TSA Transition Lead: Day-One Airport Readiness

Culmen International, LLC; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401(k) Matching

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Paid Holidays

Training & Education

Job summary

Culmen International is seeking an experienced Transition Manager to support TSA Screening Partnership Program at commercial airports across the United States. You will lead planning, workforce transitions, and readiness for Day One operations.

In this role you will coordinate with TSA, airports, incumbents, and Culmen teams to ensure a seamless transition, maintain security operations, and position the workforce and infrastructure for long-term success.

Qualifications

• Experience managing complex workforce, contract, airport, security, or Federal program transitions.
• Experience coordinating recruiting, onboarding, training, credentialing, logistics, and operational readiness.
• Strong project management, scheduling, risk management, and stakeholder coordination skills.
• Willingness to travel extensively within CONUS during transition periods.
• U.S. Citizen or U.S. National with ability to satisfy TSA suitability and access requirements.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute airport-specific SPP transition plans and milestones.
• Coordinate with TSA, airport authorities, incumbents, HR, security, training, and Culmen teams.
• Lead incumbent workforce outreach and retention activities.
• Manage recruiting and onboarding timelines including TSA vetting.
• Coordinate airport badging, credentialing, uniforms, and onboarding.
• Integrate training schedules with staffing requirements.
• Maintain transition risk, action-item, staffing, and readiness trackers.
• Develop contingency and surge plans to protect staffing and security.
• Validate operational readiness before Culmen assumes responsibilities.
• Support post-transition stabilization and handoff to the contract team.

Skills

Workforce transition

Program management

Scheduling & risk mgmt

Stakeholder coordination

Domestic travel

Job description

Culmen International is seeking an experienced Transition Manager to support TSA Screening Partnership Program at commercial airports across the United States. You will lead planning, workforce transitions, and readiness for Day One operations.

In this role you will coordinate with TSA, airports, incumbents, and Culmen teams to ensure a seamless transition, maintain security operations, and position the workforce and infrastructure for long-term success.