Senior Executive Protection Driver

concentricadvisors; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Concentric Advisors in Washington, DC is seeking a Senior Armed EP Driver to join our team embedded with a client. The role combines secure driving with executive protection responsibilities and requires the ability to plan routes and mentor other drivers.

This full-time position includes local assignments and deployments, with early mornings, nights, weekends, or holidays as needed. High discretion and readiness to deploy on short notice are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in high-threat or executive protection driving environments.
• Ability to lead advance work and coordinate movements for complex routes.
• Strong understanding of security protocols and client service standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide secure, discreet driving for client and guests with priority on safety.
• Serve as armed extension of the client's security detail, maintaining readiness during transit.
• Develop and lead advance work, route planning, and contingency planning for movements.

Skills

Route planning

Defensive driving

Security protocols

Executive protection

Mentoring and training

Team leadership

Discretion & confidentiality

Job description

Are you interested in joining an organization with a global reach? In a world of shifting threats, Concentric is your trusted ally. Powered by elite professionals from military, government, and intelligence backgrounds. If you are passionate about intelligence, risk analysis, threat management, executive protection, security operations, or business resiliency, Concentric may be the organization you've been searching for!

Concentric is a risk consultancy specializing in delivering strategic security and intelligence services. We provide holistic, intelligent security solutions for private clients and corporations globally. Concentric offers strategic advisory services, risk assessments, physical protection, threat intelligence, open-source monitoring, program audits, secure embedded staffing, and training for security teams and intelligence analysts.

Our ultimate goal is to be recognized as the most innovative, capable, and trusted Risk Management partner in the world, and we do this by following these core values:

• Integrity
• Collaboration
• Relationships
• Excellence
• Creativity
• Results

Join Us,

Concentric - "Your World Secured"

We are currently looking to hire a Senior Armed EP Driver to join our team embedded with our client in Washington, D.C.!

This is a full-time position alternating between travel deployments and local assignments. Local assignments follow a standard 40-hour week, which may include training, unless assigned to a Principal, while deployment hours vary based on operational needs. Shifts may include early mornings, late nights, weekends, and holidays. The Senior Armed EP Driver may be asked to deploy on short notice based on the Principal's schedule or operational needs.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Senior Armed EP Driver provides safe, discreet, and highly coordinated vehicle transport for the client and their guests within the Washington, D.C. Area, the surrounding East Coast states, and other major U.S. cities, while functioning as an integrated member of the client's personal security detail. This is an armed role that combines the full scope of the Security Driver function with executive protection responsibilities, advance-work ownership, and team leadership. The Senior Armed EP Driver is expected to operate with a high degree of independent judgment, lead route and movement planning for complex or high-threat scenarios, mentor and evaluate Security Drivers, and serve as a primary logistics point of contact between the client's personal security detail and the broader account team.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide "white-glove" driving service as the personal driver for the client and guests, including companion animals
• Serve as an armed extension of the client's personal security detail, maintaining situational awareness and readiness to respond to threats or potential threats during transit and at the point of pickup/drop-off
• Carry a concealed firearm as legally authorized in Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia in direct support of the client's protective coverage
• Independently develop and lead advance work, route planning, and contingency/alternate-route development for standard, complex, and high-threat movements, coordinating with the client's personal security detail as needed
• Take the lead or follow role in multi-vehicle movements and motorcade-style operations when required, depending on the support type (Main Principal or Supplemental Team support)
• Identify threats and intervene proactively along the route, coordinating and working directly with the client's personal security detail to avoid or eliminate threats in transport and en route
• Coordinate logistics and plan all details relating to the client's or guest's physical location, including movements in, out, and around the site while preparing for emergencies and other contingencies
• Mentor, train, and evaluate Security Drivers on route planning, defensive driving, security protocols, and client-service standards; serve as a first-line escalation point for driver-related issues before elevating to the Account Manager
• Operate vehicle in a safe and comfortable manner and conduct vehicle checks for cleanliness, functionality, and fuel level
• Identify, track, log, and coordinate vehicle fleet maintenance requirements
• Render aid in the event of illness, accident, or other safety hazards
• Work with home office staff and security teams to ensure a coordinated pick-up/drop-off routine
• Develop and implement internal processes and procedures, including standard operating procedures for the driving team
• Maintain excellent rapport and open lines of communication regarding client needs, requests for support, service issues, and deliverables, while maintaining the highest level of discretion and confidentiality regarding the principal's privacy, schedule, movements, and personal information.
• Proactively communicate with the client and/or client's personal security detail regarding identified delays or other route issues