Overview

SUMMARY

Bering Straits Professional Services, LLC, a subsidiary of Bering Straits Native Corporation is currently seeking a qualified Facility Commander for US DOT in Washington, DC. The Facility Commander will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day security management at the assigned locations, ensuring all onboarding, training, and performance support related programs and responsibilities are carried out on a daily basis, and providing general supervision of all shifts at the assigned locations.

Responsibilities

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

The Essential Duties and Responsibilities are intended to present a descriptive list of the range of duties performed for this position and are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job. Other duties may be assigned.

• Oversee the day-to-day security management, including regular client interactions about the status of security.
• Ensuring onboarding, training and continuous learning, and performance support-related programs, projects, and tasks, are appropriately carried out.
• Providing general supervision of all shifts of Team BSPS personnel assigned to a specific building.
• Manage performance or behavior related staff concerns, and issues as required within the hierarchical structure and in accordance with company policies.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS - EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each essential duty. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Required (Minimum Necessary) Qualifications (applies to both this section and KSAO’s)

• United States citizen or alien who has been lawfully admitted for permanent residence or employment as evidenced by Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services documentation.
• Certified as a PSO IAW contract standards.
• Two years of college or equivalent.
• Minimum of five years’ experience in law enforcement; or five years’ experience in a security related field; or a combination of the two. Three years of that experience must have been in a supervisory position.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Other Characteristics

• Be a minimum of 21 years of age; fluent in speaking, reading, comprehending, and writing English due to nature of the position. A “Standardized Literacy Test” which measures, and individual’s written and verbal understanding of the English language must be administered prior to employment.
• Ability to follow established procedures and policies. Post orders to include enforcement of client/company rules, policies, and/or regulations.
• Excellent attention to detail, excellent verbal, and written communications, including report writing.
• Ability to provide quality Customer Service.
• Ability to analyze and produce course of action reporting and escalate issues to management in typical and crisis situations.
• Ability to work independently OR as part of a small group to resolve urgent issues, process orientated with high attention to detail, and triage a problem quickly providing precise/clear information while working under minimum supervision.
• Ability to perform essential functions of the position which may include long periods of sitting, walking, standing, climbing stairs, OR driving with OR without reasonable accommodations.
• Ability to see, hear, and smell in order to respond to alarms and detect emergency situations.
• Ability to use computers and Microsoft office (Excel, Word, etc.), monitor security cameras, and send and receive email using MS Outlook.
• Reliable and have a strong work ethic.
• Reliable transportation and current Driver’s License
• Must able to obtain OR possess any applicable security guard or weapons permit necessary

• Must be able to pass a background check covering the last 10 years and pass a drug screening due to the nature of the position.
• Must be able to pass a physical agility test if applicable, complete required training and pass examination.

Preferred

• Strong desire to teach, train, and mentor subordinate staff.
• Ability to assess situations and make corresponding decisions.
• Experience briefing superiors, executives, and other stakeholders.
• Responsive to calls and email.

NECESSARY PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Employees must always maintain a constant state of mental alertness. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential and marginal functions may require maintaining physical condition necessary for bending, stooping, sitting, walking or standing for prolonged periods of time; most of time is spent sitting in a comfortable position with frequent opportunity to move about.

DOT COVERED/SAFETY-SENSITIVE ROLE REQUIREMENTS

• This position is not subject to federal requirements regarding Department of Transportation “safety-sensitive” functions.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Work Environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be borne by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Job is performed in an office setting with exposure to computer screens and requires extensive use of a computer, keyboard, mouse, and multi-line telephone system. The work described herein is primarily a modern office setting. Occasional travel may be required.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Hires and supervises direct reports.

ADDITIONAL QUALIFYING FACTORS

As a condition of employment, you will be required to pass a pre-employment drug screening and have acceptable background check results. If applicable to the contract, you must also obtain the appropriate clearance levels required and be able to obtain access to military installations. Must have reliable transportation to/from work a necessity.

Shareholder Preference. BSNC gives hiring, promotion, training and retention preference to BSNC shareholders, shareholder descendants and shareholder spouses who meet the minimum qualifications for the job.

Bering Straits Native Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment, without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, gender, or gender-identity, age, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, pregnancy or parental status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

We participate in the E-Verify Employment Verification Program. We are a drug free workplace.