Total 34 Legal / Public / Security job vacancies in Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania

This position will serve as the Resource Manager for the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity and will exercise oversight of all financial and contractual requirements. The Resource Manager will oversee budget and contract related policy, guidance, program elements and initiatives with organization-wide impact. This position will lead process improvement and attend all resource management related working groups.

• Implement policy, procedures, and processes for security assistance, which result from higher government laws, regulations, and policies.
• Serve as the Command focal point for the review of DOD, DA, Command, and other agency regulations to determine the impact on assigned systems and the overall security assistance mission.
• Lead team members to achieve specific tasks, produce work products and services to meet program and system goals.
• Brief all levels of US and foreign governments on assigned projects.
• Communicate team consensus and recommendations to the supervisor on actions affecting team.

• Performs engineering duties related to variety of structural engineering features pertinent to the new construction and/or modification of navigation locks and dams, flood control and local protection projects, seawalls, harbors, and breakwaters.
• Processes work in accordance with established procedures and exercises personal initiative in developing designs and completing assignments.
• Develops design details of structural features for structures such as miter gates, butterfly valves, reverse tainter valves, bulkheads, service bridges, determining the engineering principles that apply.
• Coordinates the engineering data resulting from preceding work and provides technical assistance in the preparation of preliminary designs and estimates.

As a PERSONEL SECURITY SPECIALIST, GS-0080-09, you will receive, review, and submit requests for personnel clearances for serviced civilian, contractor, and military personnel. Use computer software such as analysis tools to research and facilitate work. Perform duties related to assisting suitability adjudications/determinations for the fitness and suitability of civilian employees, contractors and/or applicants for initial and continuing employment retention. Execute established policies and procedures required for the personnel security program. Perform other duties as assigned.

As a SECURITY ASSISTANT (BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS) you will be responsible for the following duties:

• Performs data entry duties associated with the scheduling and receipt of investigations.
• Tracks and maintains contractor records in the contractor database.
• Performs various clerical duties as assigned or warranted, including file management and processing incoming mail.
• Handles routine telephone inquiries from internal and external customers, including other DCSA employees and contractors, as well as agencies and subjects of investigation.
• Provides support for most of the types of investigations handled in the branch.
• Gathers data and generates various workload reports.

• Perform network or workstation scans weekly or more often, as required and compile vulnerability reports to facilitate corrections.
• Resolve simple, informal complaints of employees and refer others, such as formal grievances and appeals, to the supervisor or an appropriate management official.
• Resolve simple, informal complaints of employees and refer others, such as formal grievances and appeals, to the supervisor or an appropriate management official.
• Implement policy and planning requirements by creating, publishing and executing an Information Security Program in accordance with applicable regulations.
• Lead Information Assurance Team (IAST) ensuring work is carried out by coordination of duties and responsibilities.

• Review application and background investigation material to determine if an individual is suitable to work for the Federal government.
• Draft responses to inquiries from other Federal agencies and members of the public.
• Make recommendations to higher graded personnel on appropriate suitability actions.
• Prepare written summaries of issues, supporting evidence, and pertinent additional considerations to present to applicants, employees, and Federal agency representatives.
• Request background investigations in order to secure evidence to pursue a suitability action.
• Conduct issue resolution to develop or resolve issues of suitability concern.

This Supervisory Transportation Security Officer position is located at DuBois Regional Airport (DUJ), Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security (DHS). As a Supervisory Transportation Security Officer (STSO), you will be responsible for mitigating actual and potential threats against civil aviation and other transportation modes. You will also perform and supervise in your area of specialty, which may include Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) and Lead Transportation Security Officers (LTSOs) in the performance of all security functions related to the screening of people, property, and cargo through the use and application of procedures, techniques, and technology. In addition, you will make independent, security-based decisions using intelligence, critical thinking, experience, observation, and passenger engagement. Typical duties include, but are not limited to:

• Conducting and supervising subordinate employees in conducting pre-board security screening of persons, their carry-on and checked baggage/cargo.
• Overseeing screening checkpoint(s) and/or baggage screening operations on a day-to-day basis to include equipment, personnel, and the scheduling and rotation of personnel.
• Participating in the development of new policies and procedures, and recommending changes in policy and procedures based on observation of work, as required.
• Participating in the development of strategic planning initiatives, workforce planning, succession planning initiatives, and other reports and documents for TSA and superiors.
• Engaging in continuous development of critical thinking skills necessary to mitigate security threats by identifying, evaluating, and applying appropriate situational options and approaches.
• Preparing various types of communications such as morning briefings, checkpoint logs, reports, and documents that are germane to the work performed.
• Developing incident information and reports for Law Enforcement Officers (LEOs) and superiors.
• Serving as a member of the National Screening Force.

• You will assess structural condition of facilities to determine needs for repairs and modifications.
• You will analyze and design extensive structural alterations.
• You will perform quality assurance review of drawings, specifications, calculations, cost estimates, and studies prepared by A/E design firms.
• You will create written documents such as specifications, test requirement documents, and drawings for civil engineering projects.
• You will complete design drawings and specifications with design and drafting software.
• You will review plans, designs, and construction phases to ensure civil engineering projects remain in scope.
• You will investigate construction to make recommendations for remediation or corrective measures.
• You will advise on solutions to problems encountered during projects.

This Supervisory Transportation Security Officer position is located at Harrisburg International Airport (MDT), Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security (DHS). As a Supervisory Transportation Security Officer (STSO), you will be responsible for mitigating actual and potential threats against civil aviation and other transportation modes. You will also perform and supervise in your area of specialty, which may include Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) and Lead Transportation Security Officers (LTSOs) in the performance of all security functions related to the screening of people, property, and cargo through the use and application of procedures, techniques, and technology. In addition, you will make independent, security-based decisions using intelligence, critical thinking, experience, observation, and passenger engagement. Typical duties include, but are not limited to:

• Conducting and supervising subordinate employees in conducting pre-board security screening of persons, their carry-on and checked baggage/cargo.
• Overseeing screening checkpoint(s) and/or baggage screening operations on a day-to-day basis to include equipment, personnel, and the scheduling and rotation of personnel.
• Participating in the development of new policies and procedures, and recommending changes in policy and procedures based on observation of work, as required.
• Participating in the development of strategic planning initiatives, workforce planning, succession planning initiatives, and other reports and documents for TSA and superiors.
• Engaging in continuous development of critical thinking skills necessary to mitigate security threats by identifying, evaluating, and applying appropriate situational options and approaches.
• Preparing various types of communications such as morning briefings, checkpoint logs, reports, and documents that are germane to the work performed.
• Developing incident information and reports for Law Enforcement Officers (LEOs) and superiors.
• Serving as a member of the National Screening Force.

• You will perform technical administration of designs, design management, and coordination efforts with other engineers and architects involved in multi-discipline projects.
• You will plan and lead conferences and on-site design charrettes/Functional Analysis Concept Development (FACD) to determine functional requirements and develop concept designs for assigned projects.
• You will develop complex designs and analyses utilizing advanced civil engineering software.
• You will make site investigation field trips to project sites, as required, to collect all pertinent data and refine or develop project scope by inspection of existing conditions and through meetings with sponsoring activity.
• You will perform design analyses and calculations for civil projects and prepare the final detailed working drawings, comparative cost analysis, Request for Proposals (RFPs), and specifications for a wide variety of facilities.

• Ensure work assignments are distributed and performed in a timely manner by employees.
• Review police reports, patrol reports and ongoing investigations to ensure complete, concise and factual information reporting.
• Initial point of contact for all in person or telephone communications with the public concerning law enforcement matters which occur on an assigned shift.
• Conduct preliminary investigations in accordance with assimilated state laws, Federal statutes, and fish and games laws on the installation while holding full jurisdictional authority.
• Respond to and investigates emergency calls, complaints and other calls for service.

If selected for this position, you will join a well-respected team responsible for providing a wide range of legal support services to one or more Assistant U.S. Attorneys (AUSAs) involved in criminal and civil enforcements and collections associated with Financial Litigation. As a Paralegal Specialist in Financial Litigation of the Civil Division, your duties will include:

• Preparing a variety of substantive legal documents.
• Conducting interviews of debtors, employers, and agency officials.
• Processing debt collection claims.
• Making decisions for debt compromise, write-off, and referral of claims.
• Enforcing criminal judgment and commitment orders.
• Serving as the contact person for Financial Litigation cases.
• Monitoring the progress of pending cases.
• Independently performing extensive and thorough legal research into legislative history, precedent cases, decisions, and opinions that may be applicable to particular legal matters;

Physical Security Support (35%)

• Performs alarm and access monitoring, tracing access patterns, programming, assigning or removing user permissions, updating databases, remotely opening and securing doors during routine and emergency operations and generating a variety of reports as needed.
• Implements policies, procedures, and methods for identifying and protecting information, personnel, property, facilities, operations, or material.
• Operates an established vehicle registration and visitor management program and parking registration and/or photo identification equipment.
• Issues and retrieves government issued keys and/or identification cards. Reviews requests for and issues passes and identification documents. Maintains accurate key inventory and accountability database.
• Maintains accountability of Police Officer badges issued and all associated logs.
• Performs administrative (non-criminal) investigations of lost keys, passes, and PIV cards for rapid assessment and documentation of any compromised access to VA property and termination of off access permissions.

• Monitors and receives routine and emergency calls from a variety of sources that need police, fire, medical or other emergency services.
• Determines the nature and location of the emergency; prioritizes events and commits police resources appropriately.
• Maintains contact with law enforcement units on assignment.
• Maintains status and location of Police Officers and coordinates communication between agencies as needed.
• Answers nonemergency calls for assistance.
• Monitors and directs responses to security and life safety communications, radio dispatches, telephone calls, and other emergency communication circuits.
• Receives and compiles information from various sources related to police and emergency incidents.
• Operates a variety of communications and security equipment.

• Performs system checks on a variety of equipment used in the dispatch center.
• Conducts equipment inventories and completes records and other logs.
• Performs monthly alarm checks, submits reports documenting the operational status of each circuit tested.
• Enters, updates and retrieves information from a variety of computer systems and sensitive databases.
• Uses state and the National Crime Information Computer (NCIC) to access sensitive law enforcement information to support field operations and investigations.
• Coordinates health and welfare checks with outside law enforcement agencies.
• Completes vehicle registration tasks and issues decals and permits as authorized by policy.

You will:

• Perform varied routine legal support or law-related functions.
• Research and interpret legal and regulatory material for use by the supervisor or coworkers
• Collect data from a variety of reference sources in office and prepare documents for use by attorneys or other legal support staff.
• Assemble materials for staff associated with briefings, conferences, and meetings.

One or more positions may be filled (in the organization advertised and/or in other organizations), if appropriate to the position.