If you are selected as a Senior Criminal Investigator, your responsibilities would include, but would not be limited to: The incumbent serves as an Assistant Special Agent in Charge in the Operations II Branch and is responsible for oversight of complaints and quality control of all reports of investigation relating to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) doing the following duties:

• Serves as an authoritative expert and provides advice and guidance in areas that require extensive interpretation. Reviews all reports of investigation (criminal and noncriminal) relating to the other components for compliance with policy and procedures and applicable standards and format; ensures that all aspects of an allegation have been properly investigated and documented; identifies programmatic weaknesses in the investigative reporting process; ensures that investigative reports are logical, clear and complete, with all appropriate exhibits; and that they present all aspects of an investigation in sufficient, highly accurate and detail order.
• Plan and execute liaison operations with the Offices of Professional Responsibility of the components within the investigative oversight of the DOJ Components. Conducts and promotes training and professional development of other investigators. Maintains an active interchange with other law enforcement agencies regarding investigative issues that could impact the Investigations Division's jurisdiction and operational procedures.
• Plans, directs, and controls specific investigation programs encompassing difficult and diverse functions or issues that affect critical aspects of major agency-wide programs. Plan, organizes, and personally conducts investigations with regard to a wide variety of allegations received by the Office of the Inspector General. These typically involve extremely complex, difficult or sensitive criminal or administrative investigations of major importance and of high level interest and misconduct allegations involving high ranking officials of the Department of Justice. On an ad-hoc basis, supervises criminal investigators and other investigative staff during the conduct of investigations.

Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• You must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.
• You must be registered for the Selective Service, if applicable.
• You must successfully pass and are subject to random drug screenings.
• You must maintain a state issued driver's license.
• You must maintain firearm proficiency and successfully pass periodic tests.
• You must maintain firearm certification and medical requirements.
• Complete the initial online assessment and USAHire Assessment, if required
• You may be subject to a propbationary period.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position at the GS-14 grade level, you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 grade level obtained in the public sector. (Specialized experience is paid or unpaid experience which has equipped you with the specific knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position.) Examples of specialized experience include such duties as: demonstrating the ability to lead a team engaged in conducting comprehensive investigations encompassing allegations of criminal misconduct, serious administrative infractions or integrity violations involving individuals, groups, or large organizations. The type of investigations includes violations of Title 18, United States Code, including fraud, bribery, larceny, embezzlement, collusion, conflict of interest, civil rights violations, contract fraud, and other Federal criminal violations.

Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade level (or equivalent).

You must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Firearms: Criminal investigators are required to carry a firearm while performing duties of this position. Maintaining firearm proficiency is mandatory.
Motor Vehicle Operation: You must possess a valid automobile driver's license at the time of appointment.
Age: Applicants must be at least 21 years of age. The day immediately preceding an individual's 37th birthday will be the last day to be referred for selection consideration. However, the age restriction may not apply if you are a preference-eligible veteran or if you are currently serving or have previously served in a federal civilian law enforcement position covered by 5 U.S.C. § 8336(c) or 5 U.S.C. § 8412(d).
Medical Examination: Individuals must meet the established medical standards and/or physical requirement for the position, proving they are medically and physically capable of performing the essential job functions and duties of the position safely and efficiently. A medical examination will be conducted. Any disease or condition that may potentially interfere with the safe and efficient performance of the job's duties or training may constitute grounds for medical disqualification. Medical qualification determinations will be made on a case-by-case basis. If additional medical information is recommended beyond that provided at the pre-employment examination, it is provided at the expense of the tentative selectee.
Drug Testing: This job has been identified as "testing designated" under our Drug-Free Workplace Program. Therefore, you must satisfactorily complete a drug test prior to being hired. The agency will schedule, provide and pay for the drug test. Once on board, you will be subject to random drug testing.
Law Enforcement Availability Pay (LEAP): As a law enforcement officer you will be required to work on an unscheduled basis in excess of the 40-hour work week. These positions require substantial overtime to include holidays, weekends and nights. You must be readily accessible to perform this unscheduled work. To ensure your availability, you will receive extra compensation in the form of Law Enforcement Availability Pay, which is calculated at a flat rate of 25 percent of base salary.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine whether you meet the job qualifications listed on this announcement. If you are basically qualified for this job, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the online assessment questionnaire. If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application materials, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this job. Your application and resume should demonstrate that you possess the below competencies. You are NOT required to provide a separate narrative written response. Rather, you must describe in your application how your past work experience demonstrates that you possess the competencies identified below:

COMPETENCIES NEEDED FOR THIS POSITION ARE:
1). Ability to plan, organize, and conduct sensitive and complex criminal investigations, including those related to bribery of public officials, misconduct, theft, contract/grant fraud, conflicts of interest, and civil rights violations.
2). Skill in communicating, in both oral and written form to convey complex facts, circumstances, and evidence in a manner that is easily understandable by a variety of audiences, such as supervisors, prosecutors, judges/juries, and agency decision makers.
3). Skill in performing search warrants, arrest, handling informants, and working/organizing undercover operations.
4). Ability to conduct physical and electronic surveillance utilizing a variety of audio, video, and photographic equipment to record evidence.
5). Knowledge of criminal laws, Federal rules of procedures, rules and evidence, investigative principles, techniques, precedent court decision, laws and decisions relating to searches, seizures and arrests.

If you are found to be among the top candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for further employment consideration.