Chief of Police and Emergency Management (Security)

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When you join RTD, you will be among dedicated employees exhibiting RTD's values of passion, respect, diversity, trustworthiness, collaboration, and ownership. RTD is committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. As part of our diversity value statement, we encourage our employees to honor diversity in thought, people, and experience. Come join RTD on this great journey to be the trusted leader in mobility, delivering excellence and value to our customers and community.

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(RTD Represented Employee Benefits: Please refer to the Labor Agreement included in the above link for details.)

This position is responsible for directing the overall function and operation of the Transit Police Division, Emergency Management, Integrated Security Operations, which includes Security Command Center Operations and Video Investigations. This is a safety sensitive position subject to the rules and regulations of the RTD Drug and Alcohol Policy and is an armed sworn position under CRS 16-2.5-146.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Essential:

• Recruits staff to include interviewing, hiring, assigning work, training, coaching, and counseling to ensure consistent application of Employee Guidelines, processes, and procedures. Conducts performance review, and holds employees accountable for performance of their responsibilities.
• Prepares and implements written transit law enforcement procedures, annually revises the System Security Program Plan, and develops annual budget and strategic plan for the division.
• Directs Integrated Security Operations programs, Security Design Criteria Oversight, Emergency Management, Contracted Law Enforcement and Contracted Security Officers
• Directs internal and video investigations regarding possible criminal activity, theft and violence in the workplace, which includes internal investigations of the organization's employees and contractors.
• Ensures compliance of (SMS) Safety Management Systems policies and Emergency Management response policies.
• Directs security contracting for the division by writing specifications, evaluating bids and proposals, and administering contracts for contracted security services, video surveillance systems, access control systems and other highly technical security systems. Provides technical expertise for the design, installation and expansion of various transit law enforcement and security integration projects.

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Other:

• All other job-related duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in business, public administration, management, criminal justice or related field.
• Master's degree in public administration or related field is preferred.
• A minimum of seven years of Command Level Management Experience in Transportation Agency Public Safety and Law Enforcement Operations.
• Current licensure and advanced certification through Colorado P.O.S.T. (Peace Officer Standards and Training)
• A minimum of ten years of experience in general law enforcement services, with proficiency and experience in emergency management, physical security integration, including enterprise level integrated security technology, crime and security data management, physical security operations, and Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED)..
• Proficiency in the criminal justice system; includes federal, state, and local law enforcement regulations.
• Project management skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing.
• Ability to use sound judgment.
• Ability to manage time and workload effectively which includes planning, organizing and prioritizing.

OR

• An equivalent combination of education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The work environment and physical demands described here are representative of those required by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job with or without reasonable accommodations.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk and talk or hear. The employee must be able to push, pull, lift or carry a person (approximately 100 lbs.) a minimum of 50 ft. for citizen or officer rescue.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and color vision.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is usually exposed to outside weather conditions. The employee is frequently exposed to moving trains and/or buses and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

CORE COMPETENCIES: SR. MANAGEMENT

SAFETY: Promotes safety as agency's number 1 priority in decision-making, reporting, learning, mitigation and follow-up. Zero tolerance for unsafe conditions or acts. Promotes continuous improvement of safety culture.

MANAGING POLITICS (INTERNAL & EXTERNAL): effective collaborator and network builder, persuasive, sensitivity to situation and individuals, knows how to work within the organizational and political structure

LEADERSHIP: acquires new knowledge and learns new ways of solving problem, thinks and plans strategically, visualizes and communicates a vision, models desired behavior, drives organizational change, recognition and development of staff potential, pro-actively addresses performance issues

TAKING RISKS AND INNOVATING: thinks out of the box, open minded and flexible in thought and tactics, oriented toward results, adapts problem approaches, creative solutions

PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT : provides feedback on performance throughout the year, initiates performance plans and disciplinary actions at appropriate times, plans ahead to prepare and present appraisal to salaried employees within thirty days of due date (only exception is unplanned extended absence), consistently follows the CBA in performance management of represented employees.

ETHICS AND INTEGRITY: perceived fairness; tolerance; honesty; consistent in application of policies and procedures.

DIVERSITY ORIENTATION: Takes action to advance the goals of Equal Employment Opportunity, Disadvantaged Business Enterprise, Title VI and ADA Plans, thereby ensuring RTD's hiring programs, work environment, contracting and procurement practices, and transit services/programs are fair, equal, and non-discriminatory.

JOB SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES

ACTION ORIENTATION: persists and finishes projects despite obstacles, or redirects when necessary; takes action and addresses opportunities with little supervision; takes extra steps to prevent mistakes or create opportunities.

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATION SKILLS: engages an audience, creates interest and excitement while taking the complex and making it simple for effective understanding and learning of the information and message

TENACIOUS: won't give up until the best solution is found; determined to accomplish; firm resolve

CAREER MAP

Based on job performance, experience, education and position availability the next step on the career map for this position may be:
AGM-Safety, Security and Asset Management

Only applications received through Public Sector Search will be considered. This position will be open until the position close date of February 28, 2025. For consideration, please be sure to apply to https://publicsectorsearch.com/recruitments/denver-rtd-colorado/ before the posting end date.

Anticipated Hiring Range is $200,000 - $249,673 Annual Salary

Pay Range:

$170,479.00 - $240,801.25 Annual

RTD is an Equal Opportunity Employer, please see our EEO policy [ https://www.rtd-denver.com/sites/default/files/files/2022-12/EEO%20Policy%20Statement-%20UPDATED.pdf ]

RTD posts a compensation range that represents a good faith estimate of what RTD anticipates paying for the position at the time of posting.  Starting salary is based on the candidate's relevant and verified education, training and work experience.  Applicants should submit all relevant and verifiable education, training and work experiences at the time of application.