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Human Resources Specialist

Transportation Security Administration · Posted 50 days ago

On-site Salt Lake City, UT $64K – $118K Apply by Aug 7, 2026 Human Resources Management ESFJISFJ
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About the Role

This position serves as a Human Resources (HR) Specialist responsible for providing a full range of consultative, operational, and policy-related services. These services include recruitment and staffing, position management and classification, compensation, workforce planning, and general human resources management functions for customers served by Human Capital Talent Management.

What You'll Do

  • This Human Resources Specialist position is located within TSA Human Capital (HC) Talent Management.
  • HC Talent Management is responsible for managing and providing consultative, operational, and policy-related HR advice and service to Program Offices, Airports, and Field Offices, on all recruitment and hiring, position management, and position classification activities across TSA Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
  • Areas of service include Security Operations (SO) Hiring Services; SO Field/Headquarters Management, Administrative, and Professional (MAP) Hiring Services; Transportation Security Officer (TSO) Hiring, Law Enforcement Hiring Services; Direct Reports/Administrator Hiring Services; and Executive Hiring Services.
  • Duties include but are not limited to: Leading the development and execution of strategic staffing and workforce plans to meet agency-wide goals and objectives.
  • Facilitating and leading planning sessions with executive leadership, managers, and HR liaisons to address critical workforce challenges, including skills gaps, and organizational restructuring.
  • Providing expert guidance on complex staffing and recruitment strategies, including the use of special hiring authorities, workforce shaping, and organizational design.
  • Leveraging HR staffing and processing systems to systematically input, update, and validate personnel and position data, ensuring accuracy and adherence to regulatory and organizational standards.
  • Prepare, analyze, and interpret system-generated reports to monitor workforce metrics, identify discrepancies, and support compliance audits.
  • Collaborating with HR team members and stakeholders to facilitate staffing actions, resolve data issues, and provide actionable insights that inform strategic workforce planning and operational decision-making.
  • Utilizing advanced data analytics to assess program effectiveness, forecast workforce needs, and recommend innovative solutions to improve recruitment and retention.
  • Leading or serving as senior advisor on major projects and studies impacting HR programs, policies, and systems across the agency.
  • Serving as a principal HR advisor to agency executives, senior managers, and program directors, HR support staff, and other stakeholders on highly complex and sensitive HR matters.
  • Interpreting and providing authoritative guidance on Federal HR laws, regulations, and policies, and ensures consistent application across the agency.
  • The major duties described above reflect the full performance level of this position.

Requirements

  • You must possess U.S.
  • Citizenship or be a U.S.
  • 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.
  • Must obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
  • 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.
  • The information must be provided with the application by the closing date of the announcement.
  • If selected, the applicant must supply a transcript or certification of degree.

Benefits

  • DHS offers competitive salaries and an attractive benefits package, including: health, dental, vision, life, and long-term care insurance; retirement plan; Thrift Savings Plan [similar to a 401(k)]; Flexible Spending Account; Employee Assistance Program; personal leave days; and paid federal holidays.
  • Other benefits may include flexible work schedules; telework; tuition reimbursement; transportation subsidies; uniform allowance; health and wellness programs; and fitness centers.
  • DHS is committed to employee development and offers a variety of employee training and developmental opportunities.
  • For more information, go to the DHS Careers website and select "Benefits." Disabled veteran leave will be available to any Federal employee hired on or after November 5, 2016, who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rating of 30 percent or more.
  • 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.

Personality Fit

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Job ID: 20b97eb0-4f20-4048-a42f-de2d5af12d0d

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