About this role
Job SummaryThis position is a Supervisory Investigator (LEO). The primary duty of this position is to serve as a first-level supervisory investigator. The incumbent plans, directs, supervises, and conducts civil and criminal enforcement activity, and compliance assistance within an assigned geographical jurisdiction. This position is outside the bargaining unit. One vacancy to be filled per district (see Additional Information section below); final duty location will be determined upon selection.
Qualifications***There are specific Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR) and Law Enforcement Officer (LEO) requirements for this announcement. If you do not meet the IOR and LEO requirements, the vacancy is also open as a Supervisory Investigator (Non-LEO), GS-1801-13/14, under announcement number MS-26-DAL-OLMS-12970242-CAR, and does not have the IOR and LEO requirements. ** NOTE: To be eligible for Secondary Law Enforcement Coverage, you must 1) move directly (without a break in service exceeding 3 days) from a federal primary/rigorous position to a secondary position; AND 2) completed 3 years of service in a primary/rigorous position; AND 3) must be continuously employed in a secondary position(s) since moving from a primary/rigorous position. Except: a break in employment in secondary positions that begins with an involuntary separation (not for cause). Employees subject to special retirement coverage for law enforcement officers must retire at age 57 upon completing at least 20 years of law enforcement service under the special retirement provisions. You must meet the Basic Requirements and the Specialized Experience to qualify for Supervisory Investigator (LEO), as described below. BASIC REQUIREMENTS: All applicants must meet the following basic requirements. Medical Requirements: The duties of positions in this series require moderate to arduous physical exertion involving walking and standing, use of firearms, and exposure to inclement weather. Manual dexterity with comparatively free motion of finger, wrist, elbow, shoulder, hip, and knee joints is required. Arms, hands, legs, and feet must be sufficiently intact and functioning in order that applicants may perform the duties satisfactorily. Sufficiently good vision in each eye, with or without correction, is required to perform the duties satisfactorily. Near vision, corrective lenses permitted, must be sufficient to read printed material the size of typewritten characters. Hearing loss, as measured by an audiometer, must not exceed 35 decibels at 1000, 2000, and 3000 Hz levels. Since the duties of these positions are exacting and responsible, and involve activities under trying conditions, applicants must possess emotional and mental stability. Any physical condition that would cause the applicant to be a hazard to himself/herself, or others is disqualifying. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: In addition to the Basic Requirement listed above, applicants must possess the following specialized experience to be considered minimally qualified for the respective grade level(s). Specialized Experience is the experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) 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-13 level: Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, GS-12, in the Federal Service. Qualifying specialized experience for the GS-13 level includes all of the following: Plans, develops and conducts civil and/or criminal investigations involving labor laws and statutes; Plans, develops and conducts enforcement activities; Serves as a team member on civil and/or criminal investigations. For the GS-14 level: Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, GS-13 in the Federal Service. Qualifying specialized experience for the GS-14 level includes all of the following: Serves as a team lead, directing and/or guiding others in completing civil and criminal investigations and enforcement activities involving labor laws and statutes; Plans and conducts training and/or mentoring for Investigators on civil and criminal investigative principles and methods or new and advanced investigative approaches and techniques.
Major DutiesThe duties described below are at the full performance level (GS-14). Incumbents hired at the GS-13 grade level will serve in a developmental capacity, where the incumbent works under closer supervision while continuing to exercise supervisory and managerial authority assigned for the position. Plans, directs, coordinates and supervises the work of assigned Investigators and Senior Investigators in implementing OLMS program activity under the LMRDA and related statutes within an assigned geographical jurisdiction. Assigns, coordinates and supervises work performed by Investigators and support staff within an assigned geographic jurisdiction. Monitors staff work to ensure timely completion of assignments, technical sufficiency of work, and conformance with agency policies and procedures. Provides individual direction and guidance to staff. Evaluates individual staff performance and performs all other customary supervisory functions. Serves as project leaders on large or complex investigations and investigative audits. Recommends revisions and refinements to OLMS policies, programs, goals and objectives to the District Director and other key agency officials at the Regional and National Office level. Serves as the OLMS spokesperson in dealings with Federal and state or local agencies, union officials, interest groups, press and medical representatives, and others. PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: The work often involves prolonged hours of interviews or record reviews in hazardous, hostile environments. Many records are obtained from reluctant sources via administrative or grand jury subpoena. The work may involve considerable exertion to obtain, transport, and ultimately review records. The work requires interviews of witnesses or targets in remote work sites at irregular, unpredictable or unscheduled hours. Complex investigations are multi-tiered, requiring concentration and endurance. Documents are often difficult to obtain, and financial records may have to be completely reconstructed to assess both the subject's guilt and the union's loss. The work may involve interviewing contacts or developing leads in uncomfortable, often hostile environments oftentimes outside normal working hours. The position may also require working for prolonged periods of time without adequate rest. Conducting investigations requires frequent travel to various geographic sites with or without other investigators. Investigations may require locating witnesses and records, and then conducting extensive, prolonged interviews at irregular hours to satisfy stress provoking time constraints. Travel is sometimes necessary in severe weather on remote roads, in hazardous areas or under hazardous conditions, for up to three weeks at a time. Some casework may have to be done over protracted shift periods and at irregular hours. Interviews may be conducted in arduous circumstances with reluctant witnesses, sometimes exposing the investigator to personal risk. Prosecution support work frequently requires unusually long workdays and long periods away from the assigned duty station. Considerable endurance is often required to review voluminous records, and physical strength is required for lifting and transporting them. Investigators must often lift heavy boxes or equipment, categorize, store, and secure evidence, all independent of outside help. WORK ENVIRONMENT: Initial assignments are typically performed in office settings, but usually require extensive additional on-site investigative work. This on-site work often occurs during evening or other irregular hours, in work environments of union officials or other persons, unsafe, crime ridden areas, factories, on construction sites, or at depots. Investigative activities bring the investigator into direct contact with individuals facing potential criminal charges, loss of their freedom and livelihood, known to commit, attempt, or threaten to commit violence against union members, who own weapons, or are alleged to have ties to organized crime. These contacts also expose the investigator to highly contested, hostile, internal union political and power struggles. These and other situations described above may place the investigator in physical jeopardy. SPECIAL DEPUTATION: When deputized OLMS criminal investigators are required to perform the following duties: Firearms - All investigators are required to qualify to use USDOL-owned firearms and to accept assignments where firearms may be necessary. Quarterly firearm qualification is also required in the event that use of a firearm is necessary so that the investigator is able to respond quickly and appropriately. Arrest Powers - Investigators may make arrests, with or without a warrant. Execute Search Warrants - Investigators obtain and execute warrants authorizing search of premises and seizure of evidence. Undercover Assignments - In rare instances, investigators assume undercover roles or obtain information by pretext.