Police Officer

Houston, TX
Port Houston Police Department

Essential Functions:

  • Perform all regular full-time Patrol Officer duties, including patrol, traffic control, responding to calls for service, investigating traffic accidents and criminal offenses, issuing citations and warnings, serving subpoenas, making physical custody arrests with and without a warrant, transporting prisoners, testifying in court and before administrative bodies, making application for search warrants and arrest warrants, taking juveniles, intoxicated, or mentally ill persons into protective custody, writing investigative reports, conducting crime prevention surveys, responding to citizen inquiries, taking fingerprints of arrested persons, searching for latent fingerprints, searching for and collecting physical evidence at crime and accident scenes, performing various rescue and lifesaving tasks, controlling violent or resisting subjects, apprehending fleeing suspects on foot or in a motor vehicle, and participating in strenuous and physically demanding basic and in-serve training programs
  • Patrol Port Houston properties using a Port Houston Police Unit to maintain traffic control, visually and physically inspect perimeter fencing and unmanned gates for signs of tampering, damage and/or unauthorized entry attempts and any breach of security
  • Physically check buildings and facilities for occupancy and insure they are locked and secured when empty and unoccupied
  • Make frequent inspections of all offices, security cages, warehouses (to include waterfront and rail side area); check for fire, pilferage, vandalism, damage, etc.
  • Maintain area checks of entire facilities and perimeters of all leased tenant properties, wharfs, staging areas, parking lots, turnstiles, administration facilities, construction areas, and restricted areas
  • Conduct, assist and enforce in all TWIC verification as needed
  • Closely monitor and operate radio communications and telephone equipment with professionalism
  • Escort visitors, oversize vehicles and equipment from gates to destination on property as necessary; transport individuals to work area as directed
  • Investigate incidents/accidents and prepare reports in a timely manner
  • Assist shift supervisor, other Police Officers and Security Officers at the gates as required in relaying instructions, assisting in berthing of vessels, etc.
  • Assist the Port Houston Fire & Marine Department in traffic control as needed
  • Provide agency assist to outside agencies and needed and directed by shift supervisor or duty Sergeant
  • Assist contract security as needed and directed by shift supervisor and duty Sergeant
    Control vehicular traffic as needed to avoid and/or clear congestion; issue safety violations for pedestrian or parking violations
  • Monitor and direct traffic and manage empty yard queues to prevent traffic obstructions
  • Monitor, note, report, and investigate suspicious persons and situations, safety hazards and unusual or illegal activity in patrol area
  • Comply with all provisions of the Port Houston Police Manual and Port Houston employee handbook
  • Comply with regulations according to 33 CFR 105 regulations in serving declaration of security (DOS)
  • Enforce applicable State Law to include making arrests, if necessary
  • Act in accordance with Port Houston core values (respect, excellence, accountability, diligence, and you)
  • Perform other duties as required

Requirements:

  • High School diploma or GED equivalent required
  • 2+ years of related law enforcement experience required
  • Officer 1 designated as 0 – less than 5 years in Officer title
  • Officer 2 designated as 5 – less than 15 years in Officer title
  • Officer 3 designated as 15– less than 20 years in Officer title
  • Officer 4 designated as 20+ years in Officer Title
  • TCOLE Peace Officer license required