Police Lieutenant - Executive Officer

Salary: $80,000.00 - $118,000.00 Annually
Location : 467 Hay Street, Fayetteville, NC 28301, NC
Job Type: Regular Full-Time
Job Number: 04578
Department: Police
Opening Date: 11/01/2026
Closing Date: 11/13/2026 11:59 PM Eastern

Description
The City of Fayetteville is currently recruiting for a Police Lieutenant to serve as the Executive Officer for the Office of the Chief responsible for providing advisory, planning, and administrative support for executive staff, gather, organize, and analyze data for specialized projects and prepare trend reports for review; conduct research and manage special projects to support the implementation of programs directed by the Chief of Police; handle sensitive or confidential matters with discretion; screen incoming communications, prioritize inquiries and requests, and redirect to appropriate units as necessary; keep Chief of Police informed of emerging issues, concerns, and potential conflicts that may impact departmental operations.
Notice to Out-of-State Applicants
Out-of-state candidates who are serving or have served as a local or state law enforcement officer must have successfully completed a basic law enforcement training course accredited by the state from which they are transferring and cannot have a break in full-time service exceeding three years at the time of appointment. Individuals with Federal law enforcement officer certification who have not had a break in service exceeding three years at the time of appointment may receive partial credit toward NC basic law enforcement training. NC does recognize and give partial credit for military police (MP) training if the candidate has completed a formal military basic training program and been awarded a military police occupational specialty rating and has served as a military police officer for not less than two of the five years preceding the date of appointment.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Plan, prioritize, assign, supervise and review the work of subordinate personnel on an assigned shift, watch or within a designated unit; provide overall technical and administrative direction to personnel on an assigned shift.
2. When assigned, serve as a Patrol Lieutenant review and evaluate crime trends and patterns and address citizen concerns; review patrol officer preliminary investigations, ensure follow up using appropriate case assignment and closure designations, respond to critical incidents; responsible for making necessary notification for Command Staff; develop community contacts and sources, establish a rapport with citizens in both residential and commercial areas, responsible for developing community policing opportunities with patrol sergeants and officers.
3. When assigned, direct, review and coordinate the work of subordinate personnel in the Administrative Unit in areas such as Vehicle Control, Evidence, Facility Maintenance, Communication Liaison and Equipment Issuance.
4. When assigned, review, evaluate, coach and counsel employees assigned to the Patrol Support Unit: K-9 Team; Airport Security, Traffic Unit, Neighborhood Improvement Team, Parks/River Trail Officers, Homeless Officer Project, Downtown Patrol and Electronic Monitoring Program.
5. When assigned, coordinate operations of the Narcotic/Vice Unit or the Violent Criminal Apprehension Team; Gang Unit investigations and programs, supervise the execution of warrants, maintain records of narcotic activities related to confidential funds and master informant files; may conduct internal investigations, coordinate the investigation, collection and evaluation of criminal intelligence information received.
6. When assigned, serve as the Training Unit Lieutenant overseeing training functions to include: Citizen Police Academy, Youth Academy, BLET, In-Service Training and Sergeant Academy; coordinate training and development programs based upon needs revealed by audits, opinion surveys, studies of errors, job analysis, and legislative requirements, maintain all training records consistent with NC Training and Standards record requirements.
7. When assigned, serve as an Investigative Unit Lieutenant responsible for ensuring case follow up investigation and case management activities, case review, direct management of major case investigations and coordinating with personnel from other resource units.
8. Coordinate with other lieutenants, sergeants and officers for problem solving projects, saturation patrols, special operations and other resources needed for crime and community concerns.
9. Responsible for reviewing departmental, citizen complaint and use of force investigations and performance evaluations involving assigned employees.
10. Responsible for reviewing employee performance and providing performance feedback to the supervisor completing.
11. Mentor officers and supervisors under their command regarding career development through specialized training and assignment.
12. Regularly attend and actively participate in COMSTAT meetings and community meetings; serve on committees and workgroups for citywide and police department projects and initiatives.
13. Responsible for developing programs/initiatives that assist in the efficiency of the department, as well as assisting the department in meeting its organizational goals.
14. Participate in the selection of staff; provide or coordinate staff training; work with employees to correct deficiencies; implement discipline procedures.
15. Instruct sworn and non-sworn staff regarding applicable policies, procedures and tactics.
16. Recommend and assist in the implementation of goals and objectives; establish schedules and methods for providing field operations and departmental services; monitor the implementation of applicable operational policies and procedures; assists with projecting and planning budget expenditures, and staffing and equipment needs.

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MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:

Please Note: Candidates selected for hire will be required to submit proof of education prior to a firm job offer being made. Therefore, to avoid delays in the hiring process, it is strongly recommended that you attach a copy of your official graduation certificate(s) from higher level institution(s) at the time of your application submission.

Experience:
Two years of experience as a Police Sergeant.
When serving as Executive Officer:
One year of experience as a Lieutenant.

Training:
Equivalent to the completion of an Associate's degree from an accredited community college in police science, law enforcement, criminal justice or a related field. A Bachelor's degree is preferred.

When serving as Executive Officer:
Training supplemented by specialized executive law enforcement training programs such as the FBI National Academy, Senior Management Institute for Police (SMIP), FBI Law Enforcement Executive Development Association (FBI-LEEDA), or Administrative Officers Management Program.
LICENSING & CERTIFICATIONS:

Required:
Possession of an appropriate valid driver's license and the ability to maintain insurability. Possession of an appropriate Law Enforcement Certificate issued by the State of North Carolina.

Preferred:
None.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• This position is subject to pre-employment polygraph and/or CVSA testing.

SBI/Fingerprinting Criminal History Record Check Requirement: To comply with Sessions Law 2025-16, applicants offered a position with the City may be subject to a criminal history record check of State and National Repositories of Criminal Histories conducted by the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) in accordance with The City may consider the results of these criminal history record checks in its hiring decisions.

From the time of closing, the selection process is anticipated to last approximately 4 - 6 weeks. The process will consist of a panel interview and presentation exercise with the selected candidate being subject to a pre-employment drug screen, background investigation, driving history check and polygraph and/or CVSA to be conducted by the Police Department.

Health and Dental Insurance:
The City of Fayetteville Employee Healthcare Benefit Plan provides comprehensive and affordable health and dental coverage while maintaining reasonable costs to employees. Coverage is available for all regular status employees scheduled to work 30 hours or more per week. Employees may also choose to cover eligible dependents. The premium is deducted on a pre-tax basis, with the City paying a portion of the premium. Qualifying employees are eligible for benefits on the 1st day of the month following 30 days of service.

Employer Paid Leave
Vacation Leave:
Regular employees begin accruing vacation leave the first day of employment. Accruals are based on years of service
and the number of hours an employee is scheduled to work.

Sick Leave:
Regular employees begin accruing sick leave the first day of employment. Accruals are based on the number of hours
scheduled to work; regular full-time employees accrue eight (8) hours per month. Sick leave hours accumulate without
limits and may be used toward creditable service upon retirement from the NC Local Governmental Retirement System.

Holidays:
The City of Fayetteville observes 12 paid holidays per calendar year. When Christmas day is on a Wednesday, an
additional holiday is provided making for 13 paid holidays.

Bereavement:
Regular employees are eligible for bereavement leave. The City will authorize 24 hours per calendar year to mourn or
attend a funeral or memorial service of a family member.

Retirement:
The City of Fayetteville assists employees in securing their financial future during retirement by participating in the NC
Local Governmental Employees' Retirement System, administered by the State of North Carolina. Regular employees
scheduled to work 20 hours or more per week become members in the retirement system upon employment. As a member
of this system, employees are required to contribute 6% of their gross salary on a tax-deferred basis.

Deferred Compensation Plans:
To further assist employees in saving for retirement, the City offers two supplemental retirement savings programs. These
programs enable regular full-time, and part-time employees working at least 20 hours per week, an opportunity to save a
portion of their salary on a tax-deferred basis to supplement their retirement benefits. These programs are the NC 401(k)
plan and NC 457 plan; both administered by Empower. The City currently contributes 4% of base salary to an eligible
employee's NC 401(k) account.

Cafeteria Plan / Supplemental Benefits:
Realizing that each employee may have different insurance needs, the City offers its employees the opportunity to supplement City-provided benefits by selecting from the benefits listed below. These benefits are offered at employee's expense through payroll deduction:

-> Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) - Healthcare and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts (pre-tax)
-> Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance
-> Optional Life & Accidental Death & Dismemberment

Death Benefit:
The first year an employee contributes to the retirement system, the City provides a death benefit of $3,000 once the
employee is benefits eligible. After one year as a contributing member of the Retirement System, a death benefit is provided
by the NC Retirement System that is equal to the highest 12 months' salary in a row during the 24 months before death, no
less than $25,000 and no more than $50,000. There is no cost to the employee for this benefit.

Pay Periods / Deduction for Benefits / Direct Deposit:
City employees are paid bi-weekly (every other Friday). Benefit deductions are taken for 24 pay periods of the year. As an added convenience and safety measure, the City requires all new employees to sign up for direct deposit.

Employee Assistance Program:
The EAP is available at no cost to all employees and their household members. The EAP provides confidential guidance
on legal, financial and personal issues affecting your health, relationships and job.
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Responses to the supplemental questions must reflect the information provided under the "Work Experience" section of the application. Your responses will be used to determine whether or not you possess the minimum qualifications required for this position at the time of application.

• I have read and complied with the above statement.

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In the list below you will find automatic disqualifiers for employment with the Police department. Please make sure you review this information carefully.Criminal History- Candidates shall NOT have committed or been convicted of:a. a felony; b. a crime for which the punishment could have been imprisonment for more than two years; c. a crime or unlawful act defined as a "Class B misdemeanor" within the five year period prior interview date ; d. four or more crimes or unlawful acts defined as "Class B misdemeanors" regardless of the date of conviction; e. a combination of four or more Class A Misdemeanor or Class B Misdemeanor regardless of the date;f. DWI g. Drug Useh. Marijuana: Cannot have used it in any capacity within the last 12 months.i. Schedule 1,2,&3 Drugs: Cannot have used it within the last 5 to 10 years. to find the list of what drugs are included in Schedule 1, 2, & 3.

• I have read and understand the above statement

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How did you hear about this position?
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Are you a current City of Fayetteville employee?

• Yes
• No

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Have you held an