Criminal Investigator

Department of Transportation; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General is seeking a Criminal Investigator at the GS-12 or GS-13 level in Washington, DC. The role supports investigations into alleged violations of federal law, collects and analyzes evidence, and prepares formal written summaries for charging and disposition.

Qualified candidates must meet the specialized experience requirements for the GS-12 or GS-13 level, and applicants must clearly demonstrate experience at or above the specified grade

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-11, including securing facts, interviewing, and preparing evidence-based summaries.
• One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-12, including interviewing, gathering and discerning evidence, and preparing fact-based summaries in fraud or safety cases.

Job description

This office works within DOT to detect and prevent waste, fraud and abuse in departmental programs. The OIG reports to the Secretary and Congress and carries out its mission by issuing audit reports, evaluations, and management advisories with findings and recommendations to improve program delivery and performance. It conducts investigations into whether Federal laws and regulations were followed and reports suspected civil and criminal violations to the Attorney General.

To qualify at the GS-12 grade level, you must have one year of specialized experience at least equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service. Examples of specialized experience includes:

• Securing facts and developing evidence in support of ongoing investigations
• Conducting interviews,
• gathering, reviewing and discerning evidence for use in charging defendants criminally
• preparing fact-based written summaries in fraud and/or safety cases, with defendants having been charged or civil fines or penalties having been levied.

To qualify at the GS-13 grade level, you must have one year of specialized experience at least equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service. Examples of specialized experience includes:

• Conducting interviews,
• gathering, reviewing and discerning evidence for use in charging defendants criminally
• preparing fact-based written summaries in fraud and/or safety cases, with defendants having been charged or civil fines or penalties having been levied.
• Securing facts and developing evidence – independent of supervisor or prosecutor direction
• Consistent record of defendants charged criminally or civil adjudications based upon lone or individual fraud cases or primarily as the lead in multiple fraud investigations.

NOTE: All applicants who do not currently, or have in the past worked as a GS-1811 Criminal Investigator in a federal OIG office must clearly demonstrate in their on-line application, possession of the experience. Applicants who fail to clearly and specifically address this factor in their on-line application will not receive further consideration for the announcement.

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

Definition of Competencies

Technical Competence:

Uses knowledge that is acquired through formal training or extensive on-the-job experience to perform one’s job; works with,
understands, and evaluates technical information related to the job; advises others on technical issues.

Problem Solving:

Identifies and analyzes problems, weighs relevance and accuracy of information, generates and evaluates alternative
solutions; makes recommendations.

Decision Making:

Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action, even
in uncertain situations; to accomplish organizational goals; causes changes.

Writing:

Recognizes or uses correct English grammar, punctuation, and spelling, communicates information (for example facts, ideas or messages) in
a succinct and organized manner, produces written information, which may include technical material that is appropriate for the intended audience.