Executive Protection Specialist

1390 Enclave Pkwy, Houston, TX 77077

This is a hybrid position requiring an on-site presence 3 to 4 days per week.

Please note that the number of days on-site can increase based on business needs.

The Executive Protection Specialist (EPS) provides discreet, professional, and risk-based protection for designated principals, authorized family members, and associated assets. The role combines close protection, protective intelligence, advance work, secure transportation, emergency preparedness, and disciplined incident documentation. The successful candidate will exercise sound judgment, preserve confidentiality, and deliver protection in a manner that supports the principal’s safety, privacy, mobility, and business objectives.

• 30% Deliver low-profile or overt close protection in accordance with approved risk assessments, protection plans, post orders, applicable law, and company policy. Maintain situational awareness, appropriate positioning, and disciplined response while supporting the principal’s safety, privacy, schedule, and freedom of movement.
• 20% Conduct protective advances for residences, offices, events, hotels, airports, venues, and travel routes. Identify hazards, safe areas, emergency exits, medical resources, and contingency options; plan secure ground movements, including route selection, alternates, vehicle readiness, and arrival and departure procedures.
• 15% Monitor, assess, and communicate relevant threat, vulnerability, and incident information; protect sensitive schedules, locations, personal information, and operational methods; and promptly escalation credible concerns through established channels.
• 15% Prepare, coordinate, and execute emergency action plans for medical incidents, fire, severe weather, civil disturbance, transportation disruption, and other foreseeable contingencies, consistent with legal requirements and established response protocols.
• 10% Coordinate with corporate security, protective intelligence, security operations centers, event and aviation teams, medical resources, law enforcement, security drivers, and approved vendors. Conduct briefings, equipment checks, shift handovers, after-action reviews, and accurate incident and activity reporting.
• 10% Maintain operational proficiency through recurring training, exercises, and evaluation; comply with company policies, use-of-force requirements, licensing rules, travel regulations, and applicable local and international laws; and support corrective actions and continuous improvement.

• High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED)

• Bachelor's Degree

• Three or more years of recent experience in executive protection, close protection, dignitary protection, military protective services, or a comparable high-trust security role.
• Completion of a recognized executive protection or close protection training program covering risk assessment, advance work, protective formations, emergency procedures, and operational planning.
• Current adult first aid, CPR, and AED certification; ability to obtain enhanced trauma-care certification within one year.
• Valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record and demonstrated defensive or security-driving capability.
• Ability to prepare concise operational plans, briefings, and incident reports and to use secure communications and common productivity tools.
• Demonstrated judgment, discretion, emotional self-control, integrity, teamwork, and service orientation in dynamic environments.
• Ability to satisfy lawful background screening, credentialing, licensing, and travel requirements associated with the assignment.
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