Level 3 Security Officer

Job Description

Job Description

The Level III Commissioned Security Officer provides armed security and access control at an active construction site. The officer protects personnel, equipment, materials, and property while maintaining a professional and visible security presence.

Essential duties

• Control vehicle and pedestrian access at assigned gates.
• Verify employee, contractor, visitor, and delivery credentials.
• Prevent unauthorized entry, theft, vandalism, trespassing, and unsafe activity.
• Conduct foot and vehicle patrols of the perimeter, equipment areas, fuel storage, and construction zones.
• Monitor cameras, gates, lighting, fencing, and other security systems.
• Respond to alarms, disturbances, suspicious activity, emergencies, and reported incidents.
• Maintain accurate access logs, patrol records, incident reports, and daily activity reports.
• Enforce site rules and company post orders professionally and consistently.
• Preserve incident scenes and promptly notify supervisors, law enforcement, fire, or EMS when required.
• Conduct shift briefings and communicate unresolved security concerns to the incoming officers.
• Maintain issued radios, body cameras, firearms, safety equipment, and assigned security posts.
• Use reasonable judgment, de-escalation, and only the level of force legally justified by the circumstances.

Minimum qualifications

• Current Texas DPS Level III Commissioned Security Officer license.
• Current affiliation with the employing licensed security company.
• Successful completion of the required Level II and Level III training, firearms qualification, and psychological and emotional health documentation. Texas DPS requires a minimum 45-hour Level III course, examination, and course of fire. Department of Public Safety
• Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation.
• Ability to pass required background screening and company onboarding.
• Ability to communicate clearly and prepare accurate written reports.
• Willingness to work outdoors, nights, weekends, holidays, and rotating eight-hour shifts.
• Ability to stand, walk, patrol, and remain alert for extended periods in changing weather conditions.

Firearms requirement

The officer may carry only employer-authorized weapons and firearm categories for which the officer has completed approved training and qualification. Texas currently recognizes semiautomatic handguns, revolvers, and shotguns as firearm categories under the applicable private-security rule. dps.texas.gov

Employment type: Contract security position
Worksite: Active construction facility
Shifts: 6 a.m.–2 p.m., 2 p.m.–10 p.m., or 10 p.m.–6 a.m.
Reports to: Security Supervisor or OPFOR GROUP LLC Management