EMERGENCY OPERATIONS SPECIALIST

EMERGENCY OPERATIONS SPECIALIST

Department: Legislative Branch

Location(s): Washington, District of Columbia

Salary Range: $103751 - $151808 Per Year

Job Summary: The United States Capitol Police (USCP) safeguards the Congress, Members of Congress, employees, visitors, and Congressional buildings and grounds from crime, disruption, and terrorism. We protect and secure Congress so it can fulfill its constitutional and legislative responsibilities in a safe, secure and open environment.

Major Duties:

• This position is located in the Command Center, Command Division, Command and Coordination Bureau, Assistant Chief of Police for Uniformed Operations, United States Capitol Police (USCP). The Emergency Operations Center oversees the response and coordination of deployment and mitigation of tactical activities for incidents that occur within the parameters of the Capitol Complex, which involves Congressional Members, staff, and the public in dispersed locations. Major Duties and Responsibilities The incumbent exercises judgment and diplomacy in effectively managing crises characterized by rapidly changing information flows and uncertainty. Provides rapid and timely recommendations and courses of action. Independently executes timely action when warranted during urgent circumstances. Duties include area surveillance, video camera operations, creating and releasing messages, conducting inventories, performing system checks, gathering and validating factual information from other reporting persons, and sharing information with Department stakeholders. Work also involves directing first responders to incidents, facilitating their expedient arrival and response. Employee is responsible for advising the chain of command of any discrepancies in the response procedures. At the full performance level, the incumbent will be responsible for the following duties and responsibilities: --Monitors various emergency communications and security systems, media outlets, and weather reporting systems as needed. --Maintains and utilizes specialized databases, files, and records that operate in conjunction with monitoring systems. --Maintains situational awareness of transportation systems located in the National Capital Region through open-source news monitoring, event correlation and information received from internal entities and external partners. --Conducts virtual surveillance patrols over the serviced geographic area using equipment to access video feed from cameras located throughout the Capitol Complex and adjacent geographical areas. --Reviews live and recorded video feed to capture evidence of crime, suspicious activity, or other significant incidents and actions. --Determines best video angles and viewpoints, manipulating views to track people, law enforcement personnel, and vehicles in the areas where suspicious activities, threats, or crimes have occurred. Video footage may be used to aid in the investigative process of a reported criminal act. --Maintains and uses maps, checklists, and charts, including automated programs and other visual aids of the Capitol Complex and the surrounding areas which are used as quick informational references for responding emergency personnel. --Monitors and maintains situational awareness of flight events within or approaching the National Capital Region Exclusion Zone using radar, radio, and email messages in a real-time environment. Communicates all activity and detection data to the Watch Commander.

Qualifications: In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. For the CP-08, you must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the CP-07 (GS-09) grade level that equipped you with the competencies needed to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience at the CP-8 grade level is defined as follows: --Knowledge of emergency management and relationships between Federal and other government entities, private sector and their response mechanisms and authorities. --Knowledge of intelligence and threat support policies, procedures, operations, programs, and interrelationships with other national activities. --Knowledge of Federal procedures regarding receipt, handling, storage, and destruction of classified documents and materials. --Skill in the use of classified and unclassified systems, programs and databases for sharing information among Federal, state and local security, intelligence and law enforcement organizations. --Skill in consolidating seemingly unrelated facts, events, and the ability to reconcile conflicting data. For the CP-09, you must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the CP-08 (GS-10) grade level that equipped you with the competencies needed to successfully perform the duties of the position. At the CP-09 grade level, possession of the above specialized experience at the CP-08 grade level is required in addition to the following: --Knowledge of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and the Incident Command System. --Comprehensive knowledge of Federal Aviation Administration and Transportation Security Administration regulations pertaining to aviation security procedures and restrictions that apply to flight operations in the National Capital Region. All eligibility requirements must be met by the closing date of the vacancy announcement. (Information on Qualification & Education is located at the following link: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/)

How to Apply: Navigate to the following URL to apply to this job: USCP Careers 1. Follow the prompts to upload your resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire. 2. Click the Submit Application button to submit your application package. 3. It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation are submitted prior to the closing date. 4. To verify that your application is complete, log into your account and select the job posting for this position. The page will display the status of your application, the documentation received, and any correspondence the Department has sent related to this application. 5. Failure to provide all required documents and information requested by the closing date of this announcement may result in your application not being considered. The complete application package must be submitted by 7:59 PM (ET) on the closing date to receive consideration.

Application Deadline: 2026-05-22