Job Description

Job Description and Duties

Per CCR 249.3, this job control may be used to fill subsequent vacancies.

Under the supervision of the Supervising Special Investigator, the Special Investigator is responsible for enforcement of the provisions of the Business and Professions Code and the California Code of Regulations as they pertain to the Division of Measurement Standards’ programs assigned to the incumbent.

Function #1: Enforcement and Investigation 40%

This position is required to travel statewide using a State vehicle, public transportation, or other means of transportation to conduct investigations, prosecutions, compliance examinations, license sweeps, or other duties as assigned.

• Responsible for County investigation programs of larger, regional, or statewide enforcement fraud and product quality violations. This requires writing and presenting investigation reports, gathering, and evaluating the facts and evidence, locating, and interviewing witnesses, taking statements and dispositions, providing and securing other expert support, and providing advice regarding test methods, scientific principles, business practices, and other technical and legal requirements contained in weights and measures laws.

• Determine the appropriate investigative scope and legal remedy for violations of weights and measures laws when found to occur. Provide the necessary details and instructions for successful participation by other investigators, and direct them as needed, to complete a proper investigation.

Function #2: Investigative and Technical Activities 30%

• Provide formal and field training, guidance, and coordination for county weights and measures officials responsible for enforcement of weights and measures laws and regulations. Teach local weights and measures officials to understand, interpret and properly enforce statutes, applicable to the particular industry and types of commodities represented and products sold. Show officials how to properly investigate regional businesses that use commercial measuring devices and how to remove non-compliant product from the marketplace.

• Direct and coordinate local and other investigators as necessary to document the scope of widespread violations. Demonstrate efficient and effective investigative procedures and foster professional enforcement programs at the local level for all assigned counties.

Function #3: Program Administration 20%

• Analyze needs in development of program policies, guidelines, and regulations. Develop and evaluate technical program training materials, investigation procedures, technical and investigative training materials, and field operational documents.

• Draft program correspondence, interpretations, positions, and inquiries. Inform management of requests, comments, and needs involving the public and local weights and measures officials.

• Maintain official program standards, equipment, and tools and schedule repairs, certifications, or calibration as necessary to ensure legal integrity, personal security, and program efficiency.

Candidates may perform these essential functions with or without reasonable accommodation.

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Working Conditions

The duties of this position are generally performed at the Division of Measurement Standards Sacramento, Fresno, or Anaheim office. Statewide travel is required for investigations, prosecutions, compliance examinations, license sweeps, or other duties as assigned. Occasionally irregular work hours are required. Contact with difficult or irate individuals may occur. There are times when assignments dictate working in extreme weather conditions or in physical locations that are cramped, unlit, or possibly unsafe. Regular or recurring telework may occur as part of the incumbent’s ongoing regular schedule in accordance with CDFA’s Telework Policy.

Special Requirements

• The position(s) require(s) a valid California Drivers License (CDL). You must answer the questions addressing your CDL on your application. Ensure you provide your CDL number, class, expiration date, and any endorsements and/or restrictions.

Applicants MUST submit a Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) addressing the following items. The Statement of Qualifications should be no longer than two pages, single spaced, Arial 12-point, and have your name clearly printed at the top of all pages. Your resume is not considered a substitute for the SOQ.

1. Please detail, in a clear and concise manner, specific examples of your knowledge, skills, and abilities that demonstrate your qualifications to perform the duties of a Special Investigator for the Division of Measurement Standards.

2. Quantify and qualify your experience and training as they directly relate to the position requirements outlined in this job announcement.

Application packages without the required Statement of Qualifications will not be considered.

Benefits

Benefit information can be found on the CalHR website and the CalPERS website.

Hard Copy Applications:

If you are dropping off or mailing in your application, please use the Examination/Employment Application, STD 678 Revised 06/2024 version.

Required Application Package Documents

The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job:

• Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position.
• Resume is required and must be included.
• Degree/Diploma
• Statement of Qualifications -

  A completed Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) must be submitted with your State Application to be considered. The SOQ must follow the specifics as stated in the “Special Requirements” section.

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