Lead Transportation Security Officer: Supervisory Role

TSA Careers Center; Eastlake (CO); On-site; USD 21,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

The Transportation Security Administration seeks Supervisory Transportation Security Officers for Eastlake, Colorado. You will supervise Screening Officers, coordinate staffing, and ensure security procedures are carried out accurately and consistently.

This full-time role requires sound judgment, clear communication, and the ability to lead during routine and security incidents. Expect shift variations and the SV-F pay band.

Qualifications

• Applicants generally need at least one year of specialized experience that demonstrates the knowledge and judgment required to supervise transportation-security operations.
• Candidates must also generally have at least six months of experience as a work leader, team leader, or supervisor. This experience should demonstrate the ability to distribute workloads, train employees, maintain work records, monitor performance, and resolve routine workplace concerns.
• Many Supervisory TSO vacancies are limited to current permanent or eligible temporary TSA employees. Applicants should carefully review the eligibility section of the active announcement before applying.

Responsibilities

• Supervise Transportation Security Officers and Lead Transportation Security Officers
• Oversee passenger, carry-on baggage, checked baggage, or cargo-screening operations
• Assign work, establish priorities, and coordinate employee rotations and coverage
• Make security-based decisions using TSA procedures, operational information, observation, and professional judgment
• Review employee performance and provide coaching, instruction, and developmental feedback
• Approve leave and address routine employee or workplace concerns
• Respond to security incidents, checkpoint disruptions, and emergency situations
• Prepare operational briefings, checkpoint logs, incident reports, and management communications
• Coordinate with airport stakeholders, law-enforcement personnel, and TSA leadership when required
• Recommend improvements to screening procedures, staffing plans, and airport operations

Skills

Leadership

Decision making

Communication

Judgment

Job description

The Transportation Security Administration seeks Supervisory Transportation Security Officers for Eastlake, Colorado. You will supervise Screening Officers, coordinate staffing, and ensure security procedures are carried out accurately and consistently.

This full-time role requires sound judgment, clear communication, and the ability to lead during routine and security incidents. Expect shift variations and the SV-F pay band.