Chief of Police at Town of Vienna – Vienna, Virginia

Manages and directs the daily police operations, investigations, patrols, and support activities.

Creates and administers the departmental budget; monitors and controls expenses; reviews and approves grants.

Supervises, mentors and directs subordinate employees engaged in administrative, operational, and technical operations for the Police Department.

Makes sure employee wellness is a priority for the department.

Confers with the Town Manager, Town Administrators/Departmental Heads, and other critical personnel as needed to resolve problems/complaints and/or clarify policy, procedures, and regulations.

Attends meetings/departmental activities as required; cooperates with other law enforcement officials/agencies as needed; coordinates the mutual aide of law enforcement operations with state/federal/local agencies.

Receives and resolves complaints; cultivates favorable public relations.

Counsels employees on improvement of police operations and the apprehension/detention of wanted persons.

Notifies Town Council of critical incidents / events.

Regularly interacts with community members and groups, attends community meetings and functions.

Serves as the Town’s Emergency Manager.

Primary Back-up to the Town Manager.

Additional Duties:
Provides credible testimony when required to for legal cases.

Directs the preparation of recurring and special reports on departmental operations and activities.

Performs related work as assigned or required.

Meets with the Town Attorney to monitor officer case preparation and court testimony.

Maintains an active presence regionally to make sure the Town of Vienna is properly represented.

Plans and directs others in the sequence of major activities and report on operations and activities which are very broad in scope.

Negotiates, exchanges ideas, information and opinions with others to formulate policy and programs or arrive jointly at decisions, conclusions or solutions.

Requires responsibility and opportunity for achieving wide-spread economies and/or prevent losses through the management of a department that has an organization-wide impact or significant impact on the general population or the supervision of a staff of attorneys.

Uses addition and subtraction, multiplication and division and/or calculates ratios, rates and percentages.

Reads professional literature and technical manuals; speaks to groups of employees, other public and private groups; writes manuals and complex reports.

Decision-making is a major part of the job, affecting a major segment of the organization and the general public; works in a dynamic environment; Responsible for developing policies and practices.

Performs work involving the application of logical principles and thinking to solve practical problems within or applying to a unit or division of the organization; requires continuous, close attention for accurate results and frequent exposure to unusual pressures.

The impact of errors is severe - affects entire organization, other activities/organizations, the general public, and a wide geographic area or loss of life and/or damage could occur and is highly likely.

Performs light work that involves walking or standing most of the time and involves exerting up to 20 pounds of force on a regular and recurring basis, or skill, adeptness and speed in the use of fingers, hands or limbs on repetitive operation of mechanical or electronic office or shop machines or tools within moderate tolerances or limits of accuracy.

Coordinates the handling/use of machines, tools, equipment or work aids involving extensive latitude for judgment regarding attainment of a standard or in selecting appropriate items.

None.

Serves as the head of an agency or department that has primary responsibility for the enforcement of public safety laws.

Requires a Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice, Law Enforcement, Legal Studies, Forensics, or closely related field.

Preferred qualification is a master’s degree or completion of a national executive leadership program such as the FBI National Academy.

Requires ten years’ prior experience as an upper level manager with departmental authority, i.e., Chief, Deputy Chief, Major, or closely related experience.

The Town of Vienna is an Equal Opportunity Employer. ADA requires the Town of Vienna to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities. Prospective and current employees are encouraged to discuss ADA accommodations with management.