Asst Inspector General Investigations - 90393582 - Washington

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Amtrak OIG is not a Federal agency. Our employment opportunities are not federal jobs.

Join with the Inspector General to help make America’s railroad operate more efficiently and effectively. Our team provides independent oversight of Amtrak’s programs and operations and works diligently to prevent and detect fraud, waste, and abuse by Amtrak employees, contractors, or vendors. This work not only helps to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of Amtrak, but it also informs decision-making by Amtrak’s Board of Directors, Amtrak management, and Congress. We employ a diverse team of auditors, special agents, analysts, forensic examiners, lawyers, and support staff to complete our exciting mission. Join us as we continue toward our goal of building a model OIG centered on independence, teamwork, diversity, work-life balance, and oversight that makes a difference!

 SUMMARY OF DUTIES

The Assistant Inspector General for Investigations (AIG-I), pursuant to the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, is responsible for supervising the performance of investigative activities relating to programs and operations of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak). This position provides executive leadership for all investigative staff and ensures that investigative resources are focused on high-risk/high-impact matters relating to Amtrak's programs and operations. The AIG-I serves as the principal advisor to the Inspector General (IG)/Deputy Inspector General (DIG) on all investigative related activities; ensures organizational compliance with legal, regulatory, and Office of Inspector General (OIG) requirements pertaining to investigative operations; ensures referral of investigative findings to an appropriate prosecutor and/or Amtrak management; and apprises OIG management, Amtrak executives, the Board of Directors, and other stakeholders of investigative findings and recommended corrective actions.
 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• In accordance with the OIG strategic plan, directs and controls the investigative functions of the OIG to ensure investigations are lawful, accurate, timely, high impact, and professionally conducted.  
• Plans, directs, or conducts, sensitive, highly complex criminal, civil, and administrative investigations that often involve significant allegations of crimes and misconduct pertaining to Amtrak's programs and operations.
• Directs the formulation and implementation of the OIG's investigative program, to include strategic plans, goals and objectives, project policies, guidelines, standard operating procedures, performance-based metrics, training, and quality standards for the accomplishment of investigations including case management, acquisition and preservation of evidence.
• Provides advice and assistance both in and out of court to relevant federal and state justice offices during the judicial process, to include testifying in court.
• Makes workload determinations, prepares budget justifications, oversees budget execution, and recommends priorities for long-range planning.
• Directs the preparation of concise, logical reports of investigations and summaries, and other work necessary for the conduct of criminal/civil/administrative matters. 
• Keeps the IG/DIG informed of all investigative activities, works cooperatively with OIG leadership and communicates openly and professionally with, but independently from Amtrak executives, the Board of Directors, the Congress, and members of the press and media on appropriate investigative matters, including findings and corrective actions recommended to address deficiencies.
• Maintains appropriate and effective relationships with key Amtrak officials, as well as those with the Department of Justice (DOJ), state, and federal law enforcement agencies, and other government departments/agencies on investigative matters of mutual concern.
• Attracts, develops, and retains a highly skilled, diverse and motivated professional investigations staff to execute the OIG goals and strategies. Collaborates across the OIG to identify top organizational talent.
• Ensures that the OIG has internal policies and processes in place to operate lawfully, efficiently, and also in compliance with DOJ requirements for OIGs with statutory law enforcement authority, to include meeting external peer review requirements.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• 20+ years of work experience in federal law enforcement, primarily in an OIG-type environment, with emphasis on white-collar crime such as contract and procurement fraud, healthcare fraud, pandemic fraud and other forms of financial fraud perpetrated against the U.S. Government or Amtrak. 
• Executive-level experi