Supervisory Criminal Investigator (Chief, Explosives Enforcement and Training Division)

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives•Huntsville, AL

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About The Position

The Chief of the Explosives Enforcement and Training Division (EETD) leads law enforcement programs, functions, and operations that support the agency’s overall law enforcement mission. EETD manages and advances the agency’s explosives programs to maintain highly qualified explosives criminal investigators and specialists. The division supports the Explosives Enforcement and Training Branch, Advanced Explosives Training Branch, and Explosives Research and Development Branch, and oversees Certified Explosives Specialists and Bomb Technicians. The Chief exercises full supervisory authority over division personnel and is responsible for assessing, developing, and evaluating program goals, needs, operations, and accomplishments. The role includes short- and long-range planning, directing studies and surveys to assess program effectiveness and operational efficiency, and coordinating projects and programs with officials across the Bureau and with the Department of Justice and other federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies. This is a GS-15 position. Applicants must be current permanent ATF employees with competitive status or CTAP/RPL-eligible candidates. The position requires at least one year of specialized experience at the GS-14 level, meeting all specified experience criteria. Education cannot substitute for experience. New employees hired under this announcement must sign a mobility agreement; a probationary period may also be required. The position is non-bargaining-unit.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. citizen or national.
Must be a current permanent ATF employee with competitive status or a CTAP/RPL-eligible candidate.
Must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements by the announcement closing date.
Must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-14, by the announcement closing date.
Specialized experience must include assessing, developing, and evaluating program goals, needs, operations, and accomplishments.
Specialized experience must include initiating, planning, and directing studies, surveys, operational reviews, or other projects to ensure efficiency and economy of operations.
Specialized experience must include advising and providing technical information on significant program issues, initiatives, and projects.
Specialized experience must include applying ATF law enforcement investigative techniques to direct a major field component of the Bureau.
Must pass drug screening and may be subject to random drug testing.
Must be suitable for federal employment, as determined by a background investigation.
Must sign a mobility agreement if hired pursuant to the announcement.
Must meet the qualification requirements through experience; education cannot substitute for the required experience.
Males born on or after December 31, 1959 must be registered with Selective Service or have an approved exemption.
May be required to serve a one-year probationary period; a one-year probationary period is required for new supervisors and managers.
May be required to disclose financial information under DOJ and federal ethics guidelines.

Responsibilities

Lead law enforcement programs, functions, and operations encompassing the assigned organization’s overall law enforcement mission.
Exercise full supervisory responsibilities and authority over Division personnel.
Assess, develop, and evaluate program goals, needs, operations, and accomplishments.
Conduct short- and long-range planning for Division goals and objectives.
Plan, direct, coordinate, and oversee studies and surveys to evaluate Division programs and ensure efficient and economical operations.
Coordinate projects and programs with management officials in other divisions and directorates, Bureau Headquarters, the Department of Justice, and other federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies.
Manage and advance explosives programs supporting the Explosives Enforcement and Training Branch, Advanced Explosives Training Branch, and Explosives Research and Development Branch.
Oversee Certified Explosives Specialists and Bomb Technicians.