INVESTIGATION SPECIALIST II - 79000630

Florida; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 38,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) – Division of Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco in Florida is seeking an Investigation Specialist II. You will assist law enforcement with complex investigations, observe licensed premises, assess compliance with state laws, document findings, and support administrative and criminal case processing.

Join a state regulatory team of about 330 professionals, contributing to the enforcement of statutes governing alcoholic beverages and

Responsibilities

• Assist law enforcement officers with complex investigation of violations of Florida Statutes.

Job description

Requisition No: 884211
Agency: Business and Professional Regulation
Working Title: INVESTIGATION SPECIALIST II - 79000630
Pay Plan: Career Service
Position Number: 79000630
Salary: $1,471.70 to $1,608.12 Biweekly
Posting Closing Date: 10/12/2026
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DIVISION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES & TOBACCO
Investigation Specialist II
Position Number: 79000630
Hiring Salary: $1,471.70 to $1,608.12 Biweekly
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Our Organization And Mission

License efficiently. Regulate fairly. Florida counts on the Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) to ensure important matters are handled well. Responsibilities range from ensuring the safety of food service, maintaining the integrity of real estate transactions, furthering the transparency of condominium governance, and overseeing the qualifications of licensure that ensure work requiring a skilled professional is performed safely and sufficiently. DBPR’s stakeholders include these professionals and their customers alike. Under the direction of Secretary Melanie S. Griffin, DBPR oversees many of Florida’s professions and industries in the areas above, and many more which can be seen on our website: http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/ .

The Work You Will Do

The Florida Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco licenses the manufacture, distribution, sale, and service of alcoholic beverage and tobacco products in Florida, including receipt and processing of license applications; collection and auditing of taxes and fees paid by licensees; and enforcement of the laws and regulation of the alcoholic beverage and tobacco industries, pursuant to Chapters 210, 561-565, 567-569, Florida Statutes. The division's three bureaus - Licensing, Auditing and Enforcement - comprise a team of approximately 330 personnel fulfilling the regulatory obligations of the division throughout the state.

Your Specific Responsibilities

• Assist law enforcement officers with complex investigation of violations of Chapter 20.165, 210, 561 - 565, 567 - 569, & 943, Florida Statutes.
• Make frequent observation/inspections of mobile and fixed business locations selling tobacco products and alcoholic beverages.
• Assess compliance with state’s tobacco and alcoholic beverage laws.
• Report findings to supervisor. Assists licensing bureau with application site inspections. Examine various licensee records for compliance with applicable rules and laws relating to the purchase and sale of alcohol beverages and tobacco products.
• Investigate administrative violations occurring within licensed premises and prepare appropriate Investigative reports.
• Prepare and process administrative cases.
• Refer criminal violations to sworn personnel for investigation or follow-up.
• Assists when requested or assigned in the evidence control function and property and equipment control for the District Office.
• Assist sworn officers with seizure of evidence where applicable; assists in development of district plan