** Personnel Security Specialist (Adjudicator)**

**Department of the Treasury**

**Location**

1 vacancy in the following location:

** Relocation expenses reimbursed**

No

** Telework eligible**

Yes as determined by agency policy

**Duties**

** Summary**

This position is located at the Bureau of Engraving & Printing (BEP/Bureau), Office of the Associate Director - Manufacturing; Office of Manufacturing Support Western Currency Facility (WCF); Security Division (SD), Personnel Security Branch (PSB). The mission of the BEP is to securely and efficiently produce U.S. currency and other government securities that satisfy the current and future needs of the American public and the government agencies they serve.

**Responsibilities**

The following are the duties of this position at the **GS-****12.** If you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform all these duties, and will receive training to help you grow in this position.

As a **Personnel Security Specialist (Adjudicator),** you will:

Conduct complex and sensitive public trust and national security adjudications of background investigations; employee and contractor misconduct investigations; workers compensation fraud investigations; TOIG referral investigations; and other special administrative investigations or investigative inquiries that may lead to criminal investigations requiring referral to the TOIG.

Conduct extensive research and analysis of applicable laws and regulations as well as other materials such as operating manuals, union contracts, etc.

Make decisions and recommendations in situations complicated by uncertainty in approach, methodology, and/or interpretation due to extreme sensitivity; the existence of few or no precedents to follow; and significant unresolved legal or regulatory issues. **Travel Required**

Not required

** Supervisory status**

No

** Promotion Potential**

12

**Requirements**

** Conditions of Employment**

Must be U.S. Citizens or U.S. Nationals.

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Please refer to "Conditions of Employment."

The experience may have been gained in either the public or private sector. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your rsum.

**SUITABILITY, CLEARANCE & REQUIREMENTS:** A background investigation will be required for all new hires. Appointment will be subject to the applicants successful completion of a background investigation and favorable adjudication. Failure to successfully meet these requirements will be grounds for disqualification in the hiring process. The background investigation process conducted by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing is very thorough. Therefore it is imperative that applicants exercise candor and honesty when answering background questionnaires, especially as it relates to arrest, employment, education, finances, illegal drug use, and/or other criminal history. **Falsification discovered in security documents or during the background investigation process may result in an immediate negative suitability determination or immediate revocation of your interim clearance (if applicable).**

** Qualifications**

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

**Specialized experience:**For the **GS-11**, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the **GS-09** grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes:

Experience adjudicating and completing adjudicative reports for suitability and/or security background investigations in accordance with all applicable guidelines. Examples of such experience include:

-Applying suitability adjudicative guidelines in order to adjudicate cases requiring public trust access **OR**

-Applying security adjudicative guidelines in order to adjudicate cases requiring initial eligibility of a national security clearance **AND**

-Completing adjudicative reports. OR

EDUCATION: You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, OR 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree, OR LL.M., if related, in an accredited college or university.

OR

COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: To combine education and experience, the total percentage of experience at the required grade level compared to the requirement, as well as the percentage of completed education compared to the requirement must equal at least 100 percent. Only graduate level education in excess of the first 36 semester hours (54 quarter hours) may be combined to be considered for qualifying education.

In addition to the above requirements, you must meet the following **time-in-grade requirement**, if applicable: For the **GS-11**, you must have been at the **GS-09** level for 52 weeks.

**Education**

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

**Additional information**

- We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies.

- This is non-bargaining unit position.

- We offer opportunities for telework.

- We offer opportunities for flexible work schedules.

- The facility typically shuts down annually between Christmas and New Year's Day. As such, all BEP employees must take leave for work days during the shutdown period.

**CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT**:

- A one year probationary period may be required.

- Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment, at the time requested by the agency.

- If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so.

- Have your salary sent to a financial institution of your choice by Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer.

- Go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the Form I-9. Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S.

- Submit to a drug test prior to your appointment and random drug testing while you occupy the position.

- File a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report within 30 days of appointment and annually from then on.

- Weekend work and overtime, if applicable, will be scheduled when needed based on production requirements as determined by Management.

- Undergo an income tax verification.

** How You Will Be Evaluated**

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Your application includes your rsum, responses to the online questions, and required supporting documents. Please be sure that your rsum includes detailed information to support your qualifications for this position; failure to provide sufficient evidence in your rsum may result in a not qualified determination.

**Rating**: Your application will be evaluated in the following areas: **Technical, Analytical and Communication**. Your application will be rated and ranked among others, based on your responses to the online questions, regarding your experience, education, training, performance appraisals and awards relevant to the duties of this position. A subject matter expert may be used in the evaluation. Your rating may be lowered if your responses to the online questions are not supported by the education and/or experience described in your application.

**Referral**: If you are among the top qualified candidates, your application may be referred to a selecting official for consideration. You may be required to participa