Special Agent in Charge

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives • Seattle, WA

7d • Onsite

About The Position

The Special Agent in Charge (SAC) manages a major field division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and has executive responsibility for primary enforcement of federal alcohol, tobacco, firearms, explosives, and arson laws and regulations. The position is in the Office of Field Operations, Region 3, Seattle Field Division, in Seattle, Washington.

The SAC plans, directs, implements, and evaluates comprehensive law enforcement and regulatory programs; assesses their effectiveness in meeting ATF goals; and manages administrative and program matters, including budget formulation, allocation of human and material resources, technological solutions, and reporting. The incumbent represents ATF to other federal, state, and local law enforcement organizations, industry groups, congressional staffs, political and community groups, the media, and the public, and coordinates agency requirements and operations with other field special agents in charge and headquarters officials.

Applicants must demonstrate progressively responsible leadership experience suited to senior executive management and address the listed Executive Core Qualifications and Mandatory Technical Qualifications in a resume of no more than two pages. The position requires substantive law enforcement experience, firearms proficiency, completion of basic criminal investigative courses at FLETC, and medical and physical fitness sufficient for strenuous duties. The successful applicant must maintain the required firearms proficiency and physical fitness and undergo regular physical examinations.

Requirements

• Be a United States citizen or national.
• Provide evidence of progressively responsible leadership experience indicative of senior executive management capability and related to the required qualifications.
• Have substantive experience advising senior management on laws, regulations, policies, and procedures pertaining to law enforcement and regulatory operations.
• Have law enforcement experience for the ES-1811 series role, which is subject to special retirement provisions, including maximum entry and retirement age requirements.
• Demonstrate proficiency with firearms and maintain proficiency under ATF standards.
• Complete, or have previously completed, basic criminal investigative courses at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC).
• Complete a medical examination by an authorized government physician and be found physically fit for strenuous, physically demanding duties; undergo regular physical examinations and maintain fitness under ATF standards and policies.
• Address the Executive Core Qualifications and Mandatory Technical Qualifications in a resume no longer than two pages; separate narratives are not accepted.
• Demonstrate knowledge of federal laws, regulations, and policies governing law enforcement and regulatory operations, particularly ATF enforcement programs, or high-risk tactical operations and critical incidents.
• Demonstrate knowledge of federal law enforcement legal procedures, including criminal court procedures, evidence gathering and security, jurisdictional guidelines, intelligence, and investigative techniques.
• Demonstrate experience forming and maintaining partnerships with federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies and political and community leaders to coordinate solutions to law enforcement challenges.
• Demonstrate broad management experience planning, developing, administering, and directing an organization, including program planning, resource allocation, operational guidelines and policies, technology solutions, and methods for solving complex management problems.
• Meet all minimum qualifications by the announcement closing date.
• Undergo a pre-employment security investigation and background check, and drug screening with favorable results before appointment.
• Submit a Public Financial Disclosure Report (OGE 278) upon entry and annually thereafter.
• Register with Selective Service if subject to the requirement, or have an approved exemption.
• A one-year probationary period may apply.
• Post-employment conflict-of-interest restrictions under 18 USC 207(c) may apply.
• Federal regulations prohibit ATF employees, their spouses, and their minor children from holding direct or indirect financial interests in the alcohol, tobacco, firearms, or explosives industries; relinquishment of such interests may be required.

Responsibilities

• Plan, direct, implement, and evaluate comprehensive law enforcement and regulatory programs in the field division.
• Assess the effectiveness of criminal and regulatory programs and policies in meeting ATF goals.
• Manage administrative and program matters, including budget formulation, allocation of human and material resources, technological solutions, and accurate, timely reporting.
• Represent ATF to federal, state, and local law enforcement organizations, industry groups, congressional staffs, political and community groups, the media, and the public.
• Coordinate agency requirements and operations with other field special agents in charge and headquarters officials.

What This Job Offers

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