Supervisory Criminal Investigator

This position is located in the Department of Labor, Office of Inspector General, Office of Investigations-Labor Racketeering and Fraud.Qualifications:

Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, GS-13 in the Federal Service.

Specialized Experience is the experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform the duties of the position successfully, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level.

Specialized experience may include the following elements: experience in leading or supervising complex investigations related to criminal offenses committed by individuals and entities, including financial crimes and fraud; federal program, contract or grant fraud; and employee integrity offenses; experience in the application of criminal, civil, and administrative laws, including false claims and qui tam actions; experience in utilizing investigative principles and techniques, including undercover operations, consensual monitoring, and other covert investigative techniques; experience in legal procedures related to the investigation and prosecution of criminal offenses; experience in planning and monitoring the work of subordinates, establishing objectives, setting priorities, assigning cases, anticipating and outlining problems, and providing technical direction and guidance to staff when complex problems arise during the conduct of an investigation; and, experience in consulting and working with U.S. Attorneys and other prosecutorial officials in preparation of cases for prosecution.
Maximum AGE Requirements: An applicant must enter a Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) law enforcement covered position or a Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) law enforcement covered position not one day later than his/her 37th birthday. Please note: Applicants appointed to Criminal Investigator positions in the Federal service must not have reached their 37th birthday upon appointment to the position unless they previously served in a Federal civilian law enforcement position covered by special civil service retirement provisions, including early or mandatory retirement. This requirement may be waived only for veterans. However, the primary duties of these positions are classified as "rigorous," and a waiver may be authorized by the head of the agency only in unusual situations. An age requirement waiver is not automatic. An individual who has passed the maximum entry age limit but previously served in a covered position, may be eligible for consideration and reinstatement of coverage if he/she will be able to complete a total of 20 years of covered law enforcement service by the time he reaches the mandatory retirement age of 57. See OPM Retirement Handbook for further details. The Maximum Entry Age requirement (See Maximum Entry may be waived for applicants eligible for veterans' preference.)

POSITION REQUIREMENTS FOR OIG CRIMINAL INVESTIGATORS: Incumbents are required to be able to perform the following duties:
A.) Firearm Use - All OIG Criminal Investigators are required to qualify with the U.S. DOL-issued firearms and to accept assignments where firearms are required. In the exercise of OIG's statutory law enforcement authority, there is the potential that the use of the firearm may be justified and necessary.
B.) Arrests - OIG Criminal Investigators make arrests, with or without a warrant, according to the circumstances.
C.)Search and Seizure - OIG Criminal Investigators execute warrants for search of premises or seizure of evidence.
D.)Surveillances - In conducting investigations, Criminal Investigators may establish and maintain surveillances of suspected criminal acts.
E.) Undercover Assignments - From time to time, Criminal Investigators assume undercover roles.
F.) Review of Records and OtherEvidence. Many cases under investigation involve the review of a tremendous amount of records which the agent takes control of and transports for copying.
G.) Travel - Many Criminal Investigators travel frequently -- up to 50 percent of the time. Much of the travel is performed by automobile driven by the agent from 8 to 10 hours at a time to reach the destination.
H.) Basic Law Enforcement Training - As a condition of employment, newly-hired OIG Criminal Investigators must have successfully completed the basic Criminal Investigator training course at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC ), unless waived by OIG because of proof of comparable special agent or law enforcement officer training.

• Higher grade level 1811s may receive biweekly and annual premium pay caps (refer to OPM website).
• This position is outside the bargaining unit.
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS) incentive will not be offered.
• Relocation incentive will not be offered.
• This position will not be filled until the Department's Placement Assistance Programs have been fully utilized.
• This position is at theFull-Performance Level (FPL).

DOL OIG allows special agents to telework up to 6 days per pay period with supervisory approval.

DOL OIG requires special agents who have not attended FLETC prior to selection to sign a 3 year service agreement upon accepting an official offer.

There is no substitution of education for the required specialized experience at the GS-14 level.
Any applicant falsely claiming an academic degree from an accredited school will be subject to actions ranging from disqualification from federal employment to removal from federal service.

If your education was completed at a foreign college or university, you must show comparability to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States and comparability to applicable minimum coursework requirements for this position.
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