Total 84 Legal / Public / Security job vacancies in Oakland, California

As a Facilities Operations Specialist, at the full performance level, you will perform the following duties:

- Manages the oversight of contractor performance for a preventative maintenance program for building systems
- Monitors the implementation of maintenance methods, standards and techniques.
- Monitors and inspects work done by contractors for adherence to state and Federal regulations, conformance specifications, requirements, and compliance with applicable building and safety codes.
- Monitors the activities of all maintenance, renovation, remodeling and new construction projects to ensure performance is in accordance with building code procedures.


Salary: The salary range indicated in this announcement reflects the lowest and highest potential salaries for this position. The actual salary range will be based on the applicable locality pay for the selected duty location. General Schedule locality pay tables may be found under Salaries & Wages.

• You will execute development/implementation of policies, procedures, standards, training, and methods for identifying and protecting information, personnel, property, facilities, operations, or material from unauthorized disclosure, misuse, or loss.
• You will perform technical and other administrative work to ensure the safeguarding of the most sensitive information and work operations of the personnel and information security programs for CSFWP.
• You will assist the Command GSSO in overall long range planning and execution of policy and procedures.
• You will attend and provide security guidance at program technical meetings.
• You will Assist with site surveys and physical security accreditations.
• You will assist in conducting onsite physical or industrial security inspections or assistance visits and assisting in the evaluation of findings and development of recommendations for changes.
• You will conduct inquires of reported security violations and adjudicate reported discrepancies.
• You will coordinate and conduct destruction of classified materials.
• You will assign control numbers and maintain all logs and records, computerized and hard copy, associated with classified material.
• You will assist in developing and managing the Threat Awareness Reporting Program.
• You will develop plans and policies in accordance with regulatory guidance regarding threat awareness and reporting procedures, and reports to higher authority as required.
• You will conduct and document annual training for local personnel, including staff, contractors, and other facility users with security clearances.

WHAT IS THE FACILITIES MANAGEMENT AND SECURITY SERVICES (FMSS) DIVISION?
A description of the business units can be found at: https://www.jobs.irs.gov/about/who/business-divisions

Vacancies will be filled in the following specialty areas:
Facilities Management and Security Services Operations West

The following are the duties of this position at the full working level.

• Provide expert advice on the diverse aspects of the Service's emergency management program, including development of policy, plans, and procedures related to mission essential functions and the coordination of mission critical information technology systems required to support them. Recommend policy relative to departmental physical security and emergency preparedness and is considered to be an expert of all aspects of emergency management.

• Support the Service's emergency operations to ensure emergency response and mitigation during an event, as well as employee safety and the security of information and other assets. Provide expert advice and/or guidance on measures which ensure the maintenance of day-to-day operations capabilities; the maintenance of emergency preparedness; as well as assume responsibility for emergency planning and response policies, plans, tests, training and exercises.
• Develop plans necessary to ensure the Services' aggressive and full compliance with Presidential Decision Directives (PDDs) and Homeland Security Presidential Directives (HSPDs), as well as its Agency specific needs. Serve as the Service's.
• Conduct detailed analyses of complex functions and work processes of broad administrative and technical programs and makes recommendations for improvement in the effectiveness and efficiency of work operations in the development and maintenance of the Service's Emergency Operations Center representative on committees and work groups with other agencies/bureaus concerning emergency preparedness, planning and response activities (EOC). Assignments are related to Departmental responsibilities regarding potential emergency situations, emergency plans, procedures, equipment, rosters, and systems.

• You will be responsible for the development, all related technical issues, and execution of facilities engineering projects.
• You will be a project manager and responsible for successful execution of awarded contracts and successful completion of self-performed inspections.
• You will perform project development duties to include site planning identification of technical deficiency, development of Design/Build scope of work, cost estimates and acquisition documentation necessary for solicitation of appropriate contracts.
• You will prepare and conduct structural calculations and analysis.

As a Land Management Law Enforcement Officer your duties will include but are not limited to the following:

• Serves as a commissioned law enforcement officer performing law enforcement duties that have been enacted to insure the protection and safe use of National Wildlife Refuge System resources.
• Familiarizes other law enforcement personnel with Federal and state laws governing management of natural resources and maintains liaisons, exchanges information, and coordinates ongoing law enforcement activities.
• In direct coordination with the Patrol Captain, provides liaison and coordinates prosecution of cases with the state and local courts.
• Coordinates activities with the Patrol Captain on all multi-jurisdictional law enforcement operations and investigations with other Federal, state, and local agencies, including all civil and criminal case investigations.
• Provides assistance to local law enforcement agencies, including occasional emergency assistance.

• You will enter data into security forces database (e.g., issuance to assure eligibility, entry to the designated area are identified).
• You will verify personal identification against authorization documents, issue badges passe's, and other forms to authorize access.
• You will prepare documents (e.g. detailed reports, forms, and citations) to record all law enforcement incidents.

This Transportation Security Manager position is located at San Jose International Airport (SJC), Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Duties include but are not limited to:

• Managing screening checkpoints that are central to TSA objectives that serve to protect the traveling public by preventing any deadly or dangerous objects from being transported onto an aircraft.
• Recognizing and recommending correction of improper use or application of equipment, providing guidance to subordinates, and answering routine questions presented by subordinates.
• Managing and supporting the collections of various performance metrics in an effort to identify areas in need of process improvement and systemic or individual weaknesses, vulnerabilities, or inefficiencies in the screening process.
• Coordinating national and local crisis management and incident response protocols.
• Recognizing and understanding the customer service needs of the traveling public and balances these needs with safety and security in mind.
• Working cooperatively with airport stakeholders in furtherance of the TSA mission.
• Monitoring individual performance and providing frequent communication in order to promote screener development.

What will I do in this position if hired?

In this position, you will lead a full-spectrum team of specialists in areas such as strategy and planning, media relations, creative and digital services, governmental and community affairs, internal communication, and executive communication

Typical assignments include:

• Providing strategic advice to regional leaders and enhance regional program delivery through traditional and social media relations, photography, videography and creative services
• Overseeing executive communication products and manage staff and supervisors in a geographically diverse and dispersed region
• Supervising two subordinate supervisors and a division of between 10-20 personnel during steady-state operations
• Forming disaster communication and engagement teams and may deploy as the external affairs officer or assistance external affairs officer on short notice for unknown periods of time, while maintaining all other division work

What else do I need to know?

At FEMA, our mission is to help people before, during and after disasters, and every employee at FEMA has a role in emergency management. Every FEMA employee has regular and recurring emergency management responsibilities, though not every position requires routine deployment to disaster sites. All positions are subject to recall around the clock for emergency management operations, which may require irregular work hours, work at locations other than the official duty station, and may include duties other than those specified in the employee's official position description. Travel requirements in support of emergency operations may be extensive in nature (weeks to months), with little advance notice, and may require employees to relocate to emergency sites with physically austere and operationally challenging conditions.

FEMA is committed to ensuring that its workforce reflects the diversity of the nation. At FEMA, our workforce includes the many identities, races, ethnicities, backgrounds, abilities, ages, cultures, and beliefs of the people we serve. To learn about FEMA's ongoing diversity and inclusion efforts, reasonable accommodation process, and the FEMA Core Values, please visit www.fema.gov.

• You will serve as the senior member of the entry control/vehicle inspection team which conducts private and commercial vehicle inspections.
• You will control access and departures of vehicles and pedestrians in controlled areas to prevent unauthorized access.
• You will direct vehicles and pedestrian traffic during periods of emergency or increased traffic.
• You will furnish technical direction to an entry control team to properly perform vehicle inspections.
• You will inspect private and commercial vehicles to determine if safe to enter installation.
• You will assist personnel during an emergency situation (e.g., accidents, drills, fire, natural disasters, motor vehicle or industrial accidents, political demonstrations, hostage or terrorist situations) to protect the safety of life and property.

• Conducting hydrologic studies to include investigations of surface water, ground water, debris and sediment, and storm events.
• Developing and maintaining an Enterprise Geographic Information System (eGIS) Program Management Plan defining the geospatial architecture.
• Planning, Direction, Review, Evaluation and Organization: Administers work within the section.
• Ensures the performance of appropriate independent technical reviews of engineering work assigned to the section.
• Determines the work to be contracted out to private engineering firms and to other Corps offices.
• Reviews and approves all requests for engineering support to the section, which are agreements on scope, level of detail, cost, duration, and delivery date of technical work.
• Provides guidance to section staff on the technical methods and procedures, including computer software, to be used in doing engineering and GIS studies.
• Resolves problems on technical methods that were raised by local sponsors, higher management, or the public.

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• Serves as the senior security organizational functional and technical expert for all security and information protection matters of the organization responsible for direct coordination with multiple test organizations, combined and integrated test forces, System Program Offices (SPO), defense contractors, MAJCOM and higher headquarters, foreign national partners and international test customers, and other DoD and Federal Agency security, intelligence and program management.
• Develops and prioritizes organizational security and information protection performance goals and mission objectives; develops operational procedures and plans, test security concepts and implements plans, sets priorities and objective for security personnel, assesses programs objectives, identifies problems and takes appropriate corrective action.
• Provides technical expertise to organizational management, facilities, civil engineering, Corps of Engineers and IT/Communications personnel on security systems design, equipment, secure room/facility construction and renovation, communications and data line configuration and installation, emissions and audio security requirements.
• Manages the unit Security Program, to include Special Access Program and SCI Requirements
• Subject Matter Expert on all functions of security management, including Information, Industrial, Personnel and Physical Security.
• Experience in security management compliance, physical security processes for Special Access Facilities (SAPF) and ICD 705 construction requirements.

What will I do in this position if hired?

In this Interdisciplinary Architect/Civil Engineer position, you will serve as an Architect/Engineer within the FEMA Region 9 Mitigation Division, providing technical assistance for FEMA's hazard mitigation grant programs, with the goal of reducing risk to natural hazards.

Typical assignments include:

• Providing engineering or architectural advisory services to Mitigation staff as a subject matter expert, and collaborating with FEMA staff on identifying, developing, and/or reviewing Mitigation projects for sound mitigation techniques.
• Serving as a regional expert in Benefit-Cost Analysis (BCA) using FEMA-approved software or methodologies to support cost-effectiveness determinations for potential mitigation grant projects.
• Providing technical assistance and training through formal and informal venues to grant recipients and sub-recipients on best practices for developing cost effective BCAs.
• Providing mitigation project application review support through technical feasibility, program eligibility, and cost-effectiveness for the full range of Mitigation grant programs.
• Reviewing architectural designs for sound mitigation techniques and compliance to grant program eligibility requirements.
• Suggesting solutions to accomplish mitigation goals and implementing innovative strategies for leveraging multiple funding sources (for example, leveraging funding from other federal agencies)
• Analyzing data or complex technical information from a variety of resources to prepare oral briefings and written reports for technical and non-technical audiences.

What else do I need to know?

At FEMA, our mission is to help people before, during and after disasters, and every employee at FEMA has a role in emergency management. Every FEMA employee has regular and recurring emergency management responsibilities, though not every position requires routine deployment to disaster sites. All positions are subject to recall around the clock for emergency management operations, which may require irregular work hours, work at locations other than the official duty station, and may include duties other than those specified in the employee's official position description. Travel requirements in support of emergency operations may be extensive in nature (weeks to months), with little advance notice, and may require employees to relocate to emergency sites with physically austere and operationally challenging conditions.

This announcement is for a position as a CORE (Cadre of On-Call Response/Recovery Employee). CORE employees are full-time employees hired to directly support the response and recovery efforts related to disasters. Employees are hired under the Robert T. Stafford Act and are excluded from the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing jobs in the competitive service. They can be hired under a streamlined process instead of a competitive process. After three years of continuous service, Stafford Act employees may be granted competitive eligibility to apply for permanent full-time positions at FEMA.

This position will be hired into a temporary 4 year, excepted service appointment. Appointments may be renewed based on workload, funding, and supervisory approval.

FEMA is committed to ensuring that its workforce reflects the diversity of the nation. At FEMA, our workforce includes the many identities, races, ethnicities, backgrounds, abilities, ages, cultures, and beliefs of the people we serve. To learn about FEMA's ongoing diversity and inclusion efforts, reasonable accommodation process, and the FEMA Core Values, please visit www.fema.gov.

1. Prepares a wide variety of recurring and nonrecurring correspondence, reports and other documents and reviews and finalizes correspondence or documents prepared by others in handwritten or electronic drafts.
2. Reviews and processes incoming and outgoing correspondence, materials, publications, regulations and directives for the Commander's signature.
3. Receives telephone calls, greets visitors and ascertains the nature of the calls or visits, screening those that can be handled without supervisor's help.
4. Maintains supervisor's calendars, coordinates meeting arrangements, plans and schedules meetings, travel and/or conferences including those involving staff from outside the immediate offices.
5. Establishes, updates, and maintains office procedures and records of various types that may be needed or will
   assist in the efficient operation of the office.

This Transportation Security Inspector-Surface position is located in Oakland International Airport (OAK), Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security (DHS). As a Transportation Security Inspector, you will be responsible for ensuring security compliance of persons and transportation systems and entities regulated under the Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 1500 series. You will perform selected assignments and progressively responsible inspection work such as:

• Conducting less complex inspections or portions of more complex inspections.
• Applying basic technical inspection knowledge acquired in formal core training and on-the-job training (OJT), along with any limited experience gained prior to or after such training.
• Conducting regulatory inspections and investigations, and supporting criminal investigations related to alleged or suspected security violations.
• Responding to security incidents, threats, violations, or potential violations.
• Providing overt and covert presence, including high visibility activities, to detect and reduce identified security threats and vulnerabilities.
• Participating in covert and overt test and audits, as well as vulnerability assessments.
• Reviewing and analyzing assessment reports and testing results with specific attention to identifying unusual trends or actions that appear to have the potential for developing a security or safety problem.

• Assists attorneys in all aspects of the investigation and litigation of claims, including in connection with preparing and taking discovery, researching and drafting pleadings, motions and briefs, preparing for settlement, and preparing and participating in trials.
• Supports attorneys in drafting, reviewing, analyzing, or responding to legislative proposals or implementing rules and regulations.
• Prepares legal memoranda and other written documents in accordance with legal standards of practice involving interpretation of certain provisions of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, FDIC Bylaws and Resolutions, and FDIC Rules and Regulations, and other laws or regulations relative to the FDIC’s operations.
• Contributes in the preparation of legal opinions as well as briefs and other documents for judicial and administrative proceedings.