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 Policy Plans and Engagement (Air Cargo Division) , Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Duties include but are not limited to: Plans and carries out complex and comprehensive analyses involving air cargo and aviation security programs, plans, and initiatives worldwide. Serves as a project manager or team leader in planning and conducting broad policy studies to evaluate complex cargo and aviation security policies, programs, and related technical matters to address aviation industry problems. Analyzes trends, identifies problems and those factors most likely to impact security vulnerabilities and continued compliance with regulatory requirements, also identifies quality data sources for use in analyzing issues and assessing the impact of regulatory changes and proposed rulemaking changes/initiatives. Prepares in-depth briefing papers, memoranda, and other documents for senior leadership in Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that address transportation security initiatives. Facilitates communication and task completion between field and headquarters employees, and provides guidance to address diverse, complex domestic and international air cargo issues impacting the aviation industry.

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 Pay Band 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 particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Such experience includes: Preparing, presenting and maintaining reports on Transportation security programs; and Conducting analyses of transportation security regulatory programs, plans, and initiatives; and Providing technical advice or guidance on domestic and international air cargo security programs, laws, policies and regulations. 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 OS - Policy Plans and Engagement 6595 Springfield Center Dr Springfield, VA 22150 US
• Name: HC ServeU Customer Care
• Email: [email protected]