Lead Criminal Investigator (CDI Unit Team Leader)

• Independently conducts investigations into criminal and non-criminal cases pursuant to Agency legislation and regulations and general policies and procedures.
• Conducts comprehensive research and analysis of cases to determine the applicable laws and the implementing regulations which were violated and the proof required to support such cases and methods of obtaining them.
• Plans coordinates and initiates contacts with Federal State and local officials; and other key officials related to matters under investigation.
• Plans and conducts interviews with suspects witnesses and informants in case development.
• Serves search warrants and subpoenas; searches crime scenes for evidence; and participates with other law enforcement agencies as required.
• Prepares interim and comprehensive final investigative reports for prosecutive and management officials.

• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Selective Service Registration: If you are a male applicant born after December 31 1959 you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. See
• Job offers are contingent on fingerprinting and background/security investigation results.
• Federal employees must have a successful performance rating.
• Selectees may be required to serve a 1-year probationary period.
• Selectees may be required to sign a mobility agreement.
• All application materials must be received by the closing date.
• Official Personnel Folders will not be reviewed.
• Requests for copies of application documents will not be accepted.
• All application forms submitted become the property of SSA Human Resources.
• This position is designated as mobile work. Mobile work means work that is characterized by routine and regular travel to conduct work in customer or other worksites as opposed to a single authorized alternative worksite such as a home or office.
• Complete the initial online assessment and USA Hire Assessment if required
• All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement
• Fingerprinting and background and/or security investigation may be required

Resumes exceeding two pages in length will not be considered. Please visit the new resume guidance for more information.

READ ALL SECTIONS OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IN ITS ENTIRETY. THIS INFORMATION IS CRUCIAL TO SUBMITTING A SUCCESSFUL APPLICATION. Applicants MUST meet all eligibility requirements on or before the closing date of the announcement to be considered for the position.

WHO MAY APPLY: Applications will only be accepted from applicants eligible for one of the following categories.

• Federal employees currently serving under career or career conditional appointments;
• Federal employees currently serving under the following types of appointments: Schedule A Reg. 213.3102 (U) appointments for individuals with disabilities.
• Former Federal employees eligible for reinstatement (i.e. those who have career status or separated from a career-conditional appointment less than 3 years ago).
• Current or former Federal employees eligible under the Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP).
• Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) Eligibles (i.e. Preference-eligible veterans OR veterans who have been separated from the armed forces under honorable conditions after 3 years or more of continuous service).
• Federal employees serving under excepted service appointments with competitive service compatibility (e.g. Postal Service Foreign Service an agency with an interchange agreement etc.) may be eligible to apply. Please visit Excepted Service Appointments with Competitive Service Compatibility for more information.
• Spouse of a member of the armed forces serving on active duty a spouse of a 100 percent disabled service member injured while on active duty or the un-remarried widow or widower of a service member who was killed while performing active duty.

• Tentative selectee(s) may be required to pass a pre-appointment physical examination. 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 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 atand 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 themselves or others is disqualifying.
• Tentative selectee(s) will be required to submit to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment unless currently an SSA employee occupying a position already in a random drug testing program. Appointment to the position is contingent upon a negative test result. After appointment the employee will be included in the agencys random drug test program.
• This position is subject to the Lautenberg Amendment/Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Amendment to the Gun Control Act of 1968.
• The selected employee will not be made a final offer of employment until after we receive notice of the completion of a successful background investigation.
• Selectee will be required to pass firearms qualification and may be required to carry a firearm.
• The selectee will be required to attend a course of instruction on the proper use of Oleoresin Capsicum spray (OCS) which is the oily resin of pepper. This instruction includes being exposed to OCS so that knowledge of its effects can be gained.
• This position is covered by the special retirement provision for Federal Law Enforcement Officers (FLEO). Selectee without previous FLEO service must be at least 21 years of age and not yet 37 years of age or older on the date of appointment.
• Selectee newly assigned to the Criminal Investigator position MUST successfully complete the 9-week Criminal Investigator Program training course at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) Glynco Georgia.
• This position is designated as a mobile work position. Mobile work means work that is characterized by routine and regular travel to conduct work in customer or other worksites as opposed to a single authorized alternative worksite such as a home or office. It is different from telework and/or remote work. Examples of mobile work include site audits site inspections investigations property management and work performed while commuting traveling between worksites or on Temporary Duty (TDY).
• Selectee must sign a mobility agreement to accept relocation to other geographic locations if required by the agency.