Security Specialist

Gavin de Becker & Associates • Tulsa, OK

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About The Position

Gavin de Becker & Associates (GDBA) protects influential and at-risk public figures. Founded in 1978, the firm’s mission is to protect human life through the assessment, prediction, and management of violence, with a focus on clients’ safety, privacy, and wellbeing. A newly hired Tulsa Protector will earn at least $70,000 in base earnings during the first year. First-year earnings could reach $81,000 depending on relevant prior experience, GDBA Training Academy performance, and promotion opportunities.

The Protector monitors protected properties and uses the tools and technology of a GDBA Command Center. The role also involves access control, security planning and response, physical protection and logistical support at clients’ homes and during travel, secure transportation, advance work, activity documentation, and maintaining readiness to respond to threats. Military, law enforcement, and executive protection or security experience is meaningful but not required. GDBA values effective communication, physical fitness, willingness to learn, honesty, and teamwork, and uses a merit-based promotion system.

Requirements

• Pass a physical readiness test consisting of pull-ups, push-ups, sit-ups, and an 800-meter run.
• Be able to swim.
• Be drug-free and nicotine-free.
• Pass a background check.
• Be able to obtain appropriate state firearm and security licensing.
• Attend the 12-day Introductory Training Academy in San Antonio, Texas.
• Communicate effectively, be physically fit, be willing to learn, tell the truth, and work well in a team environment.

Nice To Haves

• Military experience.
• Law enforcement experience.
• Executive protection or security experience.

Responsibilities

• Monitor property using the tools and technology of a GDBA Command Center.
• Screen visitors and vendors and control access to protected sites.
• Coordinate and execute security plans and respond to medical emergencies.
• Provide physical protection and logistical support at clients’ homes and when they travel.
• Provide secure transportation as needed.
• Survey and prepare locations before a client’s arrival (advance work).
• Prepare detailed documentation of suspicious activity.
• Create and maintain readiness to meet any threat.

Benefits

• Best-in-class 401(k) retirement plan.
• $15,000 employer contribution for first-year Associates.
• $3,000 employer contribution each year thereafter.
• 10% unlimited matching for Associates who contribute to the retirement plan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed