Security Executive Protection Manager - FT

Major Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage executive protection operations to ensure the safety of senior leaders during travel, events, and daily activities.
• Conduct comprehensive threat, vulnerability, and risk assessments to proactively identify and mitigate potential security concerns.
• Develop, implement, and continuously refine executive protection strategies, protocols, and emergency response plans.
• Direct, train, and oversee security personnel, ensuring readiness, professionalism, and adherence to organizational protection standards.
• Coordinate logistics for executive movements, including route planning, venue security reviews, and travel risk analysis.
• Maintain strong partnerships with internal teams, law enforcement agencies, and external security providers.
• Oversee intelligence gathering and monitoring to support informed decision‑making related to executive schedules, travel, and activities.
• Manage incident response and post‑event reporting, ensuring timely communication and incorporation of lessons learned.
• Oversee security technology and tools used in executive protection operations, ensuring effectiveness, readiness, and compliance.
• Ensure executive protection measures balance robust security controls with minimal disruption to business operations and executive workflows.

Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification Required:

None Required.

Education Required:

Bachelor’s Degree in criminal justice or a related field, or equivalent related experience.

Experience Required:

Five (5) years of experience in a related field such as security, military, law enforcement, or dispatch.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:

• Willingness and ability to carry a department‑authorized firearm while on duty in accordance with Public Safety Firearms Policy, including safe use of a Level III holster approved by departmental range masters.
• Ability to safely operate, load and unload, disassemble, and clean firearms independently; strong hand strength, dexterity, and firearm proficiency required.
• Successful completion of background investigation and psychological screening post‑offer, pre‑employment, and periodically thereafter.
• Prior training in non‑violent crisis mitigation and de‑escalation, defensive tactics, and firearms use.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate clearly by phone, face‑to‑face, and via radio.
• Demonstrated mature judgment, sound reasoning, and calm demeanor in high‑stress and emotionally charged situations.
• Experience conducting complex investigations, with strong critical‑thinking and analytical skills.
• Expert knowledge of security and public safety practices, procedures, and compliance standards at federal, state, and organizational levels.
• Proficiency in word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software, as well as working knowledge of security systems such as video surveillance, access control, and emergency alert systems.
• Ability to assess and respond to multiple simultaneous situations, prioritize effectively, and maintain efficiency in a fast‑paced environment.
• Ability to interact professionally and empathetically with team members, patients, visitors, and stakeholders under challenging conditions.
• Understanding of protected health information (PHI) access requirements, limiting access to the minimum necessary and adhering to organizational policies.
• Ability to meet applicable state or regional firearm qualification requirements, including annual qualification when required (e.g., Illinois‑mandated armed courses).

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Must be physically fit and capable of exerting intense physical effort, including running, restraining individuals, assisting with patient transfers, and lifting or carrying loads of approximately 25 to 60 pounds.
• Requires frequent walking, standing, bending, squatting, kneeling, reaching, and rapid movement transitions in indoor and outdoor environments.
• May work in fast‑paced conditions and unfavorable weather conditions.
• Requires strong visual and auditory acuity (correctable to 20/20), color distinction, and clear verbal communication.
• Exposure to high noise levels, emotionally charged situations, and potential hazards, including mechanical, electrical, chemical, explosive, and radiation hazards.
• Must be able to safely operate firearms and other security equipment while remaining calm and responsive under stress.

Preferred Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification:

None Specified.

Preferred Education:

Bachelor’s Degree in criminal justice or a related field.

Preferred Experience:

A minimum of seven (7) years of supervisory or management experience in healthcare public safety or security.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

None Specified.

DISCLAIMER

All responsibilities and requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only responsibilities to be performed by an employee occupying this job or position. Employees must follow any other job‑related instructions and perform any other job‑related duties requested by their leaders.