Senior TSA Screening & Security Operations Lead

TSA Careers Center; Pompano Beach (FL); On-site; USD 34,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Life insurance

Retirement plan

Job summary

Transportation Security Administration in Lighthouse Point, FL seeks Supervisory Transportation Security Officers to lead screening operations and supervise officers, ensuring procedures are followed accurately and consistently.

The role requires sound judgment and clear communication, with the ability to lead during routine operations and fast-moving security situations. Shifts may include early mornings, evenings, overnights, weekends, federal holidays, or overtime depending on the vacancy.

Qualifications

• Requires at least 1 year of specialized experience supervising transportation-security operations.
• Leadership experience may have been gained during the same period as the specialized security experience.
• Applicants should review the eligibility section of the vacancy 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

Communication

Decision making

Job description

Transportation Security Administration in Lighthouse Point, FL seeks Supervisory Transportation Security Officers to lead screening operations and supervise officers, ensuring procedures are followed accurately and consistently.

The role requires sound judgment and clear communication, with the ability to lead during routine operations and fast-moving security situations. Shifts may include early mornings, evenings, overnights, weekends, federal holidays, or overtime depending on the vacancy.