Close Protection Specialist - Local Field Team

The role

This Miami-based field team provides close protection for local field details. The role involves advancing locations, mapping routes, and planning for contingencies.

What you will do

• Advance every location
• Map every route
• Plan for every contingency
• Provide close protection for local field details

Required qualifications

• Live within a daily commutable distance of Miami, FL
• High level of comfort operating as a security driver in various locations and vehicle types
• Experience with route planning
• Experience driving a manual transmission vehicle
• Experience independently conducting both physical and online advances
• Ability to produce clear, well-written advance reports
• Familiarity with navigating FBOs, hotels, and a wide range of public venues
• 12-Day Introductory Training Academy in San Antonio, TX
• Be able to pass physical readiness test (Pull-ups, Push-ups, Sit-ups, 800m run)
• Must be able to swim
• Must be drug and nicotine free
• Must be able to obtain appropriate state firearm and security licensing

Nice to have

• Extensive real-world experience working in a close protection role with UHNW individuals or other types of recognizable public/government figures during domestic and international travel

Benefits

• 401k Retirement Plan
• $15,000 employer contribution for First-Year Associates
• $3,000 employer contribution each year thereafter
• 10% no-limit matching for all Associates who choose to contribute to their retirement plan

Before you apply

• Background check required

About the company

Gavin de Becker & Associates (GDBA) protects the world’s most influential and at-risk public figures. The firm is committed to protecting human life through the assessment, prediction, and management of violence.