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Program Manager (Assistant Federal Security Director for Mission Support) - SV-0340-J - Transportation Security Administration - San Francisco, California - EXPIRED


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Job Information:

Company: Transportation Security Administration

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About the Agency

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. For additional information about our agency please: Click Here

KEY REQUIREMENTS

  • You must possess U.S. Citizenship or be a U.S. National.
  • You must complete a favorable Background Investigation (BI).
  • Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret Security Clearance.
  • Must pass pre-employment drug screening AND random drug/alcohol testing.
  • Selective Service registration is required.
  • See additional Conditions of Employment in Other Information section.

About the Agency

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. For additional information about our agency please: Click Here


DUTIES:

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If selected for this Program Manager position, you will function as an Assistant Federal Security Director (AFSD) for Mission Support for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS). As an AFSD-Mission Support, you will be responsible for advising the Federal Security Director (FSD) on matters concerning the administration and business support.

Duties may include, but are not limited to:

  • Managing budget and assigned resources.
  • Developing the strategic plan for the airport, aligning goals and objectives with the overall goals of OSO and TSA.
  • Projecting short and long term future needs.
  • Developing and approving solutions to current and anticipated problems independently, and establishing new policies/procedures or making exceptions to policies/procedures that impact the strategic objectives of the airport as well as internal and external customers.
  • 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, support operations, financial/budget, human resources, customer service/stakeholders, scheduling, training, procurement, safety and occupational health, 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.
  • 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.
Supervisory/Managerial duties include serving as a first line supervisor for the organization. This includes but is not limited to: assigning work, setting priorities, and reviewing and evaluating work and performance of subordinates; approving leave; coaching and developing employees; recommending corrective or disciplinary actions; assisting in budget planning and projecting short-term needs; managing projects within assigned resources; resolving routine problems that typically impact the objectives of the organizational unit; and when required, coordinating with customers outside the immediate organization.


QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

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To qualify for the SV-J Pay Band (equivalent to the GS-14), your application for this position must reflect 1 year of specialized experience that is in or related to the duties of the position as described above and is at the experience level of the SV-I pay band or GS-13 (or equivalent) in the Federal Government or the private sector. Qualifying specialized experience for this position is experience that reflects your particular knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies to successfully perform the duties of this position which involves serving as the principal advisor to a Federal Security Director (FSD) on all matters concerning the administration and business support of an airport. Your experience must demonstrate you have the ability to perform the critical competencies necessary to supervise a staff and provide oversight and management of a wide range of administrative and business functions.

Competencies required for this position include, but are not limited to the ability to:

  • Understand, instruct, and apply aviation security and administrative directives and regulations;
  • Conduct strategic program planning and evaluation to ensure performance standards are met; and
  • Provide leadership and direction in managing and overseeing a diverse workforce of professional and support staff engaged in multiple administrative and operational functions.
Note: 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.


You must meet the qualification requirements for this position no later than the closing date of the vacancy announcement.

HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:

You will be evaluated based on a comparison of the position requirements against the quality and extent of the experience and/or related education as reflected in your resume and supporting documentation. You are encouraged to ensure work experiences clearly show possession of the competencies required for this position. We will compare your resume and supporting documentation to your responses on the assessment questionnaire. If, after reviewing your resume and any supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have rated yourself higher than is supported by your application materials, your category placement may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this job.

When completing the assessment questionnaire for this position, you will be prompted to elect if you wish for your application to be considered as External (where Veterans’ Preference applies), as Status (current or former Federal Employees), and/or Internal to TSA as a current permanent or competitive temporary employee. At that time, please select the answer(s) that apply to you and your application to this position.

Candidates will be rated and ranked using Category Grouping procedures. Under Category Grouping, candidates will be rated and ranked into one of three categories:

Best Qualified - applicants possessing experience that substantially exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors and are highly proficient in all requirements of the job and can perform effectively in the position;

Well Qualified - applicants possessing experience that exceed the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors and are proficient in most of the requirements of the job; and

Qualified - applicants possessing experience that meets the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors and are proficient in some, but not all of the requirements of the job.
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AGENCY CONTACT INFO:

HR Help Desk
Phone: 877-872-7990
Fax: 571-258-4052
TDD: 877-872-7992
Email: [email protected]
Agency Information:
DHS/Transportation Security Administration
Shared Service Center
2650 Park Tower Drive
Suite 201
Merrifield, VA
22180
US
Fax: 571-258-4052