Supervisory Criminal Investigator

Summary

As Director of Special Investigations & Projects (Supervisory Criminal Investigator) with the NASA Office of Inspector General (OIG), you will serve as a principal advisor to the Inspector General. You will direct a multidisciplinary team conducting high-profile criminal and administrative investigations, inspections, and data analytics to detect and prevent fraud, waste, and abuse, safeguarding the integrity and accountability of NASA programs and operations.

Duties

• Serve as principal advisor to the Inspector General and executive leadership on sensitive investigative matters, special projects, and the operational impact of new or revised federal policies and laws.
• Plan, direct, and conduct highly sensitive, complex, and high-profile criminal and administrative investigations involving allegations of misconduct against senior agency officials and internal personnel.
• Design and conduct comprehensive studies and analyses of complex organizational functions and processes to resolve management issues and support long-range strategic planning for the OIG.
• Oversee inspections, evaluations, and data analytics initiatives across the agency to detect fraud, waste, and abuse, and establish predication for criminal or administrative action.
• Review, approve, and finalize comprehensive investigative reports, inspection findings, and briefing materials, ensuring rigorous standards of evidence, factual accuracy, and procedural compliance.
• Maintain liaison with senior agency leaders, federal law enforcement counterparts, and external oversight bodies to coordinate on joint investigations, national programs, and task force operations.
• Supervise and direct a multidisciplinary, geographically dispersed staff, including criminal investigators, analysts, and evaluators; assign work, set priorities, and evaluate performance.

Qualifications

Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. To qualify for GS-15, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 level: Plans and directs criminal, civil, or administrative investigations involving allegations of official misconduct, violations of federal statutes, or breaches of standards of conduct by senior personnel. Reviews and approves investigative plans, evidentiary findings, or formal reports of investigation for referral to the Department of Justice, prosecutors, or executive leadership for administrative or legal action. Directs organizational projects involving inspections, evaluations, or data analytics to detect fraud, waste, and abuse; identify policy violations; or establish predication for investigative inquiries. Your resume must include a clear and detailed narrative description, in your own words, of how you meet the required specialized experience. Experience statements copied from a position description, vacancy announcement or other reference material constitutes plagiarism and may result in disqualification and losing consideration for the job. Please visit https://www.nasa.gov/careers/how-to-apply/#Super-Intelligence to review NASA's guidance on the use of super intelligent (SI) or SI-assisted tools during the application process. Medical Requirements: The duties of this position requires 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 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 too himself/herself, or others is disqualifying. Training Requirements: Satisfactorily complete (or have previously completed) the Criminal Investigation Training Program at Glynco, Georgia, or equivalent federal law enforcement training.