TSA SPP Transition Lead - Airport Programs

Culmen International, LLC; New York (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401k with 4% match

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Training opportunities

12 Paid Holidays

Job summary

Culmen International is seeking experienced TSA SPP Transition Managers to lead the planning and execution of transitioning airport passenger and baggage screening operations. You will coordinate recruiting, vetting, training, badging, onboarding, facilities, equipment, and scheduling to ensure Day 1 readiness across multiple airports.

The role requires strong program-management skills, ability to manage multiple workstreams, and willingness to travel CONUS to support transition efforts and

Qualifications

• Experience managing complex workforce, contract, airport, security, or Federal program transitions.
• Experience coordinating recruiting, onboarding, training, credentialing, logistics, and operational-readiness activities.
• Strong project-management, scheduling, risk-management, and stakeholder-coordination skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute airport-specific SPP transition plans and readiness milestones.
• Coordinate closely with TSA, airport authorities, incumbent personnel, recruiting, HR, security, training, operations, and Culmen corporate functions.
• Lead incumbent workforce outreach and retention activities.
• Manage recruiting and onboarding of new personnel while accounting for TSA vetting and background-investigation timelines.
• Coordinate airport badging, credentialing, uniforms, training, equipment, facilities, systems access, and employee orientation.
• Integrate classroom training, certification, and OJT schedules with staffing requirements.
• Maintain transition risk, action-item, staffing, and readiness trackers and elevate issues requiring leadership intervention.
• Develop contingency and surge plans to protect staffing and security effectiveness.
• Validate operational readiness before assumption of screening responsibilities.
• Support post-transition stabilization and handoff to the permanent Task Order management team.

Skills

Project management

Scheduling

Risk management

Stakeholder coordination

Travel readiness

Job description

Culmen International is seeking experienced TSA SPP Transition Managers to lead the planning and execution of transitioning airport passenger and baggage screening operations. You will coordinate recruiting, vetting, training, badging, onboarding, facilities, equipment, and scheduling to ensure Day 1 readiness across multiple airports.

The role requires strong program-management skills, ability to manage multiple workstreams, and willingness to travel CONUS to support transition efforts and