University Police Lieutenant

Job Posting:

JR102099

University Police Lieutenant (Open)

Department:

Police Department, PMPosition Type:

RegularOpen Date:

08-21-2026

Close Date:

$97,000 - $107,000

Job Description:

The Lieutenant is a command-level supervisory and management position within the Bowie State University Department of Public Safety/University Police. The Lieutenant is responsible for supporting and overseeing the effective delivery of police and public safety services, including patrol operations, criminal and administrative investigations, personnel supervision, training, emergency response, crime prevention, community engagement, accreditation, regulatory compliance, and other departmental functions as assigned.

• Lieutenants are expected to possess the knowledge, experience, and leadership ability necessary to perform responsibilities across both Operations and Investigations.

Although the Chief of Police/Director of Public Safety or Captain of Public Safety may assign a Lieutenant primary responsibility for a particular function, shift, unit, program, or area of emphasis, such assignments do not limit the Lieutenant's overall responsibilities or authority. Lieutenants may be reassigned, temporarily or permanently, among operational, investigative, administrative, training, accreditation, emergency management, or other departmental responsibilities based upon the needs of the Department and University.

• The Lieutenant assists the Captain of Public Safety in the management and coordination of departmental operations and provides direct and indirect supervision to Sergeants, Corporals, University Police Officers, security personnel, communications personnel, and other assigned employees as appropriate.
• The Lieutenant ensures that personnel are properly trained, supervised, scheduled, equipped, evaluated, and prepared to respond effectively to routine calls for service, criminal activity, critical incidents, emergencies, special events, and other public safety needs.
• The Lieutenant provides oversight of criminal and administrative investigations and ensures that cases requiring follow-up investigation are appropriately assigned, investigated, documented, reviewed, and maintained. The Lieutenant may personally conduct or assist with complex, sensitive, confidential, or significant investigations when necessary.
• The Lieutenant supports the Department's community-oriented policing philosophy and ensures that police services are delivered professionally, fairly, proactively, and in a manner consistent with the mission and values of Bowie State University.
• The Lieutenant assists with departmental compliance responsibilities, including the Clery Act, Uniform Crime Reporting/National Incident-Based Reporting System (UCR/NIBRS), Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commissions requirements, IACLEA accreditation standards, departmental policies, University policies, and applicable federal, state, and local laws.
• The Lieutenant may serve as an Incident Commander, departmental representative, or Acting Captain/commanding officer when designated and may be required to respond to significant incidents or emergencies at any time.

DUTIES AND

RESPONSIBILITIESResponsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Reports directly to the Captain of Public Safety and performs other duties as assigned by the Captain or Chief of Police/Director of Public Safety.
• Assists the Captain and Chief of Police/Director of Public Safety with the leadership, administration, strategic direction, and daily management of the Department.
• Oversees and coordinates patrol operations, investigative functions, and other departmental activities as assigned.
• Provides leadership and supervision to Sergeants, Corporals, police officers, security personnel, communications personnel, and other employees as appropriate.
• Plans, directs, coordinates, and evaluates the work of assigned personnel and organizational units.
• Ensures appropriate staffing and deployment of personnel based upon operational requirements, campus activity, special events, crime trends, and other public safety considerations.
• Ensures that personnel are properly scheduled, trained, equipped, evaluated, counseled, and held accountable in accordance with University and Department policies and applicable collective bargaining agreements.
• Reviews reports, investigations, supervisory documentation, use-of-force incidents, arrests, complaints, and other departmental records for accuracy, completeness, quality, and compliance.
• Ensures that criminal incidents requiring additional investigation are appropriately identified, assigned, investigated, documented, and followed through to an appropriate disposition.
• Conducts or supervises criminal, administrative, personnel, background, and other investigations as assigned.
• Conducts or coordinates interviews of victims, witnesses, suspects, employees, complainants, and other persons associated with investigations.
• Coordinates crime-scene management and the identification, collection, preservation, documentation, submission, and proper storage of evidence in accordance with applicable law, policy, and established procedures.
• Reviews investigative leads, surveillance video, records, databases, intelligence information, forensic evidence, and other available resources to identify suspects and support investigations.
• Prepares, reviews, or assists with arrest warrants, search warrants, subpoenas, investigative requests, and other legal or law enforcement documentation as appropriate.
• Coordinates investigative activities and exchanges information with local, state, federal, and other university law enforcement agencies.
• Utilizes authorized criminal justice and law enforcement information systems, including CJIS and other approved databases and information-sharing networks.
• Coordinates or assists with cyber-related investigations and other investigations involving electronic evidence or digital information.
• Conducts or coordinates background investigations involving prospective Department employees when assigned.
• Ensure investigative files and records are appropriately maintained, secured, retained, and accessible in accordance with law, policy, records-retention requirements, and evidentiary standards.
• Assists with the collection, review, validation, and reporting of crime statistics and other information required for the Clery Act, UCR/NIBRS, and other federal, state, University, or departmental reporting requirements.
• Supports the Department's Clery compliance efforts, including accurate crime classification, crime-log information, report review, statistical verification, and coordination with appropriate University officials.
• Assists with the Department's IACLEA accreditation process, including policy development and review, standards compliance, documentation, proofs of compliance, internal assessments, and preparation for accreditation reviews.
• Assists with developing, reviewing, implementing, and enforcing departmental policies, procedures, general orders, standard operating procedures, and administrative directives.
• Coordinates or assists with departmental training programs, including in-service training, supervisory development, required certifications, policy training, and other professional development.
• Ensure sworn personnel maintain required Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commissions certifications and other mandatory training requirements.
• Promotes and implements community-oriented policing, crime prevention, problem-solving, and community engagement strategies.
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MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

Education:

• Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate is required. An associate or bachelor's degree in criminal justice, public administration, emergency management, organizational leadership, or a related field is preferred.
• Successful completion of advanced law enforcement training in areas such as supervision, leadership, management, criminal investigations, incident command, police administration, or other relevant disciplines is preferred.

Experience:

• A minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience as a sworn law enforcement officer.
• Supervisory law enforcement experience is required. Experience at the rank of Sergeant or an equivalent first-line supervisory position is strongly preferred.
• Candidates should demonstrate experience in, or substantial knowledge of, both police operations and criminal investigations. Experience in campus or university law enforcement is preferred but is not required.
• Experience with accreditation, Clery compliance, UCR/NIBRS, training, emergency management, special-event planning, or administrative investigations is desirable.

Certification:

• Must be certified, or eligible for certification, as a sworn police officer recognized by the Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commissions and must maintain such certification as a condition of employment.

Must maintain all required firearms qualifications and other certifications necessary to perform the duties of a sworn University Police Lieutenant.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

• This is an essential public safety and command-level position. The employee is normally scheduled to work a forty-hour workweek; however, work hours and assignments may vary based upon operational needs.
• The Lieutenant may be required to work evenings, nights, weekends, holidays, special events, and during University closures or emergencies.
• The Lieutenant is subject to call-back and may be required to respond to campus or other designated locations outside of normally scheduled working hours for significant incidents, emergencies, investigations, staffing needs, or other circumstances requiring command-level response.
• The employee must maintain all licenses, certifications, firearms qualifications, and other requirements necessary to exercise police powers and perform the essential functions of the position.

ORGANIZATIONAL FLEXIBILITY

The Lieutenant position is intentionally structured as a general command classification encompassing both Operations and Investigations. Individual Lieutenants may be assigned primary responsibility for patrol operations, investigations, training, accreditation, compliance, special events, administrative functions, or other areas based upon departmental needs. Nothing in this job description establishes a permanent or exclusive assignment to a specific division, unit, shift, or functional area. The Chief of Police/Director of Public Safety and Captain of Public Safety retain the authority to assign, reassign, combine, or modify a Lieutenant's areas of responsibility consistent with the operational needs and mission of the Department and University.

Additional Job Information:

Benefits include medical, dental, prescription, long-term disability, accidental death and dismemberment insurance and life insurance; paid time for paid sick leave, annual leave, and personal leave; 12 paid holidays per year, tuition remission; employer-funded pension and supplemental retirement accounts Bowie State University shall not discriminate against any individual on the basis of race, color, religion, age, ancestry or national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, marital status or veteran status. All policies, programs, and activities of Bowie State University are and shall be in conformity with all pertinent Federal and state laws of nondiscrimination including, but not limited to: Title VII of the Civil Right...Visit the Employer site for more details