Assistant Administrator for Facilities & Administration

The Assistant Administrator Facilities & Administration serves as a trusted confidante for the Executive Assistant Administrator and the management team and serves as technical consultant and advisor for all real estate programs and initiatives.

High level duties include:

• Leading directing and exercising broad authority and responsibility for all phases of real estate management policies strategic planning and program operations for all of TSA.
• Providing oversight and management direction for contracted facilities support and administrative functions to ensure efficient and effective use of alternative resources both public and private in support of TSAs mission.
• Providing support and technical assistance for all safety health and environmental activities to TSA Headquarters airports and other field units.
• Oversees the accountability of all TSA owned and leased personal property; supports deployment of Transportation Security Equipment (TSE) Information Technology (IT) Law Enforcement (LE) equipment and other property; provides transportation benefits to assist employees commute toand from work; and manages the government vehicle fleet directly supporting TSA mission requirements.
• Oversees TSAs Information Management Program (IMP) which includes TSAs Agency Records Officer TSA Records Program TSA Management Directive Program and DHS Policy Coordination and TSA Forms Program.
• Overseeing all activities related to TSA leased and owned real estate portfolios including lease acquisition lease administration facilities operations and maintenance construction and real estate disposition.
• Providing oversight and management direction of the Real Estate Governance Board (REGB) to review assess and recommend the efficient utilization of space and resources of TSA-wide real estate and property.
• Implementing policies and procedures to reduce TSAs real estate footprint through space consolidation and improved utilization and reduce operational costs by implementing REGB decisions.
• Collaborating with TSA office directors to ensure operational facility requirements are prudently and responsibly executed and managed eliminating overlap of critical operations.
• Interacting with senior leaders within TSA and DHS and service providers including the General Services Administration at the National and Regional levels.
• Developing coordinating defending and executing the real estate budget for TSA which is currently over $200 million.
• Developing and implementing the business plan strategic goals and performance metrics for real estate functions.
• Representing and exercising Agency decision making authority with respect to DHS real property asset management planning and program compliance matters.
• Establishing management controls objectives for real estate assessable units and periodically reviewing evaluating and updating the management controls.
• Developing policy guidance for advising on all aspects of real estate statutes regulations and procedures and for representing TSA among other governmental or private sector entities.
• Providing management oversight and direction concerning personnel policies and programs (e.g. human resources budget and information technology facilities equipment procurement); and ensuring the efficient and effective acquisition use distribution and disposal of Office resources in compliance with applicable policies procedures laws and directives.
• Conducting a variety of complex activities/projects ensuring effective coordination collaboration and timely results.

1. Must be a U.S. Citizen.
2. Must serve a probationary period of one year unless you previously completed the probationary period in a SES/TSES position.
3. Must complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment at the time requested by the agency.
4. If you are a male applicant born after December 31 1959 you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so.
5. Subject to pre-employment and random drug tests.
6. Must file a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report OGE-278e within 30 days of appointment and annually from then on.
7. Must complete a favorable Tier 5 Background Investigation (T5).
8. This position requires a TS/SCI (Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information) clearance that must be completed prior to appointment.
9. You will be subject to a 5-year periodic investigation and must be able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI clearance. Failure to obtain and maintain the required clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.

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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution. Candidates will not be hired based on their race sex color religion or national origin.

As a basic requirement applicants must demonstrate progressively responsible leadership experience that is indicative of senior executive level managerial capability and directly related to the skills and abilities outlined under the Technical Qualifications and Executive Core Qualifications listed below. Typically experience of this nature will have been gained at or above the equivalent of the GS-15 grade level in the Federal service or its equivalent with state and local government the private sector or non-governmental organizations.

To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position you must show that you possess the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) and Technical Qualifications (TQs) related to this position within your resume. Your resume MAY NOT EXCEED 2 PAGES. Resumes over the 2-page limit will be deemed ineligible and will not receive further consideration. Your resume should include examples of experience education and accomplishments applicable to the qualification(s). If your resume does not reflect demonstrated evidence of these qualifications you may not receive consideration for the position.

There is NO requirement to prepare a narrative statement specifically addressing the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) or the Technical Qualifications (TQs).

The application process used to recruit for this position is RESUME-BASED. Therefore evidence of each ECQ and TQ must be CLEARLY REFLECTED in your resume.

TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (TQs): Your resume should demonstrate accomplishments that would satisfy the following technical qualifications.

1. Demonstrated experience designing implementing and evaluating change management strategies that align with organizational goals and mission objectives.

2. Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional teams through periods of transformation ensuring effective communication stakeholder engagement and minimal disruption to operations.

3. Demonstrated experience to influence and collaborate with executive leadership external partners and other key stakeholders to achieve successful change outcomes.

EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs): In addition to the Technical Qualification Requirements listed above all new entrants into the Senior Executive Service (SES)/Transportation Security Executive Service (TSES) under a career appointment will be assessed for executive competency against the following five mandatory ECQs. If your 2-page resume does not reflect the the ECQs and TQs you will not receive further consideration for the position.

ECQ 1 - COMMITMENT TO THE RULE OF LAW AND THE PRINCIPLES OF THE AMERICAN FOUNDING. This core qualification requires a demonstrated knowledge of the American system of government commitment to uphold the Constitution and the rule of law and commitment to serve the American people.

ECQ 2 - DRIVING EFFICIENCY. This core qualification involves the demonstrated ability to strategically and efficiently manage resources budget effectively cut wasteful spending and pursue efficiency through process and technological upgrades.

ECQ 3 - MERIT AND COMPETENCE. This core qualification involves the demonstrated knowledge ability and technical competence to effectively and reliably produce work that is of exceptional quality.

ECQ 4 - LEADING PEOPLE. This core qualification involves the demonstrated ability to lead and inspire a group toward meeting the organizations vision mission and goals and to drive a high-performance high-accountability culture. This includes when necessary the ability to lead people through change and to hold individuals accountable.

ECQ 5 - ACHIEVING RESULTS. This core qualification involves the demonstrated ability to achieve both individual and organizational results and to align results to stated goals from superiors.

NOTE: If you are a member of the SES/TSES or have been certified through successful participation in an OPM approved SES Candidate Development Program (SESCDP) or have SES/TSES reinstatement eligibility you do not need to respond to the ECQs. Instead you should attach proof (e.g. SF-50 Certification by OPMs SES Qualifications Review Board (QRB)) of your eligibility for noncompetitive appointment to the SES/TSES.

FAILURE TO MEET OR FULLY ADDRESS EACH EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATION AND TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS IN THE RESUME WILL ELIMINATE A CANDIDATE FROM FURTHER CONSIDERATION.