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The Mechanical Estimating Manager is responsible for leading and overseeing all mechanical estimating activities for facility-based projects, including piping, mechanical, welding, equipment setting, and associated systems. This role ensures estimates are accurate, competitive, complete, and aligned with company standards, execution strategies, and market conditions.
The Mechanical Estimating Manager provides technical leadership, mentorship, and quality control across the estimating team while supporting bid strategy, risk evaluation, and executive decision-making. This position bridges estimating, operations, project controls, supply chain, and business development to ensure estimates support profitable, buildable work and successful project execution.
Primary Job Function:
· Lead and manage mechanical estimating efforts for facility projects across all bid phases.
· Oversee the development of accurate, complete mechanical estimates derived from drawings, specifications, and bid documents.
· Assign estimating responsibilities and manage workload distribution across the estimating team.
· Review and approve detailed takeoffs for piping, welding, equipment, valves, structural components, and mechanical systems.
· Ensure labor build-ups are developed using appropriate production rates, crew compositions, historical data, and execution strategies.
· Provide technical oversight to validate constructability, installation methods, and labor assumptions.
· Direct coordination with Supply Chain to solicit, evaluate, and normalize vendor and subcontractor pricing.
· Establish and enforce estimating standards, methodologies, and documentation requirements.
· Lead identification and documentation of risks, assumptions, exclusions, and clarifications.
· Support bid strategy development, value engineering, and alternative construction approaches.
· Participate in pre-bid meetings, job walks, and internal estimate reviews.
· Ensure estimate summaries, cost breakdowns, and pricing packages are accurate and executive ready.
· Support conceptual, budgetary, FEL, and detailed estimates as required.
· Ensure complete estimate logic, quantities, assumptions, and risks are communicated during project handoff.
· Provide Project Controls with validated cost data for job setup, WBS alignment, and cost tracking.
· Manage multiple bids simultaneously and provide status updates to leadership.
· Maintain organized, auditable estimate files and supporting documentation.
· Perform takeoffs and data entry task as required to support workload.
Leadership & Management Responsibilities:
· Mentor, coach, and develop senior, junior, and entry-level mechanical estimators.
· Establish performance expectations, accountability, and continuous improvement within the estimating team.
· Participate in hiring, onboarding, training, and performance evaluations of estimating personnel.
· Serve as the primary technical authority for mechanical estimating questions and issue resolution.
· Promote consistency, accuracy, and professionalism across all mechanical estimates.
· Lead post-bid and post-job reviews to capture lessons learned and improve estimating accuracy.
Required Technical Skills:
· Advanced proficiency in mechanical estimating for piping, welding, equipment installation, and structural components.
· Strong understanding of piping materials, pressure classes, fittings, fabrication, and erection practices.
· Expert-level ability to develop and review detailed labor estimates using crew-based production rates.
· Advanced interpretation of P&IDs, isometrics, mechanical drawings, and scope documents.
· Experience overseeing unit-rate, resource-based, and detailed line-item estimates.
· Proficiency in estimating software (InEight, Navisworks, Bluebeam, or similar).
· Advanced Excel capability (complex formulas, lookups, pivots, cost models).
· Strong knowledge of mechanical construction means and methods, including rigging, hydro-testing, and commissioning.
· Familiarity with ASME, API, and applicable mechanical construction standards.
· Ability to identify constructability risks, productivity impacts, and schedule influences.
· Understanding of indirect costs, equipment rates, consumables, labor burdens, and allowances.
· Experience developing conceptual and budgetary estimates with limited information.
· Knowledge of WBS structures, cost codes, and estimating alignment with project controls.
· Ability to support schedule logic, durations, and manpower planning.
Nice to Have:
· JD Edwards experience (cost codes).
· Power BI for estimating KPIs.
· Familiarity with construction scheduling software (Primavera P6 or MS Project).
· Ability to participate in client technical reviews.
· Experience developing manpower loading curves or sequencing plans.
· Field Experience (mechanical/piping/welding experience).
· Experience in Oil, Gas & Midstream industrial estimating and project management.
Experience:
· 8+ years of mechanical estimating experience in the Oil & Gas or Midstream industry.
· Demonstrated experience estimating facility, terminal, and industrial projects.
· Prior experience leading or mentoring estimators preferred.
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Education / Training:
· Bachelor’s degree in construction management, Engineering, or related field preferred.
· Equivalent field experience or 8–12 years of industry experience accepted.
· Professional certifications (AACEI CEP, PMP, ASPE) preferred.
Competencies:
· Leadership: Builds strong estimating teams and drives accountability.
· Technical Authority: Deep mechanical estimating expertise.
· Collaboration: Effective coordination with Operations, BD, Project Controls, and Supply Chain.
· Communication: Clearly communicates cost drivers, risks, and strategy to leadership.
· Judgment: Balances competitiveness with execution risk and margin protection.
Physical Demands:
· Regularly required to sit, talk, and hear.
· Frequently required to reach with hands and arms.
· Occasionally required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, or crawl.
· Occasionally lift up to 10 lbs.
· Requires standard vision abilities for detailed work.
Other Criteria:
· Occasional travel required.
· Compliance with all company policies, including Drug & Alcohol policy.
· Ability to work safely and collaboratively.
· Must be authorized to work in the United States.
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About Goosehead
Since 2003, Goosehead Insurance has been disrupting the insurance industry by giving clients the power of choice, utilizing a smarter marketing approach, and delivering world-class service. This is all powered by our focus on hiring and retaining extraordinary people. Our clients trust us with their most valuable possessions, so we’re more than just a bit selective when it comes to hiring new team members. In 2012, we began franchising our business model. This role is for one of our successful franchise partners in Conroe, TX.
Job Summary
The team is responsible for new business revenue generation monthly and works to achieve these on an individual and team level. Account Executives are equipped with extensive training in Salesforce, sales process management, business development and more.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
The primary responsibility of an Account Executive is to build a book of business through:
- Prospecting and establishing referral partner relationships with professionals from the real estate and mortgage industry.
- Work with clients to understand their insurance needs, analyze options with a large carrier portfolio, and provide a custom solution to mitigate household risk.
Compensation Summary
The first year’s earnings potential ranges from $53,000 - $90,000, varying based on performance. Our compensation package slightly varies by agency but offers uncapped new business commissions and renewal commissions year-over-year. Renewal commissions provide passive earnings and can exponentially increase your annualized income. Additionally, top performers can qualify for an annual President’s Club trip.
Experience and Education
- Passing the state licensing exam, once hired
- Legally authorized to work in the United States
Required Skills and Abilities
- Exceptional written and verbal communication
- Experience in a fast-paced work environment
- B2B or B2C sales experience or related college major
- Competitive attitude
- Networking abilities
- Entrepreneurial spirit
- Problem-solving mentality
- Self-motivated, hands on, self-starter mindset that can do the work
- Strong time management
- Strong attention to detail and organization
Benefits Summary
- High quality voluntary health, vision, dental insurance programs
- Paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave
- Benefit offerings vary per agency*
This job posting is for an opportunity at a Goosehead Insurance agency independently owned and operated by a local franchised Agency Owner. If you choose to apply for this position, you understand and acknowledge that your application and any information included with it will be submitted to the Agency Owner. If you are hired for this position, you also understand and acknowledge that the Agency Owner’s franchised business will be your employer, not Goosehead Insurance Agency, LLC, and that the Agency Owner is solely responsible for all decisions related to your employment, including hiring, firing, discipline, compensation, scheduling, and supervision.
About Goosehead
Since 2003, Goosehead Insurance has been disrupting the insurance industry by giving clients the power of choice, utilizing a smarter marketing approach, and delivering world-class service. This is all powered by our focus on hiring and retaining extraordinary people. Our clients trust us with their most valuable possessions, so we’re more than just a bit selective when it comes to hiring new team members. In 2012, we began franchising our business model. This role is for one of our successful franchise partners in Conroe, TX.
Job Summary
The team is responsible for new business revenue generation monthly and works to achieve these on an individual and team level. Account Executives are equipped with extensive training in Salesforce, sales process management, business development and more.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
The primary responsibility of an Account Executive is to build a book of business through:
- Prospecting and establishing referral partner relationships with professionals from the real estate and mortgage industry.
- Work with clients to understand their insurance needs, analyze options with a large carrier portfolio, and provide a custom solution to mitigate household risk.
Compensation Summary
The first year’s earnings potential ranges from $53,000 - $90,000, varying based on performance. Our compensation package slightly varies by agency but offers uncapped new business commissions and renewal commissions year-over-year. Renewal commissions provide passive earnings and can exponentially increase your annualized income. Additionally, top performers can qualify for an annual President’s Club trip.
Experience and Education
- Passing the state licensing exam, once hired
- Legally authorized to work in the United States
Required Skills and Abilities
- Exceptional written and verbal communication
- Experience in a fast-paced work environment
- B2B or B2C sales experience or related college major
- Competitive attitude
- Networking abilities
- Entrepreneurial spirit
- Problem-solving mentality
- Self-motivated, hands on, self-starter mindset that can do the work
- Strong time management
- Strong attention to detail and organization
Benefits Summary
- High quality voluntary health, vision, dental insurance programs
- Paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave
- Benefit offerings vary per agency*
This job posting is for an opportunity at a Goosehead Insurance agency independently owned and operated by a local franchised Agency Owner. If you choose to apply for this position, you understand and acknowledge that your application and any information included with it will be submitted to the Agency Owner. If you are hired for this position, you also understand and acknowledge that the Agency Owner’s franchised business will be your employer, not Goosehead Insurance Agency, LLC, and that the Agency Owner is solely responsible for all decisions related to your employment, including hiring, firing, discipline, compensation, scheduling, and supervision.
About Goosehead
Since 2003, Goosehead Insurance has been disrupting the insurance industry by giving clients the power of choice, utilizing a smarter marketing approach, and delivering world-class service. This is all powered by our focus on hiring and retaining extraordinary people. Our clients trust us with their most valuable possessions, so we’re more than just a bit selective when it comes to hiring new team members. In 2012, we began franchising our business model. This role is for one of our successful franchise partners.
Job Summary
The team is responsible for new business revenue generation monthly and works to achieve these on an individual and team level. Account Executives are equipped with extensive training in Salesforce, sales process management, business development and more.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
The primary responsibility of an Account Executive is to build a book of business through:
- Prospecting and establishing referral partner relationships with professionals from the real estate and mortgage industry.
- Work with clients to understand their insurance needs, analyze options with a large carrier portfolio, and provide a custom solution to mitigate household risk.
Compensation Summary
The first year’s earnings potential ranges from $53,000 - $90,000, varying based on performance. Our compensation package slightly varies by agency but offers uncapped new business commissions and renewal commissions year-over-year. Renewal commissions provide passive earnings and can exponentially increase your annualized income. Additionally, top performers can qualify for an annual President’s Club trip.
Experience and Education
- Passing the state licensing exam, once hired
- Legally authorized to work in the United States
Required Skills and Abilities
- Exceptional written and verbal communication
- Experience in a fast-paced work environment
- B2B or B2C sales experience or related college major
- Competitive attitude
- Networking abilities
- Entrepreneurial spirit
- Problem-solving mentality
- Self-motivated, hands on, self-starter mindset that can do the work
- Strong time management
- Strong attention to detail and organization
Benefits Summary
- High quality voluntary health, vision, dental insurance programs
- Paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave
- Benefit offerings vary per agency*
This job posting is for an opportunity at a Goosehead Insurance agency independently owned and operated by a local franchised Agency Owner. If you choose to apply for this position, you understand and acknowledge that your application and any information included with it will be submitted to the Agency Owner. If you are hired for this position, you also understand and acknowledge that the Agency Owner’s franchised business will be your employer, not Goosehead Insurance Agency, LLC, and that the Agency Owner is solely responsible for all decisions related to your employment, including hiring, firing, discipline, compensation, scheduling, and supervision.
To learn more about our job opportunities, apply here. We look forward to speaking with you!
About Goosehead
Since 2003, Goosehead Insurance has been disrupting the insurance industry by giving clients the power of choice, utilizing a smarter marketing approach, and delivering world-class service. This is all powered by our focus on hiring and retaining extraordinary people. Our clients trust us with their most valuable possessions, so we’re more than just a bit selective when it comes to hiring new team members. In 2012, we began franchising our business model. This role is for one of our successful franchise partners.
Job Summary
The team is responsible for new business revenue generation monthly and works to achieve these on an individual and team level. Account Executives are equipped with extensive training in Salesforce, sales process management, business development and more.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
The primary responsibility of an Account Executive is to build a book of business through:
- Prospecting and establishing referral partner relationships with professionals from the real estate and mortgage industry.
- Work with clients to understand their insurance needs, analyze options with a large carrier portfolio, and provide a custom solution to mitigate household risk.
Compensation Summary
The first year’s earnings potential ranges from $53,000 - $90,000, varying based on performance. Our compensation package slightly varies by agency but offers uncapped new business commissions and renewal commissions year-over-year. Renewal commissions provide passive earnings and can exponentially increase your annualized income. Additionally, top performers can qualify for an annual President’s Club trip.
Experience and Education
- Passing the state licensing exam, once hired
- Legally authorized to work in the United States
Required Skills and Abilities
- Exceptional written and verbal communication
- Experience in a fast-paced work environment
- B2B or B2C sales experience or related college major
- Competitive attitude
- Networking abilities
- Entrepreneurial spirit
- Problem-solving mentality
- Self-motivated, hands on, self-starter mindset that can do the work
- Strong time management
- Strong attention to detail and organization
Benefits Summary
- High quality voluntary health, vision, dental insurance programs
- Paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave
- Benefit offerings vary per agency*
This job posting is for an opportunity at a Goosehead Insurance agency independently owned and operated by a local franchised Agency Owner. If you choose to apply for this position, you understand and acknowledge that your application and any information included with it will be submitted to the Agency Owner. If you are hired for this position, you also understand and acknowledge that the Agency Owner’s franchised business will be your employer, not Goosehead Insurance Agency, LLC, and that the Agency Owner is solely responsible for all decisions related to your employment, including hiring, firing, discipline, compensation, scheduling, and supervision.
To learn more about our job opportunities, apply here. We look forward to speaking with you!
About Goosehead
Since 2003, Goosehead Insurance has been disrupting the insurance industry by giving clients the power of choice, utilizing a smarter marketing approach, and delivering world-class service. This is all powered by our focus on hiring and retaining extraordinary people. Our clients trust us with their most valuable possessions, so we’re more than just a bit selective when it comes to hiring new team members. In 2012, we began franchising our business model. This role is for one of our successful franchise partners The Woodlands, TX.
Job Summary
The team is responsible for new business revenue generation monthly and works to achieve these on an individual and team level. Account Executives are equipped with extensive training in Salesforce, sales process management, business development and more.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
The primary responsibility of an Account Executive is to build a book of business through:
- Prospecting and establishing referral partner relationships with professionals from the real estate and mortgage industry.
- Work with clients to understand their insurance needs, analyze options with a large carrier portfolio, and provide a custom solution to mitigate household risk.
Compensation Summary
The first year’s earnings potential ranges from $53,000 - $90,000, varying based on performance. Our compensation package slightly varies by agency but offers uncapped new business commissions and renewal commissions year-over-year. Renewal commissions provide passive earnings and can exponentially increase your annualized income. Additionally, top performers can qualify for an annual President’s Club trip.
Experience and Education
- Passing the state licensing exam, once hired
- Legally authorized to work in the United States
Required Skills and Abilities
- Exceptional written and verbal communication
- Experience in a fast-paced work environment
- B2B or B2C sales experience or related college major
- Competitive attitude
- Networking abilities
- Entrepreneurial spirit
- Problem-solving mentality
- Self-motivated, hands on, self-starter mindset that can do the work
- Strong time management
- Strong attention to detail and organization
Benefits Summary
- High quality voluntary health, vision, dental insurance programs
- Paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave
- Benefit offerings vary per agency*
This job posting is for an opportunity at a Goosehead Insurance agency independently owned and operated by a local franchised Agency Owner. If you choose to apply for this position, you understand and acknowledge that your application and any information included with it will be submitted to the Agency Owner. If you are hired for this position, you also understand and acknowledge that the Agency Owner’s franchised business will be your employer, not Goosehead Insurance Agency, LLC, and that the Agency Owner is solely responsible for all decisions related to your employment, including hiring, firing, discipline, compensation, scheduling, and supervision.
To learn more about our job opportunities, apply here. We look forward to speaking with you!
The Supply Chain Specialist II supports day‑to‑day purchasing and supply chain operations by ensuring accurate ERP transactions, timely documentation, and coordination with warehouses, toll manufacturers, and internal teams, with a strong focus on inventory integrity and period‑end close support. The role manages railcar movements, documentation, and compliance, as well as consignment, VMI, and toller raw material flows, including STOs, reporting, and cross‑functional coordination.
This position is in office Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm. This is a temporary role estimated to last 4-6 months.
Essential Functions
- Accurately enter, maintain, and update transactional data within the ERP system to ensure inventory and financial integrity.
- Coordinate closely with warehouses and toll manufacturers to obtain required documentation and close transactions in a timely manner, including production orders, purchase orders, and transfer orders.
- Request and review batch reports, bills of lading, and invoices, using the information to complete ERP transactions and support Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable processes.
- Generate purchase orders and support buyers and production planners with transfer orders and delivery coordination for bulk and packaged products.
- Arrange transportation and delivery of finished goods to packaging and storage warehouses.
- Routinely review ERP data to identify aged or incomplete transactions and proactively drive resolution.
- Assist with monthly inventory reconciliation between ERP records and physical inventories held at warehouses and toll manufacturers.
- Provide cross-functional support to ensure timely completion of monthly, quarterly, and annual close activities.
- Demonstrate a proactive, persistent approach when following up with suppliers, carriers, and partners to obtain required documentation and resolve open items.
- Work independently under general supervision, effectively prioritizing tasks and managing deadlines.
Railcar Management
- Monitor railcar movements daily and maintain accurate tracking for in‑transit status, locations, ETDs, releases, and Bills of Lading (BOL) creation; distribute BOLs to transload or toller sites as required.
- Download and review RSI Fleet Reports to ensure fleet status aligns with expectations and operational plans.
- Ensure timely and professional email communication, including proactive clarification of timelines and priorities when needed.
- Maintain accurate RSI fleet data, including railcar fleet names and last known product and location.
- Update railcar cleaning timelines, release dates, destinations, and completion timelines daily as changes occur.
- Coordinate shop work with RSI, including tracking release and return timelines.
- Partner with operations, production, and tolling teams to align railcar availability with production schedules and operational needs.
- Monitor and communicate regulatory changes affecting rail transportation across North America, partnering with RSI to support compliance and monitoring efforts.
- Track railcar lease agreements, including rollout and retirement timelines, and proactively communicate upcoming expirations to Procurement and other stakeholders at least 12 months in advance.
Consignment, VMI, and Toller Raw Material Management
- Manage inbound supply flows for consignment, VMI, and toller raw materials, including oversight of the end‑to‑end railcar process.
- Manage STO movements into and out of toller sites, including:
- Creating STOs on a rolling four‑week horizon based on site requirements.
- Pulling outbound deliveries from SAP and coordinating weekly with tollers to confirm shipment dates.
- Posting Goods Issue (PGI) upon railcar departure and receipt of BOL documentation within 24 hours.
- Monitoring railcar ETAs and coordinating with destination sites upon arrival.
- Posting Goods Receipt (PGR) promptly once railcars arrive at destination sites.
- Provide weekly reporting to CSR, Supply Chain, and toller sites detailing railcar numbers, locations, expected ETAs, inventory levels, and estimated days of supply (DOS).
- Lead weekly transloading meetings to review shipment status, process performance, and upcoming needs with all required stakeholders.
- Leverage IBP tools to anticipate material movements for consignment, VMI, and raw materials, supporting both execution and reporting.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for Canada railcar shipments, coordinating between Strang and Canadian teams to monitor ship dates, communicate expectations, and hold vendors accountable to committed timelines.
Role Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Business, or a related field preferred; equivalent experience will be considered.
- 4+ years of experience in supply chain, logistics, or a related operational role.
- Experience working with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems; SAP experience preferred.
- Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate across teams.
- Detail-oriented, organized, and comfortable managing multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
SAME MISSION, NEW DRIVE!
You love protecting your community and doing your part to keep our nation safe. But maybe you're looking for a change of scenery?
USBP is hiring immediately for full-time, career positions, where your prior law enforcement officer (LEO) experience may qualify you for higher-graded Border Patrol Agent (BPA) opportunities. Continue making a difference with the nation's premier federal agency charged with securing our borders and protecting our country.
Whether you gained this experience as part of a military police unit or as a member of a state or local law enforcement organization, you have an opportunity to work with highly trained professionals whose camaraderie, pride, and purpose are hallmarks of their daily mission.
Check out the duties and responsibilities section below, along with the qualifications section to see if you are eligible. Now is the time to make your move, along with excellent base pay, location pay, exceptional benefits, and job stability, USBP is offering up to $60,000 in additional incentives to newly appointed Agents (see details below).
DON'T FORGET TO CHECK OUT THE INCENTIVES - SEE SALARY SECTION BELOW
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Duty assignments available at the time of offer may include the Southwest Border, including prioritized locations.
U.S. Border Patrol determines duty assignments at the time of offer based on operational needs, which may or may not align with candidates' first-choice preferences. Relocation may be required.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is hiring immediately for these full-time, career Law Enforcement Officer (LEO) opportunities.
Salary and Benefits:
Salary for newly appointed law enforcement Border Patrol Agents varies from:
Base Salary: GL-9/GS-11, $63,148 - $120,145 per year
Locality Pay: Varies by duty location.
Overtime Pay: Up to 25%
Duty location impacts pay rates; locality pay for federal law enforcement is higher in some locations than others. A fully trained BPA may be eligible for up to an additional 25% of base pay per the BPA Pay Reform Act of 2014. This is a career ladder position with a grade level progression from GL-9 to GS-11 to GS-12. You will be eligible for a promotion to the next higher grade level (without re-applying) once you successfully complete 52 weeks in the lower grade level.
All Border Patrol Agents may select from an array of federal employment benefits that include health and insurance plans, a generous annual and sick leave program, and participation in the Thrift Savings Plan, a retirement plan that is similar to traditional and ROTH 401(k) offerings.
*Recruitment Incentive* Newly appointed Border Patrol Agents (as defined in 5 CFR 575.102) will be offered up to a $20,000 incentive. The first $10,000 will be paid upon successful completion of the Border Patrol Academy, with the remaining $10,000 awarded for accepting a prioritized location. Prioritized locations include Sierra Blanca, TX; Presidio, TX; Sanderson, TX; Comstock, TX; Lordsburg, NM; Freer, TX; Hebbronville, TX; Ajo, AZ.
*Retention Incentive* Newly appointed Border Patrol Agents may also qualify for up to $40,000 in additional incentives distributed over their first four years.
Duty Locations: You will be asked to select your preferred location for one of the following mission critical locations:
* Big Bend Sector Stations - *Presidio, Van Horn, *Sanderson, Alpine, *Sierra Blanca, Marfa
* Buffalo Sector Stations - Wellesley Island
* Del Rio Sector Stations - Del Rio, Brackettville, *Comstock, Eagle Pass North, Eagle Pass South, Carrizo Springs, Uvalde
* El Paso Sector Stations - Alamogordo, Clint, Deming, El Paso, Fort Hancock, Las Cruces, *Lordsburg, Santa Teresa, Ysleta
* El Centro Sector Stations - El Centro, Indio, Calexico
* Grand Forks Sector Stations - Pembina
* Havre Sector Stations - Havre, Malta, Plentywood, Scobey, Sweetgrass
* Houlton Sector Stations - Calais, Fort Fairfield, Jackman, Rangeley, Van Buren
* Laredo Sector Stations - Laredo South, Cotulla, *Hebbronville, Laredo West, *Freer, Laredo North, Zapata
* Rio Grande Valley Sector Stations - Rio Grande City, Fort Brown, McAllen, Brownsville, Falfurrias, Weslaco, Kingsville, Harlingen
* San Diego Sector Stations - Boulevard, Brownfield, Campo, Chula Vista, Imperial Beach, Murrieta, San Clemente
* Spokane Sector Stations - Colville, Curlew, Metaline Falls, Oroville
* Swanton Sector Stations - Beecher Falls, Burke, Champlain, Newport, Richford
* Tucson Sector Stations - *Ajo, Tucson, Nogales, Douglas, Brian A Terry, Sonoita, Casa Grande, Three Points Substation, Willcox
* Yuma Sector Stations - Blythe, Yuma, Wellton
Duties and Responsibilities:
As a BPA, you will be part of our 60,000+ workforce that strives to protect the American people by safeguarding our borders, deterring illicit activity, and enhancing the nation's economic prosperity. Being a BPA makes you a valuable member of the Federal Law Enforcement Officer (LEO) profession.
Typical assignments include:
* Detecting and questioning people suspected of violating immigration and customs laws and inspecting documents and possessions to determine citizenship or violations.
* Preventing and apprehending aliens and smugglers of aliens at or near the borders by maintaining surveillance from covert positions to include using infrared scopes during night operations.
* Interpreting and following tracks, marks, and other physical evidence of illegal entry of persons or contraband.
* Performing farm checks, building checks, traffic checks, city patrols, and transportation checks.
* Patrolling the international boundary and coastal waterways using a variety of government assets such as vehicles, horses, vessels, watercraft, off-road vehicles, ATVs, snowmobiles, and motorcycles for the accomplishment of the USBP Mission.
Qualifications:
GL-9:You qualify for the GL-9 grade level if you possess one (1) year of specialized experience, equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, performing duties such as:
* Performing physical searches of detained individuals, their vehicles, and their immediate surroundings for weapons, contraband, currency, and other evidence.
* Apprehending, physically restraining, or working with law enforcement officials to identify or apprehend violators of state, federal, or immigration laws.
* Proficient in the use of firearms, preparing investigative reports, serving court orders (e.g., warrants, subpoenas, etc.), and gathering evidence for criminal cases prosecuted through the court system.
If you have previous or current law enforcement or military law enforcement experience, you may qualify at the GS-11 grade level.
GS-11: You qualify for the GS-11 grade level if you possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, with the authority granted by the state or government to enforce laws, make arrests, and investigate crimes, performing primary duties in an official law enforcement capacity such as:
* Utilizing intelligence information to track illegal operations, criminal activity, threats to our nation, and/or contraband while serving as a state, federal, or military law enforcement official.
* Leading investigations of fraud, contraband, criminal activity, threats to our nation, and/or illegal operations to determine sources and patterns while serving as a state, federal, or military law enforcement official.
* Apprehending violators of state, federal, or immigration laws by utilizing various forms of complex technology that include surveillance, detection, situation awareness systems, and/or communications equipment.
The above experience will be applied in connection with the following: Make arrests and exercise sound judgment in the use of firearms; deal effectively with people in a courteous manner in connection with law enforcement matters; analyze information rapidly and make prompt decisions; or develop and maintain contact with a network of informants.
There are no education substitutions for the GL-9 or GS-11 grade-level Border Patrol Agent opportunities.
Other Requirements:
Citizenship: You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this position.
Residency: You must have had primary U.S. residency (including protectorates as declared under international law) for at least three of the last five years.
Age Restriction: In accordance with Public Law 100-238, this position is covered under law enforcement retirement provisions. Candidates must be referred for selection to the Border Patrol Agent position before reaching their 40th birthday in accordance with Department of Homeland Security Directive 251-03. The age restriction may not apply if you are currently serving or have previously served in a federal civilian law enforcement (non-military) position covered by Title 5 U.S.C. 8336(c) or Title 5 U.S.C. 8412(d).
Veterans' Preference: You may also be eligible for an excepted service Veterans' Recruitment Appointment (VRA). The age restriction does not apply if you are Veterans' Preference eligible.
Formal Training: After you are hired, you will be detailed to the U.S. Border Patrol Academy in Artesia, New Mexico, for approximately six (6) months of intensive instruction in immigration and nationality laws, law enforcement, and USBP-specific operations, driver training, physical techniques, firearms, and other courses. Border Patrol work requires the ability to speak and read Spanish, as well as English. Border Patrol Agents will be provided training to become proficient in the Spanish language at the Academy.
How to Apply:
Click the Apply button on this site. You will be linked to the CBP Talent Network registration page. For Position of Interest , select Border Patrol Agent, and then complete the pre-screening questions.
You'll then receive a link(s) to the BPA Job Opening Announcements (JOAs) on USAJOBS, the federal government's official employment site, to complete your application. Be certain to review ALL details of the job opportunity announcement and follow all instructions in the application process, including items (resume, transcripts, etc.) to submit. You will be evaluated based on your resume, supporting documents, and the BPA Entrance Exam.
If you have questions about the application process, contact a recruiter through the U.S. Border Patrol page: /s/usbp.
NOTE: As a subscriber to the CBP Talent Network, you'll receive monthly emails with information about webinars, career expos, and future opportunities with CBP.
