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Part Time Mail Security Operations Specialist


Job Location:

Richmond, VA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 23 September 2026 (2 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 21 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Planate Management Group (PMG) is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) headquartered in Alexandria Virginia and Orlando Florida USA with a technical support center in South East Asia and East Africa that provides program management and facilities engineering services worldwide. Planate is a small business provider of planning design infrastructure management technical consulting engineering and construction management services in support of the US Department of Defense (DOD) and its Service (Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps) missions along with other US federal agencies all over the world.

We are seeking an experienced Mail Security Operations Specialist that will support Planate Management Group on high-risk incoming mail operations for government and high-security facilities. You will advise on how mail is received screened isolated opened when required documented and escalated.

This position is contingent upon contract award.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Help write mail-screening procedures for high-consequence sites: intake visual and X-ray review isolation opening or confirmation release or escalation.
  • Advise on isolated-cell operations: PPE chain of custody evidence handling and hoax-versus-hazard decisions.
  • Support drills with security facilities and first-responder counterparts.
  • Translate operator workflow into requirements for automated screening systems.
  • Train client screeners and field technicians on suspicious-mail recognition and stop-work authority.
  • Support paid pilots: site survey acceptance testing go-live and early operations.
  • Coordinate incident documentation with USSS USPIS FPS local bomb squad or equivalent as needed.
  • Occasional travel to client sites and company locations.

Qualifications to be successful in the role:

  • Minimum 10 years of experience in high-risk mail screening official mail operations isolated mail-facility operations CBRNE/WMD response support or Secret Service military or postal-inspection mail-security operations.
  • Hands-on experience with X-ray or equivalent imaging of letters and parcels including the application of formal suspicious-item procedures.
  • Experience leading or supervising mail-screening teams.
  • Experience operating in off-site or isolated screening facilities and working alongside automated screening equipment.
  • Familiarity with GSA or OSAC mail-screening guidance.
  • Experience supporting DoD federal facility or SDVOSB contract work.
  • Availability for part-time work including occasional travel to client sites.
  • Experience as a former USSS USPIS military EOD/CBRN specialty mail-screening contractor or agency official-mail lead is preferred.
  • Knowledge of modern detection technologies operating principles equipment limitations sustainment and PMCS required.
  • Knowledge of Federal Mail Screening and Facility Standards and their application to screening procedures and SOPs required.
  • Basic knowledge of engineering controls and facility systems including downdraft tables negative pressure settings and air handlers preferred.
  • Basic knowledge of automation and digitization technologies used in mail screening and security operations preferred.
  • Experience developing SOPs for engineering controls facility systems PMCS PPE and environmental disposal preferred.
  • Must possess a valid U.S. drivers license and the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret (SC) security clearance are required. A Top Secret (TS) security clearance is preferred.

Why Planate

Planate Management Group is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Joining the Planate team opens you to an experience working for a Global company where you are among a team that is considered a premier trusted partner for planning design engineering asset management and professional service solutions anytime anywhere. We Take Care of Our Own; Personally and Profession.

Full-time employees enjoy the following benefits:

  • Medical insurance/Dental/Vision Insurance
  • 401K plan eligibility upon hire
  • Health and Savings Account plan
  • Life/AD&D Insurance Coverage
  • Short-Term Disability Insurance Coverage
  • Paid Holidays
  • Paid Time Off
  • Wellness Offering
  • Training and Development
  • License/Certification support
  • Recognition and Rewards program
  • Travel Insurance

Wed love for you to be a part of our Global workforce helping us serve as an effective and integrated partner to advance every clients mission!


Required Experience:

IC