Security Manager

Momentum Security Recruitment; Yeovil; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment firm specializing in security is seeking a talented Security Manager in Yeovil to oversee operational security. This role requires excellent people management skills to lead a large security team, ensuring service excellence and effective strategy implementation. Applicants should have prior security management experience, with an emphasis on leading large teams, and possess a full driving license. The position offers a competitive salary around £45,000 and requires participating in long-term strategic planning for security operations.

Qualifications

• Prior security management experience is essential.
• Experience leading large site-based teams preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage delivery of operational site security.
• Lead team of security officers to deliver a first-class service.
• Conduct staff appraisals and encourage development.
• Implement policies, SOP's, and emergency preparedness.
• Conduct risk assessments and threat analysis across estate.

Skills

Experience managing operational security

Leadership of large teams (15+)

Passion for service excellence

Implementation of security strategy and policy

Engaging and influencing senior stakeholders

Full driving license

SIA license (ideal)

Job description

Security Manager

Salary: £45,000

Location: Yeovil

Hours: Monday to Friday (42 hours). 07:30 - 16:30.

This is an opportunity for a talented Security Manager to oversee the delivery of operational security at a site in Yeovil. If you have first class people management skills with the ability to drive service excellence then we are keen to hear from you.

This role will see you provide operational and strategic leadership to a large site security team. Prior security management experience is essential. In particular, experience leading large site based teams is preferred.

Applicants should meet the following criteria

• Experience managing the delivery of operational security
• A people manager with experience leading large teams (15+)
• A passion for service excellence.
• Experience implementing security strategy and policy - SOP's etc.
• Experience of positively engaging and influencing senior stakeholders
• Full driving license
• Ideally you will hold a SIA license

Key duties and responsibilities will include

• Manage the delivery of operational site security.
• Leading a large team of security officers in the delivery of a first class security service
• Conduct and monitor staff appraisals and encourage further development
• Staff training and development
• Rota management
• Implementation of policies, SOP's, AI's, emergency preparedness etc.
• Incident management and response
• Safeguarding of various assets to include people, buildings and information
• Assist with the long-term strategic planning of the security function
• Oversee the operation of security systems
• Cross functional working with the Property and Facilities teams.
• Conducting risk assessments and threat analysis across the estate

Established as a Security Recruitment specialist Momentum Recruitment provide a quality focused recruitment service for the provision of permanent, contract & temporary staff across the EMEA region.

Momentum Recruitment covers the following markets.

• Corporate Security
• Security Guarding - Management & Operations
• Security Guarding - Officer & site personnel staff
• Retail Loss Prevention, Audit & Fraud
• HSEQ (Health, Safety, Environmental & Quality Assurance)