Special Agent – Seattle, WA

DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Protects and safeguards company assets and resources including personnel, property and customer’s property entrusted to the company.
• Conduct proficient, sensitive corporate and criminal investigations, provide accurate, detailed reports and provide court testimony when required.
• Identify and properly handle trespassers on Company property and make arrests as appropriate.
• Counsels and advises company officials to reduce crime and accidents and improve security; coordinates response to railroad emergencies; supervises contract security guards and trains other employees on relevant matters.
• Perform aggressive crime prevention patrol of facilities, railroad property and trains, with special emphasis on TOFC/COFC, automobiles, and high value shipments.
• Perform other duties as assigned

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School diploma or GED. 

• Must have satisfactorily completed basic police training at a recognized state certified academy

• Must meet peace officer commissioning standards in state in which this job is posted and be commissioned as such and maintain a valid State Peace Office License in that state. 

• Must meet BNSF Resource Protection Solutions Team standards as a Special Agent

• Must have a valid driver’s license

• Must be willing and able to travel as required

• Must be able and willing to use the company’s computer system for creating reports and databases

• Must be physically and psychologically fit, able to successfully pass any required company evaluations and pass an extensive background investigation

• Must successfully complete any required company training for this position

• Must have broad knowledge of railroad industry and operations; particularly as it relates to handling emergency situations such as derailments, load securement, and like events

• Must have a broad knowledge of criminal law and procedures

• Must be able to successfully lead people, often in a stressful critical-event environment

• Must be able to meet any government or Company training and retention standards

• Must live or be willing to relocate within 50 miles of the assigned work location

• Eighteen months of successful experience as a full time peace officer with a city, county, state federal or railroad law enforcement agency required

PREFERED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree

Union:

• Allied Services Division, Transportation-Communications Union
• Dues required per union agreement 

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