About the role
Requisition No: 885469
Agency: Environmental Protection
Working Title: LAW ENFORCEMENT LIEUTENANT (LE MGR II) - 37020887
Pay Plan: Career Service
Position Number: 37020887
Salary: $80,000 - $85,000. This position is career service special risk.
Posting Closing Date: 10/28/2026
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Law Enforcement Lieutenant
State of Florida
Department of Environmental Protection
This position is in Temple Terrace or Orlando, FL
Position Overview and Responsibilities:
This posting is for a Law Enforcement Lieutenant within the Division of Law Enforcement’s Environmental Crimes Unit (ECU). The position conducts criminal, intelligence, and other types of investigations that threaten the environment or the public health and safety, in support of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s mission.
The duties of this position require a constituted state law enforcement officer certified by the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission and empowered to enforce all laws of the state with full powers of arrest. This position requires independent judgment and the ability to apply technical law enforcement knowledge with limited supervision. Specific duties include:
- Plan, direct, and coordinate the activities of law enforcement investigators at multiple field offices.
- Investigate alleged violations of environmental laws, seize evidence, make arrests, and testify in court.
- Enforce federal, state, and local laws, rules, and regulations with an emphasis on environmental resource protection and environmental crimes investigations.
- Supervise and coordinate environmental investigations, evaluate and solve serious law enforcement problems, administer policies and procedures, personnel matters, and evaluations of investigators.
- Conduct investigations into and assign investigators to investigate criminal violations of environmental laws, regulations, and citizen complaints.
- This position has been identified as emergency mission essential personnel and may be required, on short notice, to perform duties and travel in support of emergency efforts.
- This position is subject to emergency calls on 24-hour basis/seven days a week for the protection of life or property. Otherwise, normal business hours apply.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
- Ability to deal with individuals and critical situations in an effective manner.
- Ability to take direction and work under minimal supervision.
- Ability to perform physical labor and withstand physical exertion.
- Ability to operate motorized equipment.
- Ability to read, understand, and implement complicated rules, regulations, and directives.
- Ability to work in different areas of the state on special details for extended periods of time.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Current law enforcement officer certification for the State of Florida, the federal government, or another state in the U.S.
- Four years of sworn law enforcement experience. Post-secondary degrees can substitute for a maximum of one year experience. A credential evaluation report from an approved agency must be submitted along with all foreign degrees.
- This position requires a physical assessment test (PAT), oral board interview, a doctor's physical, a psychological evaluation, and law enforcement background investigation.
- Valid driver license
- Travel
NOTE: Correctional and correctional probation officers do not meet the minimum qualifications for the position unless they have also been employed as a law enforcement officer.
Position of Special Trust Requirement:
This position is designated as a Position of Special Trust in accordance with DEP Directive 422, Positions of Special Trust or Responsibility. Successful completion of background screening will be required for this position.
Applicable Job-Specific License or Certifications:
The duties of this position require a constituted state law enforcement officer (pursuant to s. 20.255 (10), F.S.) certified by the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission, with full power to investigate and arrest for any violation of the laws of this state.
Additional reviews may be performed to screen for certification, experience and education. You may be contacted to participate in an additional selection process which may consist of written exercises, work samples, skills tests, and interviews. Support of knowledge, skills, and abilities should be demonstrated on the application, in the education, in the work experience, in the work sample, in the interview and/or during reference checks.
Pay:
$80,000 - $85,000. This position is career service special risk.
Additional incentives for the position:
- Criminal Justice Incentive pay, if eligible – up to $1,560 annually
- Clothing allowance
- Take home car
Our Organization and Mission:
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is the state’s lead agency for environmental management and stewardship - protecting our air, water, and land. The vision of DEP is to advance Florida’s position as a world leader in protecting natural resources while growing the state’s economy. DEP encourages its leaders to constantly innovate and seek efficiencies. We believe in supporting and encouraging you as you take on important and often complex projects while offering you the opportunity to gain valuable experience quickly.
Where You Will Work:
The work location will be either Temple Terrace (Hillsborough County) or Orlando (Orange County), FL, and requires the ability to work in and throughout sixteen counties (Citrus, Hardee, Hernando, Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Brevard, Lake, Marion, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Sumter, and Volusia). Temple Terrace, a small city just outside of Tampa, is close to the Gulf Coast with beautiful white sand beaches. Orlando is home to several theme parks such as Disney World, Universal Studios, Legoland, SeaWorld and Aquatica, and Gatorland.
The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida:
Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including:
- Annual and sick leave benefits;
- Nine paid holidays and one personal holiday each year;
- State group insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options;
- Special risk class retirement plan options, including employer contributions (For more information, please click www.myfrs.com);
- Tuition waivers;
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- And more!
For a complete list of benefits, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.
Special Notes:
DEP is committed to successfully recruiting and onboarding talented and skilled individuals into its workforce. We recognize the extensive training, experience, and transferable skills that veterans and individuals with disabilities bring to the workforce. Veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to contact our recruiter for guidance and answers to questions through the following email addresses:
HR_VeteransPreference@dep.state.fl.us
An individual with a disability is qualified if he or she satisfies the skills, experience, and other job-related requirements for a position and can perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation. Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must contact the DEP Human Resources (HR) Office at (850) 245-2511. DEP requests applicants notify HR in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.
Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.
The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.
VETERANS’ PREFERENCE. Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply. Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements. Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code. Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here. All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.