Natural Resources Police Captain - Fish & Wildlife

This position is with the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, overseeing operations within the Offices of Boater Education and Boat Registration & Commercial Licensing. The role serves as the outreach and media coordinator for the unit, composes directives and procedures for law enforcement operations, oversees boating accident reporting, manages grants, and coordinates training for law enforcement personnel.

Responsibilities

• Implements appropriate law enforcement action in response to complaints, traffic, criminal, regulatory, and other activities.
• Investigates suspicious and criminal activity, including detecting, collecting, and preserving physical evidence; interviewing victims, witnesses, suspects, and defendants; processing charging documents; executing search and arrest warrants; and processing defendants.
• Performs vehicle and foot patrol of assigned areas.
• Conducts community policing through informational presentations and educational seminars for state agencies, schools, the public, and community organizations.
• Provides protective services to state employees, visitors, and the general public.
• Conducts surveillances and performs undercover assignments.
• Assists other law enforcement agencies as back-up or primary response.
• Takes custody of and transports felons and prisoners.
• Presents evidence and testimony and prosecutes cases in court.
• Prepares and maintains reports pertaining to incident response, daily activity, and investigations.
• Calibrates, maintains, and uses technical instruments and equipment to determine safety compliance and operational readiness.

Requirements

• Possession of a State of Delaware Council on Police Training Certificate.
• Three years of experience in planning, developing, coordinating, and implementing in-depth, long-term law enforcement investigations.
• Three years of experience in presenting training courses using methods such as lecture, structured exercises, role play, or group discussion, and utilizing training materials like overheads, PowerPoint, handouts, or videos.
• Knowledge of developing policies or procedures.
• Knowledge of budget development, including analyzing financial data and making long- and short-range plans and projections.
• Knowledge of operations management, including planning, directing, coordinating, controlling, and evaluating operations through subordinate supervisors.
• Possession of a valid Driver’s License (not suspended, revoked, canceled, or disqualified).

Applicants must be current permanent employees of the recruiting Department in a Merit System-covered position who have completed their initial probationary period. DNREC does not provide sponsorship for holders of H-1 B Visas. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Benefits

To learn more about the comprehensive benefit package, visit the Delaware DHR Benefits page.