Careers in the OIG

The OIG is committed to cultivating and retaining a highly skilled, innovative, and motivated workforce and has implemented a number of programs to meet this objective.  These include alternative and flexible work schedules, recognition programs, financial incentives for selected certifications, and various training programs.  In addition to recruiting auditors and investigators, the office has administrative positions, i.e., attorney, human resources, computer specialists, management analyst, and administrative support.

Auditor Positions

Auditors plan and conduct operational, financial, financial-related, and/or information technology audits and other audit-related reviews designed to (1) promote economy and efficiency in TVA operations and (2) prevent waste, fraud, and abuse.  Auditors are required to have a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in business, accounting, or finance, or other fields supplemented by courses in those areas.

The OIG has also instituted a three-year Auditor Career Track (ACT) Program to facilitate recruitment and retention of the "best and brightest" college graduates.  This program for Level I auditors is designed to graduate fully trained "journeyman" level auditors who possess a fundamental knowledge of TVA and OIG operations and are fully capable of planning, leading, and executing audits of TVA programs, functions, and operations.  The program has three, one-year phases, with increasing complexity of work and levels of responsibility.

Special Agent (Investigator) Positions

OIG special agents conduct investigations of alleged or suspected violations of criminal laws, ethics standards, and TVA policies and practices.  Agents must have a bachelor's degree from a 4-year course of study at an accredited college/university, and must demonstrate strong analytical and communication skills and strong interpersonal relations skills.  Agents must have completed or be able to complete a basic criminal investigations training course at a federal criminal investigators academy.

There are four levels of positions in the special agent career ladder--Level I, Level II, Level III, and Senior.  In addition, there are a limited number of 5th-level, or Senior Special Agent (Relief Supervisors), positions which are competitive.  In recent years, the OIG has rarely hired at the entry level for special agent positions.

Office Locations

The primary OIG office is in Knoxville, Tennessee.  The OIG also maintains smaller, satellite offices in Chattanooga, Tennessee; Mayfield, Kentucky; and Browns Ferry, Alabama.