DOS Site Security Specialist

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.

• 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,…