Supervisory Physical Security Specialist
Agency
Office of the Chief Administrative Officer
Location
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia
Salary
$142,488 - $195,200 Per Year
Open & closing dates
Posted: September 29, 2025
Closes: October 8, 2025 (3 days left)
Job Description
This position is located in the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of the Chief Administrative Officer. If you do not meet any of the categories listed below, you may wish to apply under announcement 25-HUD-12807224-P which is open for any U.S. citizen to apply. Please refer to that announcement for details on open period, eligibility, and how to apply.
Qualifications
You must meet the following requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement. Specialized Experience: For the GS-15 grade level, you must have one year (52 full weeks) of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-14 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized Experience for this position includes: Serving as a technical authority on executive protection for Cabinet-level officials, including establishing policy and strategy for protective operations and security programs; AND Directing and overseeing all facets of protective service operations, including staffing, training, readiness, and operational execution of a protective detail; AND Coordinating and leading protective intelligence functions, ensuring integration of intelligence into operational planning and threat mitigation; AND Providing leadership and supervision over subordinate managers, including oversight of preparedness for executive protection of high-level officials.; AND Executing supervisory responsibilities for subordinate staff and managers, including time and attendance certification, mandatory training compliance, performance management, and employee development, as well as addressing conduct and discipline matters in accordance with agency policy. Specialized Experience: For the GS-14 grade level, you must have one year (52 full weeks) of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized Experience for this position includes: Supervising or leading protective service operations in support of a Cabinet-level Secretary or equivalent high-level official, including serving as a technical leader for subordinates; AND Conducting and directing protective intelligence investigations involving threats against senior officials, ensuring results inform operational security decisions; AND Advising senior executives and high-level officials on the outcomes of security investigations; AND Managing and overseeing core security program functions, including human resources coordination, in addition to detail-related operational requirements. Experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your resume. Time-in-Grade: In addition to the above requirements, you must meet the following time-in-grade requirement, if applicable: For the GS-15 you must have been at the GS-14 level for 52 weeks. For the GS-14 you must have been at the GS-13 level for 52 weeks. Time After Competitive Appointment: Candidates who are current Federal employees serving on a non-temporary competitive appointment must have served at least three months in that appointment.
Required Documents
A complete application includes: 1. A resume: All applicants are required to submit a resume either by creating one in USAJOBS or uploading one of their own choosing. (Cover letters are optional.) USA Jobs restricts resume uploads to a maximum of 2 pages. Resumes attached in other sections (such as "Documents" or "Other") will not be considered in the determination of specialized experience. To ensure readability, resumes must be formatted using an easy-to-read font (such as Lato, Calibri, or Arial) with a minimum font size of 10-points and margins no smaller than 0.5 inches. Failure to follow these formatting guidelines may result in disqualification from further consideration. To receive full credit for relevant experience, please list the month/date/year and number of hours worked for experience listed on your resume. For resume writing guidance, please visit USAJOBS Resources Center. 2. Vacancy assessment question responses: All applicants are required to complete vacancy question responses by clicking the apply online button of this vacancy announcement. 3. Performance Appraisal or explanation: Submit a copy of all pages of your most recent completed annual performance appraisal, dated within 12 months of the opening date of this announcement, that includes the final rating. In cases where the performance appraisal is more than 12 months old, incomplete, missing pages, or unavailable, you must attach a written explanation of the reasons. Failure to do so may prevent you from being considered for this position. If you do not have your most recent performance appraisal or have not received one in the last 12 months, please submit a statement as to why it is not available when completing your application questionnaire. 4. Submission of any required documents identified below, if applicable: Please note that if you do not provide all required information, as specified in this announcement, you may not be considered for this position (or may not receive the special consideration for which you may be eligible) CURRENT AND FORMER EMPLOYEES -- Documentation Relating to Your Federal Employment: Submit a copy of your SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) showing competitive service as Tenure 1 or 2 (Block 24), Position Occupied as 1 - Competitive Service (Block 34), current Grade (Block 18) and Salary (Block 20). Typically Award SF-50s do not provide the required information. If the full performance level of your position is different from the grade indicated in Block 18, please provide proof of the full performance level. If your highest permanent grade is different from your current grade, submit a copy of an additional SF-50 showing that grade. If you are currently on a Veterans' Recruitment Appointment (VRA), submit a copy of an SF-50 indicating that type of appointment. Also, you must submit a copy of your DD214 or other documentation showing dates of service and type of discharge and any other applicable documents such as SF-15, VA letters, etc. FORMER FEDERAL EMPLOYEES (ELIGIBLE FOR NON-COMPETITIVE REINSTATEMENT): If you are a former federal employee and wish to be non-competitively reinstated for a higher grade or full performance level than which you left federal employment, you MUST provide a copy of your separation SF50 (the "position occupied" block on the SF-50 should show a "1" and your "tenure" block should show a "1" or "2") AND the last performance appraisal you received from your federal employment which shows at least a fully successful rating. (Note: the Performance Appraisal or explanation requirement as stated above is in addition to this requirement.) SPECIAL HIRING AUTHORITY ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS: (e.g., Military Spouses, Interchange Agreement, VEOA, Schedule A Disability, etc.) In order to be eligible under one of these authorities, you must submit all required documentation as outlined in the applicant guide for required documentation. LAND MANAGEMENT-BASED SPECIAL HIRING ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS: In order to be eligible under this authority you must submit all required documentation outlined in this link: here CAREER TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PLAN (CTAP) OR INTERAGENCY CAREER TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PLAN (ICTAP) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS: If you are a displaced or surplus Federal employee, in order to be eligible under one of these authorities you must submit all required documentation as outlined in this link: CTAP/ICTAP
Department Information
Agency
Office of the Chief Administrative Officer
Department
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Location
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States