Lead Security Guard

The primary duties of the Lead Security Guard at the full-performance level include:

• Directing the day-to-day work of personnel assigned on a variety of assignments particularly in the areas of equipment and personnel inspections shift assignments and rotations.
• Enforcing applicable rules and regulations governing vehicle use parking building or other facility access and breaches in physical security controls (locks gates electronic security systems and barriers).
• Informing employees about policies procedures and management practices as applicable.
• Under emergency situations may be called upon to assume command and control of a fully integrated small tactical response team which requires the employee to lead peers in life or death situations.

Conditions of employment

You must be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. National.
You must be suitable for federal employment determined by a background investigation.
You must submit a resume and supporting documentation (see Required Documents).
You must submit eligibility documents for veterans consideration (see Required Documents).
You must meet any minimum education and/or experience requirements (see Qualifications).
You must maintain a valid State Drivers License at all times as the position requires operation of government vehicles on government and public roads. Failure to maintain a valid State Drivers License at all times will result in removal from the position.
You will be required to wear the Reclamation issued uniform while working.
You will be required to obtain a successful pre-employment physical examination by a licensed physician certifying your ability to perform the duties of this position. A physical exam may not be required if a comparable agency approved examination was performed within the last 12 months. The cost of the exam will be reimbursed by the agency.
As a condition of employment and throughout service as a BOR Security Guard the Employment Physical Training (PT) test must be passed by performing the SRF Physical Fitness Procedures.
You will be required to submit to a urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment as a condition of employment. This position is also subject to random drug testing.
Travel is required approximately 10% of the time.
This position is designated as an emergency responder. Required to work more than 8 hours per day shift work on-call weekends and holidays. There are two tours for full-time permanent personnel operating 24 hours per day seven days per week for the security response force program support.
The position requires employee to carry a firearm. To meet that requirement the Lautenberg Amendment requires that the employee may not have any convictions of domestic violence and the employee will be required to certify that they have no convictions.
If referred to the hiring manager for this position you may be required to complete a physical ability test.
Continue to the Additional Information section for the Condition of Employment For Probationary Period.

Qualifications

In order to be rated as qualified for this position the HR Office must be able to determine that you meet the specialized experience requirement - this information must be clearly supported in the resume.

To qualify at the GS-08 you must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to at least the GS-07 level in federal service having demonstrated experience working with 1) a Federal State municipal local or private protective organization that involved planning coordinating or distributing guard workload among employees in accordance with established workflow 2) administering training to ensure personnel are equipped to protect against threats to property and personnel and 3) experience controlling access or patrolling restricted and limited access areas. Acceptable experience includes service in the Armed Services or Coast Guard that involved the performance of guard duties on a regular basis. Preferred candidates will have specialized experience gained through service in a combat arms (i.e. infantry armor special operations) or combat support (i.e. military police field artillery military occupational specialty) in any of the armed services.

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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies knowledge and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience including volunteer experience.

You must meet all Eligibility and Qualification requirements including any selective placement factors if applicable by 02/04/2026.

Applicants who do not meet the definition of specialized experience will be determined as not qualified and will be ineligible for consideration.

All security guard personnel hired for the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) must meet all the following mandatory Conditions of Employment for the position. If an employee cannot meet the requirements imposed by the agency the employee will be removed from Federal service. The Conditions of Employment are as follows:

BOR Security Guard Academy: Employee must successfully complete an intensive 8-10-week basic training conducted at Grand Coulee. The tests outlined in the video include both classroom instruction and personal demonstration of proficiency in the material taught. These sessions and subjects require mental and physical proficiency. Each session builds on the previous instruction and periodic tests are administered throughout the sessions. Each test must be passed to continue to the next phase of training and failure to satisfactorily complete a training session will lead to removal from federal service.
About Security Response Force (SRF):Protecting Critical Infrastructure (Security Response Force Video): . Security Response Force Employment Physical Training (PT) Requirements: Security Response Force: Physical Fitness Test - 2023 Update ().

Physical Fitness Standards. As a condition of employment and throughout service as a BOR Security Guard the Employment Physical Training (PT) test must be passed by performing the SRF Physical Fitness Procedures included in the link above. Scoring details can be found at SLE 04-03 AppA

All applicants are required to complete all 4 categories and achieve a combined score of 100 points or higher. The same criteria will be used for all ages and genders.: Security Response Force Testing Requirements is included in the link above. The most current PT requirements and scoring information for each category is available here.

At the end of the first year of employment and every year thereafter the employee will be required to successfully pass all segments of the Employment PT test the requirements are listed above. If the employee does not initially pass any part of the annual test they will be given 60 additional days to successfully pass all segments of the test. If the employee cannot pass any part of the test during the annual test they will be removed from federal service.

This position requires carrying and using firearms. To be able to meet this requirement the Lautenberg Amendment requires that incumbents may not have any convictions of domestic violence and therefore the applicant will be required to certify that they have no convictions. This information will be verified through the Public Trust Background Investigation.

Firearm Proficiency. Upon completion of the intensive basic training the employee must meet marksmanship addition the employee must successfully pass the annual firearms proficiency test. If the employee fails to demonstrate firearm proficiency initially or upon re-certification they will be removed from the position.

Applicants who apply under this job opportunity announcement agree to have their application associated documents and applicable personal information shared with other Bureaus/Offices within the Department of the Interior (DOI) who have vacancies with the same occupational series grade full performance level and in the same geographic location(s). Applying to this announcement does not replace the need to apply to other job opportunity announcements for which you wish to receive consideration. You may choose to have your information shared with other agencies when applying for this position. If an agency requests a copy of a certificate you are on you will be notified.

If otherwise eligible and qualified you may be offered a recruitment or relocation incentive. The decision to offer an incentive will be made on a case-by-case basis and is neither promised nor guaranteed. For information visit: Recruitment Incentive or Relocation Incentive

If otherwise eligible and qualified you may be offered a Student Loan Repayment Benefit (SLRB). The decision to offer an SLRB will be made on a case-by-case basis and is neither promised nor guaranteed. For information visit: SLRB Program.

If otherwise eligible and qualified you may request consideration for a Superior Qualifications Appointment. For information visit: OPM Fact Sheet.

Related non-Federal experience or related experience as retired members of the uniformed services may be credited towards computing entitlement to leave accrual at managerial discretion providing that experience meets certain criteria. This provision allows new employees to earn annual leave at a higher rate than would otherwise be allowed. (5 Code of Federal Regulations 630). For information visit: Creditable Service for Annual Leave.