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PH0000 DEFENSE CONTRACT MGT - HEADQUARTERS

Fort Lee, VA (In Person)

$108,422 Salary, Full-Time

Posted 1 week ago (Updated 2 days ago) • Actively hiring

Expires 6/22/2026

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Criminal Investigor Department of Defense Defense Contract Management Agency DCMA Headquarters Summary See below for important informion regarding this job. Additional vacancies may be filled from this announcement. Learn more about this agency Summary See below for important informion regarding this job. Additional vacancies may be filled from this announcement. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/18/2026 to 05/27/2026 Salary $94,514 - $122,331 per year Position to be filled NH-03, Pay Lane 1 (includes 22.28% locality) Pay scale & grade NH 3 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Fort Lee, VA Remote job No Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Travel Required 76% or greer - You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential None Job family (Series) 1811 Criminal Investigion Supervisory stus No Security clearance Top Secret Drug test Yes Financial disclosure Yes Bargaining unit stus No Announcement number
DCMA-PH-26-12963872-MP
Control number 869687100 This job is open to Help Federal employees - Competitive service Current federal employees whose agencies follow the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's hiring rules and pay scales. Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL) Federal employees whose job, agency or department was elimined and are eligible for priority over other applicants. Veterans Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces or a spouse, widow, widower or parent of a veteran, who may be eligible for derived preference Military spouses Military spouses of active duty service members or whose spouse is 100 percent disabled or died on active duty. Clarificion from the agency This job is open to current permanent competitive service employees. Veterans eligibilities include Veterans Employment Opportunities Act (VEOA). Military Spouse Preference (MSP), Retained Grade Preference (RGP), and Military Reserve and Nional Guard Technician eligibles may also apply. Videos Duties Help Considered a functional/technical expert by others in the organizion; is regularly sought out by others for advice and assistance. Develops, integres, and implements solutions to diverse, highly complex problems across multiple areas and disciplines. Reviews and approves, or is a major contributor to/ lead author of, management reports or contractual documents for external distribution. Establishes customer alliances, anticipes and fulfills customer needs, and transles customer needs to programs/projects. Effectively accomplishes multiple projects'/programs' goals within established guidelines. Requirements Help Conditions of employment Must be a U.S. citizen
Security Requirements:
Critical Sensitive with Top Secret Access Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determinion, where reciprocity cannot be applied; unfavorably adjudiced background checks grounds for removal.
Selective Service Requirement:
Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service. This is a Testing Designed Position Qualificions To qualify for a Criminal Investigor, your resume and supporting documention must support: A. Medical Requirements The duties of positions in this series require modere to arduous physical exertion involving walking and standing, use of firearms, and exposure to inclement weher. Manual dexterity with comparively free motion of finger, wrist, elbow, shoulder, hip, and knee joints is required. Arms, hands, legs, and feet must be sufficiently intact and functioning in order th applicants may perform the duties sisfactorily. Sufficiently good vision in each eye, with or without correction, is required to perform the duties sisfactorily. Near vision, corrective lenses permitted, must be sufficient to read printed merial the size of typewritten characters. Hearing loss, as measured by an audiometer, must not exceed 35 decibels 1000, 2000, and 3000 Hz levels. Since the duties of these positions are exacting and responsible, and involve activities under trying conditions, applicants must possess emotional and mental stability. Any physical condition th would cause the applicant to be a hazard to himself/herself, or others is disqualifying. AND B.
Specialized Experience :
One year of specialized experience th equipped you with the competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in, or reled to, this position. To qualify for the NH-03 level, specialized experience must be the NH-02 or GS-11 grade level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military or prive sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualificions, and any other regulory requirements by the cut-off/closing de of the announcement.
Creditable specialized experience includes:
The incumbent independently plans, organizes, conducts, and manages complex criminal investigions involving persons and property under the charge of the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) pursuant to Federal Stutes and applicable DoD and DCMA Directives. Educion Substitution of educion may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level. Additional informion This position does not meet criteria for appointment of Reemployed Annuitants. The DoD criteria for hiring Reemployed Annuitants can be found : https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/1400.25-V300.pdf
Tour of Duty:
Flexible FLSA:
Exempt Bargaining Unit:
No If selected for an interview, you may be required to provide your last three performance appraisals to the panel. Selectee may be required to serve a trial/probionary period. Financial Disclosure Required
LAUTENBERG AMENDMENT
This position authorizes the incumbent to carry a firearm. Any person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence cannot lawfully possess a firearm or ammunition (Title 18, USC, Section922 (g) (91). Candides who have been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence are not qualified for this position. Candides under considerion required to certify whether they have ever been convicted of such an offense. False or fraudulent informion provided by candides is criminally punishable by fine or imprisonment (Title 18, USC, Section 1001).
FIREARMS QUALIFICATION
Must qualify with and carry a firearm. The incumbent is required to bear and maintain proficiency in the use of hand and shoulder-fired firearms, and incapaciting devices and merials.
TRAINING REQUIREMENTS
The incumbent is required to tend and successfully complete the Criminal Investigor Training Program through the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, or equivalent and an Inspector General Qualificions Course administered by the OIG DoD, and the OIG DoD Hotline training course.
DRUG TESTING
This position is a
TESTING DESIGNATED POSITION.
Subject to random drug testing under the Federal Drug-Free Workplace Program established pursuant to Executive Order No. 12564.
MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATOR'S LICENSE
The incumbent must possess a valid Ste driver's license all times and have the ability to safely opere a motorized vehicle(s) in accordance with applicable OPM regulions and requirements. Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. The assessments for this job will measure the following
Competencies:
Attention to Detail Customer Service Decision Making Flexibility Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Learning Reasoning Self-Management Stress Tolerance Teamwork Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your eligibility and/or score. Once the applicion process is complete, a manual review of your resume and supporting documention will occur to determine if you are eligible and among the best qualified as determined by the predetermined cutoff score. Your score is based on your responses to the assessment questionnaire. If you meet the minimum qualificions of this position, you may be presented with instructions on how to access the USA Hire Assessment. This additional online assessment is required and must be completed within 48 hours following the close of this announcement unless you have requested Reasonable Accommodion for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Your results kept on record for one year when applying for future jobs th require the same USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help Required documents for submission vary based on the authority you are using to apply (e.g., applying as a veteran, a current permanent Federal employee, a reinstement, etc). Your complete applicion includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you marked as having an incomplete applicion package and you will not be considered any further. The following documents are
REQUIRED
1.
Your resume:
IMPORTANT UPDATE
Your resume must not exceed two (2) pages. If your resume exceeds the two-page limit, you removed from considerion for this announcement. The resume and required supporting documention should provide the minimum qualificions and relevant experience for the announced position. Must include the work schedule, hours worked per week, des of employment, and duties performed. If multiple resumes are submitted by an applicant, only the last resume submitted reviewed for qualificions and referred for selection considerion, if eligible. The resume must not be more than 5MB and should be saved and uploaded as a PDF to maintain formting and number of pages. We also accept GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, TXT, PDF, ODT or Word (DOC or DOCX). We do not accept PDF portfolio files. Page margins should be 0.5 inches, and font styles must be legible. Consider using 14-point size font for titles and 10-point for the main text. We recommend using a font like Lo, if available. Other widely available options are Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, Open San Source Sans Pro, Roboto or Noro Sans. Additional guidance on writing a federal resume can be found : USAJOBS Help Center - How do I write a resume for a federal job? The resume builder can help you cree a resume using these recommendions and uses the informion in your USAJOBS profile to help you get started. To ensure full credit for time worked regarding qualificions determinions your resume must include your work schedule. You are strongly encouraged to ensure your resume contains the number of hours worked per week and the specific des of employment (i.e.,"40 hrs per week; 1/15/2020 - 1/14/2022" or "30 hrs per week; 1/15/2020 - Present"). 2.
Veteran's Documents:
If applying using veteran's preference or under a Veteran's hiring authority you must submit the following documents: DD214 showing character of service, SF-15 Form and VA letter showing final percentage, or certificion of expected discharge or release from active duty. Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and Nional Guard (NG) Technician Eligible (PPP DoD MRNG): In order to receive this preference, you must choose the Military Reserve and Nional Guard Technician eligibility, and fill out and submit the Military Reserve and Nional Guard Technician PPP Self-Certificion Checklist and copies of the approprie documention. 3.
Current Federal Employees:
You must provide a SF-50 (most current Gen Adj or WGI actions are best), or other equivalent official "Notificion of Personnel Action" (
Note:
Request for Personnel Action (SF-52) is NOT acceptable.) Your SF-50 must reflect Tenure (Block 24) and Position Occupied (Block 34). Please review the link for
ICTAP, ALL PPP ELIGIBILITIES AND OTHER SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS
needed for proof of eligibility: Supporting Document . How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must complete the online questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section above. To preview the questionnaire, please go to https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12963872 . The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 05/27/2026 to receive considerion . To begin, click Apply Online to access an online applicion. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account or you may need to cree a new account. You taken to an online applicion. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention, and submit the applicion.
NOTE:
Resumes up to a total of two pages accepted. Resumes exceeding two pages removed from considerion. You will receive an email notificion when your applicion has been received for the announcement. If you are required to complete any USA Hire Assessments, you notified after submitting your applicion. The notificion provided in your applicion submission screen and via email. The notificion will include your unique assessment access link to the USA Hire system and the completion deadline. Additionally, in USAJOBS you can click "Track this applicion" to return to your assessment completion notice. Access USA Hire using your unique assessment link. Access is granted through your USAJOBS login credentials. Review all instructions prior to beginning your assessments. You will have the opportunity to request a testing accommodion before beginning the assessments should you have a disability covered under the Rehabilition Act of 1973 as amended. Set aside least 3 hours to take the USA Hire Assessments; however, most applicants complete the assessments in less time. If you need to stop the assessments and continue ler, you can re-use your unique assessment link. Your responses to the USA Hire Assessments reused for one year (in most cases) from the de you complete an assessment. If future applicions you submit require completion of the same assessments, your responses automically reused. Visit the USA Hire Applicant Resource Center for practice assessments and assessment preparion resources https://support-usahire.opm.gov/hc/en-us . To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account, https://www.usajobs.gov , select the Applicion Stus link and then select the More Informion link for this position. The Applicion Stus page will display the stus of your applicion, the documention received and processed, and your responses submitted to the online applicion. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. Agency contact informion
DHRSSTAFFING DCMA HQ
Phone 614-692-2048 DHRSSTAFFING.DCMA.HQ@DLA.MIL Address
PH0000 DEFENSE CONTRACT MGT - HEADQUARTERS 3901
Adams Ave Bldg 10500 Fort Lee, VA 23801 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. Your applicion evalued by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility and qualificions for the position. After the evaluion is complete, you will receive another notificion regarding the stus of your applicion. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/applicion/stus/ Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help Required documents for submission vary based on the authority you are using to apply (e.g., applying as a veteran, a current permanent Federal employee, a reinstement, etc). Your complete applicion includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you marked as having an incomplete applicion package and you will not be considered any further. The following documents are
REQUIRED
1.
Your resume:
IMPORTANT UPDATE
Your resume must not exceed two (2) pages. If your resume exceeds the two-page limit, you removed from considerion for this announcement. The resume and required supporting documention should provide the minimum qualificions and relevant experience for the announced position. Must include the work schedule, hours worked per week, des of employment, and duties performed. If multiple resumes are submitted by an applicant, only the last resume submitted reviewed for qualificions and referred for selection considerion, if eligible. The resume must not be more than 5MB and should be saved and uploaded as a PDF to maintain formting and number of pages. We also accept GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, TXT, PDF, ODT or Word (DOC or DOCX). We do not accept PDF portfolio files. Page margins should be 0.5 inches, and font styles must be legible. Consider using 14-point size font for titles and 10-point for the main text. We recommend using a font like Lo, if available. Other widely available options are Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, Open San Source Sans Pro, Roboto or Noro Sans. Additional guidance on writing a federal resume can be found : USAJOBS Help Center - How do I write a resume for a federal job? The resume builder can help you cree a resume using these recommendions and uses the informion in your USAJOBS profile to help you get started. To ensure full credit for time worked regarding qualificions determinions your resume must include your work schedule. You are strongly encouraged to ensure your resume contains the number of hours worked per week and the specific des of employment (i.e.,"40 hrs per week; 1/15/2020 - 1/14/2022" or "30 hrs per week; 1/15/2020 - Present"). 2.
Veteran's Documents:
If applying using veteran's preference or under a Veteran's hiring authority you must submit the following documents: DD214 showing character of service, SF-15 Form and VA letter showing final percentage, or certificion of expected discharge or release from active duty. Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and Nional Guard (NG) Technician Eligible (PPP DoD MRNG): In order to receive this preference, you must choose the Military Reserve and Nional Guard Technician eligibility, and fill out and submit the Military Reserve and Nional Guard Technician PPP Self-Certificion Checklist and copies of the approprie documention. 3.
Current Federal Employees:
You must provide a SF-50 (most current Gen Adj or WGI actions are best), or other equivalent official "Notificion of Personnel Action" (
Note:
Request for Personnel Action (SF-52) is NOT acceptable.) Your SF-50 must reflect Tenure (Block 24) and Position Occupied (Block 34). Please review the link for
ICTAP, ALL PPP ELIGIBILITIES AND OTHER SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS
needed for proof of eligibility: Supporting Document . How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must complete the online questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section above. To preview the questionnaire, please go to https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12963872 . The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 05/27/2026 to receive considerion . To begin, click Apply Online to access an online applicion. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account or you may need to cree a new account. You taken to an online applicion. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention, and submit the applicion.
NOTE:
Resumes up to a total of two pages accepted. Resumes exceeding two pages removed from considerion. You will receive an email notificion when your applicion has been received for the announcement. If you are required to complete any USA Hire Assessments, you notified after submitting your applicion. The notificion provided in your applicion submission screen and via email. The notificion will include your unique assessment access link to the USA Hire system and the completion deadline. Additionally, in USAJOBS you can click "Track this applicion" to return to your assessment completion notice. Access USA Hire using your unique assessment link. Access is granted through your USAJOBS login credentials. Review all instructions prior to beginning your assessments. You will have the opportunity to request a testing accommodion before beginning the assessments should you have a disability covered under the Rehabilition Act of 1973 as amended. Set aside least 3 hours to take the USA Hire Assessments; however, most applicants complete the assessments in less time. If you need to stop the assessments and continue ler, you can re-use your unique assessment link. Your responses to the USA Hire Assessments reused for one year (in most cases) from the de you complete an assessment. If future applicions you submit require completion of the same assessments, your responses automically reused. Visit the USA Hire Applicant Resource Center for practice assessments and assessment preparion resources https://support-usahire.opm.gov/hc/en-us . To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account, https://www.usajobs.gov , select the Applicion Stus link and then select the More Informion link for this position. The Applicion Stus page will display the stus of your applicion, the documention received and processed, and your responses submitted to the online applicion. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion
DHRSSTAFFING DCMA HQ
Phone 614-692-2048 DHRSSTAFFING.DCMA.HQ@DLA.MIL Address
PH0000 DEFENSE CONTRACT MGT - HEADQUARTERS 3901
Adams Ave Bldg 10500 Fort Lee, VA 23801 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. Your applicion evalued by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility and qualificions for the position. After the evaluion is complete, you will receive another notificion regarding the stus of your applicion. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/applicion/stus/ Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/18/2026 to 05/27/2026 Salary $94,514 - $122,331 per year Position to be filled NH-03, Pay Lane 1 (includes 22.28% locality) Pay scale & grade NH 3 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Fort Lee, VA Remote job No Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Travel Required 76% or greer - You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test Yes Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number
DCMA-PH-26-12963872-MP
Control number 869687100

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