Laboratory Manager-G

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Prince George’s County Government provides a dynamic and inclusive workplace where employees can thrive, learn, and grow across its 30 diverse agencies, all dedicated to serving the County's residents with essential resources and services. Nestled just minutes away from Washington, DC, Prince George's County combines urban vibrancy with serene surroundings, offering an ideal setting to live, work, and enjoy life.

Applicant Limit Notice: Please be advised that applications for this position will be capped at a maximum of 100 submissions. Once this threshold has been reached, the posting will close, and no further applications will be accepted. We encourage interested candidates to apply promptly to ensure consideration.

The Prince George's County Police Department is currently seeking qualified applicants to fill a Laboratory Manager grade G31 position, in the Bureau of Forensics/Forensic Science Division.

This is a highly responsible professional managerial, technical and supervisory position in the field of forensic science. Incumbents in this class plan, schedule, assign, monitor, review, and evaluate the work of lower‑level Forensic Latent Print Examiners. Work is subject to substantially diverse procedures and specialized standards that require the use of judgment in the search for solutions or new applications. Incumbents in this class examine cases submitted involving sensitive, confidential, high‑profile and high‑priority materials.

Incumbents also perform a variety of annual reviews of all quality assurance control measures to ensure compliance with accreditation, conduct routine casework, and ensure proficiency testing is completed. The incumbent has full technical responsibility for the work and makes final decisions regarding technical procedures, techniques, and all technical aspects of the operations in the Latent Print Unit.

The Prince George's County Police Department is the fourth largest law enforcement agency in Maryland, providing a full range of law enforcement services to County residents and business owners. Their mission is to work in partnership with citizens of Prince George's County toward providing a safe environment and enhancing the quality of life. Today, the Prince George's County Police Department serves over 900,000 residents and has an authorized strength of 1,800 officers and 300 civilians.

• Exercises a full range of supervisory duties and responsibilities over subordinates as defined in Personnel Law.
• Supervises, plans, coordinates, trains, and continually appraises the activities of staff to accomplish the respective and specific goals and objectives of the Latent Print Unit.
• Supervises and directs staff responsible for the operations and maintenance of records storage, and retrieval in compliance with applicable laws and criminal records while maintaining security and confidentiality.
• Develops policies, procedures, and written directives for the unit.
• Manages all caseloads; prioritizes, finalizes, and delegates incoming latent cases and evaluates latent finger, foot, and palm impressions for evidentiary value.
• Utilizes applicable scientific methodology to analyze, compare, evaluate, document, and preserve latent impression evidence related to law enforcement investigations.
• Performs examinations of exemplar and physical evidence utilizing specialized equipment, established standard operating procedures, scientific principles and techniques to ensure the validity and integrity of evidence.
• Examines and responds to cases submitted involving sensitive, confidential, high‑profile and high‑priority materials.
• Enters and digitally enhances friction ridge evidence in the Automated Fingerprint Identification Systems, including the Regional (RAFIS), Maryland State (MAFIS), National Capital Region (NCR‑ABIS), and Federal Bureau of Investigation, Next Generation Identification (NGI), utilizing the appropriate protocols for each and conduct local, regional, and national searches.
• Compares evidence of value with known exemplars of subjects based on a written request or possible candidate generated from an…