Position Summary:
This position reports to the Federal Security Director and assists in providing day-to-day operational leadership for Federal transportation security responsibilities at various geographical locations. The Deputy Federal Security Director (DFSD) will be the second ranking TSA authority responsible for the leadership and coordination of TSA security activities within commercial airports and for the oversight of security in the assigned area of operation. These responsibilities and accompanying authority include the tactical planning, execution and operating management for coordinated security activities, and other duties as prescribed by the Administrator, Transportation Security Administration and the Federal Security Director.
Key Responsibilities:
- Formulating, planning, and providing appropriate oversight for all modes of transportation to ensure responsiveness to current and future changing threat levels. Analyzes, reviews and evaluates initiatives to ensure their objectives, approaches, and practices conform to current goals, requirements and policies.
- Assuming direct responsibility and oversight for passengers, baggage, and air cargo security screening and inspection.
- Advising, consulting and furnishing input to the Federal Security Director and, as appropriate, to the Assistant Administrator for Security Operations and other departmental staff in the development, implementation and/or expansion of initiatives affecting areas of responsibility.
- Organizing and implementing the Federal Security Crisis Management Response Plan, including coordination with airport and airline management, other Federal, state and local government and law enforcement organizations, and appropriate private sector entities.
- Providing leadership to and direction for subordinate components, including spoke airports, as necessary, and assuring the consistency and coordination of policies and programs needed to accomplish TSA’s mission.
- Managing third-party agreements from specialized service organizations, such as security service and equipment providers, other
- Federal, state and local law enforcement authorities, and specialized security professionals.
- Managing all TSA resources associated with federal security operations at the airport, including personnel, funds, equipment, and information.
- Directing the activities of all TSA employees within his/her area of responsibility. Examples include baggage and passenger
- Transportation Security Officers, Law Enforcement Officers, civil aviation security specialists, Transportation Security Inspectors and other support and managerial staff required to execute TSA responsibilities.
- Interacting regularly with federal, state, and local officials regarding airport security operations and transportation security policies, procedures, and practices at the airport. Dealing with local members of Congress and their staff, the mayor and other top city officials as well as top state officials and local media to engage and inform on TSA programs.
- Overseeing the implementation, operation, and maintenance of security technology within established guidelines.
- Establishing the organizational structure and management systems required for threat identification, risk management, crisis management, employee accountability, and security of the facility, including all aircraft.
Required Education & Experience:
- You must complete a favorable Tier 5 Background Investigation (T5).
- Ability to manage organizational resources (e.g., budgets, equipment, information) and identify operational and management efficiencies that support the allocation of limited resources.
- You must be able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI clearance.
- Disclosure of your financial information is required.
- You must possess U.S. Citizenship.
- You must pass Drug Screening, subject to random drug tests.
- Ability to improve mission effectiveness by implementing risk-based, intelligence driven security initiatives and evaluating effectiveness through analysis of performance measurements.
- Ability to effectively manage, lead, and communicate with a large, diverse workforce (e.g., setting performance expectations and providing performance feedback, guiding individuals to achieve organizational goals).
- This core qualification involves the ability to lead people toward meeting the organization’s vision, mission, and goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts.
- Ability to build and maintain positive relationships with federal, state, local and private stakeholders in a way that best represents the agency.