Risk & Security Specialist – Executive Protection

Executive Security; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Ongoing specialist training

Structured onboarding

Career progression opportunities

Leadership development

Job summary

EXEC Security in Melbourne seeks experienced Risk & Security Specialists for executive protection within a sophisticated security operation. The roles cover close personal protection and protective surveillance, delivering proactive risk management and secure movement for a high-profile client.

Successful candidates will bring a strong operational background in executive protection or related security environments, excellent situational awareness, and the ability to work within a high-trust

Qualifications

• Experience within executive protection or specialist security environments.
• Strong situational awareness and risk identification skills.
• Excellent judgement and decision-making under pressure.
• Professional and discreet approach with strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively within a close-knit team.
• Willingness to rotate shifts and undertake domestic or international travel.

Responsibilities

• Close personal protection and executive protection duties.
• Protective surveillance and counter-surveillance.
• Threat identification and dynamic risk assessment.
• Secure movement and journey management.
• Advance work and reconnaissance.
• Mobile patrol and rapid-response activities.
• Coordinate with the Command Centre and other teams.
• Incident and emergency response.
• Accurate operational reporting and intelligence sharing.
• Maintain high situational awareness.
• Follow security protocols and escalation procedures.
• Maintain confidentiality.

Skills

Executive protection

Situational awareness

Risk assessment

Communication skills

Decision-making under pressure

Teamwork

Travel flexibility

Job description

Risk & Security Specialist – Executive Protection

EXEC Security is seeking experienced security professionals to join our specialist Risk & Security team, supporting a high-profile private client within a sophisticated protective security environment.

These positions form part of an established, integrated security operation combining executive protection, protective surveillance, intelligence, risk management and rapid response capabilities.

This is an opportunity to join a highly professional operation while becoming part of the broader EXEC Security team, with ongoing training, development and genuine pathways for career progression.

The Role

Risk & Security Specialists operate across two key streams:

Close Personal Protection (CPP)

Providing professional close personal protection, secure movement support and proactive risk management. Responsibilities include threat awareness, movement planning, protective positioning and coordination with other elements of the security operation.

Protective Surveillance & Response

Providing mobile protective surveillance and rapid-response capability supporting the wider security operation. Responsibilities may include reconnaissance, advance work, patrols, surveillance and counter-surveillance, movement support and response to security incidents.

Both streams require exceptional judgement, discretion and professionalism.

Key Responsibilities

• Close personal protection and executive protection duties
• Protective surveillance and counter-surveillance
• Threat identification and dynamic risk assessment
• Secure movement and journey management
• Advance work and reconnaissance
• Mobile patrol and rapid-response activities
• Coordination with the Command Centre and other operational teams
• Incident and emergency response
• Accurate operational reporting and intelligence sharing
• Maintaining a high level of situational awareness
• Following established security protocols, SOPs and escalation procedures
• Maintaining absolute confidentiality regarding client information and operations

About You

We are looking for security professionals who demonstrate maturity, sound judgement and a calm, measured approach.

Candidates with backgrounds in specialist security, executive protection, policing, defence, corrections, intelligence, emergency services or other high-trust operational environments are strongly encouraged to apply.

You will ideally demonstrate:

• Experience within executive protection, specialist security or another relevant operational environment
• Strong situational awareness and risk identification skills
• Excellent judgement and decision-making under pressure
• A professional and discreet approach
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• High personal standards and integrity
• Ability to work effectively within a close-knit operational team
• Flexibility to work rotating shifts and undertake domestic or international travel when required

Licensing & Requirements

Applicants should hold:

• Current Victorian Private Security Individual Licence
• Bodyguard endorsement – highly regarded and preferred
• Armed Guard endorsement – highly regarded
• Current Australian Driver's Licence
• Current passport, or ability to obtain one
• Ability to satisfy all required background and probity checks

Applicants with a strong operational background who do not currently hold all preferred endorsements may still be considered where there is a clear pathway to obtaining the required qualifications.

Why Join EXEC Security?

At EXEC Security, we want our people to build careers, not simply fill positions.

Successful candidates will have access to:

• Ongoing specialist and scenario-based training
• Structured onboarding and site-specific operational training
• Opportunities to broaden skills across protective security, intelligence, operations and risk
• Leadership and supervisory development opportunities
• Support to obtain relevant additional qualifications and endorsements
• Exposure to complex and high-level security operations
• Clear career pathways within a growing national security organisation
• Opportunities across EXEC Security's broader portfolio of corporate, government, critical infrastructure and specialist security operations

We invest in our people and actively identify opportunities for high-performing team members to progress into specialist, supervisory, operational management and leadership positions.

About EXEC Security

EXEC Security is an Australian-owned security and risk management organisation delivering integrated security services across Australia.

Our operations span executive protection, commercial security, mobile patrols, Grade A1 monitoring, electronic security and risk management.

Our approach is built around professionalism, technology, training and developing outstanding security professionals.