Residential Builders Investigator
Lexington County, SCFull-time$50–65K/yrPosted 1w agoStill listed 6 days ago
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The Residential Builders Investigator works for the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, investigating reported violations involving Residential Builders Commission licensees. The role includes preparing subpoenas and reports, maintaining case files, coordinating with officials and agencies, presenting findings to a review committee, and consulting with disciplinary counsel on legal issues and evidence sufficiency. A high school diploma and investigative or law-enforcement experience are required, with a bachelor’s degree accepted in place of the experience.
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Full job description
Come join our team at the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation (LLR) where you will experience work-life balance, great benefits, and an exciting career that supports the Agency’s mission to make South Carolina a safe place to work and live. Responsibilities
- You will conduct routine, complex, and sensitive investigations of reported violations of state statutes and regulations governing licensees of state boards within agency established time guidelines, specifically for the Residential Builders Commission.
- You will draft subpoenas for relevant documents and interviews witnesses, prepare written reports detailing findings of investigations, and maintain updated case files for all investigations.
- You will work with various officials and agencies on the local, state, and federal level.
- You will attend and present case findings to the Investigative Review Committee (IRC).
- You will work closely with Office of Disciplinary Counsel (ODC) to receive advice regarding legal issues or questions about sufficiency of evidence.
Minimum Qualifications
- A high school diploma and experience conducting investigations or performing other law enforcement duties. (A bachelor’s degree may be substituted for the required work experience.)
Preferred Qualifications
- Prior investigative experience or experience conducting regulatory investigations and knowledge of residential builders.
- Considerable knowledge of acceptable legal principles and practices.
- Ability to establish good relations with officials and the public.
Other Requirements
- Must have a valid driver's license and 10-year MVR that complies with State and Agency Fleet guidelines.
- Must be able to drive a state or personal vehicle to complete assigned job duties.
- May require extended periods of driving, sitting, and visiting facilities that are non-ADA compliant.
- May need to bend, stoop, kneel and lift up to 50 lbs.
Benefits Offered The South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation offers an exceptional benefits package for FTE positions that includes:
- Health, dental, vision, long term disability, and life insurance for employee, spouse, and children
- 15 days annual (vacation) leave per year
- 15 days sick leave per year
- 13 paid holidays
- Paid Parental Leave
- State Retirement Plan and Deferred Compensation Programs
How this job compares
Set against the 591 open Investigator jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 5, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$50–65K/yr
- US median$70–101K/yr311 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $58K, is 28% below the US median midpoint ($80K) — in the lowest quarter of Investigator salary ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 591 open Investigator jobs across the US. 7% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most across the US
- CGS Federal41 open
- City of New York28 open
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- Experience
- Investigator postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 5 years (391 postings).
- Education
- 185 of the 591 open Investigator jobs (31%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 5, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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