Assistant Administrator - Field Operations

Role Description This position may be filled anywhere in the continental U.S. (remote job). This position is located at Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), Assistant Administrator - Field Operations. As a Supervisory Investigator, you will: - Develop TTB's criminal enforcement strategy, including goals, performance measures, long-range planning initiatives, as well as shorter-scope initiatives that demonstrate the division's effectiveness and set it up for achieving TTB's long-range strategic goals. - Perform periodic and comprehensive evaluations of the criminal enforcement program goals, measures, objectives, and performance for effectiveness of program execution. - Manage all human, physical, information technology and financial resources assigned to his/her division, which includes direct line supervision of the respective SAC(s)/senior managers; properly securing and maintaining sensitive law enforcement equipment; and executing the operating plan within the operating budget allocated. - Review criminal investigative reports to ensure that evidence collected is sufficient to support violations of Federal tax statutes related to alcohol, tobacco, and firearms products as well as other tax statutes outlined by the Internal Revenue Code (IRC). - Provide expert advice and direction, as needed, to other TTB directorates and divisions on matters and issues regarding alcohol and tobacco criminal enforcement policy. Qualifications - You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement. - Specialized Experience: - For the GS-15, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-14 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized Experience for this position includes: - Applying investigative principles, criminal statutes, rules of evidence, court decisions, investigations techniques, methods and procedures to criminal investigations; - Managing or overseeing a program or office of supervisory and/or non-supervisory criminal investigators; providing both technical and administrative oversight, establishing goals and priorities to be accomplished by subordinates; - Leading a team of criminal investigators with oversight of complex and sensitive criminal and administrative investigations involving criminal violations of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) and/or the Federal Alcohol Administration Act (FAA). Requirements - In addition to the above requirements, you must meet the following time-in-grade requirement, if applicable: - For the GS-15, you must have been at the GS-14 level for 52 weeks. - Time After Competitive Appointment: Candidates who are current Federal employees serving on a nontemporary competitive appointment must have served at least three months in that appointment.