TSA SPP Transition Manager

Culmen International, LLC; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision insurance

401k with 4% match

Life & disability insurance

Training & education opportunities

12 paid holidays

Job summary

Culmen International is seeking a TSA SPP Transition Manager to lead planning and execution of airport passenger and baggage screening transitions across the United States. You will steer Day 1 readiness, coordinate incumbent personnel, recruiting, vetting, onboarding, badging, and facilities, ensuring uninterrupted security operations.

The role requires extensive travel within CONUS, experience managing complex transitions, and strong project-management and stakeholder-coordination skills.

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.
• Ability to manage multiple interdependent workstreams against fixed operational deadlines.
• U.S. Citizen or U.S. National and ability to satisfy TSA suitability and access requirements.
• Ability to travel extensively within CONUS during transition periods.

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

Stakeholder coordination

Scheduling

Risk management

Travel readiness

Job description

TSA SPP Transition Manager

Job Locations

US-VA-Alexandria | US-CO-Denver | US-MD-Baltimore | US-TX-Dallas | US-CA-Costa Mesa | US-NY-New York | US-TX-Brownsville | US-CO-Denver | US-NC-Fort Liberty | US-FL-Tampa | US-CA-Los Angeles | ...

Job Details

• ID: 2026-4585
• Position Type: Regular Full-Time W2
• Clearance Requirements: DHS Suitability, Public Trust

About the Role

Culmen International is seeking experienced TSA SPP Transition Managers for future Screening Partnership Program Task Orders at airports across the United States.

The Transition Manager will lead the planning and execution required to transition airport passenger and baggage screening operations from an incumbent provider or TSA to Culmen while maintaining uninterrupted security operations. This role will coordinate incumbent capture, recruiting, vetting, training, badging, onboarding, facilities, equipment, uniforms, scheduling, and operational-readiness activities leading to Day 1 performance.

What You'll Do in Your New Role

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.

Required Qualifications

• Demonstrated 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.
• Ability to manage multiple interdependent workstreams against fixed operational deadlines.
• U.S. Citizen or U.S. National and ability to satisfy applicable TSA suitability and access requirements.
• Ability to travel extensively within CONUS during transition periods.

Desired Qualifications

• Previous TSA SPP transition experience.
• TSA passenger or baggage screening experience.
• Experience transitioning large hourly/shift-based workforces.
• PMP or similar project-management certification.
• Experience with airport SIDA badging and Federal personnel-vetting processes.

About the Company

Culmen International is committed to enhancing international safety and security, strengthening homeland defense, advancing humanitarian missions, and optimizing government operations. With experience in over 150 countries, Culmen supports our clients to accomplish critical missions in challenging environments.

• Exceptional Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance, premiums for employees are 100% paid by Culmen, and dependent coverage is available at a nominal rate (including same or opposite sex domestic partners)
• 401k - Vested immediately and 4% match
• Life insurance and disability paid by the company
• Supplemental Insurance Available
• Opportunities for Training and Continuing Education
• 12 Paid Holidays

To learn more about Culmen International, please visit www.culmen.com

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.