Transportation Security Manager

Transportation Security Administration•Little Rock, AR

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Transportation Security Manager is located at Bill and Hillary Clinton National/Adams Field (LIT) and works for the Transportation Security Administration within the Department of Homeland Security. The position manages airport screening operations to protect the traveling public and prevent dangerous objects from being transported onto aircraft. It supports TSA’s transportation-security mission while balancing customer-service needs with safety and security. The role is an Emergency Essential position, requiring the employee to remain in duty status during an emergency. It is a first-line supervisory and managerial position, with responsibility for assigning work, setting priorities, reviewing employee performance, approving leave, developing employees, recommending corrective or disciplinary actions, and managing projects and resources. The manager also helps with budget planning, resolves routine operational problems, and coordinates with customers outside the immediate organization when needed.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship or U.S. national status.
Must be at least 18 years old at the time of application.
Must successfully complete a favorable background investigation.
Selective Service registration is required.
Unless previously completed, must satisfactorily complete a one-year supervisory trial period.
One year of specialized experience at the SV-G or GS-11 level in Federal service, or equivalent private-sector experience.
Specialized experience administering, coordinating, or supervising/managing programs or services providing aviation security, corporate security, or force protection for personnel, equipment, and facilities.
Must meet qualification requirements no later than the vacancy announcement closing date.

Responsibilities

Manage screening checkpoints to help prevent deadly or dangerous objects from being transported onto aircraft.
Identify improper use or application of equipment, recommend corrections, guide subordinates, and answer their routine questions.
Manage and support collection of performance metrics to identify process-improvement needs and systemic or individual weaknesses, vulnerabilities, or inefficiencies in screening.
Coordinate national and local crisis-management and incident-response protocols.
Balance the customer-service needs of the traveling public with safety and security requirements.
Work cooperatively with airport stakeholders in support of the TSA mission.
Monitor individual performance and communicate frequently to promote screener development.
Assign work, set priorities, and review and evaluate subordinates’ work and performance.
Approve leave, coach and develop employees, and recommend corrective or disciplinary actions.
Assist with budget planning and projecting short-term needs; manage projects within assigned resources.
Resolve routine problems affecting organizational-unit objectives and coordinate with external customers when required.
Remain in duty status if an emergency arises.