Senior Transportation Security Operations Lead

TSA Careers Center; Fort Meade (SD); On-site; USD 34,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Federal benefits package

Paid leave & federal holidays

Thrift Savings Plan

Job summary

Transportation Security Administration in Fort Meade, SD, is seeking a Supervisory Transportation Security Officer to oversee screening operations and lead a team of officers. The role involves coordinating staff, making security-based decisions, and communicating incidents and briefings.

This is a fulltime position with potential for varied shifts. Applicants should have at least one year of supervisory security experience and six months in a leadership role, with eligibility for current TSA

Qualifications

• At least one year of specialized experience supervising transportation-security operations.
• At least six months of experience as a work leader, team leader, or supervisor, showing ability to distribute workloads, train staff, maintain records, and monitor performance.
• Many Supervisory TSO vacancies are limited to current TSA employees; review eligibility section of the active announcement.

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

Job description

Transportation Security Administration in Fort Meade, SD, is seeking a Supervisory Transportation Security Officer to oversee screening operations and lead a team of officers. The role involves coordinating staff, making security-based decisions, and communicating incidents and briefings.

This is a fulltime position with potential for varied shifts. Applicants should have at least one year of supervisory security experience and six months in a leadership role, with eligibility for current TSA