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Assistant Center Director
Customs and Border Protection · Posted today
On-site Salt Lake City, UT $126K – $164K Apply by Jun 11, 2026 General Inspection, Investigation, Enforcement, And Compliance Series ENFJ Operations
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Organizational Location: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations, Atlanta Field Office, Centers of Excellence & Expertise, Consumer Products & Mass Merchandising. Locations at one of the OFO ports can be negotiated upon selection. Please click on the link below to view the list of ports. Locate a Port of Entry | U.S. Customs and Border Protection
What You'll Do
- →The incumbent serves as an Assistant to the Center Director.
- →The Assistant Center Director is responsible for management and supervision of one of the Center's three divisions which focus on either the Enforcement, Validation & Compliance, or Partnership aspects of the Center's strategic mission and responsibilities.
- →This position starts at a salary of $125,776.00 (GS-14, Step 1) to $163,514.00 (GS-14, Step 10).
- →Typical work assignments include: Managing national strategic trade activities to accomplish the CBP trade mission, to include revenue collection, summary review and validation processes, and trade enforcement actions associated with the importation and exportation of merchandise involved in international trade.
- →Managing the daily activities and providing oversight of operational and tactical trade responsibilities within the Center.
- →Directing the national trade policy and national trade program functions of CBP by administering account-based principles, providing uniformity and clarity for the development of CBP's national trade strategy.
- →Contributing to the development of national policy and processing strategies unique to an assigned industry, thereby increasing business certainty for industry partners.
- →Ensuring that national policy implementation is monitored and evaluated to ensure nationwide uniformity within their Center.
- →Assisting with the management of organizational changes associated with the assigned Center.
- →Planning, directing, and timely executing all trade program activity pertaining to an assigned industry, including development and assignment of goals and objectives for supervisors of subordinate employees.
- →Contributing to the development of strategic goals for the Center ensuring that the Center goals align with Agency goals.
- →Managing, through direct reports, a multi-disciplinary staff.
- →GS Salary: Visit this link to view the locality pay tables by geographic area.
- →If you do not see your geographic area listed, select the "Rest of United States" pay table.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this position Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered with Selective Service Primary U.S. residency for at least three of the last five years (additional details below) All pre-employment processes will be conducted in English You may be required to pass a background investigation CBP follows the DHS Drug-Free Workplace Plan for drug testing procedures.
- ✓As an employee of CBP, you will be joining a workforce that is dedicated to accomplishing our mission while maintaining the trust of our Nation by strictly adhering to all government ethics standards.
- ✓Your conduct will be subject to the ethics rules applicable to all Executive Branch employees, and to CBP employees specifically, as well as the criminal conflict of interest statutes.
- ✓Once you enter on duty, these rules include obtaining approval for outside employment or business activity, to ensure such employment or business activity is not prohibited and does not interfere or conflict with performance of your official duties.
- ✓Please review further details via the following link.
- ✓DHS uses E-Verify, an internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States.
- ✓Learn more about E-Verify including your rights and responsibilities.
- ✓Financial Disclosure is required.
- ✓Bargaining Unit: This position is not covered under the bargaining unit.
- ✓Please see the Qualifications and Required Documents sections for more information if education is applicable to this position.
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