Registration Investigator

Please ensure application is complete with detailed job description/tasks performed, employment beginning and ending date information, and hours worked per week. A Writing Sample and Resume are required. Applications received without a Writing Sample and Resume will not be considered. Cover letters will not be accepted in place of a Writing Sample and/or Resume ***
providing outreach, education, and assistance, and Issuing permits, licenses, certifications, registrations, and approvals. The Bureau of Investigations is a unit within Cal/OSHA. The Bureau investigates violations of standards, orders, or special orders in which there has been a fatality or a serious injury or illness. The Bureau also directs investigations when DOSH's civil compliance staff makes a request for prosecution. For any case in which the Bureau is required to conduct an investigation and in which serious injury or death has occurred, the Bureau refers the results of the investigation to the appropriate prosecuting authority with jurisdiction over appropriate action, unless the evidence of a violation of the law is insufficient.
Cal/OSHA’s Bureau of Investigations is looking for talented, independent, and creative individuals to serve as investigators in one of several of our offices located around the state. Special investigators independently conduct sensitive, complex criminal field investigations of industrial homicides for referral to local prosecuting authorities. Special Investigators respond to fatal incident scenes at factories, construction sites and other places of employment throughout the State of California, including those with the most complex operations and greatest hazards. Effective July 1, 2025, specific Bargaining Units and associated Excluded State employees are subject to a salary reduction between 2% - 4.62% in exchange for hours in the Personal Leave Program 2025 (PLP 2025) per month. For more details, please click e to visit the California Department of Human Resources (CalHR) website.

Bureau of Investigations - Fresno Office
The incumbent works a minimum of 40 hours a week, over 50% in the field, which may require driving long distances at various hours of the day and night, bending, stooping, walking and carrying investigative equipment and evidence. Incumbents, at incident scenes, are exposed to loud noises, dust, construction/manufacturing equipment, hazardous environments, bodily fluids, body parts, and deceased victims. While in the office, incumbents are in an air conditioned, high-rise building with elevator access, in a cubicle with artificial lighting. This position requires instate travel, including one to three overnight trips within California, based on assignments, and as determined according to the needs of the Department.
A writing sample must be submitted. The sample should be an investigative report and should be no longer than 10 pages in length (if the original writing sample is longer than 10 pages, you may provide the first 10 pages only.)
In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:

Knowledge of English rules of grammar, reading and comprehension to effectively communicate verbally and in writing.
Ability to comprehend and apply written laws, regulations, applicable case law, policies, and codes related to civil and/or criminal prosecutions.
Ability to act independently with minimal supervision and quickly adapt to changing priorities.

Ability to use various software programs, laptop, camera, measuring devices, and office equipment.
Benefit information can be found on the CalHR website and the CalPERS website.

• Health, Dental & Vision Benefits
• Retirement (CalPERS)
• 11 Paid Holidays
• Employee Assistance Program
• Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Pre-Tax Parking Reimbursement
• Group Legal Services

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Required Application Package Documents

The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at