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Supervisory Criminal Investigator (Chief, Arson and Explosives and Intelligence Division)
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
Department of Justice
GS-15 Pay Grade
Base salary range: $123,041 - $159,950
Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-14. Senior leader or top expert.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job involves leading a team in the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives focused on researching arson, explosives, and related intelligence to support law enforcement efforts.
The role requires overseeing staff, setting program goals, and making decisions based on analysis of laws, budgets, and operations.
It's a good fit for experienced leaders with a strong background in explosives safety, risk assessment, and collaborative law enforcement work.
Key Requirements
- One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-14 level in law enforcement or related fields
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with internal and external partners
- In-depth understanding of ATF's explosives research and development, including safety, risk assessment, testing, analysis, and reporting
- Knowledge of explosives intelligence responsibilities
- Full supervisory experience over personnel, including assessment, development, and evaluation of programs
- Skills in directing measurements, techniques, and methodologies for program goals
- Experience analyzing laws, regulations, budgets, strategic plans, and staffing to make recommendations
Full Job Description
Serves as the Chief Arson and Explosives Research and Intelligence Division.
This position manages and is responsible for law enforcement programs, functions or operations encompassing the overall law enforcement mission.
To qualify for this position Supervisory Criminal Investigator at the GS-15 grade level, candidates must also have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-14) by the closing date of this announcement.
Specialized experience is demonstrated experience, which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of this position.
Experience must be in the normal line of progression or must be related to the work of the position advertised and must be reflected in resume.
Specialized experience must include all of: Working collaboratively with internal and external partners; AND Understanding of ATF's explosives research and development capabilities, including explosives safety, risk assessment, testing, analysis, and report derivation, as well as explosives intelligence responsibilities.
Please do not cut and paste the position description or specialized experience from this announcement into your resume, as this will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.
Your resume must support your responses to the application questionnaire and the qualification requirements. Failure to do so may result in an ineligible rating.
See the Required Documents section for important notes about what must be included in your resume. Major Duties:
The major duties of the Supervisory Criminal Investigator (Division Chief, Arson and Explosives Research and Intelligence Division) position include, but are not limited to, the following: Exercises full supervisory responsibilities and authority over Division personnel.
Responsible for assessing, developing, and evaluating program goals, needs, operations, and accomplishments. Directs the development of appropriate measurements, techniques and methodologies.
Submits recommendations and decisions that reflect effective analysis of laws and regulations, budgets, strategic plans, current year operating plans, staffing plans, work studies, and other pertinent material
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