Administrative Officer

Transportation Security Administration; Chantilly (VA); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 158,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Long-term care insurance

Thrift Savings Plan

Flexible Spending Account

Employee Assistance Program

Personal leave days

Paid federal holidays

Flexible work schedules

Telework

Tuition reimbursement

Transportation subsidies

Uniform allowance

Health and wellness programs

Fitness centers

Job summary

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in Washington, DC, supports the Law Enforcement (LE) and Federal Air Marshal Service (FAMS) Field Operations Division. The Administrative Officer provides program support for administrative and budgetary processes within the DHS framework.

Responsibilities include developing SOPs, advising management on HR and contracting issues, and managing resources to ensure compliance with policies while enabling efficient office operations.

Responsibilities

• Identifies and proposes solutions to complex problems; researches and innovates processes and procedures; develops standard operating procedures and presents to management on administrative programs, processes, and metrics.
• Manages human resources matters and oversees execution of fiscal resources to ensure alignment with budgetary guidelines and allocations.
• Provides guidance on contracting and acquisitions, including policy procedures, oversight, and controls; maintains procurement oversight and suggests process improvements.
• Ensures compliance with budget/financial management laws and regulations; analyzes obligations and determines fund availability; coordinates requirements with leadership for acquisitions strategies.

Job description

• Hiring Agency: Transportation Security Administration
• Department: Department of Homeland Security

This position is located within TSA, Law Enforcement (LE), Federal Air Marshal Service (FAMS), Field Operations Division, Washington Field Office. This position supports, develops and maintains administrative programs for the Washington Field Office.

Key Responsibilities

This Administrative Officer position is located Washington Field Office, Field Operations Division, Federal Air Marshal Service, Law Enforcement, Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

Duties include but are not limited to: Identifies and proposes solutions to complex problems where previous studies and established techniques require modification and adaptation; researches and innovates processes and procedures; develops standard operating procedures for processes; and, gives presentations to management on administrative programs, processes, and metrics.

Established policies and procedures provide guidance for most assignments, but allow considerable discretion to select the most appropriate approach or to develop new approaches. Work and use of resources is reviewed primarily through status reports and at project completion for policy compliance and alignment with work assignments.

Develops and provides guidance to management on a broad variety of human resources management matters Managing and monitoring the execution of fiscal resources and ensure the office operates in accordance with budgetary guidelines, and within overall budget allocations. Establishing internal budget processes for planning and estimating the operating budget.

Interprets, applies and ensures compliance with budget/financial management laws, regulations, policies, standards, and procedures to resolve program issues. Performs analysis of obligations to determine incurred expenditures and availability of funds. Exercising control over the financial resources of the Office. Conducts research and generates plans for acquisitions strategies. Works with office leadership in order to generate requirements that address organizational needs.

Provides advice and guidance to stakeholders and managers on contracting and acquisitions matters including: acquisition policy / procedures / regulations, contract (technical) oversight, and controls. Maintains oversight of procurement matters to ensure the effective use of internal controls and recommends change when gaps are identified.

Requirements & Education

For positions requiring positive education requirements, or if you are using education to meet all or part of the qualification requirements, you MUST submit a copy of your transcripts or an itemized list of college courses from an accredited college or university, which includes equivalent information from the transcript (course title, semester/quarter hours, and grade/degree earned) in your resume.

The information must be provided with the application by the closing date of the announcement. If selected, the applicant must supply a transcript or certification of degree.

DHS offers competitive salaries and an attractive benefits package, including: health, dental, vision, life, and long-term care insurance; retirement plan; Thrift Savings Plan [similar to a 401(k)]; Flexible Spending Account; Employee Assistance Program; personal leave days; and paid federal holidays.

Other benefits may include flexible work schedules; situational telework may be permitted in accordance with departmental policy telework; tuition reimbursement; transportation subsidies; uniform allowance; health and wellness programs; and fitness centers. DHS is committed to employee development and offers a variety of employee training and developmental opportunities.

For more information, go to the DHS Careers website and select "Benefits." Disabled veteran leave will be available to any Federal employee hired on or after November 5, 2016, who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rating of 30 percent or more.

Employees who transfer to TSA from an agency that allows employees to maintain an annual leave balance higher than the maximum accumulation for the appointed position will have their leave ceiling set to the maximum accumulation for the appointed position (e.g., United States duty location - 240 hours, foreign duty location - 360 hours, or TSES position - 720 hours). TSA will not make a monetary payment for any leave forfeited under these circumstances.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $85447 – $158332/yr.

Is this position remote or telework eligible?

This position is eligible for telework.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Secret security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-27.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Competitive' hiring path.