Head of Security

Salisbury Group; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading security company in London seeks a Head of Security to manage operations across multiple sites. The successful candidate will oversee security standards, maintain client satisfaction, and lead a diverse team. The role requires strong leadership skills, experience in developing security protocols, and the ability to foster positive client relationships. This full-time position offers a salary of £48,000 and benefits including a Retail Discount Scheme.

Benefits

Retail Discount Scheme

Free SIA Licence

Health & Wellbeing Support

Qualifications

• Experience managing security operations and large teams.
• Ability to develop and implement security policies and procedures.
• Skills in client satisfaction monitoring and service delivery.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all aspects of security operations for the RBKC contract.
• Recruit and train staff ensuring compliance with vetting procedures.
• Develop and implement strategies to reduce staff turnover.

Skills

Team Management

Client Relationship Building

Emergency Planning

Staff Training

Risk Management

Job description

Overview

About The Role

The Role – an exciting opportunity has arisen for a Head of Security at a prestigious large security operation with an estate situated at various locations around the Marylebone area.

The Location The head office is the Marylebone, London area but travel to other sites is expected.

What we are paying: £48,000 per annum

Benefits: Retail Discount Scheme, Free SIA Licence and Health & Wellbeing Support.

The hours you shall be working will be Monday to Friday 08:00 – 18:00 flexible due to the nature of the operation

Responsibilities

What you shall be doing/responsible for

• The Head of Security will be the main point of contact for the RBKC contract, managing a large diverse team the Head of Security will oversee all aspects of the security operations, and develop, implement, and maintain policies and procedures to maintain security standards.
• The Head of Security must build solid working relationships with the Client, local authority, and emergency services.

About You

What skills and attributes we need from you!

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate the following experience, skills, and behaviours necessary to meet the requirements of the role:

• Reviewing all aspects of the security operations, making recommendations, and improving teams’ performance and the security of the RBKC estate.
• Recruit, induct and train suitable staff ensuring compliance with vetting procedures.
• Maintain numbers of staff at the agreed levels to maintain contract standards.
• Monitor client satisfaction and service delivery on a monthly basis, through client meetings, monthly call log/complaints reports
• To deliver strategies to reduce staff turnover including induction programme, training, feedback, performance management, and personal coaching
• To continually review and drive the standards of the security operations
• Take the lead role in delivering a security culture with the RBKC Estate
• Advise the client in the areas of security best practices and industry developments
• Support on all aspects of business continuity and disaster recovery planning for the RBKC Estate
• Develop lone worker policy and procedure to safeguard all staff, contractors, and visitors working within RBKC’s estate.
• Take the security lead in the bi-monthly Corporate Safety Board (CSB), and present a security update (including incident reports/serious incidents/recommendations) to the CSB members.
• Develop and maintain a security risk register for the entire estate, put plans into place to mitigate risks, and communicate this at the bi-monthly CSB meeting.
• Introduce robust emergency planning and response policies and procedures, conduct regular training, and hold table top exercises and full-scale live drills.

Before you apply

Please ensure you have the ability to demonstrate you are able to deliver on the responsibilities. We are looking for positive individuals with excellent customer service skills. If that sounds like you, then please get in touch!

About The Company

Atlas Security is a is part of the Atlas Group and was launched in 2021. As one of the fastest growing security companies in the UK we are looking for the industry’s best talent to join us on this exciting journey.

We live by our purpose and values and expect everybody that works for us to share those – Our purpose is to create happiness – we show kindness and compassion and make sure everyone goes home safe and healthy.

We are Family – no matter our background, we care about one another.

Sharing Makes us Stronger – which is why we share everything – our ideas, our expertise, our news and most of all, our time.

Own Your Space – take responsibility and don’t be afraid to make decisions.

Be Honest, Always – have the courage to do the right thing, even when no-one is watching.

Treat Clients like Best Friends – we take the time to listen to what’s going on in our clients lives and pull out all the stops to make them feel happy.

Start with Wow – and do not settle for anything less.

Don’t Just Talk, Do! We are a business that thrives on doing. The more we do, the more we succeed.

Atlas is a family of people drawn together by a passion for creating happiness in ourselves and others. The business is 100% employee owned, putting our culture and future success firmly in the hands of our amazing people. If this sounds like the kind of place you’d like to work then we would love to hear from you!