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Supervisory CBP Officer (Watch Commander - POE)
Customs and Border Protection · Posted 1 days ago
On-site Miami, FL $138K – $179K Apply by Jul 16, 2026 Customs And Border Protection ENTJESFJESTJISTJ 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, Miami Field Office, Miami International Airport. Please view the video "Protecting America 24/7" to learn more about CBP's Office of Field Operations.
What You'll Do
- →Joining the Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations will allow you to use your expertise to manage one or more national programs in order to help to detect and prevent terrorists and instruments of terror from entering/exiting the U.S.
- →Apply for this exciting opportunity to direct programs that strengthen the Department's ability to perform homeland security.
- →This position starts at a salary of $137,660.00 (GS-14, Step 1) to$178,963.00 (GS-14, Step 10).
- →In this Watch Commander position for the Office of Field Operations, you will become a key member of a team of homeland security professionals responsible for managing all reportable incidents, emergent activities within the port.
- →Major duties may include: Interpreting laws, rules, and regulations of a broad range of Federal agencies and employing decision-making skills to complex decisions relating to the admissibility of people, cargo, and conveyances.
- →Planning, directing, coordinating, assigning, organizing, and evaluating all work activities conducted in multiple locations in one or many environments (e.g., air, land, and/or sea) at a large port of entry.
- →Directing and participating in responses to potential and emerging threats.
- →Monitoring and assessing the accurate application of law, regulation, and policy during normal and emergency operations to ensure compliance and reviewing current procedures and gathering, testing, and recommending process improvements for operational effectiveness.
- →Managing all operations, work activities, emergencies, and reportable incidents.
- →If going from a LEO Covered Position to a Secondary CBPO Special Retirement Covered (SRC) Position: Please be advised that when you enter on duty in this Secondary CBPO SRC position you will no longer be covered under the Special Retirement System for Law Enforcement Officers, but will only be covered under the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS).
- →For further information on the Secondary CBPO SRC, please see the Qualifications section.
- →Firearm Requirement- This position requires that the incumbent meet initial and continuing qualifications in the use of firearms as outlined in the Gun Control Act of 1968, amended by the Lautenberg Amendment of 1996.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Learn more about E-Verify including your rights and responsibilities.
- ✓Bargaining Unit: This position is not covered under the bargaining unit.
- ✓For employees detailed or temporarily promoted for less than one year, the permanent duty location is considered the duty location of record for commuting area purposes.
- ✓Please see the Qualifications and Required Documents sections for more information if education is applicable to this position
Personality Fit
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