- Hourly / - BiWeekly /
- Monthly / $123,946.00-$193,242.00 Yearly
An Enforcement Agent Administrator III is a Sworn Law Enforcement Officer
and the top tier managerial level of
program management and administrator in the Skilled Service of legislatively
authorized enforcement and regulatory work in a specialized police agency in
Maryland. Employees in this classification are responsible for directing
Enforcement, Inspection, Regulatory and Licensing programs that have a broad
scope and major impact on agency missions and operations. Employees in this
classification have managerial responsibility for all enforcement, field
operations, regulatory and licensing statewide as effected through subordinate
Agent Administrators. The Agent Administrator III directly supervises subordinate
Agent Administrators and through them indirectly supervises all other agency
police officers and civilian staff members. The Agent Administrator III is an
assistant to the Executive Management. Supervision is typically received from
an Executive Service employee.
Position designation of the Enforcement Agent Administrator III is Director
and is assigned various law enforcement and administrative functions determined
on the basis of relative job evaluation among positions of similar
organizational placement and scope. The job evaluation factors include:
qualifications; nature and purpose of personal contacts; nature of
recommendations, commitments, decisions, and conclusions; creative thought;
responsibility for planning; responsibility for administration; and nature of
supervision received.
Positions in this classification are evaluated using the classification job
evaluation methodology. The use of this method involves comparing the assigned
duties and responsibilities of a position to the job criteria found in the
Nature of Work and Examples of Work sections of the class specification.
This classification series is limited to the highest-level managers of
enforcement, inspection, regulatory and licensing programs in the agency.
The Agent Administrator III is differentiated from the Agent Administrator II
and the Agent Administrator I in that the Agent Administrator III has
managerial responsibility for all field operations, law enforcement operations,
regulatory operations and licensing operations statewide as effected through
subordinate Agent Administrators.
The Agent Administrator I is differentiated from the Agent Supervisor
(Lead) in that the Agent Administrator I directs all activities of an agency
Bureau, such as but not limited to, the Field Operations Bureau, the
Enforcement Bureau, or the Administrative Services Bureau and has supervisory
responsibility for Agent Supervisors while the Agent Supervisor has supervisory
responsibility for lower-level Agents.
Additionally, the Agent Administrator III is differentiated from any other
designated administrator serving as the Inspector in Charge in that the Agent Administrator
III directs all activities of agency and has supervisory responsibility for the
other designated civilian administrator serving as the Inspector in Charge.
The Agent Administrator III has indirect supervisory responsibility through
the Inspector in Charge for lower-level Compliance Inspectors. This
classification series is limited to the highest-level managers of enforcement,
inspection and regulatory programs in the Management Service of a police agency
in Maryland. Managers and administrators of agency-unique programs of lesser
scope and responsibility are classified in various supervisory, managerial and
administrative classification series designations.
Plans and directs the work of subordinate Agent Administrators related to all
aspects of agency enforcement, inspection, regulatory and licensing programs
that have a broad scope and major impact on agency missions and operations;
Establishes overall policies and procedures for all programs, oversees
their implementation, evaluates their effectiveness and approves major
revisions;
Establishes overall agency program goals, standards and controls to meet
program objectives and oversees their achievement; Oversees and manages the
personnel and financial resources of the agency;
Plans, coordinates, supervises and evaluates the work of subordinate administrators,
supervisors and managers;
Develops, implements and manages short and long-range plans for program
operations and resources; Determines organizational structure and staffing
needs of the agency;
Prescribes and oversees development and training of all agency staff;
Represents the agency before federal, State and local officials,
legislative committees and senior managers and executives of other agencies
concerning program activities;
Reviews statistical data for annual reports and F.B.I. required reporting
data;
Reviews or directs the review and makes recommendations regarding proposed
legislation and fiscal notes as they relate to the impact on the goals and
mission of the agency;
Provides oversight of the handling, planning, presentation and evidence for
Administrative Hearings;
Administers appropriate disciplinary action in compliance with Police
Officers Bill of Rights (LEOBR) and appropriate State Personnel rules;
Management of System rules and regulations;
Performs other related duties.
Knowledge of regulation, licensing and laws pertaining to alcoholic
beverages, cigarettes, cannabis, motor fuels, transient vendors and other taxes
administered by the state;
Knowledge of personnel management, budget procedures and program
administration; Knowledge of principles and techniques of criminal
investigation;
Knowledge of the Law Enforcement Officers Bill of Rights (LEOBR);
Skill in the use of firearms, vehicles, technical equipment and police
communication equipment; Ability to plan and supervise criminal investigations
and enforcement activities;
Ability to develop and maintain good working relationships with other law
enforcement agencies; Ability to prepare detailed reports;
Ability to train new employees in criminal investigation and enforcement
activities; Ability to secure the confidence and cooperation of the public;
Ability to evaluate evidence for its legal sufficiency;
Ability to present testimony in courts and administrative hearings on
behalf of the State;
Ability to communicate effectively with representatives of regulated
industries, owners, managers and licensees;
Ability to evaluate
and develop Maryland Police Training Commission accepted lesson plans for
effective training programs for sworn Division staff members:
Education: Graduation
from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency
certificate as described in the Police
Training Commission regulation.
Experience: Six (6) years of experience as a police officer investigating
crimes including motor vehicle accidents and responding to emergency calls for
police services or as an enforcement agent (Certified police officer) responsible
for assessing and enforcing compliance with a framework of regulations and laws
imposed by the state on an industry; at least two (2) years of this experience
must have been at the supervisory level.
Notes:
1. The above education requirement is set by the Maryland Police Training
Commission in accordance with Public Safety Article, Section 3-
209, Annotated Code of Maryland.
2. Applicants may substitute additional education in criminal justice or
law enforcement, at an accredited college or university, at a rate of
30 credit hours for each six months of the required experience for a
maximum of three years of the required experience.
3. Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience
as a non-commissioned officer in general inspection, investigation,
enforcement, and compliance classification or general inspection,
investigation, enforcement, and compliance specialty codes in the logistics
field of work on a year-for-year basis for the required experience.
1. Employees in this classification may be assigned duties which require
the operation of a motor vehicle. Employees assigned such duties will be
required to possess a motor vehicle operator’s license valid in the State of
Maryland.
2. After training, employees in this classification will
be required to maintain periodic certification of essential marksmanship in the
firing of a revolver and other firearms that may be necessary to carry out
assignments.
1. Selection standards for police officer certification are established by
the Police Training Commission in accordance with Public Safety Article,
Section 3-209 of the Annotated Code of Maryland. These selection criteria are
listed in detail in the Code of Maryland Regulations Title 12, Subtitle 04,
Chapter 01 and include the following:
Appointment as a police officer; U.S. Citizenship;
A complete background investigation; Oral interview;
Physical examination;
Possession of a driver’s license valid in the State of Maryland.
2. Employees in this classification must have successfully completed the
Entrance Level Police Training Course required by the Maryland Police Training
Commission and hold a current certification by the Maryland Police Training
Commission.
3. Employees in this classification are subject to call twenty-four hours a
day and must provide the agency with a telephone number where they can be
reached.
4. Employees in this classification are subject to substance abuse testing
in accordance with Code of Maryland Regulations 17.04.09, Testing for Illegal
Use of Drugs.
5. Two (2) years preceding promotion to the position or within one (1) year
following appointment to the position must successfully complete (70 percent
minimum overall test score) the First Line Administrator/Mid-Level Executive
Training Program approved by the Maryland Police Training Commission as
required by COMAR 12.04.01.13.
Specific educational and experience requirements are set by the State
Agency of Maryland based on the essential job functions assigned to the
position.
Director, Classification and Salary Division