Senior CBP Watch Commander, Supervisory (Top Secret)

Customs and Border Protection; Sterling (VA); On-site; USD 148,000 - 192,000; Full time

Job summary

Customs and Border Protection in Sterling, VA, is seeking a Supervisory CBP Officer (Watch Commander) to lead field operations and national programs. The role starts at $147,899 (GS-14, Step 1) and goes up to $192,275 (GS-14, Step 10) annually, with national scope and frontline supervisory duties.

The position includes directing field teams, coordinating targets and cargo controls, and ensuring export compliance while interdicting threats.

Qualifications

• Residency: must have resided in the United States or its protectorates for at least three of the last five years.
• Residency requirement for all applicants not currently employed by CBP.
• Top Secret security clearance is required for this position.

Responsibilities

• Direct CBP field locations and coordinate targets, controls, passengers and cargo leaving the United States.
• Oversee risk assessment and use intelligence to detect terrorists and instruments of terror.
• Provide guidance to CBP field locations and other agencies during investigations.
• Maintain awareness of threats through databases, open-source reporting and communications networks.

Job description

Customs and Border Protection in Sterling, VA, is seeking a Supervisory CBP Officer (Watch Commander) to lead field operations and national programs. The role starts at $147,899 (GS-14, Step 1) and goes up to $192,275 (GS-14, Step 10) annually, with national scope and frontline supervisory duties.

The position includes directing field teams, coordinating targets and cargo controls, and ensuring export compliance while interdicting threats.