Criminal Investigator III (Colorado Springs) Liquor & Tobacco Enforcement Division (Remote)

About the role

The Criminal Investigator III in the Liquor & Tobacco Enforcement Division is responsible for conducting investigations of licensed liquor and tobacco businesses to ensure compliance with Colorado laws and regulations. Duties include performing inspections, compliance checks, and undercover operations, preparing investigative reports, and testifying in administrative or criminal proceedings.

Responsibilities

• Conduct inspections, compliance checks, and undercover investigations of alleged violations of Colorado Liquor and Tobacco statutes, criminal statutes, and regulations.
• Interview witnesses, suspects, complainants, applicants, licensees, and the general public to detect, discover, and obtain additional information or evidence related to the investigation.
• Make physical arrests when necessary for violations of law during liquor and tobacco investigations, consistent with Department policy.
• Conduct covert operations and/or surveillance of a Colorado Liquor or Tobacco license to produce evidence for an alleged administrative action or criminal prosecution.
• Respond to complaints and proactively visit/inspect Colorado liquor and tobacco licensed businesses as an armed peace officer to prevent and discourage the prohibited possession, sale, and consumption on or off the licensed premises.
• Collaborate with local licensing authorities and law enforcement in conducting compliance checks of tobacco licensees to ensure all Synar checks and statutory requirements are completed.
• Conduct investigations of alleged EBT violations and communicate with licensees to outline violations requiring correction.
• Prepare comprehensive investigative reports for criminal and administrative case files, draft charging documents, and prepare demand for records, summonses, arrest warrants, and search warrants as necessary.
• Provide training to local authorities, law enforcement, industry stakeholders, and the general public in an effort to ensure comprehension and compliance with liquor and tobacco requirements.

Requirements

• Must meet the minimum qualifications of six (6) years of full-time professional investigative experience in a regulatory environment, or a combination of education and experience totaling six (6) years.
• Must possess a valid Colorado POST certification that is active, in good standing, and free of any restrictions, suspensions, or revocations at the time of applying.
• Must be able to pass a background investigation and a tax check prior to appointment.
• Must pass a pre-employment background check.
• Must pass a pre-employment Physical and Psychological evaluation.
• Must be willing to work nights, rotating shifts, weekends, holidays, and maintain on-call status while off-duty for emergency and supervisory response.

Qualifications

• Must be a resident of the State of Colorado at the time of submitting your application.
• Must be able to travel extensively on a daily basis through the designated territory, spanning Pagosa Springs to the Kansas border (west-east).

Skills

• Strong investigative skills.
• Ability to conduct undercover operations and surveillance.
• Proficiency in using various databases and systems.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to prepare detailed investigative reports.
• Knowledge of Colorado Liquor and Tobacco laws and regulations.

Benefits

• PERA retirement benefits including Defined Benefit Plan, Defined Contribution Plan, plus 401K and 457 plans.
• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance coverage.
• Automatic Short-Term and Optional Long-Term Disability Coverage.
• Life and AD&D Insurance.
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs).
• Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) job protection and State of Colorado Paid Family Medical Leave (PFML).
• 11 Paid Holidays Annually and Accrued Annual and Sick Leave.
• Variety of discounts on services and products available through the State of Colorado's Work-Life Employment Discount Program.

Pay

Competitive compensation package offered by the State of Colorado.

Schedule

Nights, rotating shifts, weekends, holidays, and on-call status while off-duty for emergency and supervisory response.