Supervisory Human Resources Specialist

Duties

This Supervisory Human Resources Specialist position is located in the Benefits and Retirement Branch, Human Capital Operations, Human Capital, Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Duties include but are not limited to:

• Serving as a subject matter expert (SME) over the full range of employee benefits, i.e., retirement, health benefits, life insurance, etc. As such, conducts research and responds to senior TSA leadership, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of Inspector General (OIG) and congressional inquiries providing responses and testimony on unique and extremely difficult, escalated issues related to benefits and retirement programs. Considers technical, budgetary, regulatory, and political issues that involve other organizations inside and outside of TSA.
• Providing operating guidelines and analysis and interprets program policy related to federal retirement benefits processing and the processing of retirement personnel actions, both of which may have TSA wide impact. Coordinating efforts to identify and analyze problem areas, issuing appropriate guidance and job aids for resolution as well as to educate field HR representatives, Administrative Officers and Headquarters (HQ).
• Representing TSA on Integrated Project Teams, informal work groups, and with outside stakeholders including DHS, Office of Personnel Management (OPM), and the National Finance Center (NFC) regarding process improvement quality/timeliness of TSA's retirement process, and high-level initiatives.
• Communicating appropriate guidance to field HR representatives and administrative officers in the areas of benefits, retirements, life insurance open season enrollment and Thrift Savings Plans (TSP) through a variety of means including conference calls, bulletins, training courses, conference presentations, and job aids.

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.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

1. You must possess U.S. Citizenship or be a U.S. National.
2. You must have reached the minimum age (18) at the time of application.
3. You must complete a favorable Background Investigation (BI).
4. You must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance
5. Selective Service registration is required.
6. You may be required to complete a one-year Supervisory Trial Period.

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.

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 Office of Management and Budget plans and policies concerning hiring. These authorities are subject to change.

Qualifications

To qualify for the SV-J Pay Band (equivalent to GS-14), you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the SV-I or GS-13 Pay Band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private sector. Specialized experience is defined as experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position to be filled. Specialized experience is defined as:

• Analyzing and reconciling discrepancies or inconsistencies on benefits and creditable retirement service; AND
• Advising on the full range of employee benefit programs including retirement and insurances; AND
• Developing and presenting retirement and benefit informational materials for communication to managers and employees.; AND
• Developing, delivering, and coordinating presentations on retirement, benefits, workers' compensation, and other benefits related topics.

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.

Additional information

Eligibility to apply for other Federal positions: TSA is an Excepted Service agency exempt from most of Title 5 United States Code, including regulations which apply to displaced Federal employees (CTAP/ICTAP) of other agencies, and employment with TSA does not confer "Competitive Status" that generally results from selection and service in Competitive Service agencies. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has established an Interchange Agreement, which allows most permanent TSA employees to apply and be considered for vacancies in Competitive Service agencies. Information from OPM on this or other Interchange Agreements is available at: www.opm.gov/

To ensure the accomplishment of our mission, DHS requires every employee to be reliable and trustworthy. To meet those standards, all selected applicants must undergo and successfully pass a background investigation as a condition of placement into this position.

DHS uses E-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about E-Verify , including your rights and responsibilities.

If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete an Optional Form 306 Declaration for Federal Employment , and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application, prior to entry on duty. False statements on any part of the application may result in withdrawal of offer of employment, dismissal after beginning work, fine, or imprisonment.

TSA employees who are absent for the purpose of performing military duty may apply for any vacancies announced in their absence.

More than one position may be filled from this announcement.

If you are entering TSA employment on an appointment without time limitations, you must serve a basic trial period unless you have already met the requirement.

Client-provided location(s): Springfield, VA

Job ID: TSA-865709100

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Posted: 2026-04-18T20:56:34