Senior Transportation Security Lead - Screen Ops & Team Coach

TSA Careers Center; Lobeco (SC); On-site; USD 34,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in Lobeco, SC is seeking Supervisory Transportation Security Officers to lead daily screening operations and staff coordination at one or more checkpoints.

As a STSO, you will supervise officers, assign work, coordinate rotations, and make security-based decisions following TSA procedures. Strong leadership, communication, and judgment are essential for safety and efficiency in a fast-paced federal environment.

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.
• The leadership experience may have been gained during the same period as the specialized security experience.

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

Supervision

Staff coordination

Decision making

Job description

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in Lobeco, SC is seeking Supervisory Transportation Security Officers to lead daily screening operations and staff coordination at one or more checkpoints.

As a STSO, you will supervise officers, assign work, coordinate rotations, and make security-based decisions following TSA procedures. Strong leadership, communication, and judgment are essential for safety and efficiency in a fast-paced federal environment.