Security Manager - Legends

The Durst Organization; New York (NY); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

The Durst Organization is seeking a Security Manager to partner with the Director of Security to safeguard employees, tenants and visitors across its portfolio. You will oversee security supervisors and guards, patrol properties, and help manage responses to disasters and incidents on site.

Key responsibilities include establishing security goals, communicating strategies, ensuring staffing, and coordinating with law enforcement, all while upholding sustainability and operational excellence

Qualifications

• Articulate security issues and plan short- and long-term strategy.
• Understand physical security strategies, policies, and standards.
• Think critically through complex situations.
• Define access control policies and governance.
• Plan for business continuity and disaster recovery.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Sr. Security Manager in goal setting and workforce planning.
• Communicate physical and technical security strategies to staff.
• Ensure staffing and scheduling for supervised areas.
• Respond promptly to security breaches and incidents.
• Collaborate with senior management to maintain security best practices.
• Liaise with government agencies and law enforcement to protect properties.
• Provide leadership, direction, and training to Security Guards.
• Take on additional responsibilities within the security organization.

Skills

Staff management

Analyzing & decision-making

Coordination & planning

Knowledge sharing

Professional standards

Oral & written communication

Program & resource management

Achieving results

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice or related field

15+ years security/law enforcement experience with 5+ in management

Job description

Durst Profile:

Since 1915, The Durst Organization has been a family-run business dedicated to the principles of innovation, integrity, community, and sustainability. We develop, build, own, and manage premier office towers and residential buildings that set new standards in environmental responsibility and user efficiency. Our enduring relationships with our tenants and partners are critical to our success and have made us generations of builders, building for generations. We build, own, and operate many of the world’s most innovative and efficient buildings. We create value for our tenants and partners by developing sustainable residential and commercial properties in which people live, work, and thrive.

Overview:

The Security Manager will collaborate with the Director of Security to ensure the safety of employees, tenants and visitors throughout the organization. He/she will identify security initiatives and work to constantly update security guidelines and procedures. The Security Manager will maintain oversight for security supervisors, as well as, security officers and will physically patrol portfolio properties ensuring the safety of portfolio buildings and tenants. Further, the Security Manager will assist in the management of company response to natural and manmade disasters.

The following shift is available:

• 1pm - 11pm (Regular days off: Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday)

Responsibilities:

• Assist the Sr. Security Manager in setting goals and planning for the future
• Work to communicate physical and technical security strategies to company employees
• Ensure the appropriate staffing and schedules for areas under their supervision
• Respond expeditiously to calls of security breaches and other incidents made by building tenants, company employees and/or other staff
• Collaborate with senior management to maintain best practices with respect to security policies and procedures and document disciplinary matters, as appropriate;
• Liaise with government agencies and area law enforcement entities to ensure the safety of properties under TDO management control;
• Provide leadership, direction, guidance and training to Security Guards under their supervision.
• Manage additional responsibilities within our security organization as necessary.
• Serve as a resource, advocate, and catalyst for sustainability at The Durst Organization. Apply the skills unique to your core job responsibilities for practical integration of sustainability into processes, standard operating procedures, and adopted business practices.Seek to empower our colleagues, consultants, tenants and residents to prioritize and actively engage in environmental stewardship.

Qualifications:

The successful candidate will have the ability to articulate area security issues, documenting both short-term plans and long-term strategy. He/she will have a demonstrated understanding of physical security strategies, policies, principles, procedures, and standards. Further, the successful candidate will have the ability to think critically through the intricacies of complex situations. Finally, he/she will demonstrate technical knowledge and experience in defining access control policies and governance, asset protection best practices, business continuity and disaster recovery planning.

• Proven staff management skills (union and non-union)
• Analyzing and Decision-Making
• Coordinating, Organizing, and Planning
• Acquiring, Applying, and Sharing Job Knowledge
• Maintaining High Professional Standards
• Communicating - Oral and in Written
• Maintaining and Managing Programs and Resources
• Achieving Results

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

• Must possess a HR-218 Certification, NYS Armed Guard License, and a Valid Motor Vehicle Operator’s License at the time of hire
• Must hold an active NYC Unrestricted Concealed Carry Handgun License or have the ability to obtain one
• Able to obtain certifications in Basic First Aid, CPR and AED.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice, or a related field or equivalent experience
• 15 years of relevant work experience in law enforcement and/or security operations with at least five years of experience in a managerial capacity

Salary Range: $75,000 - $95,000 ($36.06/hour - $45.67/hour)

EEOC

Equal Opportunity Employer and Aff…?

The Durst Organization and Affiliates is an equal opportunity employer for all and an employer for qualified veterans and individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Please click here for more information about Equal Opportunity Employment – Notice of Rights (EEO is the Law).

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