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 Transportation Security Specialist position is located Surface Operations/Security Operations/Pipeline, Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Duties include but are not limited to: Serves as principal point of contact and provides direct program support to the Branch Managers and Section Chiefs of Surface Operations for challenging projects, programs and other activities under minimal direction. Serves as a lead technical specialist providing oversight for surface assessments and inspections programs including field and stakeholder outreach and communications as well as serving as the primary lead for various tasks assigned on a daily basis. Using comprehensive technical knowledge and experience, supports, reviews and conducts analysis of surface operations field and headquarters, security assessments (i.e. Pipeline Corporate and Facility Security Reviews, Baseline Assessment for Security Enhancement (BASE), Security Enhancement Through Assessment (SETA), Freight Rail Toxic Inhalation Hazard Risk Reduction Surveys (RRS), etc.) and inspections programs. Manages the development and implementation of office oversight activities, both regulatory and non-regulatory, including inspections, investigations, detailed assessments, and other risk-based outreaches. Responsible for conducting in-depth analysis using available technological systems, software applications, and databases (i.e. Performance and Results Information System (PARIS), Salesforce, iShare, Microsoft Office Suite- Word, Excel, Access) for reviewing and updating data, and identifying trends. Develops and reports on performance metrics including, but not limited to, security program effectiveness, industry compliance rates, and national field office surface inspector utilization. Utilizes data analysis to make recommendations to increase efficiency and effectiveness of surface programs and resources to include TSI-S staffing allocations.

Requirements

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: Reviewing surface transportation regulations, programs and processes to develop recommendations to improve effectiveness and efficiency of surface operations. Formulating performance recommendations and/or action plans based on analytical results. Engaging with transportation partners in both a regulatory and non-regulatory environment to obtain security outcomes. 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) Utilizing the USAJOBS Resume Builder and completing all available fields is strongly encouraged. You must meet the qualification requirements for this position no later than the closing date of the vacancy announcement.

Contacts

• Address SO-Surface Operations 6595 Springfield Center Dr Springfield, VA 22150 US
• Name: HC ServeU Customer Care
• Email: [email protected]