Supervisory Criminal Investigator (Branch Chief, SOD - Operations Support)

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF); Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The Supervisory Criminal Investigator at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) serves as a Branch Chief within the Special Operations Division and Operations Support Branch. The role provides investigative expertise and oversight for criminal investigations and organizational performance related to law enforcement programs.

Qualifying at the GS-14 level requires at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-13 by the closing date, including leadership in

Qualifications

• Experience leading and guiding investigative procedures (arrest, processing, arrest principles, handling dangerous evidence).
• Experience conducting surveys, studies, and analyses to identify problems and provide solutions to highly complex sensitive issues.
• Experience interpreting and applying ATF's statutory responsibilities with Federal, State, and local jurisdictions and regulated firearms/explosives industries.
• Experience preparing reports on progress, findings, recommendations, and impacts of task force groups.

Responsibilities

• Lead and provide accurate information and guidance regarding investigative procedures.
• Conduct surveys, studies, and analyses to identify problems and provide solutions to highly complex and sensitive issues.
• Interpret and apply ATF's statutory responsibilities across jurisdictions and regulated industries.
• Prepare reports of progress, findings, recommendations, and impacts of task force groups.

Skills

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Job description

The Supervisory Criminal Investigator serves as a Branch Chief in the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Special Operations Division (SOD), Operations Support Branch. The Branch Chief provides investigative expertise and oversight for criminal investigations and organizational performance relating to law enforcement programs.

To qualify for the Supervisory Criminal Investigator position at the GS-14 grade level, candidates must also have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-13) by the closing date of this announcement.

Specialized experience is demonstrated experience, which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of this position. Experience must be in the normal line of progression or must be related to the work of the position advertised and must be reflected in resume.
Specialized experience must include all of:

• Leading and providing accurate information and guidance regarding investigative procedures (i.e., arrest and processing, arrest principles, handling of dangerous evidence); AND
• Conducting surveys, studies, and analyses to identify problems and provide solutions to highly complex and sensitive issues; AND
• Interpreting and applying ATF's statutory responsibilities and related information of Federal, State, and local jurisdictions, as well as regulated firearms and explosives industries; AND
• Preparing reports of progress, findings, recommendations, and impacts of task force groups.

Please do not cut and paste the position description or specialized experience from this announcement into your resume, as this will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

Your resume and experience must support your responses to the application questionnaire and the qualification requirements. Failure to do so may result in an ineligible rating. See the Required Documents section for important notes about what must be included in your resume.