Executive Protection Driver

An⠀Executive⠀Protection⠀Driver is⠀responsible⠀for⠀ensuring⠀the safety⠀and⠀security⠀of⠀high-profile⠀individuals⠀and their⠀assets by⠀providing⠀secure⠀transportation⠀and⠀maintaining⠀a high⠀level of⠀situational⠀awareness.⠀This role⠀requires a⠀high level⠀of⠀professionalism,⠀physical⠀fitness,⠀defensive⠀driving⠀skills,⠀and⠀excellent⠀situational⠀awareness.⠀Executive⠀Protection⠀Drivers⠀are⠀expected⠀to respond⠀swiftly⠀and⠀effectively⠀to⠀potential⠀security⠀threats⠀while⠀maintaining⠀a low⠀profile.

Key Responsibilities:

• Safely⠀transport⠀the⠀principal(s)⠀to and⠀from⠀residence⠀(Bergen⠀County)⠀and work⠀(Somerset⠀County) in⠀the⠀morning⠀and then⠀again in⠀the late⠀afternoon⠀hours.
• Provide⠀personal⠀protection⠀to⠀high-profile⠀clients by⠀assessing⠀potential⠀security⠀risks and⠀implementing⠀protective⠀measures.
• Maintain⠀a clean⠀and⠀mechanically⠀sound⠀vehicle⠀for secure⠀transportation.
• Possess⠀advanced⠀defensive⠀driving⠀skills to⠀avoid⠀potential⠀threats,⠀accidents,⠀or⠀hazards.
• Conduct⠀thorough⠀advance⠀planning⠀to⠀identify⠀potential⠀security⠀threats⠀and⠀establish⠀security⠀protocols,⠀including⠀route⠀planning,⠀security⠀sweeps,⠀and⠀emergency⠀response⠀procedures.
• Physically⠀escort and⠀protect⠀clients⠀during⠀daily⠀activities,⠀such as⠀meetings,⠀travel,⠀and public⠀appearances.
• Monitor⠀all⠀environments⠀for⠀potential⠀threats,⠀suspicious⠀activity,⠀or⠀individuals⠀who may⠀pose a⠀risk to⠀the⠀client's⠀safety.
• Be⠀prepared⠀to respond⠀to⠀security⠀incidents⠀and⠀emergencies,⠀including⠀medical⠀emergencies,⠀security⠀breaches,⠀or hostile⠀encounters.
• Plan⠀and⠀analyze⠀routes to⠀minimize⠀exposure⠀to⠀potential⠀risks.
• Maintain⠀knowledge⠀of⠀alternate⠀routes and⠀traffic⠀conditions.
• Maintain⠀effective⠀communication⠀with the⠀client and⠀team⠀members to⠀ensure⠀smooth⠀operations⠀and⠀security⠀coordination.
• Safely⠀operate⠀and⠀maintain⠀vehicles⠀used for⠀client⠀transportation⠀and⠀security,⠀ensuring⠀they are⠀secure and⠀in good⠀working⠀condition.
• Keep⠀the⠀vehicle⠀stocked⠀with⠀essential⠀items,⠀such as⠀first aid⠀kits, fire⠀extinguishers,⠀and⠀emergency⠀tools.
• Be⠀trained⠀and⠀authorized⠀to carry⠀concealed⠀firearms⠀and ensure⠀compliance⠀with all⠀local and⠀state laws⠀regarding⠀firearms.
• Ability⠀to build⠀and⠀maintain⠀appropriate⠀and⠀effective⠀working⠀relationships⠀with⠀client and⠀ensure⠀their⠀comfort⠀and trust⠀in the⠀security⠀team.

Work Experience

• Prior⠀experience⠀in⠀executive⠀protection
• Prior⠀law⠀enforcement⠀experience
• Training⠀and⠀certifications:
• NYS⠀Security⠀Guard⠀License⠀(armed)⠀and/or NJ⠀SORA⠀license⠀(armed)
• First⠀Aid
• CPR
• Defensive⠀tactics
• HR⠀218 a⠀plus
• EMT⠀Certification
• Appropriate⠀state or⠀local⠀licensing,⠀including⠀concealed⠀carry⠀permits,⠀if⠀required.
• Excellent⠀physical⠀fitness⠀and⠀firearms⠀proficiency,⠀if⠀applicable.
• Strong⠀communication⠀and⠀interpersonal⠀skills.
• Discretion⠀and the⠀ability to⠀interact⠀professionally⠀and⠀respectfully⠀with⠀people.
• Ability⠀to remain⠀calm and⠀composed⠀under⠀high-stress⠀situations.
• Knowledge⠀of⠀security⠀protocols⠀and⠀emergency⠀response⠀procedures.
• Strong⠀problem-solving⠀skills and⠀adaptability.
• Discretion,⠀professionalism,⠀and a⠀commitment⠀to⠀confidentiality.