Supervisory Transportation Security Specialist (ROC)
What you'd do
Securing Travel, Protecting People - At the Transportation Security Administration, you will serve in a high-stakes environment to safeguard the American way of life. In cities across the country, you would secure airports, seaports, railroads, highways, and/or public transit systems, thus protecting America's transportation infrastructure and ensuring freedom of movement for people and commerce.
Major duties
This Supervisory Transportation Security Specialist (ROC) position is located in Security Operations (SO)/International Operations, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Duties include but are not limited to: Technical subject matter expert on aviation security issues for example, applying knowledge of transportation security standards in conducting airport assessment and air carrier inspections to identify vulnerabilities to aviation security. Planning and Evaluating: Determines objectives and strategies in order to meet goals; organizes word, sets priorities, and determines resource requirements; anticipates opportunities and assesses potential threats to project/program completion; monitors and evaluates the progress and outcomes of projects/programs. Command Presence: Demonstrates confidence and creditability in presence, demeanor and conduct in performance of duties within the work environment. Human Capital Management: Builds and manages workforce based on organizational goals, budget considerations and staffing needs; ensures that employees are appropriately recruited; selected, appraised, and rewarded; takes action to address performance problems; manages a multi-sector workforce and a variety of work situations. Security Directives and Regulations: Applies knowledge of TSA transportation security policies, directives, and regulations, including ongoing regulations and new or emerging directives, as well as understanding of how to implement the policies, directives, and regulations in local TSA airport and/or FAMS operations. Supervisory/Managerial Probationary Period Requirements: Unless previously completed, you must satisfactorily complete a one-year supervisory probationary period to continue in this supervisory/managerial position.
What you need to qualify
To qualify for the SV-J Pay Band (equivalent to GS-14), you must have one year of specialized experience at the SV-I or GS-13 in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private sector. Specialized experience is defined as experience that has equipped you with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience is defined as: Conducting airport assessments and air carrier inspections to identify vulnerabilities to aviation security; and Providing oversight of aviation security projects and programs; and Preparing and reviewing airport assessment and air carrier inspection reports and briefing and/or advising senior leadership. Credit for experience is given based on a 40-hour workweek. Part-time experience is credited on a part-time ratio, i.e., working 20 hours per week for two months equals one month of experience. No additional credit is given for overtime. National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office. You must meet the qualification requirements for this position no later than the closing date of the vacancy announcement.
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