Job opening: Supervisory Transportation Security Specialist
Salary: $132 368 - 172 874 per year
Published at: Nov 07 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
Securing Travel, Protecting People - At the Transportation Security Administration, you will serve in a high-stakes environment to safeguard the American way of life. In cities across the country, you would secure airports, seaports, railroads, highways, and/or public transit systems, thus protecting America's transportation infrastructure and ensuring freedom of movement for people and commerce.
Duties
This Supervisory Transportation Security Specialist position is located within Security Operations, International Operations, Mitigation Operations , Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Duties include but are not limited to:
Supervise team responsible for management and execution of TSA's international Preclearance Program and/or other similar programs such as One Stop Security.
Serve as a principal advisor to foreign stakeholders at Preclearance locations on all AVSEC screening and operational matters.
Represents International Operations (IO) as a senior technical point of contact on providing oversight and advice on facilitating TSA security activities in a dynamic environment.
Provide oversight of passenger and baggage AVSEC screening operations, identify areas of non-comparability; recommends strategies to improve the implementation and evaluation of programs. and work with host governments mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
Plan, schedule, and conduct projects and studies to evaluate and recommend ways to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of work operations, reporting metrics, current or new methods of conducting agency's international missions in order to measure results.
SUPERVISORY/MANAGERIAL PROBATIONARY PERIOD REQUIREMENT: Unless previously completed, you must satisfactorily complete a one-year supervisory probationary period to continue in this supervisory/managerial position. Supervisory/Managerial duties include serving as a first line supervisor for the organization. This includes but is not limited to: assigning work, setting priorities, and reviewing and evaluating work and performance of subordinates; approving leave; coaching and developing employees; recommending corrective or disciplinary actions; assisting in budget planning and projecting short-term needs; managing projects within assigned resources; resolving routine problems that typically impact the objectives of the organizational unit; when required, coordinating with customers outside the immediate organization.
Qualifications
To qualify for the SV-J Pay Band (equivalent to GS-14), you must have one year of specialized experience at the SV-I or GS-13 in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private sector. Specialized experience is defined as experience that has equipped you with the knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience is defined as:
Providing oversight of passenger and baggage AVSEC screening operations;
Providing technical assistance and advice on screen procedures, processes and performance of operations;
Reviewing and assessing security operations an making recommendations for changes to enhance security and efficiency.
Credit for experience is given based on a 40-hour workweek. Part-time experience is credited on a part-time ratio, i.e., working 20 hours per week for two months equals one month of experience. No additional credit is given for overtime.
National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.
Resumes must include the following:
Narrative description of duties with start and end dates (including the month and year) for work experience.
State the number of hours worked in a position (i.e. full-time or part-time). If part-time, state the total number of hours worked per week.
Performance level (i.e. band or grade)
You must meet the qualification requirements for this position no later than the closing date of the vacancy announcement.
Education
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
Contacts
- Address SO- International Operations
6595 Springfield Center Dr
Springfield, VA 22150
US
- Name: HC ServeU Customer Care
- Email: [email protected]
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