Senior Protective Services Lead | Incident Command

ACS; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation leave

Paid sick leave

Paid holidays

Health insurance

Flexible spending account

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Vision insurance

Retirement benefits

Short- and long-term disability

4 weeks work from anywhere

Job summary

ACS is seeking a Manager, Protective Services to lead all contract security personnel in the Washington, DC area. The role oversees access control, CCTV, alarms, and emergency response as incident commander when needed.

The position requires a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, 5+ years in corporate security or emergency management, and 3+ years of leadership. Competitive pay and comprehensive benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.
• Five or more years of corporate security, law enforcement or emergency management.
• Minimum three years of leadership experience.
• Experience managing contract guard forces and security vendors.
• Experience with access control, visitor management, and security technologies.
• Strong understanding of incident command and emergency management principles.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage all contract security personnel, supervisors, and vendors.
• Oversee access control, badging, visitor management, CCTV, alarms, and related technologies.
• Coordinate emergency response operations and serve as incident commander until relieved.
• Support executive protection activities, board meetings, and high-profile events.
• Conduct investigations and coordinate with HR, Legal, and law enforcement.
• Maintain post orders, SOPs, and emergency action procedures.
• Manage protective services budgets, invoices, and vendor performance metrics.
• Support business continuity, crisis management, and resilience exercises.
• Develop training programs and ensure annual compliance requirements are met.
• Participate in an on-call rotation and respond to critical incidents outside normal business hours.

Skills

Leadership

Security management

Incident command

Vendor management

Access control

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

ACS is seeking a Manager, Protective Services to lead all contract security personnel in the Washington, DC area. The role oversees access control, CCTV, alarms, and emergency response as incident commander when needed.

The position requires a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, 5+ years in corporate security or emergency management, and 3+ years of leadership. Competitive pay and comprehensive benefits are offered.