Job Description

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Fort Bend County is ranked as one of the fastest growing counties in the nation. We have capitalized on not only the creed of our location, but on the "quality of life" for our families to call home. Our employees are the key to our success and the heartbeat of our foundation. The diversity and inclusivity of our community is our strength and at the forefront of a workplace environment welcoming to all. Live Here! Work Here!

Provides information that will increase investigative leads, project future crime activity and patterns, and assist in administrative, tactical and strategic planning to combat criminal activity. Participates in planning of programs, policies or objectives for own work group and department.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Collects, analyzes and summarizes data collected and disseminates documents/reports to assist in criminal investigations.
• Uses data collected by investigators to create reports/charts to summarize data and persons involved in criminal investigations.
• Collects and analyzes data to project crime trends in all patrol districts.
• Responds to crimes that include but are not limited to high profile scenes, such as, homicides, stranger abductions, sexual assaults, kidnappings and robberies to provide immediate response to assist investigators with the research of all persons, vehicles and locations associated with the crime.
• Prepares flow charts and documents, professional in appearance, for investigators to be used in the case file to be presented for prosecution.
• Provides and collects data from other law enforcement agencies on the local, state, and federal levels to add information to databases to assist with efficient and complete investigations.
• Collects and analyzes data in order to group crimes with offenders and develop methods in which crimes are committed.
• Creates new operating procedures for the criminal analyst unit.
• Connected with the Harris County Fusion Center and will serve as conduit for exchanging information between Fort Bend County, Harris County and Montgomery County.
• Participates in activities and duties related to emergency management during a local state of disaster as directed by appropriate county managers.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred from accredited college or university with favored Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems/Programming/related field or Criminal Justice.
• U.S. Citizen or U.S. Permanent Resident
• Valid Texas Driver’s License
• High School Diploma or GED
• Very strong computer, verbal and written communication, and organizational skills. Also, strong interpersonal skills and ability to deal effectively with the public, other employees and elected officials. Demonstrated knowledge of windows based operating systems.

***IMPORTANT – TESTING REQUIREMENT (PLEASE READ)***

All applicants must schedule and complete the Nelson-Denny Reading Test prior to moving forward in the hiring process.

➡️ Applicants MUST contact the Sheriff’s Office Human Resources to schedule the test before proceeding.
Do Not wait until later in the process.

**How to Schedule Your Test**

Contact the Sheriff’s Office Human Resources directly Monday-Friday between the hours of 8:00am-4:00pm

*Nelson Denny Test – Call to schedule: (Penni Fields) 281-238-1586 or

(J.R. Galvan) 281-238-1587.

Nelson Denny Test: 35 Minutes

Location (Gus George Academy Building):

Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office

Human Resources

1521 Eugene Heimann Circle, Suite 144

Richmond, Texas 77469

SALARY: $25.00 per Hour (Part-Time)

CLOSING Date: June 05, 2026

All full-time and part-time employees are members of the Texas County District Retirement System (TCDRS). Full-time employees also enjoy a wide-range of great benefits.

Fort Bend County is an equal opportunity employer, committed to non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, color, religion or creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy status (including childbirth and related medical conditions), national origin, ethnicity, citizenship status, age (40 and over), physical or mental disability, genetic information, protected military and veteran status, political affiliation or beliefs, or any other classification protected by state, federal and local laws, unless such classification is a bona fide occupational qualification.

For more information on Fort Bend County's Title VI / Nondiscrimination Statement, visit www.fbctx.gov/comply

Fort Bend County is committed to providing equal opportunity and reasonable accommodations to employees with disabilities. FBC complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act and all other applicable federal, state and local laws regarding disability discrimination and accommodation.