Criminal Investigator (Special Agent)

The following are the duties of this position at the GS-13 . If you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform all these duties, and will receive training to help you grow in this position. Plan, direct, and execute investigations of diverse housing programs and activities--both within and outside the Department. Involve investigations that are of major inter-regional or national coverage. Develop the investigative strategy/plan. Throughout the course of the investigation, modify the plan by changing and/or adding areas of emphasis and devising new approaches as required to meet unanticipated developments or complications. As new cases grow out of the original investigation, incorporate them into the overall plan. Perform a variety of collateral duties, such as directing the office's witness relocation program; managing special supplies such as firearms; serving as the office or region's firearms instructor; etc.