Competitive Examining Authority has been delegated to ATF by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. Non-status applications will be forwarded to the Delegated Examining Unit for rating, ranking and referral. Status candidates who wish to be rated under both merit promotion and competitive procedures must submit two complete applications. The incumbent serves as a Firearm and Toolmark Examiner and technical authority responsible for conducting examinations and advising on forensic firearm and toolmark cases in support of the Bureau's enforcement programs. Applicant must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade, which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position.
Experience is typically in or related to the work of the position described.
The quality, type and scope of experience and training must show that the applicant is fully qualified to perform the duties required of the position. Non-status applicants will be evaluated on relevant experience and the Supplemental Experience Statement. The following factors in the Supplemental Experience Statement will be used as the basis for determining the best qualified applicants. Please review KSA's carefully. Provide detailed evidence of each of the factors and show how and when they were used.