Lead Transportation Security Officer

Quick Facts

• Role: Lead Transportation Security Officer

• Focus: Lead a team responsible for security screening and incident response at a transportation facility (airports/seaports/rail/highway/public transit context)

Description

Lead and coordinate at least three Transportation Security Officers (and, as assigned, trainee/apprentice TSOs) by balancing workloads and ensuring security screening procedures are executed per TSA objectives and directives. Support investigations, document incidents, respond to security breaches and emergencies, and train team members while representing the team to supervisors to obtain required resources. The position is Emergency Essential, requiring continued duty status during emergencies.

Responsibilities

• Provide input to supervisors/managers on HR matters (performance, promotions, reassignments, awards)
• Implement TSA security screening procedures
• Assist investigations and prepare incident reports/documents
• Respond to breaches of security and emergency situations
• Train team members and monitor/report progress and status of work
• Represent the team in communications with supervisors to obtain resources (e.g., hardware/software)

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship or U.S. national
• At least 18 years of age at time of application
• Favorable background investigation (BI)
• Pass pre-employment drug screening; subject to random drug and alcohol testing
• Selective Service registration required
• Available for various shifts and overtime
• Meet and maintain medical requirements, including ability to lift and manipulate baggage/containers, repeated lifts up to 50 pounds, agility for squatting/bending/leanning, walk up to two miles per shift, stand for prolonged periods, and meet vision/hearing/color perception thresholds
• Emergency Essential (EE) designation
• High school diploma/GED/HiSET/TASC OR at least one year of full-time relevant security/aviation screener/X-ray technician experience
• One year of specialized experience equivalent to D pay band level or above, including frontline security protection and screening duties (pat downs, operating x-ray machine, screening baggage, reviewing tickets, detecting dangerous objects, preventing prohibited items from transport, using electronic detection and imaging equipment)

Benefits

• Federal government benefits package (eligibility depends on position type)
• Retention incentive: $10,000 authorized
• Stay-in-place incentive for duty location: up to $10,000 per year, paid in two installments every six months after completing the service agreement for the relocation incentive