complete a Probionary Period Maintain a Bank Account for Direct Deposit/Electronic Transfer Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered with Selective Service Meets the basic qualificions and specialized experience as listed below. Qualificions
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
Applicants must clearly demonstre the necessary level of managerial and leadership skills and competence to perform successfully in this position. This includes a degree in an applicable subject mter field, or a combinion of educion and approprie experience th provides knowledge comparable to th normally acquired through successful completion of a four-year course of study in an applicable subject mter field.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE
In addition, applicants must have one year of specialized experience or equivalent to the GS-15 level. Specialized experience is defined as the demonstred leadership skills in managing physical security programs, identify and security risk management programs, as well as faciliting inter-organizional cooperion, effectively managing fiscal and human resources functions for a complex, multi-facility organizion. The applicions th meet the basic qualificions evalued further against the following criteria: 1. Demonstred experience in managing physical security programs, identify and security risk management programs. This should include experience in formuling and implementing stregic priorities, goal setting, establishing metrics and reporting protocols. 2. Expert knowledge of security and physical security reled concepts, practices and procedures as well as Federal security guidelines, requirements and regulions as they rele to cultural property protection, facility security, anti-terrorism risk mitigion, risk assessment methodologies, management, and mitigion best practices, procedures, and policies. 3. Expert knowledge of construction practices involving electrical and mechanical work, ste-of-the-art security technologies in areas of electronic security systems, computerized security systems, access control systems, CCTV, communicion systems, security monitoring and control systems, blast hardening and mitigion, anti-ram vehicle barriers, X-ray and screening detection technology, and Chemical/Biological/Radiological tack prevention and mitigion. 4. Skill in building cooperive relionships between colleagues and organizions within your oversight, and with stakeholders inside and outside the Institution. This includes explaining positions/solutions, both orally and in writing, and gaining acceptance by museum and/or research facility colleagues and customers/managers all levels. 5. Skill in leading, supervising, and managing a multi-disciplined and talented workforce, including fostering teamwork and high morale as well as developing, tracting, retaining and motiving employees. Additional informion
SUPERVISORY CONTROLS
The Director, Office of Protection Services, provides administrive direction in terms of broad guidance on overall policy, program objectives, and deleged authority. Within this framework, the incumbent, in turn, independently plans and carries out assigned responsibilities as the recognized authority for physical security, risk management, and business operions. Major policy questions or controversial issues are discussed with the Director for decision or guidance. The incumbent keeps the Director informed of all significant program activities and potential problems. Work performance is appraised in terms of overall effectiveness in achieving program objectives. EEO The Smithsonian Institution does not discrimine in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, nional origin, political affiliion, sexual oriention, marital stus, disability, age, membership in an employee organizion, or other non merit factor.
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION
The Smithsonian provides reasonable accommodion to applicants with disabilities. If you need an accommodion for any part of the applicion and hiring process, please notify the contact person listed in this announcement. The decision on granting a reasonable accommodion made on a case-by-case basis.
SECURITY
This position has been reviewed to determine the level of
POSITION SENSITIVITY.
Based on the nure of the work, the position has been determined to be Non-Critical Sensitive/HIGH RISK. This designion will require (1) a pre-employment Security Agency Check (SAC) for the prospective incumbent; and (2) a subsequent comprehensive background investigion and secret security clearance adjudicion in order to continue in the position.
RELOCATION
Relocion expenses may be paid the discretion of the Smithsonian. Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . The Smithsonian offers a comprehensive benefits program for both Federal and Trust employees. See www.sihr.si.edu for details. We also offer a rich program of services and opportunities to balance and enhance your work life.
They include:
Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center (an accredited educional program for children between the ages of 3 months to 6 years), transportion benefits, professional interest groups, employee advocacy groups, special events such as brown bag lunches, an annual picnic on the Mall, an annual holiday party, free lectures, behind-the-scenes tours and employee discounts our theers, shops and after hours events. These and other programs have made the Smithsonian one of the top places to work in the government. Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. The qualificions listed in this document used along with your resume and your responses to the questions posed in the electronic applicion process to determine the candides who will move forward in the evaluion process. When crafting your responses to the questions, please provide concise, detailed informion on your background and experience. Applicants who meet or exceed minimum qualificions assigned to one of three cegory groups based on job-reled criteria: Best Cegory
  • Meets the minimum qualificion requirements and excels in most of the job reled competencies set forth above. Better Cegory
  • Meets the minimum qualificion requirements and sisfies most of the job reled competencies set forth above. Good Cegory
  • Meets the minimum qualificion requirements, but does not sisfy most of the job reled competencies set forth above to a substantive degree.
This cegory ring process does not add veterans' preference points or apply the "rule of three", but protects the rights of veterans by placing them ahead of non-preference eligibles within each cegory. A selecting official may make selections from the highest quality cegory (Best Cegory) provided no preference eligible in th cegory is passed over to select a non-preference eligible in th cegory unless the requirements of 5 U.S.C. 3317(b) or 3318(b) are sisfied. Preference eligibles who meet minimum qualificion requirements and who have a compensable service-connected disability of least 10 percent must be listed in the highest quality cegory, except when the position being filled is scientific or professional the GS-9 grade level or higher. Applicants who have not submitted a resume in the USAjobs system will not be considered for this position.
Important Note :
Your resume and supporting documention compared to your responses to the occupional questionnaire or other assessment tool for consistency. If a determinion is made th you have red yourself higher than supported by your resume, you assigned a ring commensure to your described experience. Your resume should provide sufficient informion regarding how your educion and experience rele to the major duties and qualificions criteria listed for this position.
PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE
Credit given for approprie unpaid work on the same basis as for paid experience. Part-time experience credited on the basis of time actually spent in approprie activities. To receive credit for such experience you must indice clearly the nure of the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the average number of hours per week spent in such employment. You may preview questions for this vacancy. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . The Smithsonian offers a comprehensive benefits program for both Federal and Trust employees. See www.sihr.si.edu for details. We also offer a rich program of services and opportunities to balance and enhance your work life.
They include:
Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center (an accredited educional program for children between the ages of 3 months to 6 years), transportion benefits, professional interest groups, employee advocacy groups, special events such as brown bag lunches, an annual picnic on the Mall, an annual holiday party, free lectures, behind-the-scenes tours and employee discounts our theers, shops and after hours events. These and other programs have made the Smithsonian one of the top places to work in the government. Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help Your applicion package should include the following documents: Resume Proof of Veteran's Preference
  • DD214 (Member 4 Copy), if you are a veteran.
Additionally, applicants claiming 10-point preference must complete Standard Form (SF) 15, Applicion for 10-Point Veteran Preference, as well as additional documention required by the SF-15, such as a VA letter. Unofficial school transcripts, if the position has an educion requirement or if you are using educion to qualify. If selected for the position, you must provide an official transcript before appointment. Proof of U.S. accredition for foreign study, if applicable. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help Click on the "Apply Online" button on the upper right side of the page.
Please Note:
You must apply for this position online through the 'Apply Online' button and submit required supplemental documents (if they are relevant to you). You may submit required documents by uploading them online during the applicion process. The complete applicion package, including any required documents, is due in the Smithsonian Office of Human Resources on the closing de of the announcement by 11:59 PM Eastern Time. If you are unable to apply online, paper applicions may be accepted with prior approval of the Contact Person listed below. Agency contact informion Suleyka Lozins Phone 202-633-6334 LozinsS@si.
edu Website https:
//www.si.edu/ohr/jobs_public Address
SMITHSONIAN
Office of Human Resources
POB 37012, 600
Maryland Avenue, MRC 517 Washington, District of Columbia 20013-7012 United Stes Next steps After you apply and the position has closed, you will receive an acknowledgement email th your submission was successful. We usually have a large response to senior level positions and it may take some time to effectively review applicion packages. We will contact you by email as decisions are made. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help Your applicion package should include the following documents: Resume Proof of Veteran's Preference
  • DD214 (Member 4 Copy), if you are a veteran.
Additionally, applicants claiming 10-point preference must complete Standard Form (SF) 15, Applicion for 10-Point Veteran Preference, as well as additional documention required by the SF-15, such as a VA letter. Unofficial school transcripts, if the position has an educion requirement or if you are using educion to qualify. If selected for the position, you must provide an official transcript before appointment. Proof of U.S. accredition for foreign study, if applicable. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help Click on the "Apply Online" button on the upper right side of the page.
Please Note:
You must apply for this position online through the 'Apply Online' button and submit required supplemental documents (if they are relevant to you). You may submit required documents by uploading them online during the applicion process. The complete applicion package, including any required documents, is due in the Smithsonian Office of Human Resources on the closing de of the announcement by 11:59 PM Eastern Time. If you are unable to apply online, paper applicions may be accepted with prior approval of the Contact Person listed below. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Suleyka Lozins Phone 202-633-6334 LozinsS@si.
edu Website https:
//www.si.edu/ohr/jobs_public Address
SMITHSONIAN
Office of Human Resources
POB 37012, 600
Maryland Avenue, MRC 517 Washington, District of Columbia 20013-7012 United Stes Next steps After you apply and the position has closed, you will receive an acknowledgement email th your submission was successful. We usually have a large response to senior level positions and it may take some time to effectively review applicion packages. We will contact you by email as decisions are made. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Washington, DC 1 vacancy No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $151,661
  • $228,000 per year Pay scale & grade SL 00 Promotion potential 00 Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job.
Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Not required Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series Supervisory stus Yes Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service Drug test No Security clearance Other Position sensitivity and risk Jobs require a and some require a . The type depends on the job. Background check type Announcement number
EX-26-10
Control number 887350300

Benefits

  • Dental Insurance
  • Discounts/Reimbursements