Marine Investigator

U.S. Coast Guard•Lake Charles, LA

20d•Onsite

About The Position

The Marine Investigator serves with the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles in Lake Charles, Louisiana, conducting investigations involving maritime vessels and waterfront facilities. The position may deploy worldwide to conduct joint marine casualty investigations with partner agencies and foreign nations. The investigator performs or leads investigations involving U.S. vessels operating worldwide and people holding U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Mariner Credentials. The role includes leading teams in high-profile investigations of significant, major, and serious casualties involving deaths, injuries, property loss, or environmental damage, including cases outside the local unit’s jurisdiction. The Marine Investigator prepares investigative reports, briefing papers, and technical analyses documenting findings of fact, conclusions, and safety recommendations. The role also serves as a subject matter expert in high-visibility marine casualty matters, including formal hearing proceedings of national-level Commandant Marine Boards of Investigation and District and Unit Formal Investigations. The position oversees and conducts on-the-job training and maintains and updates advanced-investigation course curricula, exportable training seminars, and course exercises in collaboration with Training Center Yorktown Curriculum Specialists.

Requirements

At least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the federal sector.
Specialized experience providing technical expertise and leadership in marine casualty investigations.
Specialized experience investigating merchant mariner negligence, misconduct, and incompetence.
Specialized experience working with international investigators on international marine casualty and accident investigations.
Specialized experience interpreting laws, treaties, conventions, regulations, and directives relating to vessel navigation, vessel inspection, vessel manning, and pollution prevention.
U.S. citizenship.
Must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
Must successfully pass a background investigation and obtain a Secret clearance.
Must pass a pre-employment medical examination.
Must possess and maintain a valid state driver's license.
Must meet the time-in-grade requirement by the vacancy closing date.

Responsibilities

Perform or lead investigations involving U.S. vessels operating worldwide and individuals holding U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Mariner Credentials.
Guide investigative teams in high-profile investigations of significant, major, and serious casualties involving deaths, injuries, property loss, or environmental damage, including matters outside the local unit’s jurisdiction.
Deploy worldwide to conduct joint marine casualty investigations with partner agencies and foreign nations.
Prepare investigative reports, briefing papers, and technical analyses of findings of fact, conclusions, and safety recommendations.
Serve as a subject matter expert in marine casualty matters, including formal hearings of Commandant Marine Boards of Investigation and District and Unit Formal Investigations.
Oversee and conduct on-the-job training.
Maintain and update curricula for advanced investigation courses, exportable training seminars, and course exercises in collaboration with Training Center Yorktown Curriculum Specialists.