Summary

This Director position serves as the top tier executive, managerial, and administrative position for the CBI and as part of the Executive Team of the Colorado Department of Public Safety.

Description

At CDPS we nurture a centric culture driven by our commitment of creating a safer Colorado, an inclusive workplace where everyone can be their own authentic self. We model a culture of collaboration, support and growth to our employees. Our culture has public service focus, and we strive to provide innovative solutions and services to our fellow Coloradans!

Careers with a purpose:

If you are passionate about public safety service, and are eager to dedicate your career to serving Coloradans, this is the organization you want to join!

We are committed to providing public safety services to our fellow Coloradans in their times of greater needs such as: safety on our roads, preparing and mitigating environmental disasters, disaster recovery, combating crime, school safety, and victim recovery.

You’ll have the opportunity to challenge yourself and acquire new capabilities to build a rewarding and fulfilling career while making a difference in our community!

When you join CDPS, you are joining a team of exceptional individuals and together you will be inspired, motivated and supported to become the best you can be.

Unmatched Benefits:

We highly value work life balance and offer excellent work-life programs, training and enriching professional development opportunities and a wide range of benefits.

Medical and dental options are available for permanent employees and their dependents. We also offer short and long-term disability coverage, and life insurance that includes legal resources and discounts.
State contribution into Health Savings Account when enrolled in HDHP.
Job protected medical leave under the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the State of Colorado Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program (FAMLI).
Paid medical leave benefits provided by the State of Colorado.
Eligibility for hybrid or other flexible work arrangements based on the nature of the role.
We offer unmatched retirement benefits including mandatory PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan, plus optional 401K and 457 plans. For information on mandatory employee salary deferral (in lieu of contribution to Social Security), visit Colorado PERA for details.
CDPS provides generous time off including 11 paid holidays annually and accrued annual and sick leave and annual wellness days.
The Employee Assistance Program (C-SEAP) is available in every region of the state. It is our effort to support the well-being of employees and the workplace. EAPs provide short-term counseling, referrals and resources, as well as training and organizational development services.
Additional benefits offered include tuition reimbursement and reduced college tuition at CSU Global and DeVry University.
Credit Union of Colorado membership eligibility.

To learn more about State of Colorado benefits, please visit State of Colorado benefits.

About the Department
The Colorado Department of Public Safety (CDPS) consists of five Divisions: Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Colorado State Patrol (CSP), Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ), Division of Fire Prevention and Control (DFPC), and the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHSEM). The Executive Director's Office (EDO) provides administrative and management services to the operating divisions of the department.

About the Division

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) provides law enforcement services to local, state, and federal law enforcement and government agencies, including managing statewide criminal justice information, assisting with criminal investigations on request, conducting criminal and civil background checks, and operating an internationally-accredited forensic laboratory system. The units described below perform these functions:

Crime Information Management Unit – provides support services and ensures security regulations are met by users of Colorado criminal justice information to uphold and enforce the FBI standards, and operates an information system at an over 99 percent availability rate for local, state, and federal criminal justice agencies enabling them to exchange timely, accurate, and complete information.
Forensic Services – provides forensic investigative assistance to law enforcement agencies, including DNA casework, latent print analysis, firearm and toolmark analysis, drug chemistry analysis, crime scene evidence processing, serology analysis, trace evidence analysis, digital analysis, DNA database management, and toxicology analysis.
Office of Professional Standards – develops national accreditation standards for the CBI, standardizes policies and training, conducts review and investigates complaints and allegations of misconduct, and reports on CBI statistics and inspections.
Investigative Services – provides critical investigative assistance to law enforcement agencies on request for major crimes, gaming, complex fraud, fugitive sex offenders, cold case homicides, and missing persons investigations.
Morpho Biometrics Unit – serves as the state repository for criminal history information, including fingerprint data.
Instant Criminal Background Check Unit – serves as the state point of contact for background checks on firearms purchases and conducts concealed handgun permit background checks for sheriff's offices.

Description of Job

About the Work Unit

Provide executive-level leadership, management and supervision to the Staff, both sworn and professional, of the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI or ‘Bureau’). Represent the Colorado Department of Public Safety (CDPS) and the CBI on both a state and national level. Ensure that CBI services are provided to law enforcement agencies and District Attorney’s offices in a professional and responsive manner. Collaborate with other CDPS divisions to ensure the safety of Colorado residents.

About the Job

This Director position serves as the top tier executive, managerial, and administrative position for the CBI and as part of the Executive Team of the Colorado Department of Public Safety. Per 24-33.5-404, The Director shall be the chief administrative officer of the bureau and shall also be an agent. He/She shall supervise and direct the administration and all other activities of the bureau. The director shall prescribe rules and regulations, not inconsistent with law, for the operation of the bureau and the conduct of its personnel and the distribution and performance of their duties. The Director shall, at the request of the Executive Director, Deputy Executive Director or in his/her absence or disability, be sufficiently qualified to act in the place of the Executive Director and/or the Deputy Executive Director in all matters requiring action. The Director also serves as the Department’s representative to assigned committees and associations. See Colorado Revised Statutes 24-33.5-402 Director – Appointment, 403 Director – Qualifications (The director shall be experienced in scientific methods for the detection of crime and in the enforcement of law and order. The director shall possess such other qualifications as may be specified by the state personnel director after consultation with the executive director.) 404 Director – Duties. The CBI Director has overall responsibility for the following sections (and units within) of the CBI:

Investigation Section
Forensic Services Section
Support Services Section
CBI Administration

The primary purpose of the CBI Director is to serve as the leader and administrator for all Bureau operations statewide, including the current headquarters in Denver, Field Offices in Pueblo and Grand Junction, and the resident Agent offices in Montrose, Durango, and those planned for the future. Additionally, the Director has responsibility for budget preparation, overall execution and accounting for the Bureau, and ensuring that CBI operations provide the most efficient and effective use of state resources. The CBI Director shall provide oversight and representation of the Bureau in all legislative matters as necessary.

The Director maintains frequent contact with the Executive Director and Deputy Executive Director, and regular contact as appropriate with the Office of the Governor, members of the Legislature, Sheriffs, Chiefs of Police, District Attorneys, the Attorney General's Office, and Federal Criminal Justice CEOs, as well as fellow CDPS Directors. This position acts as the spokesperson and decision maker for the agency, authorizing action and directly determining the agency’s mission, direction, strategic goals, and scope of work.

The CBI Director must have extensive experience with Law Enforcement operations and the administration of a large and complex law enforcement agency. A Federal Security Clearance, or the ability to obtain one within a reasonable amount of time, is also required.

Key Responsibilities
Overall Bureau Administration/Management

Administers and oversees the management of all Sections within the CBI, providing supervision and guidance for Deputy Directors and other staff, to ensure that the CBI is performing its statutory requirements.

Personnel and Resource Management/Deployment

Sets general and specific guidelines for personnel and resource deployment, in keeping with both statutory and budgetary limitations and requirements. Works with stakeholders, legislators, other state agencies, and CDPS partners to ensure that stakeholder needs are being met, and that the CBI has sufficient resources to be responsive and effective.

Interagency/Legislative Outreach

Provides an open and accessible presence to a wide variety of stakeholders, to include law enforcement agencies, District Attorney’s Offices, local community leaders, legislators, government staffers, and special interest/advocacy groups.

Serves as the public face of the Bureau, and a source of support for agencies in need of resources, as well as a frequent source of timely information for the media and all stakeholders.

Represents CDPS and the CBI on a statewide and national level through professional associations and frequent outreach to sister agencies throughout the nation.

Strategic Planning

Administers and oversees the management of the Bureau, providing supervision and guidance for all supervisory and management personnel, to ensure the review and development of CBI’s directive system of policies, rules and regulation, guidelines, and procedures in compliance with the standards for the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies.

Maintains an organizational reporting system for operations and management data to include the production of the CBI Strategic Plan, the Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP), and other documents designed to set the overall direction of the Bureau.

Crisis Management

The CBI Director ensures that the Bureau serves as a resource to statewide agencies, to include the CDPS, when those agencies are faced with major criminal offenses, natural and manmade disasters, and any other incident impacting the operation, delivery of service, and safety of the community.

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights

Proven Experience, Knowledge, Skills

10 years of progressively responsible leadership and/or management experience in a law enforcement agency.
Four years of the required experience must include professional public or business administration experience which included establishing organization structure, developing strategic work plans, budget development and control, setting goals and objectives to achieve program results and fostering a team environment.
Bachelor's of Science from an accredited college or university in science or a closely related field.
Required competencies for this role

Demonstrated leadership skills
Integrity
Concern for others
Change management leadership
Ability to take input from a variety of stakeholders and work collaboratively
Excellent negotiation and consensus building skills.
Management and leadership experience with an emphasis on reorganization, streamlining and restructuring to increase efficiency.
Proven experience managing a staff with diverse professional experience and qualifications.
Proven experience in policy analysis, development and implementation.
Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication and public speaking skills.
Demonstrated ability to problem solve and execute decisions.
Ability to work in a complex political environment.
Experience that confirms a clear understanding of the CBI and its relationships with the stakeholders it serves.
Established ability to work with both the private and non-profit sectors in collaboration in developing good public safety policy.
Demonstrated transparency in management and staff communications.

Preferred and Exceptional Candidates will have

Demonstrated experience in state-level policy development, working with the Executive Branch and the General Assembly.
Proven experience in implementing and maintaining national and international accreditation of a law enforcement agency and a forensic crime laboratory.

Conditions of Employment

Requires successful completion of a background investigation that includes a polygraph exam, a fingerprint based criminal history search, psychological suitability assessment and a drug test.
Current Colorado P.O.S.T. certification, or the ability to apply for provisional P.O.S.T. certification.
The position requires Peace Officer status and in the performance of the duties the individual may come in contact with hazardous materials
Possess statutory authority to enforce all state laws including power of arrest and use of necessary force. Has ability to retain firearms qualifications and proper use of firearms. Training others in management and supervisory skills. Assesses information provided via secret clearance for organizational decisions.
Must be able to obtain a federal "Secret" security clearance.
Must possess and maintain a valid Colorado Driver's license with the ability to independently travel.
Requires substantial amounts of travel with some overnight travel for several days at a time often on relatively short notice.
Requires on-call availability for emergency response.
Requires on-call availability in the event of the activation of the Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) and be required to report to work immediately at the regular or an alternate location. During this time, travel restrictions may be in place.

Appeal Rights
If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for the position, you may protest the action by filing an appeal with the State Personnel Board/State Personnel Director within 10 days from the date you receive notice of the elimination. Also, if you wish to challenge the selection and comparative analysis process, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board/State Personnel Director within 10 days from the receipt of notice or knowledge of the action you are challenging. Refer to Chapters 4 and 8 of the State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, 4 CCR 801, for more information about the appeals process. The State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures are available at www.colorado.gov/spb. A standard appeal form is available at: www.colorado.gov/spb. If you appeal, your appeal must be submitted in writing on the official appeal form, signed by you or your representative, and received at the following address within 10 days of your receipt of notice or knowledge of the action: Colorado State Personnel Board/State Personnel Director, Attn: Appeals Processing, 1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver, CO 80203. Fax: 303-866-5038. Phone: 303-866-3300. The ten-day deadline and these appeal procedures also apply to all charges of discrimination.

Supplemental Information

Are you in need of an accommodation?
If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to Human Resources at cdps_hr@state.co.us .
The State of Colorado believes that equity, diversity, and inclusion drive our success, and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply. The State of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer committed to building inclusive, innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. Therefore, in all aspects of the employment process, we provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, medical condition related to pregnancy, creed, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, or military status (with preference given to military veterans), or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law.
Colorado Department of Public Safety is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to our Human Resources department at cdps_hr@state.co.us.

Recruitment Timeline Information and Important Notices

Applications are considered complete and accurate at the time of submission. Therefore, additional information may not be solicited or accepted after your application has been received.
Supplemental Question: Effective responses to Supplemental Questions will directly relate to your professional experience, career accomplishments, and views about organizational values and approaches, and how they relate specifically to this position and requirements as you understand them. Answers generated by AI-tools will typically be unresponsive.
Transcripts: An unofficial copy of transcripts must be submitted at the time of application should education be used as qualification. Transcripts from colleges or universities outside the United States must be assessed for U.S. equivalency by a NACES educational credential evaluation service. This documentation is the responsibility of the applicant and must be included as part of your application materials. Failure to provide a transcript or credential evaluation report may prevent your application from moving forward in the selection process.
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Notifications All correspondence regarding your status in the selection/examination process will be sent via email to the email address listed on your application. Include your current working email address on your application and check the email provided on your application frequently as you could receive time sensitive correspondence regarding this position. We highly recommend that you set up your email to accept messages from "state.co.us" and "info@governmentjobs.com" addresses. It is your responsibility to ensure that your email will accept these notices and/or review your junk mail and spam filtered email.
Comparative Analysis Steps and tentative recruitment timeline:
- Structured application review by a panel of SMEs, completed by 5/7/25
- Multi panel Interviews- the week of 5/19/25
- Executive Interview – week of 5/26/25 through 6/2/25
- Start date to be negotiated, tentatively July -August 2025.