Executive Protection Security Specialist (FIS)

Allied Universal • Boston, MA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Allied Universal is hiring a full-time Executive Protection Security Specialist for a financial company in Boston, Massachusetts. The role is dedicated to the executive leadership floors of a high-profile customer building. The specialist helps mitigate risk, responds to workplace violence and other threats, de-escalates potential incidents, and assists with evacuations and medical emergencies for the executive leadership team. The position also supports executive protection and physical security at the client’s headquarters and other assignment locations.

The stated schedule is Monday through Friday, 2 PM to 10 PM. The starting pay is $29.50 per hour, with paid orientation and paid training. The posting’s initial description requires a valid driver’s license, an associate degree, age 21 or older, and at least two years of previous security experience. The qualifications section also lists a high school diploma or equivalent and specifies additional law-enforcement, executive-protection, or related security experience pathways, as well as the ability to obtain a Florida “D” guard license.

Requirements

• The opening job description states that candidates must have a valid driver’s license, an associate degree, be at least 21 years old, and have at least two years of previous security experience.
• High school diploma or equivalent (e.g., GED), as listed in the qualifications section.
• Must possess or be able to obtain a Florida “D” guard certification license.
• If previously employed in law enforcement, must have law-enforcement certification.
• Must possess at least one of the following: three years of law-enforcement experience with a federal, state, or local agency; three years of full-time executive-protection experience in a dynamic program; prior security or close-protection experience in government, law enforcement, military, or private security; or law-enforcement task force/tactical unit, military special operations, or high-threat security operations experience.
• Ability to work with little or no supervision.
• Ability to work independently or as part of a team.
• Excellent judgment, discretion, and diplomacy.
• Ability to handle crisis situations calmly and efficiently.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule and sometimes extended schedules during crisis periods, including weekends and holidays.
• Strong professional ethics and ability to maintain trust.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• One or more professional certifications: Personal Security Detail (PSD), Certified Protection Professional (CPP), or Executive Protection Security (EPS).
• Strong computer skills.

Responsibilities

• Patrol client facilities and areas of concern as directed.
• Observe, identify, and report relevant security and safety concerns.
• Document incidents using written reports, pictures, and witness statements.
• Provide external security-services-related activities as indicated by the client.
• Communicate and liaise with security staff and first responders to address and mitigate security concerns.
• Respond to emergencies and perform security and medical operations as needed.
• Engage with and de-escalate unwanted public interactions, and report responses while providing security support.
• Collect items of evidentiary value and report incidents to law enforcement as soon as possible; obtain and forward the report to the client.
• Communicate professionally, proactively, personably, and responsively with the client, vendors, employees, and others to support client satisfaction.
• Support and execute other security projects as required and directed by the client.
• Respond promptly to alarms, fire calls, and panic calls, securing the safety and security of people and physical property.
• Enhance the physical security and executive-protection posture at the client’s headquarters.
• Provide or support security logistics for executives as required.
• Provide close protection and other security-related functions for executives or employees at headquarters or other assignment locations.
• Detect and identify potential hostile actors or surveillance directed at executives, employees, the company, or its brand.
• Assist with protective advance planning and threat-vulnerability assessments, and document and brief Corporate Security leadership or stakeholders.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, basic life, AD&D, and disability insurance.
• Enrollment in the company’s 401(k) plan, subject to eligibility requirements.
• Seven holidays annually paid at time and a half if worked.
• Forty hours of vacation after one year of employment at eligible work assignments; unused vacation is paid out only where required by law.
• Paid orientation.
• Paid training.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree