Assistant Inspector General - Investigations (7426)

About the role

Overall Description: The Assistant Inspector General (IG) – Investigations (Assistant Director Investigations) will further the mission of the Office of Inspector General (OIG) to investigate workplace violence and identify and eliminate fraud, waste and abuse throughout SEPTA. They will assist the Deputy IG – Investigations and the Inspector General in supervising and leading a team of 7+ inspectors and detectives covering SEPTA’s mission in public transportation. They will respond to complaints and allegations made against SEPTA employees and contractors, as well as misconduct where SEPTA is the victim. They will oversee the planning, conducting and timely resolution of investigations. They will closely partner with the Deputy IGs and other OIG managers in fulfilling this mission, on specific cases, trainings and other assignments, as needed. The Assistant IG - Investigations will report to and assist the Deputy IG – Investigations and the Inspector General in management of the OIG Investigations Division.

Opening Date: 10/06/2026 • Closing Date: 10/13/2026 • Job Grade: SAM 43

Responsibilities

• Manages OIG investigations, evaluates complaints, assigns cases to investigators and supervises their caseloads effectively to ensure excellence and timely and efficient disposition of matters.
• While supervising staff, work may include conducting in-depth, sometimes adversarial interviews, drafting affidavits for arrest and searches and seizures, conducting arrests and searches, engaging in surveillance, participating in undercover operations, extensive record reviews, liaison with other law enforcement agencies, and serving subpoenas.
• Reviews and prepares written communications regarding matters under investigation, including interview reports, affidavits, correspondences, internal memos, and investigation reports. Ensures that investigative reports are factually precise, uniformly coherent, timely and persuasive.
• Leads and supervises inspections, evaluations and reviews, at the direction of other Deputy IGs, and may supervise auditors, and compliance staff, when appropriate. Provides assistance and expertise to audit and compliance staff in conducting audits, reviews and inspections. Partners on cases, evaluations, reviews, inspections and projects with auditor and compliance staff when appropriate to reduce exposure to identify risk and to detect fraud.
• Prepares reports based on investigations, inspections, evaluations and reviews to assist executive management in identifying organizational issues or trends impacting effectiveness and/or making recommendations to management for corrective action.
• Possesses familiarity with and adherence to the requirements of the Principles and Standards for Office of Inspector General (Green Book), including report writing, staff qualifications and supervision. Establishes protocols to ensure that investigators comply with Green Book standards when conducting investigations, issuing reports,