TSA SPP Transition Lead – Airport Security Ops

Culmen International LLC; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401k 4% match

Life insurance

Disability coverage

Training opportunities

Paid holidays

Job summary

Culmen International LLC is seeking an experienced Transition Manager to lead the transition of airport passenger and baggage screening operations under the TSA SPP across the United States. You will oversee planning, workforce transition, onboarding, training, credentialing, logistics, and readiness to ensure a seamless Day 1 launch.

The role requires coordinating with TSA, airports, incumbent staff, HR, security, and Culmen functions, with extensive travel within CONUS.

Qualifications

• Experience managing complex workforce and program transitions.
• Experience coordinating recruiting, onboarding, training, credentialing, logistics, and operational readiness.
• Ability to manage multiple interdependent workstreams against fixed deadlines.
• U.S. Citizen or U.S. National with ability to satisfy TSA suitability and access requirements.
• Ability to travel extensively within CONUS during transition periods.

Responsibilities

• Develop airport-specific SPP transition plans, schedules, and readiness milestones.
• Coordinate with TSA, airport authorities, incumbent personnel, recruiting, HR, security, training, operations, and Culmen functions.
• Lead incumbent workforce outreach and retention activities to support continuity.
• Manage recruiting and onboarding of new personnel considering TSA vetting timelines.
• Coordinate airport badging, credentialing, uniforms, training, equipment, facilities, system access, and orientation; integrate training with staffing requirements.
• Maintain transition risk, action-item, staffing, and readiness trackers; escalate issues needing leadership intervention.
• Develop contingency and surge plans to protect staffing levels and security effectiveness.
• Validate operational readiness before Culmen assumes screening responsibilities.
• Support post-transition stabilization and handoff to permanent management.

Skills

Project management

Scheduling

Risk management

Stakeholder coordination

Education

PMP certification

Job description

Culmen International LLC is seeking an experienced Transition Manager to lead the transition of airport passenger and baggage screening operations under the TSA SPP across the United States. You will oversee planning, workforce transition, onboarding, training, credentialing, logistics, and readiness to ensure a seamless Day 1 launch.

The role requires coordinating with TSA, airports, incumbent staff, HR, security, and Culmen functions, with extensive travel within CONUS.