Senior Transportation Security Supervisor

TSA Careers Center; Gibson Island (MD); On-site; USD 34,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Federal benefits

Tuition support

Uniform allowance

Job summary

Transportation Security Administration seeks Supervisory Transportation Security Officers for Gibson Island, MD. You will supervise officers, coordinate staffing, and ensure security procedures are carried out accurately and consistently.

Responsibilities include overseeing screening operations, assigning work, reviewing performance, and coordinating with airport stakeholders. Applicants typically need at least one year of specialized supervisory experience and must meet federal requirements.

Qualifications

• Applicants generally need at least one year of specialized experience supervising transportation-security operations.
• Candidates should have at least six months of experience as a work leader, team leader, or supervisor.
• Many Supervisory TSO vacancies are limited to current permanent or eligible TSA employees.

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 seeks Supervisory Transportation Security Officers for Gibson Island, MD. You will supervise officers, coordinate staffing, and ensure security procedures are carried out accurately and consistently.

Responsibilities include overseeing screening operations, assigning work, reviewing performance, and coordinating with airport stakeholders. Applicants typically need at least one year of specialized supervisory experience and must meet federal requirements.