Captain, Port Authority Police Department

The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 70,000 - 168,000; Full time

Job summary

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey seeks a Captain for its Police Department. This role involves managing police personnel, enforcing law and order, and developing interagency partnerships. Candidates should have extensive law enforcement experience and strong leadership skills.

Benefits

Competitive benefits package

Hybrid work options

Qualifications

• At least 10 years of supervisory experience in law enforcement.
• Minimum of 2 years as a police commander of a sizeable workforce.

Responsibilities

• Supervising day-to-day police functions and developing staff competence.
• Managing and implementing goals and policies for assigned programs.
• Developing partnerships with local, state, and federal agencies.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in criminal justice

Job description

Captain, Port Authority Police Department

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About the Role:

The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey (PANYNJ) conceives, builds, operates, and maintains infrastructure critical to the New York/New Jersey region’s trade and transportation network. These facilities include America’s busiest airport system, marine terminals and ports, the PATH rail transit system, six tunnels and bridges between New York and New Jersey, the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Manhattan, and the World Trade Center.

Description

About the Role:

The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey (PANYNJ) conceives, builds, operates, and maintains infrastructure critical to the New York/New Jersey region’s trade and transportation network. These facilities include America’s busiest airport system, marine terminals and ports, the PATH rail transit system, six tunnels and bridges between New York and New Jersey, the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Manhattan, and the World Trade Center.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey seeks highly skilled and experienced law enforcement command professionals to fill the rank of Captain in its Port Authority Police Department.

The Port Authority is seeking candidates with strong law enforcement, leadership, command, and communication skills; labor relations experience; a history of successful partnerships with local, state, and federal agencies and other law enforcement jurisdictions; and a demonstrated, successful record of managing police personnel, resources and administration.

The security functions of the Authority continue to be streamlined, centralized, and strengthened with the goal of increasing their effectiveness and efficiency. Any new police commanders hired pursuant to this search will become a critical element of leading this larger security transition in the Port Authority Police Department.

Responsibilities

Under the command of the Superintendent of Police/ Director of Public Safety, the candidates selected for these positions will exercise full-scope, day-to-day operational command of distinct, geographically organized PAPD units ranging in size from 80 – 250 personnel.

These individuals will be expected to uphold the law; preserve and protect patrons, employees, and property of the Authority; operate their units in an effective and cost-efficient manner; develop strong interagency and private-sector partnerships for the purpose of achieving a maximally efficient policing and security structure; and command, motivate, inspire, and maintain proper order and discipline among subordinates.

Major Responsibilities Include But Are Not Limited To

• Supervising day-to-day police functions, developing uniformed staff to a high degree of competence, and overseeing the training and assignment of subordinates
• Enforcing discipline, good order, and the highest standards of personal and unit probity
• Managing and participating in the development and implementation of goals, objectives, policies, and priorities for assigned programs
• Planning, monitoring, evaluating and implementing efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery methods, procedures, techniques, and equipment utilized in the conduct of all activities assigned to police personnel and making recommendations to eliminate inadequacies or improving operations, service, and staffing levels, while promoting change management to ensure successful implementation
• Directing staff, analyzing problems, identifying solutions and implementing recommendations in support of goals, modifications to police programs, policies, and procedures as appropriate
• Integrating public safety and security strategies with the agency goals and objectives
• Developing and maintaining lines of communication and cooperation with peers in surrounding local, state, and federal agencies; coordinating joint operations with outside agencies; and mitigating conflicts with other departments or agencies
• Attending and participating in professional group meetings, maintaining awareness of new trends in law enforcement, and incorporating new developments as appropriate
• Developing and maintaining collaborative partnerships with Facility general managers and their staff as well as other stakeholders, both internal and external to the Port Authority.
  
  

Additional Information

• The roles/responsibilities involve duties necessitating irregular work hours. The positions require that those selected be on 24-hour call for notifications, and that they be available for recall as conditions warrant, under the direction of, the Director of Public Safety/Superintendent of Police of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The Superintendent of Police reports directly to the Chief Security Officer. Decision-making in a high-pressure environment and the ability to convey a sense of control and organization is crucial.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in criminal justice , law, social science, or a related field from an accredited college or university.
• At least Ten (10) years of supervisory experience in law enforcement with a minimum of Two (2) years of experience as a police commander of a sizeable, uniformed workforce.
  
  

Desired Qualifications

• Experience in progressively responsible senior level command ranks in law enforcement.
• Demonstrated experience and knowledge of methods and techniques used in providing the full range of law enforcement and crime prevention services and activities, including investigation and identification, patrol, traffic control, care and custody of persons and property, crime prevention, records management, security, dispatch, and financial management of a precinct.
• Experience in counterterrorism, intelligence and investigations.
• Experience in critical infrastructure protection and transportation policing.
• Experience in budget administration, processes and systems.
• A record of leadership by example and the highest standards of personal probity.
• An ability to effectively manage individuals from diverse professional backgrounds.
• Knowledge of the provisions of police collective bargaining agreements, personnel rules and regulations.
• Proven track record of implementing cost effective strategies
• Demonstrated strong conflict resolution, problem solving and decision making skills
• Demonstrated strong written and oral communication skills
• An ability to work constructively with local, state, and federal agencies
• Knowledge of principles of supervision, management, training, and performance evaluation
  
  

Selection Process

The application process varies by position but typically includes an initial phone interview for qualified candidates, followed by a more in-depth interview(s) and/or assessment(s).Selected candidates who are made a conditional job offer will be asked to undergo a background check.

Compensation & Benefits

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey offers a competitive benefits package, hybrid work options for many positions, and a professional environment that supports development and recognizes achievement.

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How To Apply

Interested candidates should apply to this job by clicking on the "Apply Now" button and submitting a resume. The Port Authority of NY & NJ welcomes veteran and military spouse applications.

Only applicants under consideration will be contacted.

About The Port Authority

Founded in 1921, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey builds, operates, and maintains many of the most important transportation and trade infrastructure assets in the country. The agency's network of aviation, ground, rail, and seaport facilities is among the busiest in the country, supports more than 550,000 regional jobs, and generates more than twenty three billion in annual wages and eighty billion in annual economic activity. The Port Authority also owns and manages the 16-acre World Trade Center site, where the 1,776-foot-tall One World Trade Center is now the tallest skyscraper in the Western Hemisphere.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey/Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH) is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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