Security Manager

General Security Limited; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 469,000 - 759,000; Full time

Job summary

General Security Limited in Hong Kong seeks a Security Manager to provide directions and leadership for the security team, ensuring smooth daily operations and events in the workplace. You will act as the overall site security commander, manage incident and emergency events, monitor staff performance, and coordinate with the Management Office.

The role requires extensive security management experience and a calm, decisive presence under pressure.

Qualifications

• Minimum educational standard of up to tertiary education background in security management or related discipline or equivalent.
• Minimum of 8 years of progressive experience in the security profession with at least 4 years in a managerial or supervisory capacity.
• Deep operational knowledge of modern physical security systems and crisis management frameworks.
• Strong authoritative presence, exceptional problem-solving capabilities, and the capacity to remain calm and decisive under extreme pressure.
• Proficient in MS Office applications including Word and Excel.
• Holder of a valid Security Personnel Permit issued by the Security and Guarding Services Ordinance.
• Valid First Aid, CPR, and AED certifications are highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide directions and leadership for the security team to ensure smooth daily operation and events held in workplace.
• Shoulder up the accountability of overall performance of Service Level Agreement and outcome specifications.
• Manage, monitor, and provide performance feedback to team members.
• Recognize team members who exceed expectation, coach team members, and administer appropriate discipline to those getting issues.
• Ensure all activities and events are run in secure and safe environment by stipulating security plans.
• Develop and arrange security, fire, and safety training activities to the security personnel, especially the newly joined members.
• Act as the overall site security commander including the incident and emergency events management, monitoring of the staff and work quality, reviewing deployment plan, reviewing work procedures and communication with Management Office.
• Stipulate and review security related procedures and guidelines.
• Act as communication bridge between contractor and Management Office.
• Implement ad hoc instructions upon the request of Management Office

Skills

Security management

Crisis management

Calm under pressure

MS Office

Education

Tertiary education in security management

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Provide directions and leadership for the security team to ensure smooth daily operation and events held in workplace. Act as the overall site security commander including the incident and emergency events management, monitoring of the staff and work quality, reviewing deployment plan, reviewing work procedures and communication with Management Office.

Key responsibilities

Provide directions and leadership for the security team to ensure smooth daily operation and events held in workplace

Shoulder up the accountability of overall performance of Service Level Agreement and outcome specifications

Manage, monitor, and provide performance feedback to team members

Recognize team members who exceed expectation, coach team members, and administer appropriate discipline to those getting issues

Ensure all activities and events are run in secure and safe environment by stipulating security plans

Develop and arrange security, fire, and safety training activities to the security personnel, especially the newly joined members

Act as the overall site security commander including the incident and emergency events management, monitoring of the staff and work quality, reviewing deployment plan, reviewing work procedures and communication with Management Office

Stipulate and review security related procedures and guidelines

Act as communication bridge between contractor and Management Office

Implement ad hoc instructions upon the request of Management Office

About you

Minimum educational standard of up to tertiary education background in security management or related discipline or equivalent

Minimum of 8 years of progressive experience in the security profession with at least 4 years in a managerial or supervisory capacity

Deep operational knowledge of modern physical security systems and crisis management frameworks

Strong authoritative presence, exceptional problem-solving capabilities, and the capacity to remain calm and decisive under extreme pressure

Proficient in MS Office applications including Word and Excel

Holder of a valid Security Personnel Permit issued by the Security and Guarding Services Ordinance

Valid First Aid, CPR, and AED certifications are highly preferred

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