Assistant Administrator Facilities & Administration

Assistant Administrator, 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 TSA's mission.
• Providing support and technical assistance for all safety, health, and environmental activities to TSA Headquarters, airports, and other field units.
• Overseeing 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 to and from work; and manages the government vehicle fleet directly supporting TSA mission requirements.
• Overseeing TSA's Information Management Program (IMP) which includes TSA's 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 TSA's 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.