Supervisory Criminal Investigator (Regional Special Agent in Charge)

In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement. For more information on the qualifications for this position, visit the Office of Personnel Management's General Schedule Qualification Standards. Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements.

Due to the requirements of this position, applicants must have prior law enforcement experience that included the following activities: enforcement of criminal laws of the United States through investigation, apprehension, or detection of individuals suspected or convicted of offenses against these criminal laws. This experience must be reflected in the resume.

NOTE: To be eligible for Secondary Law Enforcement Coverage, you must 1) move directly from a federal Primary/Rigorous position; 2) complete 3 years of service in a primary/rigorous position, and 3) must be continuously employed in a secondary position(s) since moving from a primary/rigorous position. Selective Placement Factor: Must have at least three years of service in positions that have been approved for Rigorous or Primary Law Enforcement retirement coverage.

Medical Requirements - 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. Due to the requirements of this position, applicants must have prior law enforcement experience that included the following activities: enforcement of criminal laws of the United States through investigation, apprehension, or detection of individuals suspected or convicted of offenses against these criminal laws.

Specialized Experience Requirement: For the GS-14: You must have one-year specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level. Specialized experience is defined as a 3 or more of the following: 1. Planning, directing, and coordinating complex criminal investigations and associated administrative support functions, ensuring investigative operations are strategically aligned with mission priorities and cross-jurisdictional requirements. 2.

Providing direction and expert guidance to subordinate staff on complex and sensitive criminal investigations and/or administrative activities, while maintaining national or regional reporting systems to ensure timely notification and coordination among law enforcement units. 3.

Overseeing and conducting follow-up on investigative and administrative processes; formulating, implementing, and evaluating policies, programs, plans, standards, and procedures necessary to execute a comprehensive, integrated law-enforcement program. 4.

Conducting difficult, complex, and highly sensitive investigations requiring the development of new or substantially modified investigative methods, coordinating multiple jurisdictions and investigative teams, and developing detailed implementation plans and monitoring progress to completion. 5.

Analyzing and evaluating investigative data and materials involving complex allegations, novel issues, or high-risk problem areas, and providing authoritative advice and innovative recommendations to prevent, resolve, or mitigate operational problems and reduce conflicts. For the GS-15: You must have one-year specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 level. Specialized experience is defined as a 3 or more of hte following: 1.

Independently planning, coordinating, and directing policy, planning, managerial, operational, and administrative activities, applying expert, in-depth knowledge of investigative and administrative support operations; leading and overseeing criminal investigations and associated administrative functions to ensure mission alignment and operational effectiveness. 2.

Providing direction and expert guidance to subordinate staff on complex and sensitive criminal investigations and/or administrative support activities, while maintaining national and regional reporting systems to ensure timely incident notification and coordinated response among law-enforcement units. 3.

Overseeing follow-up on investigative and administrative processes, serving as a liaison to Federal, State, local, and departmental law-enforcement agencies, and formulating and recommending policies and procedures that enhance the efficiency, effectiveness, and integration of investigative and administrative programs. 4.

Conducting or leading interdisciplinary teams on complex special projects and directing and managing the activities of subordinate staff to achieve program goals, meet performance standards, and ensure consistent application of investigative and administrative policies. 5.

Ensuring compliance with a wide range of Departmental, Federal, and organizational requirements, and developing internal administrative controls, guidance, and procedures that strengthen program accountability, operational integrity, and organizational performance.

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.

TIME IN GRADE REQUIREMENT: If you are a current federal employee in the General Schedule (GS) pay plan and applying for a promotion opportunity, you must meet time-in-grade (TIG) requirements of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled. This requirement must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

Duties listed are at the full performance level.,Creates long-range policies to address unprecedented issues that require the generation of innovations, concepts, or principles leading to developments and changes that cross organizational lines.,Develops, coordinates, and implements strategic plans to include the agency mission, goals, objectives, and implementation strategies.,Assigns responsibilities for carrying out objectives, coordinates and directs the work among several organizational units, sets performance targets, and resolves differences where required.,Serves as technical expert and exercises independent judgment to conceive, develop, and implement new outreach strategies designed to reach and engage a variety of stakeholders.,Serves as agency spokesperson at public meetings, formal and informal briefings, workshops, and press conferences on extremely technical and complex program activities.,Addresses problems where experience, data, and guidelines are very limited or point in conflicting directions; or where problem solutions are of special urgency or likely to be particularly controversial.