Supervisory Detective

United States Army Installation Management Command•Fort Sill, OK

About The Position

Serves as a Supervisory Detective with overall command and control responsibility for the Military Police Investigations Section, ensuring compliance with and enforcement of federal, state, and local laws, ordinances, rules, and regulations. The role provides leadership and supervisory guidance to military detectives and includes conducting long-term investigations of complex, sensitive, and controversial potential or actual violations of criminal law and the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), involving people and property. The position includes arrest and apprehension authority and requires carrying a firearm while performing duties. The incumbent plans and prioritizes subordinate employees’ work, coordinates investigative efforts, and arranges support from other investigators and law-enforcement personnel, including CID, the FBI, and local agencies. The incumbent reviews case folders monthly to ensure investigations proceed in a timely and thorough manner and ensures biweekly quality reviews are completed in accordance with AR 190-45. The position is mission essential and requires rotating shift work, including evenings, weekends, holidays, or special situations, as well as planned and unscheduled overtime. It also requires maintaining a Secret security clearance eligibility determination, a valid state driver’s license, firearms qualifications, and the ability to meet medical and physical-agility requirements. Duties may include wearing a uniform and personal protective equipment, and may require attendance at the Department of the Army Civilian Police Academy.

Requirements

One year of specialized experience conducting investigations to detect and apprehend individuals violating the law, guiding law-enforcement personnel on investigative duties, and coordinating with other law-enforcement agencies to gather facts and evidence for current investigations.
Applicants who held a General Schedule position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-09).
Must obtain and maintain eligibility for a Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment.
Must complete a pre-employment physical examination and pre-employment screening; subject to random testing thereafter, including testing based on reasonable suspicion and involvement in an on-duty accident.
Must possess or obtain and maintain a valid driver’s license from a U.S. state or possession.
Must be able to carry a firearm and successfully complete semiannual qualification with the assigned weapon; firearms qualification and recertification must meet Army Standard Qualifications requirements.
Must be able to qualify and be certified in the use of chemical aerosol irritants, tear gas, radar gun, and breathalyzer equipment.
Must be medically cleared and pass a physical agility test within one year of hire and every 12 months thereafter, in accordance with AR 190-56.
Must be able to wear prescribed uniform when required and personal protective equipment, including respirators and safety glasses, during hazardous or chemical incidents.
Must be able to maintain qualification for the Individual Reliability Program in accordance with AR 190-56.
May be required to attend and successfully complete the Department of the Army Civilian Police Academy.
A one-year probationary period to assess supervisory performance is required unless previously completed; a separate one-year probationary period is also described for agency evaluation of fitness and public-interest considerations.
Must provide proof of U.S. citizenship.
Education cannot be substituted for the required experience.
Must meet the eligibility requirements of at least one of the listed employment authority categories.

Responsibilities

Plan subordinate employees’ work and set or adjust short- and long-term priorities.
Exercise arrest and apprehension authority and carry a firearm while performing duties.
Provide supervisory guidance and leadership to assigned military detectives.
Conduct long-term investigations of complex, sensitive, and controversial actual or potential violations of criminal law and the UCMJ involving persons and property.
Arrange assistance from subordinate and other investigators and law-enforcement personnel, including CID, the FBI, and local agencies.
Coordinate and review investigative efforts of personnel assigned to cases.
Conduct monthly case-folder reviews to verify investigations are progressing in a timely and thorough manner.
Ensure biweekly quality reviews of case folders are completed in accordance with AR 190-45.
Work rotating shifts and planned or unscheduled overtime as required.
Maintain firearms qualifications and required certifications for assigned equipment.

Benefits

Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package.
Permanent Change of Station allowances may be authorized, subject to applicable rules and an agency determination.
Recruitment and relocation incentives may be authorized.
Salary negotiations for candidates new to Federal service may be authorized.
Student loan repayment may be authorized.
Credit for prior non-Federal experience and certain military service for leave accrual rates may be authorized.

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