Total 427 Legal / Public / Security job vacancies in Austin, Texas, United States of America

What will I do in this position if hired?

In this position, you will provide support and coordination related to all security management activities at the assigned location. Typical assignments include:

• Serving as the on-site Security Specialist point of contact for Office of the Chief Security Officer and provides headquarters with support and advisories related to all Office of the Chief Security Officer security management activities.
• Developing, installation and management of the comprehensive and multilayered security programs at the facility by reviewing and assessing all areas of security.
• Conducting risk assessments, implementing countermeasures and procedures and practices to cover multiple security objectives.
• Coordinating with Federal Protective Services, all inter agency personnel, and requisite task forces to identify, resolve security issues through integration of varied objectives and enhance security and operational requirements of FEMA.

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.

Promotion Potential: Future promotions will be dependent on your ability to perform the duties at a higher level, the continuing need for an employee assigned to the higher level, and administrative approval.

What will I do in this position if hired?

In this position, you will provide support and coordination related to all security management activities at the assigned location. Typical assignments include:

• Serving as the on-site Security Specialist POC for OCSO and provides headquarters with support and advisories related to all OCSO security management activities.
• Developing, installation and management of the comprehensive and multilayered security programs at the facility by reviewing and assessing all areas of security.
• Conducting risk assessments, implementing countermeasures and procedures and practices to cover multiple security objectives.
• Coordinating with Federal Protective Services, all inter agency personnel, and requisite task forces to identify, resolve security issues through integration of varied objectives and enhance security and operational requirements of FEMA.

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.

Promotion Potential: Future promotions will be dependent on your ability to perform the duties at a higher level, the continuing need for an employee assigned to the higher level, and administrative approval.

• Trains or arranges for the training of force members in unit methods and technical procedures.
• Monitors and reports to management on the status and progress of work.
• Performs advanced and specialized tactical response to resolve critical issues.
• Patrols on foot or in a vehicle to secure designated areas.
• Prevents or detect acts of violence.
• Instructs employees in specific tasks and job techniques, and provides on-the-job training to new employees in accordance with established procedures
• Responds to breaches in physical security controls.
• Detains violators and turn them over to federal, state, or local law enforcement personnel.
• Assists in the dispatch of personnel and equipment to emergency situations.
• Composes and submits reports involving persons suspected of unusual or criminal activity.
• Renders first aid in emergency situations.

Applies expert understanding of program management practices and principals. Acts as the lead point of contact or subject matter expert for managing broad programs and associated projects. Effectively utilizes program management tools to initiate, monitor, and present progress to a wide audience. Leads staff in execution of the program. Coordinates with stakeholders and other relevant entities. Provides customer-focused care to effectively engage with the Senate community.

• Inspecting contractors operations to determine compliance with contract requirements.
• Establishing and maintaining horizontal and vertical control for construction contracts.
• Meeting with other district elements to assist in recommending solutions to engineering and management problems relating to acquisition of real estate rights-of-way, pipeline easements, setting soil boring locations.
• Utilize basic and advanced skills for use of land and hydrographic survey software and data collection hardware for the purpose of obtaining field data and producing work in final form.
• Using Global Positioning System (GPS) hardware and software to perform static and RTK surveys and when possible to layout and control construction, provide reference points, and lines for subsequent related work.
• Assisting project engineers in developing scopes of work, preparing Government estimates and technical specifications, and supervision and administration of contract survey work.

This position will serve as a Senior Police Officer at the VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend VA Medical Center in McAllen, Texas (McAllen VA Clinic). The Police Officer will perform a full range of police duties by following and executing rules, regulations, or procedures covering law and rules enforcement, physical and personal security operations, patrol duties, control desk duty, coordination with local courts, and/or crime prevention activities for the local jurisdiction.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Protects the civil rights of all individuals on VA controlled property;
• Prevents, detect and investigate crimes;
• Patrols assigned areas on foot or by motor vehicle;
• Subdues persons causing disturbance or who threaten harm to themselves or others;
• Follows rules/procedures concerning search and seizure of evidence and contraband;
• Takes charge of significant and catastrophic events;
• Conducts investigations, apprehensions, and detention;
• Obtains search and arrest warrants;
• Arrests violators;
• Uses independent judgment in cases where policy is not clear;
• Provides basic first aid and CPR prior to arrival of emergency medical personnel;
• Prepares report of activities and events that occurred during shift;
• Performs traffic control; and
• Assists citizens in emergency situations;
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

This position is 100% remote and the US location is negotiable after selection. Work sites outside of the U.S. are prohibited. Your salary will be based upon the locality pay of your work site after selection.

To view the salary range including locality pay for your particular location, please visit this link to the 2024 OPM Salary Tables.

Applications received as a result of job fairs, recruitment events, and emergency hiring mechanisms in support of this hiring initiative will also be accepted during open and closing date of this announcement.

IT Specialists (INFOSEC) are a mission critical occupation for HRSA. These positions are responsible for the analysis of system and/or security requirements, the development and implementation of mission critical applications for the agency's Information Technology operations.

As an IT Specialist - Info Sec - Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO), you will serve as a technical authority/subject matter expert for HRSA on matters involving the vulnerabilities and threats to HHS' information technology systems.

Your major duties and responsibilities will include:

• Developing/updating system security plans, risk assessments, disaster recovery, and contingency plans, incident response and additional system development life-cycle security documentation.
• Overseeing the security posture for one or more system(s) throughout the entire lifecycle; providing continuous monitoring through scheduled audits, controls testing, and audit reviews, and escalates issues as needed.
• Facilitating remediation/mitigation of weaknesses tracked on the Plan of Action and Milestones to reduce risk and address weaknesses to the system.
• Providing Continuous Monitoring support/guidance by reviewing security documentation, logs, scans and ensuring system backups are performed.
• Conducting security impact assessments when system changes or additions occur to the system, evaluate compliance with IT security requirements, compare them with expected results, and make recommendations.

As a Supervisory Export Policy Analyst, you will perform the following duties:

• Provide policy direction, advice, and guidance to the Department of Commerce (DOC) operating units in developing and implementing effective export licensing.
• Oversee studies of major categories of commodities and technical data in terms of their potential for unwanted technology transfer, and of technology-transfer mechanisms to identify effective control techniques and strategies.
• Monitor technology transfer developments in Division-related items, and prepare analyses and recommendations, as appropriate, to keep the export control system grounded on a sound technical foundation.
• Review and approve departmental technical arguments for presentation to the Operating Committee, Advisory Committee on Export Policy, and Export Administration Review Board.
• Provide DOC positions and technical expertise in the development of U.S. export control/decontrol proposals.
• Maintain liaison and consultative coordination with other components of DOC, interagency to resolve problems and other matters of mutual interest.
• Establish and maintain contacts with exporters, manufacturers, officials of other government agencies, and foreign trade representatives to obtain information and provide technical advice with respect to specific cases and to keep informed on commodity/industry developments.

As a Supervisory Export Policy Analyst, you will perform the following duties:

• Provide policy direction, advice, and guidance to the Department of Commerce (DOC) operating units in developing and implementing effective export licensing.
• Oversee studies of major categories of commodities and technical data in terms of their potential for unwanted technology transfer, and of technology-transfer mechanisms to identify effective control techniques and strategies.
• Monitor technology transfer developments in Division-related items, and prepare analyses and recommendations, as appropriate, to keep the export control system grounded on a sound technical foundation.
• Review and approve departmental technical arguments for presentation to the Operating Committee, Advisory Committee on Export Policy, and Export Administration Review Board.
• Provide DOC positions and technical expertise in the development of U.S. export control/decontrol proposals.
• Maintain liaison and consultative coordination with other components of DOC, interagency to resolve problems and other matters of mutual interest.
• Establish and maintain contacts with exporters, manufacturers, officials of other government agencies, and foreign trade representatives to obtain information and provide technical advice with respect to specific cases and to keep informed on commodity/industry developments.

As a External Affairs Specialist (Law Enforcement), GS-0301-13/14, your typical work assignments may include:

• Develops and manages the partnership and engagement portfolio with identified state, local, tribal, territorial, and campus law enforcement organizations and agencies, including national associations, affinity groups, and state-based associations.
• Supports the Department and or OSLLE leadership with engagement and outreach efforts to state, local, tribal, territorial, and campus law enforcement agencies and organizations.
• Identifies the issues, concerns, and recommendations of state, local, tribal, territorial, and campus law enforcement that might impede their role in the homeland security enterprise or their response to DHS policies, programs, and initiatives.
• Facilitates the development, modification, or successful implementation of the Department's policies, programs, and initiatives based on external affairs insights. Clearly articulate and share law enforcement requirements and concerns in a timely manner, along with fully documented recommendations.

• Provide full range of professional injury screening and prevention, evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment to maximize Soldier performance and improve unit readiness.
• Perform physical therapy professional duties requiring an advanced practical knowledge of physical therapy skills, evidence-based practice, data collection and reporting as part of the H2F team.
• Plan and organize professional injury screening and prevention.
• Research, analyze, and report on injury control and program effectiveness.
• Advise Commanders and Directors on the development and implementation of strength and endurance programming and execution.
• Participate on the Holistic Health and Fitness (H2F) team to coordinate the rehabilitation or wellness activities of individual or groups of Solders.

• Develop and implement systematic plans to assure accomplishment of customer program objectives through coordinated efforts of acquisition team members. Work with members of the program offices to market current and/or new services to exisiting potential Public Buildings Service (PBS) customers.
• Direct and perform the section's full range of contract administration actions required for the acquisition program, inlcuding the issuance of contract modifications, negotiation of changes, excericse of options, justification for other than full and open competition, investigation and resolution of contractor delays, issuance of cure notices or show cause letters, settlement of liquidated damages, contractor performance appraisal, subcontractor suveillance, disposition of claims, use of alternate dispute resolution when appropriate, and similar matters.
• Direct, train, advise, and coach journeyman level contract spoecialists, intern level contract specialists, purchasing agents, and support personnel.
• Serve as advisor to program officials in procurement planning and processes. Advise program officials of the acquisition strategies and procurement objectives to be used, and assist in the preparation of statements of work.
• Direct and serve as senior-level Contract Specialist for pre award and post award functions involving specialized procurements of significant government-wide importance. Requirements typically involve negotiated/source selection procurements of various contracts for designing and building complex structures with state-of-the-art energy management; and service contracts for building management/maintenance, automatic temperature controls, fire safety, and other major systems/subsystems contracts.

• Apply knowledge and understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), federal financial accounting standards and guidance issued by the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), and current statutory guidance to provide general accounting, financial statement, and reporting support.
• Perform a variety of activities related to the daily financial operations of the Agency's financial procedures/processes, which include: FBwT; Property, Plant, and Equipment; Advances and Prepayments; Accounts Payable/Accruals; Payroll/HR; Budget Formulation and Execution; Travel; and Financial Reporting.
• Review, analyze, compile, and reconcile financial data processed by the Agency's shared service providers on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis; identify issues and recommend solutions in a timely manner.
• Perform various elements of the financial audit processes and procedures.
• Apply technical expertise to strengthen internal controls and improve existing accounting policies/procedures.
• Assist in the preparing findings for use in formal and informal briefings.
• Perform other required OCFO duties, as needed.

As an Export Policy Analyst, you will perform the following duties:

• Integrates U.S. industry's economic/regulatory concerns into the Bureau's development of regulations and the Export Control Reform Act.
• Represents the Bureau and the Department's position at interagency meetings.
• Resolves outstanding interagency issues rarely involving senior Departmental officials.
• Analyzes and processes U.S. export control license applications involving embargoes, special controls, and items that are controlled for crime control reasons in accordance with the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) through the use of electronic databases.
• Reviews prior cases for license history, approvals, and denials.
• Addresses and provides guidance to the export community on export control policies and regulations for proper submission of license applications.

As a Facilities Management Specialist, you will:

• Responsible for all technical and functional control over a full range of facility management operational activities.
• Coordinate with the NAVSEA, NDW, DOE and support contractors to perform minor and major construction tasks, secure funding documents to pay for work once a cost estimate is prepared and addresses and completes security issues to permit the contractor or support personnel to come on-site and perform the work.
• Establish requirements and assignments for planned work by setting priorities, preparing schedules for work completion, and ensuring the work is completed timely and satisfactorily.
• Monitor progress, ensuring all issues are promptly resolved and the work performance specifications are met in accordance with contract/established requirements.
• Furnish expert advice regarding difficult and unique facility management issues. Resolve issues that are causing the work schedule to be adversely impacted.
• Highlight potential issues to management, always ensuring the safety of building personnel.
• Track and complete remedy actions.
• Develop and execute programs that comply with all current Federal regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Attend meetings with management officials to plan and prioritize short- and long-range projects and programs.
• Serve as building fire prevention supervisor, monitor janitorial support contractor, establish physical security and hardware development and keying systems, coordinate HVAC support and monitor system operations, perform hands-on repairs, and instruct support personnel for increased quality of job accomplishment and oversee the recycling program.
• Provide direction and review, continuity of control and related guidance for obtaining support services required by offices, including mail disbursement and receipt, correspondence control, physical security, and audio visual and copier maintenance.
• Directly supervises assigned personnel in support of the duties listed above (more than 25% of time). Plan work to be accomplished. Identify developmental and training needs of employees. Establish performance objectives and evaluate employee performance. Give advice, counsel, or instruction to subordinates. Resolve employee issues or refers to higher managerial level. Initiate corrective action. Recommend appointment, reassignment, promotion, and awards. Approve leave requests.