Evidence Controller

Summary

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: You will serve as the Evidence Controller, managing the complete lifecycle of irreplaceable forensic evidence, including its physical receipt, inventory, documentation, secure storage, and eventual transfer.

Duties

• Accurately inspecting, sealing, and documenting inbound physical evidence.
• Maintaining precise, error-free documentation of the chain of custody.
• Ensuring compliance with safety regulations regarding the storage of biohazardous, poisonous, weapons-grade, or drug-related evidence.
• Processing incoming cases and routing them to technical departments.
• Filing and securing correspondence, reports, and administrative logs.
• Resolving intake discrepancies with external investigators over the phone or via email.
• Explaining shipping requirements, hazardous material policies, and lab capabilities.
• Auditing database records against physical inventory.
• Operating scanning equipment to update custody transactions in real time.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience is defined as: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level in the Federal service receiving, inventorying, and maintaining forensic evidence under strict chain of custody protocols, identify and reconcile evidence packaging discrepancies, track assets utilizing automated laboratory databases, and provide authoritative guidance on submission policies to law enforcement and scientific personnel.

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.