Job Description

Summary

This position is located within in the Department of Labor - Office of Inspector General (OIG) Office of Investigations (OI). OIs mission is to conduct criminal civil and administrative investigations into alleged violations of federal laws relating to U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) programs operations and personnel to prevent and detect fraud and abuse in such programs and operations.

Duties

Salary Range:
GS-12 $89508 - $145468
GS-13 $106437 - $172980
The salary for each location may vary depending on locality. Locality tables may be found at 2026 General Schedule.

The major duties of the full performance level (GS-13) are as follows:

• Serve as the lead agent in investigating high-profile complex cases that encompass a broad range of criminal activities within the organizations jurisdiction establishing contacts with various stakeholders to gather relevant evidence.

• Assist in conducting joint investigations with Federal State and local law enforcement agencies and prosecutors establishing and maintaining effective communication channels.

• Obtain information from individuals of diverse backgrounds and develop informants under challenging and sensitive conditions to enhance intelligence gathering.

• Act as the senior agent responsible for conducting interviews surveillance and examinations of records managing sensitive investigations independently.

• Draft detailed investigative reports highlighting key findings and evidence to support potential legal actions presenting cases to Assistant U.S. Attorneys for Grand Jury consideration.

Higher grade level 1811s may receive biweekly and annual premium pay caps (refer to OPM website).

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Must be at least 21 years old.
• Candidate required to obtain and maintain the necessary security/investigation level.
• Requires a probationary period if the requirement has not been met. See Probationary Period in the Additional Information section for more details.
• Requires medical exam and must maintain physical requirements.
• Subject to pre-employment and random drug tests.
• Subject to financial disclosure requirements.
• Requires a valid drivers license.
• Subject to frequent travel and overtime.
• Subject to geographic mobility.
• See Additional Requirements associated with the position in the Qualifications section for more information.

Qualifications

You must meet the Specialized Experience to qualify for Criminal Investigator as described below.

Specialized Experience is the experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge skills and abilities (KSAs) to perform the duties of the position successfully and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level.

For the GS-12 level: Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level GS-11 in Federal Service.

Qualifying specialized experience for the GS-12 level includes all of the following:

• Under limited supervision independently performs a full range of investigative functions on assigned cases or portions of cases from planning and conducting fact-finding to reporting the results of investigations;
• Performs undercover and surveillance work under supervision;
• Independently conducts investigative interviews;
• Analyzes investigative facts to arrive at sound conclusions;
• Provides presentations to Assistant United States Attorneys in support of federal criminal prosecutions and civil actions; and
• Develops and maintains working relationships with law enforcement agencies at the federal state and local level.

For the GS-13 level: Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level GS-12 in Federal Service.

Qualifying specialized experience for the GS-13 level includes all of the following:

• Independently conducts or leads the most significant and complex investigations that often involve multiple law enforcement agencies covering multiple judicial districts. These investigation could include criminal offenses committed by individuals entities or organized criminal enterprises including financial crimes and fraud; Federal program contract or grant fraud; and employee integrity offenses;
• Proficiency in the application of criminal civil and administrative laws including false claims and qui tam actions;
• Demonstrates proficiency in utilizing investigative principles and techniques including undercover operations consensual monitoring and other covert investigative techniques;
• Demonstrates extensive experience in legal procedures related to the investigation and prosecution of criminal offenses;
• Experience in testifying in Federal criminal prosecutions; and
• Demonstrates extensive experience in consulting and working with U.S. Attorneys and other prosecutorial officials in preparation of cases for prosecution.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE POSITION:

Maximum AGE Requirement: An applicant must enter a Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) law enforcement covered position or a Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) law enforcement covered position not one day later than his/her 37th birthday.

Please note: Applicants appointed to Criminal Investigator positions in the Federal service must not have reached their 37th birthday upon appointment to the position unless they previously served in a Federal civilian law enforcement position covered by special civil service retirement provisions including early or mandatory retirement. This requirement may be waived only for veterans. However the primary duties of these positions are classified as rigorous and a waiver may be authorized by the head of the agency only in unusual situations. An age requirement waiver is not automatic. An individual who has passed the maximum entry age limit but previously served in a covered position may be eligible for consideration and reinstatement of coverage if he/she will be able to complete a total of 20 years of covered law enforcement service by the time he reaches the mandatory retirement age of 57. See OPM Retirement Handbook for further details. The Maximum Entry Age requirement (See Maximum Entry may be waived for applicants eligible for veterans preference.)

POSITION REQUIREMENTS FOR OIG CRIMINAL INVESTIGATORS

Incumbents are required to be able to perform the following duties:

A. Firearm Use. All OIG criminal investigators are required to qualify with the U.S. DOL-issued firearms and accept assignments where firearms are the exercise of OIGs statutory law enforcement authority the use of firearms may sometimes be justified and required.

B. Arrests. OIG criminal investigators make arrests with or without a warrant according to the circumstances.

C. Search and Seizure. OIG criminal investigators execute warrants for search of premises or seizure of evidence.

D. Surveillances. In conducting investigations criminal investigators may establish and maintain surveillances of suspected criminal acts.

E. Undercover Assignments. From time to time criminal investigators assume undercover roles.

F. Review of Records and Other Evidence. Many cases under investigation involve the review of a tremendous amount of records which the agent takes control of and transports for copying.

G. Travel. Many criminal investigators travel frequently -- up to 50 percent of the time. Much of the travel is performed by automobile driven by the agent from 8 to 14 hours at a time to reach the destination.

H. Security Detail: Criminal investigators assigned to the security detail may work 14 to 16-hour days consistently.

I. Basic Law Enforcement Training: As a condition of employment newly-hired OIG criminal investigators must have successfully completed the basic criminal investigator training course at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) unless waived by OIG because of proof of comparable special agent or law enforcement officer training.

Education

There is no substitution of education for the required specialized experience at the GS-12 and GS-13 level.

Any applicant falsely claiming an academic degree from an accredited school will be subject to actions ranging from disqualification from federal employment to removal from federal service.

If your education was completed at a foreign college or university you must show comparability to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States and comparability to applicable minimum coursework requirements for this position.

Click Evaluation of Foreign Education for more information.

Additional information

• This position will not be filled until the Departments Placement Assistance Programs have been fully utilized.
• This position is outside the bargaining unit.
• No Permanent Change of Station Funds (PCS) will be offered.
• Relocation Incentives are not offered.

Non-Supervisory Financial Disclosure : This position is subject to the confidential financial disclosure requirements of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (P.L. 95-521). Therefore if selected you will be required to complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 450) to determine if a conflict or an appearance of a conflict exists between your financial interest(s) and your prospective position with DOL. This information will be required annually.

Probationary Period
As a condition of employment for accepting this position you may be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public determining if your employment advances the public interest we may consider:

- your performance and conduct;
- the needs and interests of the agency;
- whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
- whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification in writing that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Telework: This position is physically located in a DOL office at a work location listed on this job announcement. Incumbents are eligible to telework subject to supervisor approval but must also report to the physical office a prescribed number of days each pay period. Click here for Telework Position Information

The mission of the Department of Labor (DOL) is to protect the welfare of workers and job seekers improve working conditions expand high-quality employment opportunities and assure work-related benefits and rights for all workers.

Refer to these links for more information: GENERAL INFORMATION REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION FORMER FEDERAL EMPLOYEES

As a condition of employment all personnel must undergo a background investigation for access to DOL facilities systems information and/or classified materials before they can enter on duty: BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION

The Fair Chance Act (FCA) prohibits Federal agencies from requesting an applicants criminal history information before the agency makes a conditional offer of employment. If you believe a DOL employee has violated your rights under the FCA you may file a complaint of the alleged violation following our agencys complaint process Guidelines for Reporting Violations of the Fair Chance Act.

Note: The FCA does not apply to some positions specified under the Act such as law enforcement or national security positions.

All applicants tentatively selected for this position will be required to submit to screening for illegal drug use prior to the appointment.

All Department of Labor employees are subject to the provisions of the Drug-Free Workplace Program under Executive Order 12564 and Public Law 100-71.

Based on agency needs additional positions may be filled using this vacancy.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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Permanent employment, Full time, Contract work, Work at office, Local area, Remote work, Relocation package

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