Investigator

General Dynamics Corporation; Groton (CT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics Electric Boat is seeking an Investigator in Groton, CT. The role involves conducting investigations into security, safety, ethics, HR, and malpractice issues, with duties spanning threat assessments, protective intelligence gathering, and executive protection.

The investigator will produce detailed reports, testify in proceedings, and handle surveillance, evidence collection, witness interviews, and risk assessments for executives in travel and events.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher required.
• 5+ years of documented complex investigation and executive protection experience.

Responsibilities

• Conduct investigations into security, safety, ethics, human resources, and malpractice issues.
• Provide detailed reports and findings to Security, HR, Ethics, Legal, and Safety.
• Testify on behalf of the company in administrative hearings, arbitrations, court appearances, and workers compensation hearings.
• Employ investigative techniques including surveillance, evidence collection, witness interviews, and written statements.
• Conduct protective security advances and assess risks to executives during travel or events.

Skills

Executive protection

Threat assessments

Protective intelligence

Verbal communication

Written communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher

Industrial Security / Criminal Justice / Homeland Security degree

Job description

Responsibilities for this Position

Investigator

US-CT-Groton

Job ID: 2026-21042

Type: Full-Time

# of Openings: 2

Category: Security and Transportation

EB Groton Shipyard

Overview

In this role as an Investigator, the selected candidate will conduct investigations into security, safety, ethics, human resources, and malpractice issues.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Supporting executive protection activities, including threat assessments, protective intelligence gathering, and coordinating security measures for company leadership.


• Providing detailed reports and findings to designated individuals in Security, Human Resources, Ethics, Legal, and Safety.


• Testify on behalf of the Company in various proceedings, including administrative hearings, arbitrations, court appearances, and workers compensation hearings.


• Employ all the fundamentals of investigative techniques for the purpose of fact finding, including but not limited to surveillance, evidence collection and preservation, witness interviews, and obtaining detailed written statements.


• Conducting protective security advances, assessing risks to executives during travel or events, and supporting responses to elevated threats.

In this role, the investigator must possess the following:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.


• Willing and able to develop and maintain strong working relationships with employees at all levels of the organization.


• The competency, integrity and good character required of persons seeking licensing under Connecticut general Statutes 29-161h to perform security services in the State of Connecticut.


• Documented experience in executive protection.


• Documented experience with threat assessments, protective intelligence gathering, or supporting executive protection operations.


• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.


• Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license issued by the state in which you reside.


• Legally and physically operating company vehicles and using company issued equipment as required for the performance of assigned duties is required.


• Ability to work all shifts including extended hours and weekends as business needs dictate is required.


• Travel within the continental United States and Hawaii as needed to complete investigations or collateral assignments is required.

Responsibilities

• Confidentiality


• Skilled in analyzing evidence, preparing comprehensive investigative reports, and presenting findings to senior leadership


• Experience coordinating with law enforcement or external security partners


• Working knowledge of CCTV systems, access control systems, and digital evidence preservation


• Ability to travel for investigations or protection assignments as needed knowledge of workplace violence prevention practices


• Ability to coordinate security measures for executives or highvisibility individuals


• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to build rapport across all organizational levels


• Demonstrated ability to work independently, make sound decisions under pressure, and adapt quickly in dynamic environments


• Exceptional attention to detail


• Able to research and analyze data and findings


• Able to handle investigations with complete objectivity and consistency


• Ability to handle multiple investigations simultaneously


• Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelors degree or higher


• 5+ years of documented complex investigation and executive protection experience, such as but not limited to: Municipal Police Department Investigator or State Police Department Investigator, Federal Investigator, Military Investigator, Tribal Investigator, or Industrial Security Investigator

Preferred:

• Degree in Industrial Security, Criminal Justice or Homeland Security


• Professional experience as a primary or lead investigator of incidents involving industrial accidents, industrial malpractice, labor law, embezzlement, discrimination, and allegations of harassment


• Experience preparing thorough investigative reports and presenting findings to crossfunctional teams (Security, HR, Ethics, Legal, Safety)


• Familiarity with conducting protective security advances for travel, events, or elevatedrisk environments


• Familiarity with corporate security protocols and incident response procedures


• Proficiency in deescalation techniques and conflict management

PI287816045

General Dynamics Electric Boat is a recognized leader in the design, construction and lifecycle support of submarines for the United States Navy.