Clarification from the agency

Current and former permanent civilian Federal employees. Applications also accepted from Individuals with Disabilities; Veterans' Preference eligibles OR Veterans who were or will honorably discharge from the Armed Forces after completing at least 3 years of continuous active duty by the closing date of this announcement. Veterans' Preference eligibles will compete under TSA's Merit Promotion procedures for which Veterans' Preference is not a factor in the selection process.

This Supervisory Criminal Investigator (Assistant Director) position is located in Investigations (INV), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS).  If selected for this position, you will serve as the Special Agent in Charge (SAIC) with full responsibility for supervising a team that conducts, monitors, and coordinates complex criminal and administrative investigations which may lead to potential civil. administrative, or criminal actions. 

As a Supervisory Criminal Investigator (Assistant Director), SV-1811-K, your typical work assignments may include:

• Providing oversight, management, and technical direction of agency-wide investigatory activities.
• Planning, coordinating and providing technical direction and guidance to TSA investigators, including setting priorities, assigning cases/workload, and reviewing case/administrative reports.
• Devising approaches to investigations that will assist prosecuting attorneys in preparing and presenting facts/materials necessary for indictments, trials, arraignments, sentencing and appeal proceedings.
• Analyzing and communicating investigation results to TSA officials and coordinating the preparation of reports that include findings, that identify and support cases of fraud and/or administrative, criminal, civil law, or agency regulations.
• Providing guidance to State/County and local law enforcement in support of large complex cases that cross jurisdictions.
• Participating in the review of current and proposed legislation and regulations relating to TSA programs and operations, and make recommendations to the Assistant Director and Deputy Director on the impact of such legislations and regulations on the detection and prevention of criminal activity, fraud and abuse.

Supervisory/managerial duties include: strategic planning; communicating the organization's vision and objectives; setting priorities; assigning tasks and responsibilities; monitoring and evaluating performance of organizational units, managers, and employees; coaching and developing staff and organizational capabilities; approving leave; and taking or approving corrective and disciplinary actions as appropriate.

This position is a secondary Law Enforcement Officer (LEO) position covered under 5 U.S.C. 8336 (6) Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS), and General Provisions for Law Enforcement Officers 5 U.S.C. 8412(d), Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). The conditions for coverage of a secondary position are contained in 5 C.F.R. 831.902 (CSRS) and 5 C.F.R. 842.803 (FERS).

Conditions of employment

• You must possess U.S. Citizenship or be a U.S. National.
• You must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI Clearance.
• Must pass pre-employment drug screening AND random drug/alcohol testing.
• Selective Service registration is required.
• See additional "Conditions of Employment" and "Other Information" section
• You must have reached the minimum age (18) at the time of application.
• You must complete a favorable Background Investigation (BI).

Applying to this announcement certifies that you give permission for DHS to share your application with others in DHS for similar positions.

Any offers of employment made pursuant to this announcement will be consistent with all applicable authorities, including Presidential Memoranda, Executive Orders, interpretive U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) guidance, and Office of Management and Budget plans and policies concerning hiring. These authorities are subject to change.

Appointment to this position is contingent on successful completion of Law Enforcement Pre-Employment Test (LEPET).

Supervisory/Managerial Probationary Period Requirements: Unless previously completed, you must satisfactorily complete a one-year supervisory probationary period to continue in this supervisory/managerial position.

TSA policy requires verification of Selective Service registration for male applicants born after 12/31/59. For more information click here.

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Qualifications

In addition to the requirements above, to qualify for the SV-K Pay Band (equivalent to GS-15) you must have one year of specialized experience at the SV-J Pay Band or GS-14 in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private sector. Specialized experience is defined as experience that has equipped you with particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position, and is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. For this position, specialized experience is further defined as follow:

1. Experience managing and supervising criminal and administrative investigations; AND 2.) Experience applying criminal statues, rules of evidence, and court decision for conducting investigations and performing surveillance and undercover work; AND 3.) Experience in conflict resolution and applying appropriate investigative protocols with industry officials at, federal, state and local levels.

Note: Credit for experience is given based on a 40-hour work week. Part-time experience is credited on a part-time ratio, i.e., working 20 hours per week for two months' equals one month of experience. No additional credit is given for overtime. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). 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.

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

Resumes must include the following:

• Narrative description of duties with start and end dates (including the month and year) for work experience.
• State the number of hours worked in a position (i.e. full-time or part-time). If part-time, state the total number of hours worked per week.
• Performance level (i.e. band or grade)

You must meet the qualification requirements for this position no later than the closing date of the vacancy announcement.

Selectee must have successfully completed Basic Training at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) or equivalent.

This is a sensitive position and the tentative selectee must undergo and successfully complete a background investigation and polygraph as a condition of placement/retention in the position.

DHS TSA employees may be subject to 24-hour on call duty in the event of an emergency. This service may require irregular working hours, working at locations other than the official duty stations, and may include duties other than those specified in the position description. Selectee must be able to relocate to emergency sites where little advance notice and function under intense physical and mental stress.

The selectee will be required to carry a firearm and conduct full law enforcement activities. In addition, selectee must be proficient in the use of hand weapons and be knowledgeable in unarmed combat. Screeners, uniformed law enforcement officers, Federal Air Marshals (FAMS) and criminal investigators are required to serve a new probationary period whether or not they have completed a prior Federal probationary, except that FAMs who enter service for the TSA directly from a FAM position with the FAA and have begun or completed a probationary period as a FAM will be given credit for FAM probationary time served. LAUTENBERG AMENDMENT: This position authorized the incumbent to carry a firearm. Any person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime or domestic violence cannot lawfully possess a firearm or ammunition (Title 18, U.S.C., Section 922(g) (9)). A “misdemeanor crime of domestic violence” is generally defined under the statute as any offense involving the use of attempted use of physical force, or the threatened use of a deadly weapon, committed by the victim’s current or former domestic partner, parent, or guardian. The term “convicted”, as defined in the statute, excludes any person whose conviction has been expunged, set-aside, or pardoned or any person whose civil rights have been restored unless the pardon, expungement or restoration of civil rights expressly prohibits the possession of firearms or ammunition. Candidates who have been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence within the meaning of the referenced statute are not qualified for this position. Candidates under consideration will be required to certify whether they have ever been convicted of such an offense. False or fraudulent information provided by candidates is criminally punishable by fine or imprisonment (Title 18, U.S.C., Section 1001).

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

You will be evaluated based on a comparison of the position requirements against the quality and extent of the experience and/or related education as reflected in your resume and supporting documentation.  You are encouraged to ensure work experiences clearly show possession of the competencies required for this position.  We will compare your resume and supporting documentation to your responses on the assessment questionnaire. If, after reviewing your resume and any supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have rated yourself higher than is supported by your application materials, your category placement may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this job.

Candidates will be rated and ranked using Category Grouping procedures.  Under Category Grouping, candidates will be rated and ranked into one of three categories:

Best-Qualified: Applicants possessing experience that substantially exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position and demonstrate high proficiency in all of the critical competencies as determined by the job analysis.

Well-Qualified: Applicants possessing experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position and demonstrates acceptable proficiency in all of the critical competencies as determined by the job analysis.

Qualified: Applicants possessing experience that meets the minimum qualifications of the position and demonstrate basic proficiency in most of the critical competencies as determined by the job analysis.

If you are best qualified, you may be referred to the hiring manager for consideration and may be called for an interview.