Seized Property Specialist

Organizational Location: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Operations, Laredo Field Office, located in Hildago TX.. Additional selections may be made to include other organizational divisions and/or units within the duty location(s) listed above.

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. This position starts at a salary of $61,722.00 (GS-9, Step 1) to $97,087.00 (GS-11, Step 10) with promotion potential to $116,362.00 (GS-12 Step 10) 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: Receiving direction from the FPF Officer (FPFO) in fulfilling Seized Property Program responsibilities. Assisting with monitoring the turnover of seized property for storage in the certified OFO permanent seizure vault or to the national seized property contractors to ensure compliance with established time frames set by national policy and procedures. Assisting with examination of documentation provided to show that the importer/violator representatives are properly vetted to enter the Centralized Storage Facility (CSF) and have workers compensation insurance. Planning, preparing for and participating in seized property destruction operations. Providing guidance to CBP and other DHS entities concerning seized property processing. Providing guidance to CBP and other DHS entities concerning seized property processing. 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. 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.