Armed Security Officer: Valdez Marine Terminal

Job Summary

Security Officers provide protection of the work site’s personnel and assets from events such as assault, theft, vandalism, harassment, and other disruptive incidents at the Valdez Marine Terminal in Valdez, AK. This is a rotational position, working a 2‑week on / 2‑week off schedule, on 12‑hour days, 7 days a week. Estimated annual pay starts at $78,100 – $81,850.

Location note: This position is located in Valdez, AK. Transportation and housing are not provided.

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Valid driver’s license and clean driving record
• Current State of Alaska Armed Security Officer License, or ability to obtain one
• State of Alaska Emergency Trauma Technician (ETT) certification, or ability to obtain one
• Transportation Workers Identification Card (TWIC), or ability to obtain one
• Two years of experience as an officer (or above) with a municipal, state or federal law‑enforcement agency, military police unit, corrections, or a private security company within the past five years
• Must successfully complete a criminal background investigation, drug screen, and a post‑offer physical/fitness for duty evaluation

• Perform searches of people, vehicles, vessels, buildings, and large outdoor areas which may involve feeling and detecting objects and walking over uneven terrain for long periods of time
• Utilize clear and appropriate communication skills when giving information, mediating disputes, advising of processes and rules, and de‑escalating altercations
• Gather information in investigations by interviewing and obtaining statements of all participants and witnesses; reduce the results of those investigations into written form that accurately reflects the information obtained
• Exercise sound judgment in determining appropriate action when there is reasonable suspicion to detain, probable cause to search and arrest, and force may be used and to what degree
• Comprehend, evaluate, and correctly respond to oral information received from a wide variety of sources such as supervisors, witnesses, victims, or other means such as personal statements, radio, or telephone transmissions
• Maintain composure and control of the situation while enduring verbal and mental abuse when confronted with hostile views and opinions of people encountered in an antagonistic environment
• Operate a motor vehicle during both day and night in urban and rural settings, including congested traffic or remote settings and hazardous road conditions such as rain, snow, sleet, ice, fog, smoke, and dirt roads
• Conduct visual surveillance for extended periods of time
• Observe, recall, and distinguish characteristics of persons, suspects, automobiles, locations, property, etc., including colors, shapes, sizes, height, weight, abnormalities, changes or differences since last observed, and other distinguishing characteristics
• Perform rescue functions at accidents, emergencies and disasters, including administering emergency medical aid, lifting, dragging and carrying people away from dangerous situations, securing and evacuating people from particular areas, and directing traffic for long periods of time; must be able to lift 70 pounds minimum
• Reload, unload, aim and fire handguns, shotguns and other agency firearms from a variety of body positions under conditions of stress that justify the use of deadly force and at levels of proficiency prescribed in certification standards

Full‑time regular employees are eligible to participate in company‑sponsored benefit programs such as Medical/Rx, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance/AD&D, and 401(k) on the date of hire (401(k) company match is effective after one year).

Denali Universal Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Entry level

Full‑time

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