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Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys and the Office of the U.S. Attorneys

Supervisory Criminal Investigator

Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys and the Office of the U.S. Attorneys See More Job Openings by This EmployerArrow
  • Full Time
  • Brooklyn, NY
August 12, 2026 Investigator Criminal Law

Job Description


Duties

The position serves as a Supervisory Criminal Investigator responsible for the planning and direction of investigations conducted by the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York. Typical assignments include:

  • Supervising a staff of special agents, task force officers, and investigative analysts in the planning and implementation of criminal investigations.
  • Serving as a technical expert in the exercise of federal law enforcement with skills and competencies to serve as a primary consultant to other investigators and Assistant United States Attorneys on a wide variety of investigative techniques.
  • Evaluating work performance of subordinates and interviewing candidates for investigative positions within the organization.
  • Serving as a direct liaison and the focal point for agency personnel engaged in conducting criminal investigations.
  • Providing oversight and quality control of investigative reports to ensure compliance with investigative directives, standards, and guidelines.
  • Representing the United States Attorney's Office at meetings with other federal, state and local law enforcement agencies.
Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.


Requirements
Conditions of employment
  • You must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
  • Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory pre-employment adjudication. This includes fingerprint, credit and tax checks, and drug testing. Continued employment is subject to a favorable adjudication of a background investigation.
  • You must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable.
  • If selected, you may be required to complete a one year probationary period.
  • If selected, you will be subject to the satisfactory completion of a one year supervisory or managerial probationary period unless this requirement has been met previously.
  • Time-in-Grade: Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement.
  • You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement and before placement in the position.
Qualifications

To be eligible at the GS-14 level, you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level in Federal service.

Specialized experience is described as experience: supervising or leading complex investigations encompassing multi-jurisdictional or international conspiracy cases, targeting organizations with large-scale supply sources; investigating complex financial violations, such as money laundering or complicated electronic crimes perpetrated against financial or telecommunications infrastructure; and applying theories, concepts, laws and regulations concerning Federal and applicable State rules of evidence and the constitutional rights of individuals.

Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)-The CTAP provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the Department of Justice with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your Department of Justice component has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your CTAP eligibility, 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement, and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility with your application. Additional information about CTAP eligibility is at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.

Special Employment Consideration - Persons with disabilities, veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more, certain other veterans, spouses of certain members of the armed forces, and returning Peace Corps volunteers are examples of individuals who are potentially eligible for non-competitive appointments. For further information, click on the links provided below . You must specify in your online questionnaire under what authority you wish to be considered and submit appropriate documentation to verify your eligibility.
Noncompetitive Appointment Authorities Links:
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-information/competitive-hiring/#url=Types-of-Appointments

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Additional information

Payment of relocation expenses will not be authorized.

The Department of Justice offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, paid vacation; sick leave; holidays; telework; life insurance; health benefits; and participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System.

Selective Service: 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 http://www.sss.gov/.

Reasonable Accommodation Statement: Federal Agencies must provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities, where appropriate. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the hiring agency directly. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.

EEO Statement/Policy: The United States government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service or other non-merit factor. More information can be found here: https://www.justice.gov/jmd/media/1425556/dl?inline.

Political Appointees (Current or Former): 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 or Non-Career SES employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the HR Office. Failure to disclose this information could result in disciplinary action including removal from Federal Service.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.



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