Director of Emergency Services

Director of Emergency Services

Department: Department of the Army

Location(s): PYONG TAEK, South Korea

Salary Range: $107446 - $139684 Per Year

Job Summary: About the Position: This position is located at USAG-Humphreys, in the Pyongtaek metropolitan areas in the Republic of Korea. USAG-Humphreys is an hour and a half drive south of Seoul. Please review the U.S. Embassy website https://kr.usembassy.gov/services-controlled-substance/ for South Korea prescription/drug regulations. NOTICE: Please read ROK entry requirements in "How to Apply" section.

Major Duties:

• Serves as the Director of Emergency Services at a large multi-mission military installation and as such, is the primary responsible manager for law enforcement, physical security, and fire and emergency services
• The incumbent is responsible for managing the efficient and effective coordination and accomplishment of all aspects of assigned programs including law enforcement, physical security, and fire and emergency services functions.
• Duties include overseeing programs involving Fire and Emergency Services, per the Common Levels of Support (CLS) system, and includes Service Support Programs (SSPs)
• Through subordinate supervisors/team leaders, performs a wide range of managerial tasks in planning, managing, directing, and evaluating law enforcement, physical security, and fire and emergency services operations.
• Exercises exclusive law enforcement jurisdiction at the garrison with responsibility for investigating, apprehending, and detaining persons suspected or convicted of offenses against the criminal laws.
• Represents the garrison for law enforcement, physical security, and fire and emergency services matters to the surrounding civilian communities to include the local, city and provincial police (112) and fire departments (119).
• Forms and maintains close liaison and day to day working relationships with those local authorities as well as other Federal agencies.
• Establishes and maintains mutual aid agreements with the civilian communities for consequence management operations for natural or manmade disasters.
• Manages the current year budgets and forecasts resources for law enforcement, physical security, and fire and emergency services in the out-years.
• Plans and coordinates what is to be accomplished by subordinate staff.
• Ensures quality performance of contracted services of security guards.
• Coordinates the police intelligence and law enforcement support to contingency operations.
• Assigns work based on relative priorities, in consideration of difficulty, requirements of assignments and capabilities of employees.
• Reviews end-product of functions supervised for completion, adequacy, and quality.
• Interviews and selects candidates for appointment within the Directorate of Emergency Services.
• In accordance with AR 190-56, serves as the certifying official for the individual reliability program for all assigned contract security guards.
• Approves appointments, promotions, or reassignments to the Directorate of Emergency Services.
• Hears employee complaints, problems, or grievances, giving advice, guidance, or counsel within established mission parameters on work or administrative matters.

Qualifications: Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Applying to OCONUS Positions Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Excepted Service Overseas Family Member Appointment Family Member Preference (FMP) for Overseas Employment Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouse Preference (MSP) for Overseas Employment Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 If you are currently stationed in the overseas area, all of your overseas time will be credited toward your current overseas tour end date. Your overseas time served will not reset upon accepting this assignment. If you have returned from OCONUS within the past 2 years or less, your time previously served in the OCONUS area will be credited to your 5 year overseas rotation upon accepting this assignment. In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: (1) Performing program management duties for various emergency services such as physical security and fire and emergency services access control, law enforcement, community oriented policing, crime prevention and Fire and Emergency Services; AND 2) Planning, managing, directing and evaluating law enforcement, physical security, and fire and emergency services; AND 3) Develops and implements management controls to protect government property from waste, theft, or misuse. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-13). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: First Response Leadership Managing Human Resources Planning and Evaluating Public Safety and Security Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-13).

How to Apply: To apply for this position, you must complete the online questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section above. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 04/30/2026 to receive consideration. To begin, click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to create one before beginning the application (https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12935997). Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package. As a reminder, your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. Resumes exceeding two pages will be removed from consideration. For additional information, refer to the 'Required Documents' section. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the Include Personal Information section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process. You will be taken to the online application which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation is included with your application package, and submit the application. Your resume selected in USAJOBS will be included, but you must re-select other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application may be incomplete. It is your responsibility to verify that your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) is complete, accurate, and submitted by the closing date. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan. Additional information on how to complete the online application process and submit your online application may be found on the USA Staffing Applicant Resource Center. To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account (https://www.usajobs.gov/applicant/profile/dashboard/), all of your applications will appear on the Welcome screen. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. For information on what each Application Status means, visit: https://help.usajobs.gov/how-to/application/status. Before departing the United States, please be aware that South Korea has specific regulations regarding the import of certain over-the-counter (OTC) medications and prescription drugs. To ensure your medications are permitted, we strongly advise you to review the guidelines provided by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety in Korea.This position requires a Permanent Change of Station (PCS) to Korea.

Application Deadline: 2026-04-30