Supervisory Criminal Investigator (Special Agent in Charge)

Full Job Description

Consistently ranked as among the best places to work in the Department of the Interior (DOI), and the top 10% of all agency subcomponents, the Office of Inspector General is an independent and objective unit within DOI working to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness and to prevent and detect waste, fraud and abuse within the DOI.

We offer exceptional work-life benefits, including flexible work schedules, ample training opportunities, and a comprehensive employee recognition program.

All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. We will only review your resume to determine whether minimum experience requirement(s) have been met.

Merit Promotion candidates (Federal employees) must meet time-in-grade requirements by the announcement closing date.

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, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Minimum Qualifications GS-15: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 grade level in the Federal service performing all of the following: Leading or supervising complex investigations that are primarily criminal in nature; Providing briefings and oral reports on investigations to senior officials; Writing, editing, or reviewing reports of investigations; and Making recommendations to senior officials regarding improved practices, techniques, or policy based on results of an investigation of fraud, waste, abuse, or mismanagement.

Major Duties:

The Office of Inspector General is seeking a highly skilled Supervisory Criminal Investigator in Lakewood, CO.

This office is responsible for conducting complex criminal, civil, and administrative investigations involving the Department's energy and mineral-related programs in support of the OIG's mission.

As a Supervisory Criminal Investigator, you will lead and oversee investigations that support the OIG Office of Investigations (OI) programs and operations, which is considered to be one of the top Inspector General divisions throughout the federal government.

Major duties include: Supervising extremely complex and difficult, highly visible and/or exceedingly sensitive investigations that may be local, regional, inter-regional, or department-wide in scope involving a wide range of complex criminal, civil, and administrative investigative techniques, involving complex fraud schemes, civil false claims, DOI violations and allegations of other crimes.

Administering the proper opening and closing of criminal, civil, and administrative investigations, ensuring that sufficient information exists to warrant opening the investigative file and legal jurisdiction is present for OIG to conduct such investigations.

Reviewing, editing, and approving reports of investigations to ensure they are in accordance with OIG policy and clearly communicate the results.

Preparing detailed reports, position papers, and other documents concerning DOI program areas or identified vulnerabilities for policy improvements.

Providing regular briefings and reports to management, attorneys, and bureau leadership regarding investigative findings and activities.