Administrative Manager - Property Management

Location: 3420 W Lower Buckeye Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85009

Posting Date

09/25/26

Application Deadline

10/02/26

Pay Range

MIN - MID - MAX
$73,000.00 - $96,000.00 - $119,000.00

Job Type

Unclassified

Department

Sheriff

About the Position

The Administrative Manager facilitates the operations of the Property & Evidence department, programs and services, develops Property & Evidence policies and procedures, manages budgets, establishes and modifies office systems, and implements process improvements. This position oversees operations through supervisory staff, determines staffing needs and workload trends, and resolves higher level departmental and personnel issues.

About the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office:

Do you possess integrity, strong interpersonal skills, and do you have a desire to serve your community? We are seeking passionate individuals to join our team with a variety of openings for Civilian, Detention and Sworn personnel. The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) invites you to become part of Arizona's leading law enforcement agency where we come together as a team to support and provide public safety.

Compensation is more than a salary with MCSO:

• Growth and stability since 1871
• Exceptional work-life balance: 4/10 schedule based on business needs
• Manageable workload
• Opportunity for criminal polygraph examinations
• Training opportunities with AZ Polygraph Association, American Polygraph Association, American Association of Police Polygraphists
• Network with other case agencies
• Choice of three medical plans – starting as low as $70/month
• Holidays – 10/year + 1 personal day
• Enrollment in the Arizona State Retirement System (Pension)
• Paid sick and parental leaves (birth/adoption)
• 30% discount at KinderCare daycare facilities in the Valley
• MCKids Club daycare next to headquarters.
• Access to free County gyms
• Learn more at Benefits Overview

Position Qualifications

We recognize your time is valuable, so please apply if you meet the following required qualifications:

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration or related field.

Experience

• Three (3) years of experience handling articles of evidence.

OR

Combined education and experience qualifications

• Other combinations of education or professional level experience may substitute for the minimum qualifications on a year for year basis.

Other requirements

• Within six (6) months of employment or assignment you must train, functionally test, and affirm the proficiency of Arizona Criminal Justice Information System (ACJIS) Network TOC certification - retest every two (2) years.
• Must be able to pass the County Forklift Proficiency License and be certified to operate a forklift – recertify every three (3) years.
• Must possess a valid Arizona driver’s license or have the ability to obtain by the time of hire.
• Training that may be provided on-the-job: Safety; Payroll; PREA.
• Prior to hiring, the Sheriff's Office requires that all candidates pass a background review.

Our Preferred Candidate has

• Experience in law enforcement.

• Five (5) years of experience handling articles of evidence including two (2) years in a supervisory capacity.

Essential Job Tasks

(This is not an all-inclusive list of all job duties that may be required; employees will be required to perform other related duties as assigned.)

• Oversees and manages complex operations in the Property and Evidence Division through subordinate supervisors.
• Establishes short- and long-term goals, strategies, and priorities for the division to support the goals and mission of MCSO.
• Ensures division accountability and adherence to applicable laws, policies and procedures.
• Supervises assigned staff and manages division personnel-related activities including hiring, terminations, performance management, and training.
• Establishes performance goals and objectives for annual performance evaluations for personnel; develops corrective action plans and disciplinary actions as appropriate.
• Directs division activities to maintain efficiency and timeliness of daily operations; streamlines work processes to improve operations.
• Coordinates, implements, and monitors projects and assignments to attain division goals and objectives.
• Provides direction to supervisors and staff to resolve complex issues.
• Serves as the division’s subject matter expert and communicates with the general public, attorneys, and law enforcement personnel regarding inquiries related to the release or storage of property and evidence.
• Represents MCSO at public hearings, meetings, committees, or task forces to present evidence or information.
• Develops and implements policies and procedures.
• Participates in the development of the division budget.
• Monitors and approves the expenditure of funds to comply with financial procedures.
• Conducts briefings to Command staff to provide project and program status or issues.
• Makes presentations to groups to provide information and interpret policies, procedures, and projects.
• Monitors monthly statistics and prepares detailed reports; oversees and coordinates quarterly firearms reports, capacity reports, and annual reports.
• Oversees the Property and Evidence Division’s receiving and storing of evidence (e.g., weapons, narcotics, drug paraphernalia, biological evidence, currency, bodily fluids, poisons, flammable and explosive material, and unsanitary materials) and property including excess inmate property; ensures division is compliant with established procedures to maintain the safe handling, security, packaging, and identification of items.
• Prepares and releases evidence and property to authorized personnel for possession, laboratory analysis, examination, or court exhibit in compliance with procedures.
• Supervises the destroying/disposing of chemical waste, narcotics and unclaimed/unsold firearms following established procedures.
• Monitors case records to dispose of property no longer needed for evidence purposes; reviews the disposition of criminal cases to prepare impounded property for appropriate treatment as authorized.
• Provides instruction at the Basic and Advanced training for detention and sworn officers.
• Manages the Property Division Crime Scene Support Team.
• Supervises the Towing Services Aide and maintains the division vehicles.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Deputy Chief, Chief Deputy, or Command staff.

Working Conditions

Maricopa County is an EEO/ADA Reasonable Accommodation Employer.

The following environments described are only representative of how the essential job tasks are currently performed or envisioned. As such, in order to accommodate a disability or limitation, the essential job tasks may be performed in ways other than described on these pages.

Work occurs indoors and outdoors. Tasks require physical dexterity to work in a warehouse environment and ability to drive to different locations. Position includes high volume, accuracy, decision making, and teamwork.

Work environment

• Frequently indoors or outdoors

• Temperatures frequently are above 90 degrees, below 40 degrees

• Conditions frequently include chemicals/fumes, smoke/dust, wet/damp area, confined area, stairs or ladders

• Conditions may rarely include unprotected heights, high noise level, dim lighting, bright lighting, exposure to contagious diseases
  

Physical environment

• Sitting, standing, walking

• Driving a vehicle

• Speaking, hearing, seeing, reading

• Distinguishing colors

• Bending/kneeling

• Reaching, twisting, climbing

• Crawling, crouching, balancing

• Wearing protective gear

• Precise dexterity

• Lifting floor to waist twenty-five (25) pounds

• Lifting waist to shoulder twenty-five (25) pounds

• Lifting shoulder to overhead twenty-five (25) pounds

• Carrying twenty-five (25) pounds a distance of 20 feet

• Pushing/pulling fifty (50) pounds a distance of 50 feet

Social environment

• High volume of work

• Accuracy

• Decision making

• Concentration/vigilance

• Teamwork

• Working in close physical proximity with others

• Public contact

• Conditions frequently include traumatic subject matter, dangerous environment, interruptions, time pressures, handling multiple or complicated tasks, unscheduled tasks, frequently changing tasks, overtime/rotating shifts

• Conditions may rarely include emergencies, isolation

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Knowledge of

• Principles and practices of evidence handling/law enforcement chain of custody, warehousing, property accounting and general law enforcement procedures.
• Law enforcement principles, practices, methodology, techniques, and equipment.
• Crisis management techniques to effectively manage any emergency necessary.
• Federal, state, and local programs/resources to develop policies and procedures needed for administration of programs.

Skill in

• Communicating information effectively, both verbally and in writing, as appropriate for the audience.
• Organizing and prioritizing tasks.
• Comprehending and interpreting complex data and information.
• Facilitating established procedures to maintain storage, security, and accurate accounting for items.

Ability to

• Manage staff and provide effective leadership to civilian, detention, and law enforcement employees.
• Establish and maintain successful working relationships.
• Present complex information to all levels of individuals and groups.

SELECTION PROCEDURE:

The hiring authority will select the successful candidate based on departmental needs.

All offers of employment made to new hires and rehires at Maricopa County are contingent upon successful completion of a post-offer, pre-employment thorough background investigation. A background investigation is conducted on a current employee who changes to a Safety Sensitive Position or one having the potential for serious adverse impact on the integrity or efficiency of the County. These requirements do not pertain to employees of elected officials who undergo background investigation processes administered through their respective offices.

Typically, successful candidates are hired at a salary rate, up to midpoint of the range, based on applicable experience, internal equity and budgetary allowances.

Minimum Education

Maricopa County is an EEO/ADA Reasonable Accommodation Employer.

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