Evidence Controller

Summary This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: You will serve as the Evidence Controller, managing the complete lifecycle of irreplaceable forensic evidence, including its physical receipt, inventory, documentation, secure storage, and eventual transfer. Responsibilities Accurately inspecting, sealing, and documenting inbound physical evidence. Maintaining precise, error-free documentation of the chain of custody. Ensuring compliance with safety regulations regarding the storage of biohazardous, poisonous, weapons-grade, or drug-related evidence. Processing incoming cases and routing them to technical departments. Filing and securing correspondence, reports, and administrative logs. Resolving intake discrepancies with external investigators over the phone or via email. Explaining shipping requirements, hazardous material policies, and lab capabilities. Auditing database records against physical inventory. Operating scanning equipment to update custody transactions in real time. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience is defined as: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level in the Federal service receiving, inventorying, and maintaining forensic evidence under strict chain of custody protocols, identify and reconcile evidence packaging discrepancies, track assets utilizing automated laboratory databases, and provide authoritative guidance on submission policies to law enforcement and scientific personnel. Education Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. Additional Information Direct Deposit of Pay is required. This position requires a 1 year probationary period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determination, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizational or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest. Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet. This is a CP-19 Career Program position aligned under the Physical Security and Law Enforcement Career Management Directorate. Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.