TxDOT Fraud Investigator - Compliance Division

Overview

TxDOT Fraud Investigator - Compliance Division (2600135). Join the front line of accountability and help protect public resources. The Compliance Investigator I role works to investigate fraud, waste, abuse, and serious employee misconduct, in a dynamic environment that balances independence and collaboration. Plan and conduct investigations that shape policy and safeguard resources. Your work will contribute to maintaining ethical standards and ensuring taxpayer dollars are used responsibly.

You will interact with leadership, legal teams, and external entities in a high-visibility position with meaningful impact. This position offers paid training/professional development and opportunities to travel across Texas.

Minimum Salary: 60,000.00

Maximum Salary: 71,000.00

Pay Basis:
Yearly

FLSA Status:
Exempt

Work Location:

Main Office – Greer Building, 125 E 11TH STREET, Austin,

Travel:
Yes, up to 50% of the time

Shift: Day

Location Flexibility:
Onsite

At TxDOT, we value work-life balance and offer a comprehensive range of benefits and programs, including:

• Retirement Plans
• Alternative and/or Flexible Work Schedules
• Paid Leave and Holidays
• Health Premiums paid at 100% for Full-Time Employees
• On-the-Job Training
• Tuition Assistance Program
• Holistic Wellness Program with Leave Incentives
• Career Development and Advancement Opportunities
• Family-Friendly Policies and Programs

TxDOT has been recognized as a Best Place for Working Parents and many offices statewide are designated as Texas Mother-Friendly Worksites. This reflects our commitment to supporting families and promoting work-life balance.

For a complete list of our total compensation package, please visit our website:
Total Compensation Package. To view benefits available to all State of Texas employees, visit Benefits at a Glance | ERS (texas.gov).

Performs complex investigative work with emphasis on fraud, waste, abuse, and serious breaches of department policy. Responsibilities include planning, organizing, and conducting investigations in accordance with professional standards; maintaining, reviewing, and preparing confidential information and other management-related programs. Work requires contact with departmental executives, managers, and private entities. Employees at this level establish their own work plan and priorities to meet set objectives;

issues are rarely referred to the supervisor.

• Investigate fraud, waste, abuse, and policy violations.
• Plan, organize, and conduct investigations into suspected fraud, waste, abuse, and serious breaches of department policy.
• Examine and evaluate information and documentation to determine compliance with department policies, procedures, and applicable laws. Conduct interviews with informants, witnesses, and suspects.
• Collect and review evidence through field investigations, audits, inspections, or studies.
• Perform responsible administrative work and special assignments.
• Use statistical analysis methods and automated investigation/management information systems.
• Monitor changes in policies, procedures, and relevant laws.
• Maintain, review, and prepare confidential information and other management-related programs.
• Perform other job responsibilities as assigned.

Bachelor's Degree in any discipline.

3 years of experience in investigations, compliance oversight, and/or audit-related activities. Experience can be satisfied by full-time or prorated part-time equivalent. Related graduate level education may be substituted for experience on a year-for-year basis. Substitutions for Minimum Qualifications are available.

Valid driver’s license. This position requires driving a state vehicle.

• Extensive knowledge of applicable laws, rules, regulations, investigative practices and procedures.
• Considerable knowledge of applicable analysis methodologies, program/project planning, development, and management methodologies, performance monitoring and reporting standards, budgeting methods and procedures, financial analysis methodologies.
• Expert skill in establishing plans and setting objectives and goals that support…