Internal Revenue Service
Supervisory Criminal Investigator (Special Agent in Charge) Temp NTE 1 Year, MBE 2 years, MBMP
Department of the Treasury · Multiple Locations
- Salary
- $125,776 - $197,200 per year
- Pay grade
- IR-1
- Schedule
- Full-time
- Appointment
- Multiple
- Opened
- Oct 27, 2026
- Closes
- Nov 9, 2026
- Remote
- No
- Telework eligible
- Yes
- Openings
- 11
- Security clearance
- Top Secret
- Promotion potential
- None
- Announcement
- 27-13060072C-CIM-1811-1
Who may apply: Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL) · Internal to an agency
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Summary
WHAT IS CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION (CI) DIVISION? A description of the business units can be found at: https://www.jobs.irs.gov/about/who/business-divisions Position(s) are to be filled in following area(s): CI This job (or announcement) is open to current permanent IRS competitive service employees in Criminal Investigation business units. REVIEW THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BELOW FOR FURTHER DETAILS
Duties
- General Managerial Duties: As a Senior Manager you will: Exercise delegated managerial authority to oversee the overall planning, directing and timely execution of a program, several program segments (each of which is managed through separate subordinate organizational units), or comparable staff functions, including development, assignment, and higher level clearance of goals and objectives for supervisors or managers of subordinate organizational unit or lower organizational levels. Approve multi year and longer range work plans developed by the supervisors or managers of subordinate organizational units and subsequently manage the overall work to enhance achievement of the goals and objectives. Oversee the revision of long range plans, goals and objectives for the work directed. Manage the development of policy changes in response to changes in levels of appropriations or other legislated changes. Manage organizational changes throughout the organization directed or major change to the structure and content of the program or program segments directed. Exercise discretionary authority to approve the allocation and distribution of funds in the organizations budget. The following are the job specific duties of this position: As SAC, the incumbent is responsible for the strategic planning, development, coordination, and implementation of programs within the assigned field office that ensure the delivery of the IRS and Criminal Investigation Strategic Plans. The incumbent ensures that all investigative requirements are accomplished by subordinate Supervisory Special Agents under his/her field office. The incumbent advises the Director of Field Operations on program matters, investigative needs, and other administrative and law enforcement issues. Position requires eligibility for access to Top Secret or "Q" level information. The incumbent directs and assigns work based on selective consideration of the difficulty and requirements of investigations and is responsible for reviewing and approving investigative reports. In addition, they incumbent performs periodic and comprehensive evaluations of field office program goals, objectives, and performance. The incumbent engages in long-range strategic planning initiatives by applying field office resources to the strategies set forth by headquarters and monitoring programs that require national coordination. The incumbent gives direction and advice on investigations to Assistant Special Agent(s) in Charge (ASAC), Supervisory Special Agents, and Special Agents, as necessary. In addition, the incumbent advises and assists United States Attorneys, Department of Justice attorneys, IRS Counsel attorneys, and other officials with respect to legal proceedings, investigative matters, and operational strategies. The incumbent is involved in the coordination of investigative activities, which are national and international in scope. Program decisions have an impact on the effectiveness of the Criminal Investigation function. As required, protects Service employees and property during civil and other disturbances, and performs other protective assignments as requested. STANDARD POSITION DESCRIPTIONS (SPD): PD96384 Visit the IRS SPD Library to access the position descriptions.
Qualifications
Federal experience is not required. Experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or through Volunteer Service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-timework is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week, on your resume. You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement. You must meet the following requirements by the cut-off dates as shown in announcement under the 'How to Apply' section. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE IR-01: You must have one (1) year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the next lower level within the payband or GS grade in the normal line of progression in the Federal service that demonstrates the required managerial skills and technical competence required to perform the job. To be qualifying for this position your experience must include: Experience that demonstrated management/leadership experience such as applying management techniques, methods, theories, principles, or labor relations concepts for the accomplishment of all program objectives with combined technical and administrative oversight. This experience may have been gained through work experience as a project/program manager, team lead or project/program lead, technical advisor, or senior specialist/analyst that included managing resources, providing support to managers, mentoring team members, providing day to day guidance training and/or oversight of peers or others. Experience applying regulations, other official guidance, and principles, including the latest procedures and techniques sufficient to oversee the planning, development, and implementation of the technical aspects of programs specific to the position being filled. Experience applying communicative techniques to effectively and diplomatically interact with internal and external customers. In addition to the above, to be qualified for this specific position, your experience must be sufficient to demonstrate: Thorough knowledge of Criminal Investigation mission, operations, and organization; Understanding of law enforcement, technology and personnel issues; In-depth knowledge of the operations, programs, and policies, as well as, the Criminal Investigation's Strategy Program Plan and Annual Business Plans impact on field operations; In-depth knowledge of investigative policies, prescribed investigative procedures and techniques of the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department, and the criminal enforcement and prosecution policies of the Justice Department; Ability to apply that knowledge in developing criminal investigative programs for field implementation and for identifying types of violations and trends in those violations in order to make changes in investigative programs; and authoritative and comprehensive knowledge of the Federal Rules of Evidence, the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, and relevant constitutional, statutory, and case law. Much of the knowledge described above can be acquired through extensive field experience as a Criminal Investigator. AND Experience in a primary/rigorous law enforcement position is a mandatory prerequisite for this supervisory position. AND You must also meet all the following requirements: TIME AFTER COMPETITIVE APPOINTMENT (TACA): By the closing date (or if this is an open continuous announcement, by the cut-off date) specified in this job announcement, current civilian employees must have completed at least 90 days of federal civilian service since their latest non-temporary appointment from a competitive referral certificate, known as time after competitive appointment. For this requirement, a competitive appointment is one where you applied to and were appointed from an announcement open to "All US Citizens". MINIMUM AGE: Generally, applicants for most Federal jobs must be at…
Education
A college or university degree generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools which meet these criteria, please refer to Department of Education Accreditation page. FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. Click here (Section 3, Explanation of Terms) or here for Foreign Education Credentialing instructions. We recommend choosing an evaluator from a member organization of one of the following national associations of credential evaluation services: National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) or Association of International Credentials Evaluators (AICE).
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