This position serves as an Assistant Director in the Justice Command Center (JCC), Emergency Relocation Facility (ERF), and the Continuity Assurance Section (CAS), Security and Emergency Planning Staff, Justice Management Division. The incumbent is responsible for managing these three sections.
To qualify for the position of Assistant Director, Supervisory Security Specialist, at GS-0080-15, you must meet the qualification requirements listed below. If you are a current Department of Justice employee on a permanent appointment in the competitive service, you will need to demonstrate 1-year (52-weeks) at the next lower grade level, to meet the time-in-grade requirements for this occupational series and grade. You must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 grade level or equivalent pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector that demonstrates your ability supervising security personnel, including training, scheduling, performance management, creates and implements security policies, procedures, and protocols AND conducts emergency management planning. You MUST meet all qualification requirements, including time-in-grade, by the closing date of this announcement, 11/24/2025. Your resume must support your responses to the application questionnaire and the qualification requirements. Failure to do so may result in an ineligible rating. See the Required Documents section for important notes about what must be included in your resume.
The duties and responsibilities for a Assistant Director, Supervisory Security Specialist GS-0080-15 generally include, but are not limited to, the following: * Establish guidelines and performance expectations for the areas and personnel supervised. * Observes staff performance; demonstrates and conducts work performance critiques; provides informal feedback and evaluates employee performance. * Provides advice and counsel to employees related to work and administrative matters. * Develops, issues, and monitors Department-wide policy regarding emergency planning activities. * Prepares and maintains emergency planning documents which require senior level approval. * Provides management support and communication, both secure and non-secure for senior department officials. * Provides for the activation of plans for the relocating and functioning of key personnel at the Department's primary and alternate relocation sites.