SR INSPECTOR GENERAL (NT01132020)
About Metro
Job Summary
Conducts complex investigations to detect and deter instances of fraud, waste, inefficiency, unsafe conditions, illegal activity and abuse regarding Metro resources, and to keep the Board of Directors and the Chief Executive Officer fully informed about issues affecting Metro programs and the opportunities for improvement.
Minimum Qualifications
A combination of education and/or experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the essential functions of the position. Additional experience, as outlined below, may be substituted for required education on a year-for-year basis. A typical combination includes
Education
- Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice, Law, Business, Public Administration, or a related field; Master′s Degree in Criminal Justice, Law, Business or Public Administration, Accounting, or Juris Doctorate preferred (Questionnaire only has "Vocational or other Technical School, Certification, Training or Apprenticeship required beyond high school" as required)
Experience
- Three or more years of experience conducting investigations of fraud, waste, and abuse with increased responsibility over time (Questionnaire has "10 years of experience" with no Preferred experience listed) (Existing Spec has "5 years' experience"); experience conducting complex investigations, reviews, or audits in an Inspector General environment preferred
Certification/Licenses
- Valid California Class C Driver License (Questionnaire has no Licenses required) Note The above minimum qualifications reflect best practices. The blue highlights indicate a difference between the draft job spec, the original job spec and/or the questionnaire.
Preferred Qualifications
Example of Duties
- Plans, organizes, and conducts complex investigations involving fraud, white collar crimes, waste and abuse of Metro resources, and employee integrity and misconduct
- Performs investigations of violations of Metro policies, federal, state, or local laws and regulations, covering fraudulent activities by Metro employees, contractors, officers, or vendors
- Works with appropriate prosecuting and law enforcement agencies, including United States Attorney General, State Attorney General, District Attorney, or City Attorney
- Serves as project leader or oversees team members when conducting complex investigations
- Recommends corrective action to resolve problems, abuses, and deficiencies discovered
- Presents investigative findings both orally and in writing for determination of the prospective merits of the case
- Testifies before grand juries, courts, or administrative hearings on results of completed investigations
- Proposes investigations to perform proactively
- Completes investigations promptly and thoroughly within reasonable deadlines
- Contributes to ensuring that the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) policies and programs of Metro are carried out May be required to perform other related job duties
Knowledge and Abilities
Essential Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Knowledge of (defined as a learned body of information that is required for and applied in the performance of job tasks)
- Theories, principles, and practices of criminal rules of evidence, constitutional rights, search and seizure procedures, court procedures to be followed in criminal matters, formal hearings, and administrative actions
- Applicable local, state, and federal laws, rules, and regulations governing criminal investigations involving agency employees, officers, vendors, or contractors
- Specialized investigative and due diligence techniques
- Interrogation methods
- Computer forensic investigation techniques
- Public transportation industry or construction industry
- Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
Skill in (defined as the proficient manual, verbal, or mental utilization of data, people, or things)
- Conducting complex criminal or administrative investigations
- Leading investigations
- Analyzing situations, identifying problems, and recommending solutions
- Exercising sound judgment and creativity in making conclusions
- People skills
- Communicating effectively orally and in writing
- Interacting professionally with various levels of Metro employees and outside representatives
- Utilizing computer and required software
Ability to (defined as a present competence to perform an observable behavior or produce an observable result)
- Compile and analyze complex data
- Prepare comprehensive and objective reports and correspondence
- Understand, interpret, and apply laws, rules, regulations, policies, procedures, contracts, budgets, and labor/management agreements
- Effectively organize projects and tasks
- Follow instructions and orders
- Work under minimal supervision
- Oversee, train, and motivate any assigned staff
- Travel to offsite locations
- Read, write, speak, and understand English
- Read, write, and speak Spanish fluently is desirable
Special Conditions
The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by the employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Metro provides reasonable accommodation to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Working Conditions
- Normal office situation (Constantly)
- Close exposure to computer monitors and video screen (Constantly)
- Work in isolation or alone (Constantly)
- Exposure to physical hazards during site visits or audits (Occasionally)
- Exposure to outdoor weather including extreme heat, cold, dampness and/or humidity (Occasionally)
- Extensive safety training and/or use of protective devices and personal protective gear (Occasionally)
- Work irregular hours, split shifts, weekends, holidays, or 24-hour-a-day on-call assignments (Occasionally)
- Work after designated regular hours in case of special assignments or emergencies (Occasionally)
- On call twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week for immediate response (Occasionally)
- High work speed to meet required quotas or volume of piecework (Occasionally)
- Travel, without overnight stays (Occasionally)
Physical Effort Required
- Sitting at a desk or table (Constantly)
- Operate a telephone or other telecommunications device and communicate through the medium (Constantly)
- Type and use a keyboard and mouse to perform necessary computer-based functions (Constantly)
- Standing (Constantly)
- Walking (distance 5′ to 100′) (Constantly)
- Crawling, crouching, squatting, stooping and/or kneeling (Frequently)
- Bending or twisting at the neck, waist and/or knees (Frequently)
- Intermittently sitting, standing, stooping (Constantly)
- Light lifting or carrying 25 lbs. or less (Occasionally)
- Moderate lifting or carrying 26-50 lbs. (Occasionally)
- Climbing (e.g., ladders, scaffolds, stairs, poles, into vehicles, etc.) (Occasionally)
- Repetitive motion (e.g., typing, calculator, stapling, stamping, filing, sorting, operating equipment, writing) (Constantly)
- Communicating through speech in the English language required (Constantly)
- Good hearing (Constantly)
- Good distance vision and/or depth perception to judge distances (Constantly)
- Good close vision to read typed or hand-written material (Constantly)
- Color recognition (e.g., distinguishing wires, resistors, containers, light signals, etc.) (Constantly)
- Understand, remember and apply verbal and/or written information (Constantly)
- Organize thoughts and ideas into understandable terminology and to complete tasks (Constantly)
- Communicate, exchange and/or explain information (Constantly)
- Count, compute, analyze and/or interpret numerical data (Constantly)
- Make decisions that have an impact on the individual′s work and/or others (Constantly)
- Conduct research, analyze data and/or document findings (Constantly)
- Prioritize and manage workload (Constantly)
- Control one′s own emotional reactions (e.g., frustration) (Constantly)
- Work in a high-pressure environment with the ability to manage potentially dangerous situations (directly/indirectly) (Occasionally)