Police Chief

This opportunity is available only to current employees of WSSC Water.

The Police Chief provides overall management, direction, and guidance on matters related to WSSC Water’s homeland security. Provides vision and management for WSSC Water’s Commission-wide planning, training, exercises, mitigation, and corrective action programs. This role serves as an advisor to the Director, Police & Homeland Security on protective actions, continuity of operations planning, and various mission-critical programs.

The Police Chief oversees all activities of the WSSC Water Police Department. Responsibilities include planning the strategic use of resources, coordinating department activities with other local police departments, and ensuring services and plans are of the highest quality. The Chief of Police is accountable for accomplishing departmental planning and operational goals and objectives within the Commission’s general policy guidelines.

Essential Functions

- Develops and manages the implementation of goals, objectives, policies, procedures, and work standards for the department

- Prepares and manages the annual budget

- Plans, organizes, administers, reviews, and evaluates the work of sworn and non-sworn staff through direct and subordinate levels of supervision

- Participates in the selection, training, professional development, and work evaluation of departmental staff; authorizes discipline as required; provides policy guidance and interpretation to staff; ensures the laws, regulations, and policies are consistently enforced

- Contributes to the overall quality of the department’s service by developing and implementing policies and procedures to meet legal requirements and the Commission’s needs

- Oversees all WSSC Water police functions including patrols, investigations, security, and emergency planning and response

- Manages the investigation of crimes in coordination with other agencies

- Prepares, recommends, and implements strategic plans to meet the Commission’s current and long-term needs

- Represents WSSC Water in meetings with members of various governmental agencies, local law enforcement agencies, and federal agencies in a coordinated effort to mitigate crime

- Prioritizes and allocates available resources; reviews and evaluates programs and service delivery; makes recommendations for improvements and ensures maximum effective service provisions

- Drives a vehicle to conduct WSSC Water business

Other Functions

- Monitors changes in laws, court decisions, regulations, and technology that may affect departmental operations; implements policy, procedural and operational changes, as required.

- Performs related duties, as assigned.

Work Environment And Physical Demands

Business casual office setting with field visits, as needed.

Required Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

- Knowledge of principals, practices and procedures of police administration, including community-oriented policing, patrols, investigations, industrial security, and a high level of service provisions

- Knowledge of criminal law, codes, regulations, and court interpretations, including rights of citizens, employees, apprehensions, arrests, search and seizure, and rules of evidence

- Knowledge of administrative principles and practices, including goal setting, program development, implementation and evaluation, and supervision of staff through direct and/or subordinate levels of supervision

- Knowledge of principles and practices of budget development, contract administration, and accountability

- Effective interpersonal communication skills in dealing with diverse individuals and groups of various socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds, in person and over the telephone

Minimum Education, Experience Requirements

- Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years’ general law enforcement experience that includes:

o 3+ years’ command or supervisory experience in law enforcement o 3+ years’ law enforcement investigations experience

OR

- High School diploma (or equivalent) and 12+ years’ general law enforcement experience that includes: o 3+ years’ command or supervisory experience in law enforcement o 3+ years’ law enforcement investigations experience