Close Protection Officer

Join the Clean Energy Revolution

Become a Close Protection Officer at Southern California Edison (SCE) and build a better tomorrow. In this job, youll ensure the safety and security of high-profile events, individuals within the organization, including executives, board members, and other key personnel. You will utilize intelligence-driven risk assessments, threat monitoring, and strategic security measures to adopt a proactive and adaptive approach to enhance safety. You will play a critical role in safeguarding the organization's leadership and maintaining business continuity through discretion and rapid response.

As a Close Protection Officer, your work will help power our planet, reduce carbon emissions and create cleaner air for everyone. Are you ready to take on the challenge to help us build the future?

Responsibilities

• Provides physical protection to executives during travel, events, and daily activities, maintaining a low profile while ensuring safety.
• Drives or coordinates secure transportation, including route planning, vehicle inspections, and contingency planning for emergencies.
• Monitors surroundings for suspicious activity and employs counter-surveillance techniques to detect and deter potential threats.
• Conducts thorough risk assessments and pre-visits to venues, hotels, offices, and travel routes to identify vulnerabilities and establish secure environments.
• Coordinates with local law enforcement and emergency services as needed.
• Works closely with SCE Corporate Security to align executive protection protocols with broader security strategies and physical infrastructure.
• Maintains strict confidentiality regarding the executives personal and professional life, travel plans, and sensitive corporate information.
• Stays current with defensive tactics, first aid, firearms proficiency, and corporate security protocols through regular training and certifications.
• A material job duty of all positions within the Company is ensuring the protection of all its physical, financial, and cybersecurity assets, and properly accessing and managing private customer data, proprietary information, confidential medical records, and other types of highly sensitive information and data with the highest standards of conduct and integrity.

Minimum Qualifications

• Five or more years of experience in a law-enforcement, military, or security-related field.
• Experience in security and protective services.
• Possess and maintain a valid California Class C Drivers License.
• Have a current and active CA BSIS Guard Permit and Exposed Firearm Carry Permit (or ability to obtain both within six months).
• Possess a valid California Carry Concealed Weapons (CCW) license or LEOSA compliance.
• Successful completion of post-offer cardiovascular-fitness and behavioral-health evaluations.
• Ability to perform physical-fitness activities, including:
• Passing the physical-readiness test.
• Standing, walking, and running for extended periods.
• Lifting and carrying an average-sized person.
• Performing fitness drills for continuous readiness.
• Maintaining proficiency in self-defense techniques.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in criminal justice, Homeland Security, Security Management, Emergency Management, Law Enforcement Studies, Protective Services/Public Safety, Intelligence Studies, or a closely related field.
• Active membership or demonstrated involvement in professional protective services or executive protection organizations, such as the Board of Executive Protection Professionals (BEPP), Executive Protection Institute (EPI), Private Security Professionals of America (PSPA), ASIS International, Nine Lives Associates (NLA), International Protective Security Board (IPSB), Corporate Executive Protection Leadership Council (CPLC), or the Association of Threat Assessment Professionals (ATAP).
• Experience providing close or executive protection to high-profile individuals, corporate executives, dignitaries, or VIPs, including advance planning and protective intelligence.
• Advanced training or hands-on experience conducting threat assessments, route and venue advances, site surveys, and counter-surveillance operations.
• Current certifications such as TCCC/TECC, EMT, First Aid/CPR/AED, with proficiency in emergency medical response under high-stress or hostile conditions.
• Completion of recognized advanced close protection officer training, tactical driving, defensive tactics, or use-of-force training beyond basic state licensing requirements.
• Proven ability to communicate clearly and professionally with principals, executive staff, law enforcement agencies, and team members while maintaining discretion at all times.
• Demonstrated ability to rapidly assess evolving environments, make sound decisions under pressure, and adapt protective measures in real time.

Additional Information

• This positions work mode is on-site. The employee will report to an SCE facility or in the field location. Further details of this work mode will be discussed at the interview stage. The work mode can be changed based on business needs.
• Visit our Candidate Resource page to get meaningful information related to benefits, perks, resources, testing information, hiring process, and more!
• Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
• The primary work location for this position is Rosemead, CA. However, the successful candidate may also be asked to work at various locations in and out of the SCE service territory.
• Position will require up to 60% traveling and being out in the field throughout the SCE service territory. The position will also require some travel while accompanying principals on business and personal trips.
• This position has been identified as a NERC/CIP impacted position - Prior to being hired, the successful candidate must pass a Personnel Risk Assessment (PRA) or Background Investigation. Once hired, the candidate must complete specified training prior to gaining un-escorted access to assigned work location and performing necessary job duties.
• This position will work an alternate schedule, including but not limited to a 3/12 work week.
• Relocation does not apply to this position.

About Southern California Edison

The people at SCE don't just keep the lights on. Our mission is so much bigger. Were fueling the kind of innovation thats changing an entire industry, and quite possibly the planet. Join us and create a future with cleaner energy, while providing our customers with the safety and reliability they demand. At SCE, youll have a chance to grow personally and professionally, making a real impact in Southern California and around the world.

Southern California Edison is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.

We are committed to ensuring that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodations at AskHR@sce.com or (626) 302-3456 and select option 2.