Summary The Federal Air Marshal (FAM) serves as Assistant Federal Security Director-Law Enforcement (AFSD-LE) at a Category I, II, or III airport. Reporting to the Special Agent in Charge (SAC), Incumbent will work closely with the Federal Security Director (FSD) to ensure airport safety and security. This position operates under limited direction as a specialist or team lead for various work activities. Responsibilities The position is located at Grand Rapids Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) in Grand Rapids, MI and reports to the Detroit Field Office, in the Field Operations Division (FOD), Federal Air Marshal Service (FAMS), Law Enforcement (LE), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The LE promotes public confidence in our Nation's civil transportation systems through effective risk-based strategic deployment of Federal Air Marshals (FAMs) and other law enforcement resources in both air-and land-based mission assignments aboard U.S. air carriers, and in airports and other transportation modes within the Nation's general transportation systems. As a non-supervisory Federal Air Marshal Assistant Federal Security Director for Law Enforcement (AFSD-LE), the incumbent will perform the following duties: Serves as the TSA law enforcement representative within the local law enforcement community. Partners with law enforcement officials from other Federal agencies (e.g., FBI, DEA, Secret Service, CBP) and state and local agencies to address significant issues, share intelligence, and ensure the security of the airport. Provides support and assistance to law enforcement related taskforce groups and committees. Establishes and maintains liaison with other federal, state, and local law enforcement at all levels, including those from private industry. Uses liaison role to ensure sharing of critical intelligence information, cooperation in conducting investigations, obtaining support for security initiatives, and maintaining a proactive law enforcement program to ensure the security of the airport and the traveling public. May communicate overall results of projects or work activities to TSA management, the aviation and aerospace industries, and other external parties. Coordinates multiple, varying, and complex threat assessment activities to include: vulnerability/threat assessments for Man Portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS), and joint vulnerability. Supports dignitary arrivals and visits. Facilitates a variety of investigations in partnership with other law enforcement agencies having airport jurisdiction to include potential or actual violations of law. Investigations in which the AFSD-LE will become involved are generally those involving joint jurisdiction with other law enforcement agencies that affect the security of the airport or represent violations of law at the airport. Additionally, the AFSD-LE responds to actual or potential security violations through participation in searches, seizures, and arrests. Investigative activities may involve gathering evidence, interviewing witnesses, and preparing cases for U.S. Attorney, as needed. Notifies Transportation Security Operations Center (TSOC) regarding incidents to ensure appropriate information is shared. Most investigations are short-term and are worked in conjunction with local law enforcement or other Federal agencies with jurisdiction at the airport. Requirements Conditions of Employment You must possess U.S. Citizenship or be a U.S. National. You must complete a favorable Background Investigation (BI). You must have reached the minimum age (21) at the time of application. Selective Service registration is required. Additional Conditions of Employment in Qualifications Section. 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. 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. Qualifications To qualify for the

AFSD-LE SV-I

Pay Band you must meet the qualification requirements outlined below: Be serving as a current, credentialed TSA LE Federal Air Marshal; AND To qualify for the SV-I Pay Band (equivalent to GS-13), you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the SV-H or GS-12 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 knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position to be filled.

Specialized experience is defined as:

Communicating LE/FAMS goals and objectives to external partners or stakeholders; AND Experience with Federal, state or local agency programs or activities that impact or relate to TSA operations or similar security programs. Conditions of Employment

MOBILITY AGREEMENT

Individuals selected for this position must sign a mobility agreement as a condition of employment.

SECURITY CLEARANCE

This position requires a Top-Secret Security Clearance. Selectees must undergo and successfully complete a comprehensive background investigation and credit check as a condition of placement/retention in the position. The background investigation will include a check of credit history and criminal record, interviews with prior employers, and contacts with references, co-workers, and personal associates, family members and friends. A candidate may be disqualified from selection or removed from employment as a Federal Air Marshal based on information obtained during this background investigation. The employee will also be subject to a 5-year periodic reinvestigation.

DRUG AND ALCOHOL SCREENING

Selectees will be subject to random drug and alcohol testing during employment.

PHYSICAL ABILITY

This position requires employees to engage in moderate to arduous physical exertion. Employees must meet and maintain medical requirements for law enforcement officers (including medical examinations and physical abilities assessments). Employees may be required to engage in physically strenuous and stressful activities during potentially dangerous duties that include but are not limited to, the use of defensive tactics.

TRAINING

This position requires employees to successfully complete all relevant training programs.

FIREARMS

Federal Air Marshals are required to carry a firearm and maintain firearms proficiency as part of conducting law enforcement activities. Federal Air Marshals may be required to use deadly force, if necessary.

LAUTENBERG NOTICE

Title 18 USC, Section 922 (g) (9), automatically disqualifies anyone who has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence from being appointed to this position.

TRAVEL:

Selectees will be required to travel constantly while on duty. Federal Air Marshals are required to travel at various times during the day and night, and this travel routinely requires overnight stays both domestically and internationally. Federal Air Marshals are often required to travel