Supervisory CBP Officer (Assistant Director, Field Operations)

Organizational Location: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations, San Juan Field Office, Border Security Division, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Joining the Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations will allow you to use your expertise to manage one or more national programs in order to help to detect and prevent terrorists and instruments of terror from entering/exiting the U.S. Apply for this exciting opportunity to direct programs that strengthen the Department's ability to perform homeland security. This position starts at a salary of $152,040.00 (GS-15, Step 1) to$197,200.00 (GS-15, Step 10). Salary above excludes COLA. Please see the following link for specific COLA Rates COLA Rates Major duties for this position include: Directing the planning and execution of assignments, projects, studies or investigations intended to explore and resolve major operational and law enforcement problems, or to develop, improve or install new procedures. Providing oversight of the full range of inspection, enforcement, and intelligence activities related to the admissibility of travelers and articles accompanying persons, arrival/departure of vessels, aircraft, railcars, and vehicles involved in international trade, and anti-smuggling and terrorist activities including the apprehension and detention of those suspected of violating such laws and regulations. Providing assistance to port personnel to continually improve and assist in making adjustments to the core processes of inspection, intelligence analysis, examination, and lawenforcement activities, to include the investigation of violations of laws enforced by CBP and the apprehension, detention and arrest relating to arrival and departure. Guiding and leading thinking and planning for the execution of the substantive processes/strategies (i.e., Passenger/Outbound and Anti-Smuggling/K-9, Trade/Outbound/Agriculture/Fines, Penalties and Forfeitures) initiated and spelled out in some detail by the national office. Managing through subordinate supervisors and managers significant programs that cross overfunctional areas to include on-site operational training programs and Intelligence Driven Special Operations involving multiple locations and managers. If going from a LEO Covered Position to a Secondary CBPO Special Retirement Covered (SRC) Position: Please be advised that when you enter on duty in this Secondary CBPO SRC position you will no longer be covered under the Special Retirement System for Law Enforcement Officers, but will only be covered under the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). For further information on the Secondary CBPO Enhanced Retirement Coverage, please see the Qualifications section If going from a Primary CBPO Special Retirement Covered (SRC) Position to a Secondary CBPO SRC Position and you have less than 3 years in a Primary CBPO SRC Position: Please be advised that when you enter on duty in this Secondary CBPO SRC position you will no longer be covered under the Special Retirement System for CBP Officers, but will only be covered under the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) or covered under your applicable non-special retirement system depending upon previous service. For further information on the Secondary CBPO SRC, please see the Qualifications section. In accordance with CBP Directive No. 1335-018, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Rotation Program and to meet agency needs, this position will be filled on a temporary basis not-to-exceed (NTE) 3 year(s), with possible extension(s) for an additional 2 year(s), for a maximum of 5 years. You may be returned, at any time, to the permanent assignment within the Office of Field Operations. The Office of Field Operations may utilize flexibility to be placed within any sub-office/directorate and to place you in the same or similar position with equivalent grade and pay. The return is not subject to the procedures found in 5 C.F.R. §§ 351, 432, 752, and 771. At management's discretion, you may be permanently promoted to this position without further competition and the option for management to return you to your permanent or a similar position will no longer be available.

You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this position Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered with Selective Service Primary U.S. residency for at least three of the last five years (additional details below) All pre-employment processes will be conducted in English You may be required to pass a background investigation and/or polygraph CBP follows the DHS Drug-Free Workplace Plan for drug testing procedures Firearm Requirement- This position requires that the incumbent meet initial and continuing qualifications in the use of firearms as outlined in the Gun Control Act of 1968, amended by the Lautenberg Amendment of 1996. An applicant whose background includes any of the following will be ineligible for consideration: 1) convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment exceeding one year; 2) has any outstanding warrants or is a fugitive from justice; 3) unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance; 4) adjudicated as a mental defective or has been committed to a mental institution; 5) illegally or unlawfully in the United States; 6) renounced U. S. citizenship; 7) subject to a court-ordered restraining (protection) order from harassing, stalking, or threatening an intimate partner (spouse, former spouse, parent of applicant's child, individual who cohabitates or has cohabitated with the applicant), or child; or 8) convicted under Federal, State, or Tribal Court of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence against an intimate partner or child. Motor Vehicle Operation: You must possess the Ability to operate a Government Owned Vehicle. A valid, non-restricted driver's license is required. DHS uses E-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about E-Verify including your rights and responsibilities. Financial Disclosure is required. Bargaining Unit: This position is not covered under the bargaining unit. All Selectees will be required to sign an Employee Rotational Agreement as a condition of employment.