Criminalist - FIS - Shift B

Posting Type

Closed Competitive

Full Time

This is work serving as a shift/front line supervisor to subordinates in Forensic Investigations. Incumbents assign and review the work of subordinates, perform all phases of forensic crime scene investigation and identification work, provide technical advice to subordinates performing crime scene investigations and specialty functions, and complete thorough evaluations of subordinates' work. In addition, incumbents testify in court regarding all phases of crime scene investigation.

Direction and supervision is received from the Forensic Manager.

The knowledge, skills, and abilities may be acquired through, but are not limited to, the following combination of education and/or experience.

• Bachelor's Degree
• AND
• Four years of experience in the field of identification relating to criminal investigations, including one year in an advanced specialty area such as firearms/toolmark examination, breath testing equipment maintenance, forensic mapping, latent fingerprint examination, photography, crime scene specialization, or forensic video analysis.

• Must possess a valid motor vehicle operator's license.
• Must possess a Class "B" permit issued by the Nebraska State Health Department to administer blood and alcohol concentration tests.
• Must be available to work flexible hours, weekends, holidays, and overtime.
• Must be available to answer calls from subordinates during off hours for major case advisements.

$72,425.60 with step increases to $ Annually

Forty-hour work week. Paid leave per year: twelve days vacation; five days management; fifteen days sick; and fourteen holidays. Employee's group health insurance, including major medical, vision, and dental, for individual or family. Defined benefit pension plan, plus Social Security, and more. See hr.cityofomaha.org for detailed information.

Applicants for a closed competitive posting are required to meet the following:
Candidates must be a current or former City of Omaha employee in any of the following categories:
Part-time, Seasonal, Classified, Unclassified, or Probationary, who has worked, at the time of application, at least 1,040 cumulative hours within the last 5 years and has been employed by the City at sometime within the last 18 months and who meets the qualifications as set forth in the posting.

Completed City of Omaha employment applications must be submitted using the online application from the City website. It is the sole responsibility of the applicant to check and ensure that any and all required application materials and supplemental forms are received by the City of Omaha Human Resources Department by the stated deadline. You may confirm receipt of any materials and forms by contacting the Human Resources Department.

If the materials are not received in the Human Resources Department by the stated deadline, they will not be considered. There will be no exceptions to this rule.

The examination will consist of a training and experience form designed to assess job-related knowledge, skills, and abilities of the position. The training and experience form will be given to candidates once their application has been received, reviewed by a recruiter, and accepted to test for the position. The form must be completed and returned to the Human Resources Department by February 4, 2026 (passing score 60%).

Final eligibility list will be the training and experience form weighted 100%.

Not applicable for this posting

• Knowledge of and ability to operate a computer or other technology using standard or customized computer or systems software applications appropriate to the assigned tasks.
• Knowledge of the Henry Fingerprint Classification System.
• Skill in the operation of breath and blood alcohol concentration testing instruments.
• Skill in preparing charts, diagrams, and graphics.
• Skill in taking and classifying fingerprints.
• Skill in the use of cameras.
• Skill in the preparation of precise and comprehensive crime and statistical reports.
• Skill in giving expert court testimony.
• Skill in maintaining, calibrating, and operating breath alcohol testing instruments; preparing breath testing reports and statistics; and providing expert court testimony regarding breath alcohol instrumentation and records maintenance as prescribed in the Rules and Regulations from the State Department of Health.
• Skill in preparing advanced forensic mapping, diagrams, charts, and drawings for court presentation, investigative aids, and training.
• Skill and advanced expertise in performing latent fingerprint identification to include all phases of latent processing and photographic documentation, conducting difficult or unusual fingerprint comparisons, and providing expert dactylography court testimony.
• Skill in performing advanced forensic photography, including enlarging and printing,…