L&I INVESTIGATOR 4

Investigator 4

Our Mission : Keep Washington Safe and Working! Our Values : Customer Focus, One L&I, Respect, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Learning and Growth, Reliability

Job Highlights

Are you ready for the next challenge in your career development? L&I Investigations Program is looking for an Investigator 4!

This position supports the mission of the Investigations Program, which works to identify, combat, and prevent fraud, theft, abuse, and violations perpetrated by injured workers, employers, providers, and other entities in support of "Keeping Washington Safe and Working".

In this role, you will serve as a principal advisor and provide expert guidance and consultation on all matters involving allegations of wrongdoing under Title 51, RCW and will be responsible for supervising a regional / statewide team of investigators who conduct investigations via the aforementioned statutes. This includes, but is not limited to, planning and investigating complex civil and criminal allegations of economic benefit fraud by injured workers and providers, investigating allegations of claim suppression and discrimination as well as evading taxes and premiums due from businesses employing workers in the State of Washington. Additionally, this position will investigate other significant violations under L&I's statutory authority including sensitive and controversial cases.

This supervisory position is responsible for leading and directing investigators on investigative protocols. It is also responsible for leading, guiding, and directing surveillance activities, evidence collection, analyzing referrals for assignment, monitoring investigative progress, and ensures completed staff work. In the role, you will build and develop investigative teamwork internally and externally, aimed at effectively stopping waste, fraud and abuse of the Workers' Compensation System. The position consults with and acts as regional / statewide expert on statewide investigation activities for claims staff, investigators, AAG's, prosecutors, auditors, revenue agents and others to produce an effective result that supports the mission of the Fraud Prevention and Labor Standards Division at L&I. The position acts as an expert on investigations within an assigned region in FPLS. This position is responsible for responding to inquiries from L&I leadership, AAG, and other stakeholders as assigned.

Some of what you'll do :

• Supervises lower level investigators and directs all aspects of investigation activities on behalf of the CSCPS division statewide.
• Investigation activities
• Principal liaison and regional expert / statewide advisor to leadership, Attorney General's office staff, and other stakeholders on all matters involving the investigation of industrial insurance fraud, theft, or other wrongdoing.
• Performs general administrative duties.
• And much more!

Required :

OR

Qualifying investigative experience is interpreted to be experience gathering and substantiating facts through the use of investigative duties such as :

Note : Two years of related college-level course work may be substituted for experience.

Preferred :

Demonstration of position-specific skills, abilities and competencies, including :

Things You Need To Know

To help you maintain a proper work-life balance, teleworking is one of the work schedule options for this position. L&I also offers flexible custom work schedules.

State employees who meet the qualifications will become eligible for a generous retirement package at the end of the employee's career. Click on the "Benefits" tab to learn more.

At L&I, your voice matters. In addition, L&I is a diverse state agency dedicated to the safety and health and security of Washington's 3.3 million workers. Take a look at this brief video and learn more about why L&I is an employer of choice.

For this position, telework is permitted part time. The assigned duty station for this position is Tumwater, Washington. The selected candidate will spend at least 2 days per week in the office.

Alternate Location : The assigned duty station may be in any of our L&I service locations statewide. The incumbent must reside anywhere in Washington State, as well as those living near the Oregon / Washington or Idaho / Washington borders.

For positions where in-office work is necessary, the frequency of telework will be discussed with the supervisor of the position at the time of offer.

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Application process

We will contact the top candidates directly to interview for this position. Because we base the selection on information provided by you, it is in your best interest to identify the knowledge, skills, and abilities that address the required and desirable qualifications described in the announcement.

Please include the following documents with your application :

Please do not attach or place any medical information (vaccination status included) within the application, resume, or cover letter. If you do, we will have to reject your application to safeguard others from receiving your confidential information. You will have to remove the confidential information before you can apply again.

To learn more about our hiring process timeline at L&I please visit our L&I recruiting page.

The State of Washington is an equal opportunity employer. Persons with a disability who need accommodation in the application process or testing process, or those needing this announcement in an alternative format, may call 360-902-5700. TTY users should first call 711 to access the Washington Relay Service.

For more Information

If you have any questions regarding this job posting, program, or the agency, please contact Steve Camerer at cste235@lni.wa.gov