Supervisory Criminal Investigator (Assistant Special Agent-in-Charge)

Full Job Description

This position is located in the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Inspector General.

This position serves as the Supervisory Criminal Investigator (Assistant Special Agent-in-Charge) for Bravo Branch within the Office of Investigations, Southwest Region.

This application will close upon receiving 50 applicants or at 11:59 PM on 06 April 2026, whichever occurs first.

Applicants must meet all qualifications, eligibility requirements, and specialized experience minimums (and time-in-grade restrictions for merit promotion applicants) by the closing date of the announcement.

This position is a primary law enforcement position under 5 U.S.C. 8336 (C) (CSRS and 5 U.S. C 8412 (d) (FERS).

You must not have reached your 37th birthday prior to entry into the GS-1811 series, unless you have previous service creditable under the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) or Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) law enforcement provisions sufficient to enable you to retire at age 57 with 20 years of creditable service.

Persons already in covered secondary positions or persons with previous approved service who apply for a primary position cannot be considered if their age at reentry into the primary position exceeds 37 years after subtracting their years of service in covered positions.

Applicants must provide evidence of current or previous coverage that would qualify. This age restriction does not apply to those entitled to Veteran's Preference.

You will be required to qualify to carry and use firearms and other weapons as part of assigned duties and maintain such qualification.

Applicants are ineligible for this position if, at any time, they have been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony crime of domestic violence, unless such conviction was expunged, set aside, or the applicant received a pardon.

Refer to the Lautenberg Amendment, titled "Gun Ban for Individuals Convicted of a Misdemeanor Crime of Domestic Violence", Pub.L.104-208,[1] 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(9).

THIS POSITION HAS A BASIC MEDICAL REQUIREMENT: The duties of positions in this series require moderate to arduous physical exertion involving walking and standing, use of firearms, and exposure to inclement weather.

Manual dexterity with comparatively free motion of finger, wrist, elbow, shoulder, hip, and knee joints is required.

Arms, hands, legs, and feet must be sufficiently intact and functioning in order that applicants may perform the duties satisfactorily.

Sufficiently good vision in each eye, with or without correction, is required to perform the duties satisfactorily.

Near vision, corrective lenses permitted, must be sufficient to read printed material the size of typewritten characters.

Hearing loss, as measured by an audiometer, must not exceed 35 decibels at 1000, 2000, and 3000 Hz levels.

Since the duties of these positions are exacting and responsible, and involve activities under trying conditions, applicants must possess emotional and mental stability.

Any physical condition that would cause the applicant to be a hazard to himself/herself, or others is disqualifying.

IN ADDITION TO MEETING THE BASIC MEDICAL REQUIREMENT ABOVE, APPLICANTS MUST MEET THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS BELOW.

Time in grade: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience at the next lower grade to be considered for the next higher grade (one year at the GS-13 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-14 level).

Under competitive merit promotion procedures, any individual who is currently holding, or who has held within the previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule position under non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet "time-in-grade" requirements (have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade of the grade for which you are applying).

Restrictions are contained in 5CFR 300, Subpart F. You must include an SF-50 (you may need to submit more than one) that supports meeting this requirement with your application package.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREMENT FOR GS-14: Specialized Experience for GS-14 : Applicants must have one year of specialized experience at the next lower grade of GS-13 level or equivalent in the Federal service in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization, performing such duties as independently conducting and/or managing a full range of criminal investigative functions on assigned investigations, from planning and conducting fact-finding, to reporting the results of investigations; performing or leading undercover and surveillance work; conducting investigative interviews; planning investigative strategies; and analyzing investigative facts to arrive at sound conclusions.

This experience includes the preparation of comprehensive administrative and technical reports in order to present complex and conflicting findings in a clear, logical, impartial, comprehensive, and concise manner; coordinating, leading and directing policy, planning, managerial, training, operational and administrative activities, and exercising a thorough and expert knowledge of investigative and/or administrative support operations and activities.

In addition, the incumbent must have experience conducting liaison activities with other investigative agencies, including Federal, State, and local agencies, representing the interests of the employing agency as well as stakeholders, and developing new approaches to performing investigative functions, including responses to identified weaknesses and vulnerabilities in on-going operations.

Evidence of one year or more of specialized experience must be clearly documented in your resume.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience, documented in your resume. Major Duties:

• Assists in the directing and administering to a staff of special agents, investigators, investigative analysts, and other investigation support personnel in the conduct of investigation of criminal, civil, administrative, and training matters.
• Oversees the conduct of official inquiries and assessments relating to the personnel, programs, and operations of the USDA throughout the United States.
• Determines whether incoming allegations have investigative merit and recommends appropriate disposition, i.e. assignment to direct report staff members or referral to other investigative entities or closing without action.
• Serves as first-line manager to ensure the administration of applicable aspects of policy development and/or revision and training as related to the Office of Investigations.
• Provides liaison with other Federal Investigative and law enforcement agencies, to include internal and external stakeholders in the preparation of allegation and/or investigation related materials.
• Participates in effecting arrests, search warrants, and/or surveillance activities; and is involved in the investigation of high-level government officials requiring great discretion and tact.
• Formulates an internal strategic training plan promoting and reflecting the OIG and USDA strategic plans to encourage teamwork, innovation and the application of effective solutions to investigative and administrative problems.
• Provides presentations, briefings, or reports to the SAC and DAIGI, and other Senior USDA OIG and USDA officials including other internal and external stakeholders.
• Oversees projects of marked difficulty, responsibility, and sensitivity that require the exercise of tact, utilization of extensive experience, and various human resource skills.