TSA Transition Manager

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

TSA Transition Manager

Job ID: 2026-4585

Position Type: Regular Full-Time W2

Clearance Requirements: DHS Suitability, Public Trust

Job Locations: US-Various Airports | US-CA-Los Angeles | US-NC-Greensboro | 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 | ...

About the Role

Lead the Transition. Build the Team. Be Ready for Day One.

Culmen International is seeking an experienced Transition Manager to support future TSA Screening Partnership Program (SPP) at commercial airports across the United States.

This is an exciting opportunity for experienced transition, aviation, security, and program professionals who thrive on bringing people, processes, and operations together to achieve mission success.

As a Transition Manager, you 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. From workforce transition and recruiting to training, credentialing, logistics, and operational readiness, you will help ensure the organization, workforce, and infrastructure are positioned for a successful Day 1 launch.

As a TSA SPP Transition Manager with Culmen International, you will have the opportunity to take a complex, mission-critical operation from transition planning to Day 1 readiness, helping establish the workforce and operational foundation for long-term success.

If you are a skilled transition leader who excels at bringing together people, schedules, logistics, risk management, and mission requirements, we want to hear from you.

What You'll Do in Your New Role

• Develop and execute airport-specific SPP transition plans, schedules, 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 to support workforce continuity.
• Manage recruiting and onboarding of new personnel while accounting for TSA vetting and background-investigation timelines.
• Coordinate airport badging and credentialing, uniforms, training, equipment, facilities, systems access, and employee orientation.
• Integrate classroom training, certification, and OJT schedules with operational staffing requirements.
• Maintain transition risk, action-item, staffing, and readiness trackers, proactively escalating issues that require leadership intervention.
• Develop contingency and surge plans designed to protect staffing levels and security effectiveness throughout the transition.
• Validate operational readiness before Culmen assumes screening responsibilities.
• Support post-transition stabilization and a successful 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 successfully manage multiple interdependent workstreams against fixed operational deadlines.
• U.S. Citizen or U.S. National with the 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.