The Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Inspector General is currently looking for a Criminal Investigator in the Office of Investigations. Join our professional team of auditors, criminal investigators, and inspectors who help support DOE's mission through performance and financial audits, inspections of management issues and administrative allegations, and investigations into alleged violations of law.
As a Criminal Investigator for the Office of Investigations, you will be responsible for the following: Plan and carry out the conventional investigative steps needed to complete the case in accordance with established laws, policies, practices, methods, and procedures. May perform or participate in surveillance, searches, arrests, interrogations, undercover operations, execution of warrants or subpoenas, and other case-specific investigative activities.
Prepare clear, concise, accurate, complete, and objective written products presenting the relevant facts, evidence, exhibits, findings, and conclusions of assigned investigations. Develop and maintain contact with individuals and organizations that can provide information or operational assistance concerning matters of investigative interest This position is being advertised as part of a career-ladder opportunity GL-09 FPL 13.
Continuing from the Qualification Section Above: To qualify for this position at the GL-09 grade level, you must possess one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement. In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined above by the closing date of the announcement.
Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: Criminal Investigation Series 1811 Volunteer Experience: "Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations.
Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills; and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Time-in-Grade: Any individual who is currently holding, or has held within the previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule position under non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet time-in-grade requirements (must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade or equivalent in the Federal service). Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal civilian employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appt.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements: To qualify based on education, you must submit a legible copy of transcripts from an accredited institution with your name, school name, credit hours, course level, major(s), grade-point average or class ranking, and date degree conferred.
Transcripts do not need to be official, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work. Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S.
Department of Education. If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet qualification requirements, you must show that your 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. Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating. CONTINUED FROM THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SECTION BELOW: Shared Certificates: The Department of Energy shares lists of applicants among its internal Departmental Elements and organizations.
You may be referred for consideration to other DOE Hiring Managers throughout the Department for more than one position based on this application. By applying to this announcement, you understand your application materials may be shared with multiple Hiring Mangers throughout DOE. If additional positions are filled from this announcement conditions of employment may differ. You will be notified if you are referred for additional positions.
Promotion Potential: Promotion to the full performance level is neither guaranteed nor implied and will be based solely on your ability to satisfactory perform the work of the position, existing work at the higher grade level, and recommending by the position's supervisor.
This position is with Department of Energy Headquarters, Department of Energy.
The posted pay range is $63780 – $82301/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
This position requires a Q Access Authorization security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-10-30.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
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