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Summary Reclamation is seeking a career professional looking for an opportunity to capitalize on their expertise as a Security Guard (Dispatcher). Make a difference in the West by assisting in meeting increasing water demands while protecting the environment. Duty Location: Clark County, Nevada This position is physically located at the Hoover Dam Security Response Force Building, Clark County, NV. Responsibilities The primary purpose of the Security Guard (Dispatcher) is to perform security dispatch duties for the Lower Colorado Dams Office Security Response Force Security Control Center, which provides 24-7 surveillance of a National Critical Infrastructure for early warning and rapid response to any threat. Duties of the Security Guard (Dispatcher) include: Monitoring various alarm systems, closed circuit television systems, telephone, and radio networks, relaying messages, maintaining logs, and assisting in dispatching personnel and equipment to meet emergency situations. Directing the appropriate security personnel to effectively neutralize any threat to the dam(s) or their outlying facilities and switch yards. Collecting, coordinating, evaluating, and prioritizing routine and emergency information to disseminate to the Supervisory, Security Guard or other response personnel. Maintaining computer logs, ensuring entries in the log contain all details pertinent to the event and are in order of sequence. Transmitting and receiving documents and messages electronically using personal computers or workstations that are networked or linked to other computers or workstations. Interpreting and implementing regulations, directives, and other guides to handle security communications at a large facility. Requirements 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 Driver's License at all times as the position requires operation of government vehicles on government and public roads. Failure to maintain a valid State Driver's License at all times will result in removal from the position. Individuals selected may be subject to working rotating shifts to include swing shift, graveyard shift, holidays, and weekends. In recruiting for Security Guard positions, competition is restricted by law to persons entitled to veterans' preference, if such applicants are available for appointment. If there are no veteran's preference candidates available, non-veterans may be selected for these positions. Qualifications 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-06, you must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to at least the GS-05 level in federal service having demonstrated experience. Specialized Experience defined as experience working with a Federal, State, municipal, local, or private protective organization that involved the protection of property against such hazards as fire, theft, damage, accident, or trespass; or maintaining order and protecting life. Such experience must have provided a knowledge of protective systems and techniques. Acceptable experience includes service in the Armed Services or Coast Guard that involved the performance of guard duties on a regular or intermittent basis OR experience identifying and analyzing problems utilizing sophisticated communications, fire alert and video systems; appropriately dispatching response forces or firefighters to evolving threats to the facility; effectively communicating with all levels and types of organizations and audiences while assisting Security in maintaining order and protecting life. 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. Selective Placement Factor: This position requires a current, valid Driver License. Failure to provide proof of such license will cause you to be rated ineligible for this position. You must meet all Eligibility and Qualification requirements, including any selective placement factors if applicable, by 07/03/2024. Education This position does not allow substituting education for experience. Additional Information You may be required to serve an initial probationary period. Current, permanent Federal employees who are selected from this announcement may be required to serve a probationary period. This is NOT a virtual position.Reclamation has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework only during an emergency or natural disaster. DOI uses E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E-Verify, including applicant rights and responsibilities, please visit https://www.e-verify.gov/ This position is designated as a HIGH-RISK Public Trust position. It requires a fully completed and favorably adjudicated Public Trust Suitability Background Investigation (T4 or T4R or equivalent) that is current (within the last 5 years). This is a condition of employment. Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must certify registration with the Selective Service System or that the applicant is exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. Go to: https://www.sss.gov 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 opt in of having 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. This is a bargaining unit position represented by a Union. Additional vacancies may be filled using this job announcement.