Security Police Officer

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Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is seeking an Advanced Readiness Standard (ARS) Security Police Officer to support the Laboratory Protection Division. In this role, you will serve as an armed member of the Protective Force responsible for protecting Department of Energy (DOE) security interests, ORNL personnel, facilities, property, and mission activities from theft, sabotage, unauthorized access, and other security threats.

ORNL is the largest U.S. Department of Energy science and energy laboratory, conducting basic and applied research that advances U.S. leadership in science, energy, and national security. Protective Force personnel enable that mission by providing disciplined, professional security operations across the ORNL site and by maintaining the readiness to respond to routine conditions, emergencies, and security events.

This position is designated for ARS duties. ARS Security Police Officers may staff assignments that require extensive tactical movement on foot and must be capable of supporting the pursuit and recovery of DOE security interests. The position requires successful completion and maintenance of all applicable medical, physical readiness, firearms, training, access authorization, Human Reliability Program, and site-specific qualification requirements.

• Protect DOE security interests, ORNL personnel, facilities, property, and mission activities through armed security, access control, patrol, assessment, response, and other assigned Protective Force functions.
• Monitor and control the ingress and egress of personnel, vehicles, packages, and property in accordance with site procedures and access-control requirements.
• Conduct vehicle and foot patrols, observe conditions, assess alarms and suspicious activity, and take appropriate action to deter, detect, delay, and respond to unauthorized or adversarial activity.
• Respond rapidly, decisively, and safely to safeguards and security alarms, emergencies, and abnormal conditions in accordance with site-specific protection strategies, post orders, and command direction.
• Perform ARS-level response duties that may require extensive tactical movement on foot and support the pursuit and recovery of DOE security interests when directed.
• Apply approved tactics and use assigned firearms, intermediate force options, and weaponless self-defense techniques to perform protective duties, including interdiction, interruption, neutralization, apprehension, and support to recapture or recovery missions as applicable to assigned duties.
• Make sound, timely decisions while armed and authorized to use force, including under confusing, stressful, and potentially life‑threatening conditions, consistent with law, DOE requirements, training, and site procedures.
• Safely maintain, carry, operate, and demonstrate continuing proficiency with assigned firearms, protective equipment, communications systems, vehicles, and other duty equipment.
• Conduct inspections and searches of persons, vehicles, packages, and property as authorized; detect and identify prohibited articles and site-specific security interests.
• Provide security escorts and other protective support for personnel, property, material, and Laboratory activities as assigned.
• Exercise DOE-authorized arrest authority and perform detention or restraint functions consistent with applicable law, DOE requirements, training, and site procedures.
• Maintain working knowledge of applicable federal law, DOE directives, site policies and procedures, post orders, and mission‑essential tasks; execute assigned duties to established performance standards.
• Report security, safety, equipment, or operational concerns promptly and accurately; complete required logs, reports, and documentation and maintain effective radio and face-to-face communications.
• Demonstrate the principles of Safe Conduct of Research by maintaining a questioning attitude, recognizing hazards, raising concerns, following procedures, and contributing to safe and reliable Laboratory operations.
• Deliver ORNL’s mission by aligning behaviors, priorities, and interactions with our…