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Cleared Security Escort Manager
Position Type: Full-Time, Exempt
Work Location: Warrenton, VA
Schedule: 8 Hours a Day / Monday – Friday
Clearance: Top Secret / SCI with Polygraph
Patriot Group International LLC. (PGI)—voted #1 Best Place to Work by Virginia Business Magazine and Best Companies Group—provides specialized security and risk management services by combining operational experience from special operations, intelligence, and security professionals.
We are looking to hire a Cleared Security Escort Manager to join our team in the Warrenton, VA area, where we provide cleared escorting services for our customers. This position is responsible for managing a team that provides escorting and monitoring of visitors in secure sites, including access control through confirmation of identification, conducting inspection of visitors and hand-carried items, and always maintaining line-of-sight on visitors.
This is a full-time permanent management role. This position reports to the Cluster Account Manager (CAM).
Requirements
- A minimum of five (5) years of security, or one (1) year of local, state, or federal law enforcement experience
- A minimum of five (5) years of experience managing shifts of personnel, including screening, hiring, training, scheduling, and reporting activities.
- A minimum of 21 years of age
- Ability to complete a PGI Cleared Escort training course and conduct regularly scheduled sustainment training
- Firm grasp on the use and implementation of technology, programs, and applications on data-bearing devices.
- Strong ability to learn new technology systems and programs. Ability to troubleshoot and work through user-level issues with technology platforms and applications.
- Ability to demonstrate professional communication via verbal, written, and email correspondence
- High School diploma or GED
- Ability to complete Cleared Escort Certification, including submission of fingerprints and background investigation
- Ability to pass a pre-employment drug screen and periodic random drug screening
- Top Secret / SCI with Polygraph
Nice To Haves
- One year of experience managing the physical and technical security aspects of large data centers or similar facilities.
- Ten (10) years of experience managing high volume (50+ security, military, or law enforcement professionals) employee development and training initiatives in a high-pressure and high-visibility environment.
- Significant experience diplomatically managing upward and downward within a defined chain of command with internal and external customers or stakeholders.
- Two years of experience in national-level incident response protocols
- A minimum of one (1) year of honorable military service, active or reserve, in any branch of the US Armed Forces
- Demonstrated history of safe and successful security operations experience in highly secure facilities
- Obtain or maintain a minimum of a Virginia Guard license.
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for all scheduling, administration, reporting, incident response, training, human resources concerns, timekeeping, and invoicing support for the assigned personnel on a 24/7/365 basis.
- Serve as a direct PGI representative to the Customer for all escorting services.
- Directly responsible for the contract compliance with all elements of customer statements of work, service level agreements, and quality assurance.
- Assist the CAM in developing, maintaining, and reporting individual program budgets, including minimizing unplanned overtime.
- Assist the CAM in providing strategic direction and direct guidance to operations and subordinates to manage activities and issue resolution, including physical security, safety, and business continuity events.
- Assist the CAM in creating or improving the operational systems, processes, and policies supporting the customer mission.
- Assist the CAM and operations staff in the planning and executing of screening, hiring, development, and retention of personnel.
- Ensure 100% staffing coverage and responsibility alignment for the assigned sites, teams, and shifts.
- Enforce PGI policies and standards of conduct.
- Other duties as required or delegated by the CAM.
- Complete and maintain pre-assignment, client, State, and PGI sustainment training as directed
- The position has ongoing training requirements, many of which are to be completed in an online environment.
