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Supervisory Police Officer (Operations)

United States Army Installation Management Command

Department of the Army

Fresh

Location

Salary

$69,079 - $89,797

per year

Closes

March 17, 2026

GS-9 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $51,332 - $66,732

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-8. Master's degree or 2 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 U.S.

Army base in Kansas, where you'll plan and oversee daily law enforcement activities like crime prevention, investigations, and emergency response.

You'll also handle administrative tasks such as hiring staff, coordinating with local agencies, and ensuring the base stays safe.

It's a great fit for someone with hands-on police experience who enjoys supervising others and solving operational challenges in a military setting.

Key Requirements

  • One year of specialized experience in law enforcement operations, including enforcing laws, conducting investigations, and apprehending suspects
  • Ability to supervise and direct a team, including planning, scheduling work, and distributing tasks to subordinates
  • Experience developing and implementing law enforcement plans, reviewing reports, and taking corrective actions
  • Skills in conducting liaison with local agencies and preparing resource requests for missions
  • Proficiency in interviewing candidates, overseeing selections, and serving as a police officer in investigations and arrests
  • U.S. citizenship required
  • Relevant paid or unpaid experience, including volunteer work

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 responsible supervising law enforcement operations in the prevention and detection of crimes, the arrest and apprehension of violators and providing assistance to citizens in emergency situations.

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 applying laws and regulations to law enforcement operations, practices and techniques including enforcing traffic laws and issuing citations; performing law enforcement investigations; overseeing suspect apprehension and witness interviews; and responsibility for maintaining order and protecting life and property.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09). Major Duties:

  • Develop current and long-range law enforcement operation plans for the Ft. Leavenworth installation.
  • Review inspection reports and studies and implement corrective actions.
  • Conduct liaison visits to local law enforcement agencies to discuss problems, interagency support and future plans.
  • Establish, supervise and direct the overall organization, planning and operation of the Operations Branch.
  • Conduct studies and develop recommendations on proposed new missions.
  • Prepare requests to fill vacancies and estimate and justify resources needed to accomplish plans and missions.
  • Interview and oversee the interview process and selection of new employees.
  • Serve as a Police Officer with responsibility to investigate and apprehend suspects and explain rights and procedures to violators.
  • Plan, schedule and distribute work to subordinates.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 3/2/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 3/3/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: MCFS-26-12897981-DHA