Criminal Investigator III (Lakewood) - Liquor & Tobacco Enforcement Division

Liquor Enforcement Division Criminal Investigator III

The mission of the Liquor Enforcement Division is to promote public safety, support economic growth, and ensure the responsible sale and consumption of liquor and tobacco products through the fair, transparent, and consistent administration of Colorado's liquor, tobacco, and nicotine laws.

The professional in this position is a certified Peace Officer - Peace Officer Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.), who fulfills statutory responsibility to administer and enforce Colorado's alcohol beverage and tobacco laws in a consistent and common-sense manner. It serves and protects the Colorado public and fosters a clean, healthy, three-tier industry within the state for the manufacture, distribution, and sale of alcohol beverages.

Job duties include conducting investigations of licensed liquor and tobacco businesses to ensure compliance with Colorado laws and regulations. Duties will include performing inspections, compliance checks, and undercover operations, preparing investigative reports and testifying in administrative or criminal proceedings.

The Criminal Investigator III will gather evidence through interviews, surveillance and database research, and may issue summonses or make arrest as needed.

Liquor, tobacco, and criminal code investigations include conducting inspections, compliance checks and plans investigations and / or undercover investigations of alleged violations of Colorado Liquor and Tobacco Statutes, Criminal Statutes, and Regulations to determine if a violation has occurred and takes appropriate action, such as issuing a criminal summons or completing a charging document of proposed allegations and violations for review by management and the appointing authority.

Statutory enforcement includes responding to complaints and proactively visiting / inspecting Colorado liquor and tobacco licensed businesses, as an armed peace officer to prevent and discourage the prohibited possession, sale, and consumption on or off the licensed premises.

Regulatory compliance includes responding to and investigating complaints of alleged violations of Colorado Liquor and Tobacco codes from licensees, law enforcement, local licensing authorities, and the general public.

Administrative duties include accurately documenting all work time and leave in the Department time-tracking database, Ultimate Workforce Development (UKG). Submits approvals for all overtime requests to the supervisor.

Minimum qualifications include six (6) years of full-time professional investigative experience in a regulatory environment. AND Must possess a valid Colorado P.O.S.T. certification that is active, in good standing, and free of any restrictions, suspensions, or revocations at the time of applying. OR A Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in accounting, business administration, public administration, criminology, criminal justice, criminalistics, political science, police science, law enforcement, law, psychology, sociology or a closely related field as determined by the department. AND Two (2) years of full-time professional investigative experience in a regulatory environment. AND Must possess a valid Colorado P.O.S.T. certification that is active, in good standing, and free of any restrictions, suspensions, or revocations at the time of applying.