Corrections Security Manager Senior (Institutions): Central Administration - #01673

Virginia Information Technologies Agency • Richmond, VA

9d • $90,000 - $154,495 • Onsite

About The Position

The Virginia Department of Corrections is seeking an experienced leader to serve as the Corrections Security Manager Senior for Institutions. This position serves as an executive and strategic operational partner to the Deputy Director for Institutions, providing senior-level leadership, analysis, training, and direct operational support in the oversight of the Virginia Department of Corrections' institutional security operations. The position plays a critical role in promoting safe, secure, and effective correctional operations, with a strong focus on institutional security, staff and offender safety, security practices, emergency preparedness, critical incident response, and operational readiness across VADOC's correctional facilities.

Serving as an extension of the Deputy Director, the Corrections Security Manager Senior works closely with Regional Administrators, Wardens, and senior institutional leaders to assess institutional operations and security conditions, identify emerging risks and vulnerabilities, and support effective responses to complex and critical operational matters.

The position provides strategic recommendations and direct operational guidance on matters affecting institutional security, security staffing, emergency response, offender management, and overall institutional performance. The position also supports consistent implementation of agency policies, security standards, and strategic priorities while promoting accountability, professional conduct, operational excellence, and public safety.

This position operates with a high degree of independence, discretion, and professional judgment and serves as a key resource on sensitive and high-impact security and operational matters. The position may represent the Deputy Director and VADOC in institutional security reviews, operational assessments, critical incident response, emergency operations, strategic initiatives, and special assignments. Extensive statewide travel is required, and the position may be called upon to respond to institutions during significant security events, emergencies, and other critical operational situations.

Requirements

• Experienced correctional leaders with extensive knowledge of adult correctional operations, institutional security and safety, correctional security practices, offender management, emergency preparedness and response, critical incident management, and executive leadership.
• Extensive progressively responsible experience in correctional operations, institutional management, security operations, or a closely related public safety environment, including significant senior-level or executive leadership experience within a complex correctional or public safety organization.
• Demonstrated knowledge of correctional operations, institutional security practices, effective supervision strategies, offender management, emergency preparedness, critical incident response, and treatment modalities that support public safety outcomes, including the application of evidence-based practices to drive measurable results.
• Demonstrated ability to assess institutional security and operational conditions; identify emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and risks; interpret and communicate Department policies and security standards; promote accountability and professional conduct; and provide clear direction and guidance to institutional leadership.
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with executive leadership, Regional Administrators, Wardens, security and field operations, law enforcement and public safety partners, and other external stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to exercise sound judgment and discretion in high-risk, sensitive, and rapidly evolving situations and provide effective leadership.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced knowledge in criminal justice, corrections, public administration, public safety administration, organizational leadership, business administration, or a related field.
• Experience equivalent to serving in a senior institutional leadership role, such as Warden, Deputy Warden, Regional Director, or comparable executive-level position.

Responsibilities

• Providing senior-level operational leadership and strategic support to the Deputy Director, Institutions, on complex institutional security and operational matters.
• Assessing institutional security, safety, operational readiness, and emerging risks; provide recommendations and support corrective actions.
• Collaborating with Regional Administrators, Wardens, and institutional leadership to strengthen security practices, accountability, consistency, and operational performance.
• Supporting critical incident response, emergency operations, continuity of operations, and significant security or operational events.
• Promoting effective implementation of agency security policies, operational standards, strategic initiatives, and public safety priorities.
• Analyzing complex operational issues and provide executive-level recommendations, guidance, and decision support.
• Supporting security staffing, offender management, emergency preparedness, and institutional operational effectiveness.
• Providing leadership, mentorship, and professional guidance to institutional and senior-level staff as assigned.
• Representing the Deputy Director and VADOC in meetings, security reviews, operational assessments, special projects, and other assignments.
• Traveling extensively statewide and respond to institutions as required during critical incidents, emergencies, and significant operational or security events.

Benefits

• Background Investigation Requirements: All applicants are subject to a background investigation. Investigations may include fingerprint checks (State Police, FBI); local agency checks; employment verification; verification of education (relevant to employment); credit checks; and other checks based on the position.
• Drug Testing Requirements: Applicants applying to a designated safety sensitive position are subject to a pre-employment drug screen. Marijuana use is prohibited for positions that require possession of a firearm or a Commercial Driver’s License in the performance of official duties such as Corrections Officers, Probation Officers, Tractor Trailer Drivers and others.
• Layoff Preferences: Applicants who possess an Interagency Placement Screening Form (Yellow Form) or a Preferential Hiring Form (Blue Form) as issued under the Department of Human Resources Management (DHRM) Policy 1.30 Layoff (Commonwealth of VA employees only) MUST attach these forms when submitting their state application and/or résumé.
• VADOC is an EEO employer and is committed to supporting workforce diversity, equitable opportunities and inclusivity. Reasonable accommodations are available upon request.
• VADOC values our Veterans and encourages all to apply and receive preference in the hiring process. AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other nation service alumni are also encouraged to apply. Click here for more information: Virginia Values Veterans (V3) Program - Virginia Department of Veterans Services.
• In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter [https://www.dars.virginia.gov/drs/cpid/PWContact.aspx] or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.
• Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed