attmt__4T_Supervisory_Air_Interdiction_Officer_(SAIO)_Position_Description.pdf

EGIK421

Supervisory CBP Air Interdiction Officer

Director of Air Operations

GS-1801-15

Introductory Statement:

This position is located in the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Department of Homeland Security (DHS). This position serves as a Director of Air Operations within CBP Air Operations.

The purpose of this position is to serve in a supervisory capacity and participate with higher-level officials in administering, managing, and planning the agency’s Aviation program.

The primary mission of DHS is to prevent terrorist attacks against the United States, reduce America’s vulnerability to terrorism, and minimize the damage of potential and natural disasters.

This is a ‘secondary position’, in an organization having a law enforcement mission, having as its primary purpose, the direction and supervision of a workforce performing law enforcement work.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

Participates with the Assistant Commissioner in the formulation and implementation of Aviation policies and activities. Confers with the Assistant Commissioner on a continuing basis and during regular and special conferences called for the purpose of discussing important significant aviation and law enforcement operations, important new developments in the aviation law enforcement community and to formulate plans, policies and courses of action. Maintains close working relationship with the Assistant Commissioner to integrate all related aviation and law enforcement operations in subordinate Aviation offices.

Exercises broad management supervision, direction and oversight of Aviation offices. Makes major decisions on projects, changes in program emphasis and diversion of resources. Participates with the Assistant Commissioner in conducting periodic and comprehensive evaluations of aviation and law enforcement programs and objectives to identify possible problem areas in order to direct necessary program improvements.

Conducts long range planning to meet future objectives and determines the need for coordination of necessary organizational changes.

Coordinates aircraft plans through the Contracting Officer Technical Representative and supervises the maintenance contractors in maintaining the unit’s aircraft in a safe, airworthy state of readiness.

Through subordinates, plans and schedules work on a quarterly, semi-annual and annual basis.

Sets priorities and prepares schedules for completion of projects. Determines goals and objectives that require special emphasis and determines the best approach for resolving budget shortages, Represents the Agency or its components in meetings with officials from other units and within DHS and other federal, state, and local agencies to plan and coordinate joint enforcement efforts with the Coast Guard, Air Force, Navy and foreign enforcement officials.

Performs other duties as assigned.

OTHER SIGNIFICANT FACTS:

This position requires the comprehensive knowledge of an experienced law enforcement officer needed to deal with criminal enforcement activities peculiar to DHS or its organizational component.

This includes the knowledge of investigative techniques, methods, functions, operations and procedures in order to supervise law enforcement activities that gather evidence for criminal prosecution. It requires skill in the performance of enforcement and investigative activities, including the investigation, detention, and apprehension for violators of DHS and related laws. This knowledge is applied when developing aviation policies, programs, and regulations needed to ensure support to DHS field activities.

Prior immediate experience in a Federal primary/rigorous law enforcement position, or its equivalent out of the Federal Government, is a mandatory prerequisite of this position because it involves the direct supervision of law enforcement officers who are engaged in the performance of law enforcement and investigative activities.

The duties of this position require the incumbent to work long and irregular hours, including weekends and night shifts, and/or occasional overtime hours that are administratively uncontrollable.

This position requires that the incumbent carry a firearm. Individual selected must meet initial and continued qualification in the use of firearms.

SUPERVISORY FACTORS:

Factor 1-3 Program Scope and Effect (550 points)

Directs a program segment that performs investigative law enforcement work engaged in the interdiction of narcotics and other contraband into the United States. Participates with high-level agency officials in supervising and managing these activities. The work contributes to the total law enforcement mission of DHS.

Factor 2-3 Organizational Setting (350 points)

The position is accountable to a position that is SES level, or equivalent.

Factor 3-3 Supervisory/Managerial Authority Exercised (775 points)

Directs the staff of the assigned CPB Air Operations field office. Assigns work to subordinates, resolves problems presented by subordinate; evaluates performance of subordinates, resolves serious disciplinary cases involving key employees. Performs other supervisory responsibilities such as approving leave, selecting candidates for promotion and reassignment, and arranges training. Represents the Agency in conferences and meetings concerning program functions.

Manages the CBP Air Operations field office by monitoring and analyzing all personnel, financial, and material needs in order to ensure maximum cost effectiveness in the program's operation.

Addresses human resource requirements to meet shifts in workload and priorities. Makes decisions and recommendations on the means to minimize costs and maximize program efficiency. Complies with and ensures through effective systems of control, the compliance of subordinates with integrity standards and all applicable laws, regulations and instructions governing employee standards of conduct.

Factor 4A-3 Nature of Contacts (75 points)

Contacts are with high ranking officials of DHS or its components, such as CMC directors, Special Agents in Charge, Air Branch Chiefs, Patrol Agents in Charge, Headquarters management officials, top ranking officials of other Federal, foreign, state and local law enforcement agencies, Air Force, Navy and Coast Guard personnel and the general public.

Factor 4B-4 Purpose of Contacts (125 points)

Personal contacts are for the purpose of influencing, motivating, or persuading others to accept opinions or take actions related to achieving CBP missions. Persons contacted are sufficiently fearful, skeptical, or uncooperative that highly developed communication, negotiation, conflict resolution, leadership, and similar skills must be used to obtain the desired results.

Factor 5-8 Difficulty of Typical Work Directed (1030 points)

The highest graded non-supervisory work directed, which requires at least 25% of this position's duty time, is GS-13.

Factor 6-6 Other Conditions (1325 points)

Supervision and oversight involves exceptional coordination and integration of a number of very important and complex investigative and administrative programs comparable in difficulty to GS-13.

Supervision and resource management involves major decisions and actions that have a direct and substantial effect on CBP Air Interdiction activities.

Total Points: 4230 Point Range: 4055 and above = GS-15

Grade Conversion: GS-15