Job Description

Introduction

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This is an agency specific recruitment for the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Natural Resources Police. This is a promotional recruitment and is open to current Natural Resources Police Sergeants only. The resulting eligible list will be used to fill vacancies within the Natural Resources Police throughout the State of Maryland. Applicants certified to this list will remain eligible for these positions for at least one year.

GRADE

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87

LOCATION OF POSITION

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Locations will be offered/assigned by NRP leadership based on current vacancies and the immediate needs of the department. Interested parties should indicate all areas they would accept employment in when completing the supplemental questionnaire.

Main Purpose of Job

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To supervise, manage and administer an effective Area or Unit as designated by NRP policy and to perform other law enforcement duties as directed.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

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Education:

High School diploma or G.E.D. certificate acceptable to the Maryland State Board of Education as described in the Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commission regulation.

Experience:

One year of supervisory experience as a commissioned natural resources law enforcement officer. The above education requirement is set by the Police and Correctional Training Commission in accordance with the Annotated Code of Maryland, Public Safety, Section 3-207. 2. Experience defined above must have been certified by the Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commission.

SELECTIVE QUALIFICATIONS

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A Natural Resource Police Lieutenant is one of four managerial levels of law enforcement work in the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) enforcing State and federal laws and departmental rules and regulation as they apply to conservation, boating, DNR managed lands, criminal, civil and traffic violations. Employees in this classification directly supervise Natural Resources Police Sergeants and through them indirectly supervise lower-level natural resources police officers in an assigned unit/area.

LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

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1.Employees in this classification must possess police officer certification as required by the Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commission at the time of application.


2.Employees in this classification will be assigned duties which require the operation of a motor vehicle and will be required to possess a motor vehicle operator's license valid in the State of Maryland.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

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1. Selection standards for police officer certification are established by the Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commission in accordance with the Annotated Code of Maryland, Public Safety Article, Section 3-207. These selection criteria are listed in detail in the Code of Maryland Regulations 12.04.01.04 and include the following: U.S. Citizenship Must be at least 21 years of age A completed background investigation, including a check of criminal history Oral interview and truth verification device testing Physical and psychological examination following offer of employment.


2. Employees are subject to call-in 24 hours a day and, therefore, will be required to provide the employer with a phone number where they can be reached.

SELECTION PROCESS

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Applicants should be certain to update their application with all education and job-related experience to demonstrate their qualifications for this position. Make certain to include any applicable acting time necessary to achieve minimum qualifications. Those who do not demonstrate that they meet the minimum qualifications on their application will not be permitted to compete for this position. All information concerning your qualifications must be submitted by the closing date.

We will not consider information submitted after this date. If you are scheduled to complete an educational or licensing requirement within six months of the closing date of this announcement, you may participate in the examination process. Permanent Maryland State employees may also complete necessary experience requirements within six months of the date of the closing date of this announcement. However, affected candidates will appear in pending status on the eligible list until documentation has been received to ensure educational and/or experience requirements have been met.

You will be considered ONLY for vacancies in counties in which you express geographic interest on the application as follows: 1) If you indicate interest in one county within an NRP area (Areas 1-8), you will be considered for all available Field Operations positions within that area. Likewise, you will not be considered for Field Operations positions within an NRP area if you do not indicate interest inane counties in the Area. 2) If you are interested in a position in Support Services, Special Services, or Intelligence & Special Investigations Bureaus be sure to list the county in which the main office of the unit is located. Otherwise, you will not be considered for vacancies in those Bureaus.

The examination will consist of the following components: a 100-item closed-book written multiple-choice exam, an oral board interview, and an unscored resume; the resume may be used by the candidate during the interview, however, it will not be scored as part of the promotional process and will be collected at the completion of your interview as it may be reviewed by executive leadership to help with future assignment determinations.

Eligible candidates will be sent information on the format of the unscored resume. Candidates must achieve a minimum score of 60% on the written knowledge exam in order to proceed to the oral board portion of the exam. The Natural Resources Police reserves the right to conduct oral board interviews using a virtual format, as deemed necessary, to preserve health and safety, and prevent the spread of illness.

Successful candidates will be ranked as Best Qualified, Better Qualified, or Qualified and placed on the employment (eligible) list for a period of at least one year.

EXAMINATION PROCESS

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The Written Exam will be held on January 17, 2026. You will receive an email from the Department with your report time of the Multiple-Choice Exam. No make-up exams will be scheduled. The exam will be administered at the Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commission facility located at 6852 4th St., Sykesville, MD 21784.

Candidates who successfully achieve a minimum score of 60% on the written exam will be notified of the date, time, location, and format of the oral board interviews. Interviews will be held during the period of March 2026.

Resumes must be submitted to the interview panel at the conclusion of your interview. Resumes should be completed using the NRP-466-T template / format found in the NRP Forms folder of the NRP Department Drive (G:).

Study Materials for the Lieutenant Written Exam:
1. Maryland Natural Resources Police Policy Manual, as updated through September 03, 2025.This version of the manual has been converted to PDF format and is in the 2026 Promotional Study Documents folder located on the NRP Google Drive.
Preface - Agency Values Chapter 2 - Organization and Administration + ALL SECTIONS
Chapter 3 - General Operations + ALL SECTIONS
Chapter 4 - Patrol Operations + ALL SECTIONS
Chapter 6 - Investigation Operations + ALL SECTIONS
Chapter 7 - Equipment + ALL SECTIONS
Chapter 8 - Property and Miscellaneous + 801 - Property
+ 802 - Wildlife and Domestic Animal Response
Chapter 10 - Personnel + ALL SECTIONS
Chapter 11 - Communications and Records + 1103 - Protected Information


2. Maryland Natural Resources Police Procedure Manual, as updated through September 09,2025. This version of the manual has been converted to PDF format and is in the 2026 PromotionalStudy Documents folder located on the NRP Google Drive.
Chapter 1 - Law Enforcement Role and Authority + 100 - Law Enforcement Authority
Chapter 3 - General Operations + 302 - Standards and Conduct
+ 304 - Command Notifications
Chapter 8 - Property and Miscellaneous + 800 - Property
Chapter 10 - Personnel + 1003 - Personnel Complaints
+ 1005 - Outside Employment and Outside Overtime
+ 1010 - Psychological Referrals
Chapter 16 - Supervisory Reviews of ETIX Data + 1600 - Procedure to Conduct Bias-Based Policing Review as Required in Policy 401.5


3. Annotated Code of Maryland, Department of Natural Resources Laws. This version has been converted to PDF format and is in the 2026 Promotional Study Documents folder located on the NRP Google Drive.
Title 1 - Department of Natural Resources + Subtitle 2 (Natural Resources Police Force).
Title 4 - Fish and Fisheries + Subtitle 2 (Organization & Authority of Department Pertaining to Fish & Fisheries - In General)
+ Subtitle 2A (The Endangered Species of Fish Conservation Act)
+ Subtitle 10 (Oysters and Clams)
+ Subtitle 11A (Aquaculture)
+ Subtitle 12 (Penalties and Fines, Searches, Seizures and Forfeitures)
Title 8 - Waters + Subtitle 7 (State Boat Act)
Title 10 - Wildlife + Subtitle 3 (Hunting Licenses)
+ Subtitle 4 (Hunting Restrictions - In General)
+ Subtitle 5 (Restrictions Relating to Species Hunted for Their Fur, Pelt, or Hide)
+ Subtitle 6 (Wild Waterfowl)
+ Subtitle 11 (Penalties and Fines, Searches, Seizures, and Forfeitures)
+ Subtitle 12 (Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact)


4. NRP General Order: 100-24-04 (Forms and Directive - NRP Incident Action Plan). This document is in the 2026 NRP Promotional Study Documents folder located on the NRP Google Drive.

5. Maryland Natural Resources Police Emergency Operations Plan (Revised 07/20/2020).Candidates may consult a printed copy or utilize the version converted to PDF format, which is in the 2026 NRP Promotional Study Documents folder located on the NRP Google Drive.

6. State of Maryland Bullying in the Workplace Policy (Revised 10/01/2024). This document is in the 2026 NRP Promotional Study Documents folder located on the NRP Google Drive.

7. State of Maryland Policy on Sexual Harassment in the Workplace (Revised 10/01/2024). This document is in the 2026 NRP Promotional Study Documents folder located on the NRP Google Drive.

8. Public Safety Article - Title 3 - Law Enforcement Subtitle 2 - Police Training and Standards Commission Annotated Code of Maryland (Revised 07/01/2022). This document is in the 2026 NRP Promotional Study Documents folder located on the NRP Google Drive.

BENEFITS

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STATE OF MARYLAND BENEFITS

FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS

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The online application is strongly preferred. If you are unable to apply online, you may submit a paper application and supplemental questionnaire to: Department of Natural Resources, Human Resources, 580 Taylor Avenue, C-3 Annapolis, MD 21401. The Human Resources unit is not responsible for applications sent to any other address.

Faxed or e-mailed applications will not be accepted. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completing the application.

If you are having difficulty with your user account or have general questions about the online application system, please contact the MD Department of Budget and Management at Application.Help@maryland.gov ; ATTN: Recruitment and Examination Division. Please note, standard business hours for the help desk are 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Inquiries made after hours will be reviewed the following business day.

If you need to make adjustments to a submitted application or if you have general inquiries regarding this recruitment, please contact Emilee Knott at Emilee.Knott@maryland.gov.

Supplemental materials and/or edits to your application will not be accepted once the announcement deadline has passed. Candidates will only be able to submit an application once, so it is extremely important that you are following the application instructions.

Please provide ample time to complete the application template. If you are having technical difficulties submitting an application on the day of the deadline, it is strongly advised that you complete the JobAps physical application template and hand deliver to DNR - HRS at 580 Taylor Avenue, Annapolis, MD 21401 before 4:30 p.m. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources cannot guarantee that late submissions, as a result of technical difficulties, will be accepted.

TTY Users: call via Maryland Relay



Candidates with disabilities and bilingual candidates are encouraged to apply. We thank our Veterans for their service to our country, and encourage them to apply. As an equal opportunity employer, Maryland is committed to recruiting, retaining and promoting employees who are reflective of the State's diversity.