Job title: Security Driver

Job summary:

Drives automobile to safely and efficiently transport corporate executives, dignitaries and others deemed at risk while performing the following essential duties.

• Essential duties and responsibilities:
• Reads and understands specific vehicle operating manual and is able to operate every device in the car.
• Reads and understands roadmaps; employs available Global Positioning Satellite navigational devices.
• Obeys all traffic laws and limits.
• Masters “vehicle dynamics”, defensive and escape and evasion driving skills in a scored and evaluated training program; re-trains and re-certifies every two years.
•  Advances routes to be followed and alternates. Performs and documents route surveys, identifying safe havens and emergency resources, “choke points”, “danger zones”, and “zones of total predictability”.
•  Learns and practices surveillance detection and pre-attack recognition and avoidance skills.
•  Greets passengers and assists them in entering and leaving the vehicle. May assist with baggage handling and with umbrella in foul weather. (Note: In high risk assignments, the security driver is required to remain behind the wheel at all times, and others on the protection detail open doors, handle luggage and umbrellas, etc.)
•  Maintains automobile in clean, polished, flawless operating condition.
•  Visually inspects and manually tests vehicle pre-departure and before accepting passengers. Employs vehicle bomb-search protocol when necessary.
• Maintains and operates communication devices, emergency response and contingency equipment, including fire extinguisher, flares or reflectors, chains, shovel, blankets, survival supplies, defensive and diversionary devices.
•  Understands the “defensive use of force continuum” doctrine of the organization. (Optional)
•  Masters non-lethal defensive skills and equipment. (Optional)
•  Maintains, carries and deploys firearms in extreme emergencies. Receives firearms training and qualifies semi-annually on an approved and scored defensive firearms course. (Optional.)
•  Responds to medical emergencies occurring to passengers en route.
•  Drives during irregular hours in daylight and nighttime hours; stays overnight on extended trips.
•  Interacts effectively with corporate travel, security and executive protection personnel and managers.

Requirements:

These skills and qualifications are essential to the security driver assignment.

• Successful employment, reference,