Summary
This position is located in the Office of Inspector General, Office of Investigations. The Office of Inspector General is an independent office within EPA that helps the agency protect the environment in a more efficient and cost-effective manner. We consist of auditors, program analysts, investigators, and others with extensive expertise. Although we are a part of EPA, Congress provides us with our funding separate from the agency, to ensure our independence.
Duties
As a SUPERVISORY CRIMINAL INVESTIGATOR (Special Agent in Charge -Headquarters) GS-1811-15 your typical work assignments may include the following under supervision: Direct and oversee operational and support personnel including analysts, investigators, and criminal investigators responsible for OI's operations in the Branch by establishing performance expectations, guidelines, schedules for work completion; evaluating allegations; and recommending appropriate investigative activity. Serve as a liaison to the OIG, EPA, law enforcement organizations, and professional business community in promoting and addressing matters on behalf of the OI and OIG; and serves as an advisor between field operations and OI leadership to identify more efficient operational methods and procedures, and propose policy and/or procedure recommendations for change in the program areas for which the division is responsible to ensure OI goals and objectives are achieved. Oversee the full range of personnel activities for the Branch, including performance appraisals, recruitment and selection, management of discipline and grievance procedures, and professional development training programs. Assist the Branch ASACs in operational oversight to include developing special investigative projects designed to identify systemic weakness and fraudulent activities, and planning and implementing investigative policies, standards, requirements, and procedures. Reviews and approves all investigative reports and coordinates the investigative findings with the senior OI leadership, Agency officials, and prospective officials. Develops alternative investigative products, such as Management Implication Reports to assist EPA in promoting economic, efficiency, and effectiveness.
Education
ARE YOU USING YOUR EDUCATION TO QUALIFY? You MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: (1) official or unofficial transcripts are acceptable, or (2) you may submit a list with all your courses, grades, semester, year, and credit for the course. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement. PASS/FAIL COURSES: If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) were taken on a pass/fail basis, your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society. GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study. FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://www.ed.gov/laws-and-policy/higher-education-laws-andpolicy/college-accreditation.
How you will be evaluated
All applicants: Your application will be reviewed in three phases to determine how you move forward in the hiring process. Phase I: Your resume will be reviewed to determine your technical qualifications for this position based on the required specialized experience. ONLY two (2) pages of your resume will be reviewed. Additional information beyond your resume (e.g., cover letter, links embedded in your resume) will not be reviewed. Applicants passing "Phase I" will move on to the "Phase II" of the assessment process where your application will be reviewed and rated based on the competencies listed in the vacancy announcement by a Subject Matter Expert (SME). Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents). Applicants who do not respond to the application questions may be rated ineligible. Applicants passing "Phase II" of the assessment process will be invited to participate in a structured interview, as part of "Phase III". A designated interview panel will conduct the structured interview and evaluate applicants based on their responses to questions designed to assess the required competencies. The panel will assign a score for each competency based on the applicant's responses. You will be assessed on the following competencies: Accountability Fraud Acumen Leadership Legal, Government and Jurisprudence Oral Communication Written Communication If you are referred for consideration, you may be subject to additional assessments by the selecting official (e.g., technical writing sample or other work sample, job knowledge test, case scenario analysis, scientific data assessment, structured interview, etc.). NOTE: If you exaggerate or falsify your experience, education and/or your responses to questions, your ratings are subject to change, or you may be removed from employment consideration. Applicants who apply under this job opportunity announcement agree to have their application, associated documents and applicable personal information shared with other Offices within the OIG community who have vacancies with the same occupational series, grade, full performance level and in the same geographic location(s). Applying to this announcement does not replace the need to apply to other job opportunity announcements for which you wish to receive consideration. You may choose to opt in of having your information shared with other agencies when applying for this position. If an agency requests a copy of a certificate, you are on, you will be notified.