Associate Security Specialist (C)

At the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, we deliver reliable water to a region with 19 million people-and to accomplish this, we rely on a team of talented employees: innovators, problem-solvers, and collaborators who make it all possible.

There is currently 1 position opened for Associate Security Specialist located at Robert Skinner Filtration Plant, in Winchester, CA.

This recruitment may result in an Eligibility List* for the following locations: Headquarters (Los Angeles, CA), Diemer (Yorba Linda, CA), Jensen (Granada Hills, CA), Lake Skinner (Winchester, CA), Mills (Riverside, CA), Weymouth (La Verne, CA), Intake Pump Plant (Parker Dam, CA), Gene Camp (Parker Dam, CA), Iron Mountain (Earp, CA), Eagle Mountain (Desert Center, CA), Hinds (Desert Center, CA), Lake Matthews (Riverside, CA), Soto Street (Los Angeles, CA), Dimond Valley Lake (Hemet, CA) and Pure Water (Carson, CA). This list will be valid for 6 months from the date a candidate accepts the position.

Job Announcement

The Associate Security Specialist will be responsible for ensuring the protection of Metropolitan's assets, employees, and visitors. The Winchester-based specialist will be assigned to the Robert Skinner Filtration Plant and will also support conveyance and distribution facilities across Riverside County.

What You'll Do

Act as a Subject Matter Expert: Provide specialized expertise in physical security, large-scale infrastructure protection, investigations, and loss prevention.
• Lead & Oversee Personnel: Direct regular, temporary, and contract security staff across multiple facilities.
• Manage Daily Operations: Coordinate and review daily work assignments to ensure seamless security coverage.

This job announcement has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work being performed by employees in this classification / job.

To view the full job description, click here: Associate Security Specialist

Schedule: 9/80, Monday through Friday with every other Friday off. Monday through Thursday 9 hours per day (7:00am-5:00pm), 8 hours per day every other Friday (7:00am-4:00pm)

EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Experience: High school diploma or certificate of high school equivalency and nine years of relevant experience; or an associate's degree from an accredited college or university in a related field and seven years of relevant experience; or a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in a related field and five years of relevant experience.

Relevant Experience is defined as: working experience performing investigations; and working as professional security or law enforcement with a role directly related to providing large scale infrastructure protection.

CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, AND REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS

Employees in this position may be required to obtain and maintain the following certifications, licensing and registrations:

License(s): Valid California Class C Driver's License or equivalent that allows you to drive during your employment is required at time of application.

Desirable Qualifications

• State licensing as a Private Investigator
• Valid Certified Protection Professional (CPP)

BENEFITS Competitive compensation

• Excellent medical, dental, life, vision plans.
• Deferred compensation in the form of a 401(k) plan (with matching contribution) and a 457 plan.
• Retirement benefits under the California Public Employees' Retirement System
• Tuition reimbursement
• Training and advancement opportunities
• Excellent working environment
• Public transportation reimbursements

For more information on MWD benefits, please use the following link: Benefits Regular FT PT Employees (Represented)

ABOUT MWD

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is a state-established cooperative that, along with its 26 cities and retail suppliers, provides water for 19 million people in six counties. The district imports water from the Colorado River and Northern California to supplement local supplies, and helps its members to develop increased water conservation, recycling, storage and other resource-management programs.

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. Qualified individuals with disabilities, who need a reasonable accommodation during the application or selection process, please call (213) 217-7738 or email: jobs@mwdh2o.com.

Metropolitan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic(s).

Application Filing Period: Closes at 4:30 pm PT on the date stated in the job announcement. However, it may close prior to the filing end date if sufficient applications have been received. If sufficient applications have not been received, then the filing period end date may be extended.

Eligibility List*: An eligibility list is a list of qualified candidates created when a job posting states that one will be established.

Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications listed in the original posting and successfully pass all stages of the recruitment process-but are not selected for the initial vacancy-may be placed on this list for future openings.

The list may be used to invite candidates to participate in a selection interview for a future vacancy in the same classification / title (if there is one). The duration of the list depends on the applicable bargaining unit.

Qualifying Experience: Your resume must at a minimum include the month and year you began and ended employment, name of the organization, your title, and a brief description of your experience. If your employment was part-time, make sure you identify it on your resume next to the month/year.

Sponsorship: Applicants for employment with The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States (i.e., H1-B or other employment-based immigration case).

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