Seized Property Specialist

Customs and Border Protection

Philadelphia (Philadelphia County)

On-site

USD 45,000 - 72,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

Customs and Border Protection in Philadelphia seeks a Seized Property Specialist to oversee inventory and safe storage of seized narcotics and prohibited goods, ensuring compliance with SAMEPH and CBP procedures.

The role involves handling the seized property lifecycle, planning destruction operations, coordinating with national contractors, and training staff on processing activities. Overtime and travel may be required; firearm proficiency is mandatory.

Qualifications

Requires meeting firearm qualification and safety standards as part of federal employment.
Work environment includes offices, vaults, destruction sites, and potentially outdoors in various conditions.
Must be able to perform duties requiring physical mobility and compliance with CBP procedures.

Responsibilities

Perform reviews, evaluations, and surveys related to seized property management and compliance with CBP policies.
Plan for seized property destruction operations and oversee storage in the permanent seizure vault.
Train and guide staff on seized property processing activities and procedures.

Job description

Hiring Agency: Customs and Border Protection
Department: Department of Homeland Security

Organizational Location: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations, Baltimore Field Office, Fines Penalties & Forfeitures, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This announcement will be open for five (5) business days OR until the first fifty (50) applications have been received, whichever happens first.

Key Responsibilities

Joining the Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations will allow you to use your expertise to provide for the inventory and safe storage of seized illegal narcotics and prohibited goods that have not met the requirements for entry into the U.S. Apply for this exciting opportunity to strengthen Homeland Security by providing expert technical direction on complex issues pertaining to seized property activities.

This position starts at a salary of $44,887.00 (GS-05, Step 1) to $72,285.00 (GS-07, Step 10) with promotion potential to $128,221.00 (GS-12 Step 10). Additional selections may be made beyond the total number of vacancies specified using this vacancy announcement. Further selections may also be made for additional organizational divisions and/or units within the duty location(s) listed above. 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. Some positions fall under a special pay rate depending on the series, grade level and location of the position. Please visit this link to view special pay rate charts. As a Seized Property Specialist, you will become a key team member of Homeland Security professionals overseeing the inventory and safe storage of seized illegal narcotics and prohibited goods.

Typical work assignments include: Performing comprehensive reviews, evaluations, surveys, and other assessments pertaining to the operational functions relating to seized property management; Ensuring compliance with processes and procedures pursuant to established CBP policies provided for in the Seized Asset Management and Enforcement Procedures Handbook (SAMEPH) for the custody, preservation, and disposition of seized or forfeited property through to resolution, within the FPF Officer's (FPFO) authority; Planning, preparing for and participating in the seized property destruction operations; Overseeing the acceptance of seized property for storage in the permanent seizure vault and consigning property to the national seized property contractors in compliance with established timeframes set by national policy and procedures; Developing and providing guidance and training to employees regarding seized property processing activities.

Requirements & Education

Please see the Qualifications and Required Documents sections for more information if education is applicable to this position. Physical and Environmental Conditions: The work environment includes offices, vaults, warehouses, destruction sites, and courtroom settings. The work setting can be open, confined, or restricted areas with unstable, uneven, or slippery surfaces, around moving vehicles or equipment, and can include exposure to loud noises from machinery.

Periods of outdoor work may be required in snow, rain, or extreme heat. There is potential exposure to significant allergens, hazardous materials, gases, and dust specifically affiliated with destruction operations; and in different lighting conditions to include daylight to night time. Protective clothing may be required such as hard hats, gloves, goggles, hearing protection, and respirators.

Firearms Requirement: You will be required to carry a firearm and maintain firearm proficiency. 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.

An applicant whose background includes any of the following will be ineligible for consideration: 1) convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment exceeding one year; 2) has any outstanding warrants or is a fugitive from justice; 3) unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance; 4) adjudicated as a mental defective or has been committed to a mental institution; 5) illegally or unlawfully in the United States; 6) renounced U. S. citizenship; 7) subject to a court-ordered restraining (protection) order from harassing, stalking, or threatening an intimate partner (spouse, former spouse, parent of applicant's child, individual who cohabitates or has cohabitated with the applicant), or child; or 8) convicted under Federal, State, or Tribal Court of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence against an intimate partner or child.

Motor Vehicle Operation: You must possess a current valid State driver's license at the time of appointment. Must be able to drive/operate light wheeled and 4-wheel drive vehicles (e.g., forklift, cargo van, etc.). Certification: Successful completion/certification in both the OC Spray and the CSB is required at the basic training academy. Communication Device: Incumbent may be required to carry an electronic communication device.

Data Systems: Incumbents must maintain the ability to access all data systems necessary for duty execution. Uniform: Incumbent is required to wear a DHS issued uniform. Overtime: This position may also require unscheduled overtime and extensive travel for extended timeframes. Physical Demands: You must have the physical ability to climb up and down gangways, lift heavy objects, stoop, kneel, and bend. Training: This position has a training requirement.

Selectee(s) are required to attend and successfully complete 6.5 weeks of paid training in Glynco, GA. You may be required to successfully complete the training requirement as a condition of employment. Failure to successfully complete the required course(s) of training in accordance with CBP standards and policies will result in placement into either a former or different position, demotion, or separation as determined by management and appropriate procedures.

The incumbent must have attended or will attend, within 12 months of entering duty/upon selection, the Custody and Management of Seized Property basic training course. In addition, the incumbent must have successfully completed/passed this training course requirement. There will be no key/alarm/combination lock access into the permanent seizure vault, until the successful completion of this training course.

Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) Eligibles: If you have never worked for the federal government, you are not CTAP/ICTAP eligible. View information about CTAP/ICTAP eligibility on OPM's Career Transition Resources website. To be considered eligible under CTAP/ICTAP, you must be placed in the Well-Qualified category for this position, as described within this announcement.

In addition, you must submit the supporting documents listed under the Required Documents section of this job announcement.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $44887 – $72285/yr.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-11-16.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.