Security Manager

The Security Manager will have day to day responsibility for overseeing third party contractors on site including Estate Guarding and Event Security Management. The postholder will be proactively involved with the planning and delivery of all aspects of security on allocated in-house events, such as Kaleidoscope Festival and Fireworks Festival, and be present on events to lead and support responses to security incident emergencies and major incidents, working with Event Control and Silver Command.

Key duties:

1. Support the Head of Security to manage the procurement, delivery and monitoring of key security contracts
2. Ensure Estate Guarding and Event Security operations are adequately resourced
3. Act as Security Lead contract manager for CCTV Contractor
4. Work with security contractors to develop and maintain robust standard operating procedures
5. Ensure security contractors carry out training and comply with site rules, setting clear standard for security pre-event.
6. Support with crowd management plans, and lead communications with relevant stakeholders
7. Plan and deliver on all aspect of security on allocated in-house events
8. Embed a Venue Management Vehicle Access control system
9. Lead and support responses to security incident emergencies and major incidents on events. Includes evening and weekend work.

Essential:

• Eligible to work in the UK
• Experience managing Security contracts within a live entertainment, leisure, heritage and /or public access site
• Comprehensive understanding of Security Operations
• Budget management experience
• Excellent verbal communication with the ability to create and delivery security training
• Exceptional team player
• Ability to work under pressure
• Confident and effective decision maker with a common sense approach
• Willingness to work evenings and weekends in line with event operations

Desirable:

• SIA CCTV accredited
• Membership of Security Institute
• NEBOSH / IOSH qualification
• NVQ level 4 Spectator Safety Management
• First Aid at Work
• Considerable experience of managing security within an event environment with capacities over 5,000
• Experience of overseeing a security management contract

This is not an exhaustive list. Please see the JOB PACK for further details and how to apply.