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Posted: April 7, 2026 (1 day ago)

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Supervisory Police Officer (Military Ocean Terminal)

U.S. Army Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command

Department of the Army

Fresh

Salary

$111,896 - $145,468

per year

Closes

April 14, 2026

GS-11 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $62,107 - $80,737

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-10. Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or 3 years graduate study.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves leading a team of police officers at a military ocean terminal in California, where you'll plan and oversee daily law enforcement activities like patrols, investigations, and emergency responses to keep the installation safe.

You'll also develop policies, manage staff performance, and coordinate with local agencies to handle security challenges.

It's a great fit for experienced law enforcement supervisors who thrive in a structured military environment and have a strong background in directing operations and ensuring compliance with regulations.

Key Requirements

  • One year of specialized experience in planning and directing law enforcement operations, such as patrol, investigations, traffic enforcement, or emergency response
  • Experience supervising law enforcement personnel, including assigning work, evaluating performance, and ensuring training and certification standards are met
  • Knowledge of applying and developing laws, regulations, and policies to enforce public safety missions
  • Ability to respond to or direct responses to serious incidents
  • U.S. citizenship
  • No substitution of education for experience; must qualify based on experience alone
  • Ability to perform full range of supervisory duties and formulate long-range operating plans

Full Job Description

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

About the Position: This position is with the 834th U.S. Army Transportation Battalion located in Concord, California.

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social).

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes planning and directing law enforcement operations such as patrol, investigations, traffic enforcement or emergency response activities; supervising law enforcement personnel including assigning work, evaluating performance and ensuring officers meet required training and certification standards; applying and developing laws and regulations to enforce public safety missions; and responding to or directing responses to serious incidents.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify.

For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. Major Duties:

  • Develop plans for law enforcement operations on the installation for the Director of Emergency Services’ approval.
  • Review and develop implementation plans for new or changed laws, policies, and regulations affecting the current programs.
  • Perform the full range of supervisory duties and direct the staff through subordinate supervisor and shift leaders.
  • Plan for current and long-range operations based on workloads, trends, and projected requirements.
  • Develop methods and procedures affecting overall operations and assign tasks to subordinate supervisor.
  • Formulates long range operating plans based on assigned mission and functions; regulatory guidance, equipment, funding and staffing requirements necessary for mission accomplishment.
  • Write updated policy letters, memorandums, and guidelines pertaining to the conduct and performance of assigned law enforcement activities.
  • Perform specialist tasks such as public relations visits to units and activities serviced.
  • Conduct liaison visits to local law enforcement agencies to discuss areas of mutual concern.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 4/7/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 4/8/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: MCGT-26-12912906-DHA