Senior Program Manager - Security Capabilities & Strategy

Transportation Security Administration; Springfield (VA); On-site; USD 169,000 - 205,000; Full time

Job summary

Transportation Security Administration in Springfield, VA seeks a Supervisory Program Manager to lead strategic initiatives within Security Capabilities. You will advise senior leadership, manage mission-support programs, and coordinate high-impact projects impacting DHS objectives.

The role requires developing policies, leading work plans, and ensuring alignment with organizational priorities, while guiding resource planning and budget decisions to achieve mission success.

Responsibilities

• Serves as a principal advisor to senior leadership in planning, development, implementation, evaluation, and management of mission support programs, strategic initiatives, and organizational priorities.
• Provides authoritative recommendations on major program issues and coordinates projects that may be confidential, time-sensitive, high-visibility, or of special interest to executive management.
• Defines major problems, identifies operational risks, forecasts issues, and proposes actions to improve program performance and mission achievement.
• Advises senior leaders and staff on policies, procedures, and operational matters affecting assigned programs.
• Interacts with senior agency leadership on recurring matters and, when delegated, acts on behalf of senior leadership on mission-related issues.
• Leads, develops, and defines internal policies, procedures, program standards, operating methods, and implementation plans for assigned program areas.
• Establishes annual and multi-year work plans to support program objectives and oversees development of goals aligned with DHS, component, and organizational priorities.
• Reviews regulations and policy requirements to determine impacts on operations, training, resource allocation, and program execution; oversees budgetary planning, contracting, and resource allocation.
• Ensures work progresses toward agency goals; participates in resource planning, budget forecasting, and organizational adjustments.
• Directs major studies and analyses that affect the mission, programs, or operations; evaluates performance and implements improvements.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Job description

Transportation Security Administration in Springfield, VA seeks a Supervisory Program Manager to lead strategic initiatives within Security Capabilities. You will advise senior leadership, manage mission-support programs, and coordinate high-impact projects impacting DHS objectives.

The role requires developing policies, leading work plans, and ensuring alignment with organizational priorities, while guiding resource planning and budget decisions to achieve mission success.