Investigator - District Attorney

Salary

$60.44 - $73.30/hour; $10,476.27 - $12,705.33/month; $ - $/year

District Attorney

Open

10/3/2025 09:00:00 AM

Continuous

Permanent/Full Time (40 hrs/week)

• Temporary/Extra Help

Roseville, CA and surrounding areas

Valeriya Bachinsky

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Placer County is comprised of over 1,400 square miles of beautiful and diverse geography, ranging from the residential and commercial areas of South Placer, through the historic foothill areas of Auburn, Foresthill, and Colfax, and to the County's jewel of the North Lake Tahoe basin. Placer is a great place to live, work, play, and learn!

The Placer County District Attorney’s Office is seeking experienced investigators to apply for an opening within the Investigations Unit. There is currently one vacancy.

The Placer County Bureau of Investigations consists of approximately 21 sworn investigators and 9 professional staff. Our office is dedicated to protecting the Placer community and maintaining the excellent quality of life for our residents.

District Attorney Investigators work closely with Deputy District Attorneys and conduct some of the most intricate, sensitive, and unique investigations in law enforcement. Investigators also assist law enforcement agencies with scene processing, complex investigations, and other operations.

Temporary/Extra-help assignments are limited to 28 hours per week with a cap of 999 hours (or 960 hours for CalPERS retired annuitants) in a fiscal year and are not eligible for benefits. Extra-help appointments made from this eligible list may transition to permanent status, should vacancies arise.

This continuous recruitment will remain open for the calendar year, or until the final filing date, whichever occurs first. The eligible list established from this continuous recruitment will expire by the end of the calendar year. Applicants will be eligible to reapply and take an examination if a new recruitment opens the following calendar year.

To be included in the first round of application screening, submit your application by 5:00 pm, on October 17, 2025.

Following this date, applications will be screened on a bi-weekly basis.

Placer County offers a comprehensive benefits package to employees. The following information represents benefits currently available to permanent Placer County employees and may be subject to change. Applicants should inquire as to the most current benefit package during hiring interviews or by contacting the Human Resources Department.

To conduct investigations for the District Attorney's Office in response to complex felony, misdemeanor, juvenile, civil or other related cases, and to perform a variety of activities related to investigative assignments.

Receives general supervision from the Supervising District Attorney Investigator. May exercise technical and functional supervision over technical and clerical staff.

• Conduct difficult and complex criminal and civil investigations and related work with limited supervision; prepare cases for hearings and trials; work closely with attorneys; locate witnesses and suspects; arrest suspects when necessary.
• Document crime scenes utilizing photographs, digital scans, and/or video recordings; prepare diagrams, charts, scale drawings and/or other visual aids in support of investigative work.
• Conduct surveillance; perform undercover operations.
• Participate in multi-disciplinary law enforcement task forces or operations with Federal, State, and local agencies.
• Assist local police jurisdictions with criminal and sensitive investigations, as assigned.
• Perform misconduct investigations on elected officials, attorneys, police agencies, private investigators, and other County departments.
• Interview witnesses, victims, complainants, suspects, relatives, and others involved in assigned investigative cases; obtain statements, documents, and related factual evidence.
• Analyze and evaluate court, police, public and governmental records needed for…