CBI Special Agent II / III (Statewide)

Special Agent Position

This position is open only to Colorado state residents. This recruitment will be used to fill current and anticipated Special Agent vacancies statewide in various investigative assignments based in Regional offices located in Golden / Lakewood, Pueblo and Grand Junction. This recruitment will also fill vacancies in Satellite offices located in Alamosa, Eagle, and Montrose within the Colorado Department of Public Safety in the next 12 months.

The primary mission of the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is to meet the statutory responsibility and obligation to respond to requests from Sheriffs, Police Chiefs, District Attorneys, other state agencies, and the Governor on a 24-hour, 7 day-per-week basis to assist in the detection, investigation, and enforcement of Colorado criminal laws.

The CBI is charged with the responsibility to investigate organized crime which cuts across jurisdictional boundaries of local law enforcement agencies and to locate and apprehend persons who are fugitives from the law.

The CBI also provides law enforcement services including managing statewide criminal justice information, conducting criminal and civil background checks, and operating an internationally-accredited forensic laboratory system.

About the Work Unit The Investigations Section supports local law enforcement in operations involving Major Crime Investigations, Cold Cases, Fugitives, Sex Offenders, Crime Scene, Firearms and Narcotics Offenses, Cyber Crime and Identity Theft, as well as other specialized cases. Appointed CBI Special Agents may be assigned to any of the units within CBI Investigations, including the following : Regional Major Crimes, Cold Case, Crime Scene, Economic Crimes, Digital Forensics, Fugitive, Special Investigations Organized Crime and Firearms, and Special Investigations Illicit Marijuana.

About the Job This position is a POST Certified Peace Officer in Colorado and exists to collect, preserve, analyze and interpret physical evidence collected in criminal cases for federal, state and local law enforcement agencies; and to conduct investigation of major crimes including document review, interview and interrogation, surveillance, informant handling, undercover activities, search and seizure, arrest and prosecution of criminal offenders.