Assistant Federal Security Director for Mission Support
Transportation Security Administration Assistant Federal Security Director for Mission Support
Summary
Oversee administrative and operational support for a major airport, advising leadership on staffing, budget, HR, and logistics while ensuring compliance and security protocols.
The Assistant Federal Security Director - Mission Support (AFDS-MS) serves as the principal advisor to the Federal Security Director (FSD).
The Assistant Federal Security Director - Mission Support (AFDS-MS) in located in Domestic Aviation Operations, Security Operations. Duties include: Advising the Federal Security Director (FSD) on matters concerning the administration and business support of a major airport (i.e., over 701 employees). Directing the work of supervisors, program managers, and other subordinate employees for multiple administrative and operational functions. Preparing, planning, coordinating, and managing support operations that include administration, financial/budget, human resources, customer service/stakeholders, training, procurement, logistics, and engineering services. Conferring with the FSD and project staff personnel to outline work plans, provide technical advice, resolve problems, review status reports, and modify schedules to accomplish duties. Identifying and determining types of actions required to meet time frames and budget/funding limitations. Setting up procedures to meet the FSD's staffing requirements and providing necessary resources to accomplish projects. Managing or conducting targeted recruitment and other external marketing sources to assist in providing diverse applicant pools to the FSD. Advising/informing the FSD on unusual or complex managerial or personnel disciplinary issues. Exercising discretion and sound judgment in dealing with sensitive human resources matters or issues. Providing data/information and reports from statistical and narrative databases in all support areas. Emergency Essential Position: This position is designated as an Emergency Essential (EE) position. This designation requires the employee to remain in a duty status if an emergency arises.
You must possess U.S. Citizenship or be a U.S. National. You must have reached the minimum age (18) at the time of application. You must complete a favorable Background Investigation (BI). Selective Service registration is required. Disclosure of your financial information is required. Must pass pre-employment drug screening AND random drug/alcohol testing. You must be able to obtain and maintain a secret. Please see Requirements section for additional conditions of employment. 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. If you fail to meet the conditions of employment or any other pre-employment requirements, such as missing any of the scheduled appointments, the hiring agency may rescind their tentative offer of employment. Applying to this announcement certifies that you give permission for TSA to share your application with others in DHS for similar positions. You must meet the qualification requirements of this position no later than the closing date of the job opportunity announcement. Any offers of employment made pursuant to this announcement will be consistent with all applicable authorities, including Presidential Memoranda, Executive Orders, interpretive U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) guidance, and OMB plans and policies concerning hiring. These authorities are subject to change. Employees who transfer to TSA from an agency that allows employees to maintain an annual leave balance higher than the maximum accumulation for the appointed position will have their leave ceiling set to the maximum accumulation for the appointed position (e.g., United States duty location - 240 hours, foreign duty location - 360 hours, or TSES position - 720 hours). TSA will not make a monetary payment for any leave forfeited under these circumstances.
What they ask for
Required
- U.S. Citizenship or U.S. National status
- Minimum age 18 at time of application
- Favorable Background Investigation (BI)
- Selective Service registration (if applicable)
- Disclosure of financial information
- Pass pre-employment drug screening AND random drug/alcohol testing
- Ability to obtain and maintain a secret clearance
- Satisfactory completion of a one-year supervisory probationary period