Security Manager
Posted on March 4th, 2026
We are currently recruiting for a Security Manager to join the G4S team, working for a well known-site in Harwell!
Contract Information:
Pay Rate: £18.20 per hour
Hours: 40 hours per week
Shift Pattern: Full-time, Monday - Friday
SIA Licence: You will need to already hold a Door Supervisor or Security Guarding SIA licence.
Your Time at Work
As a Security Manager, you will be responsible for:
- Managing physical security, protection of client assets and people.
- Performance management and close monitor personnel training and development needs
working closely with the Deputy Ops Manager.
- Managing and delivering service level agreements.
- Liaising with the Deputy Operations Manager through monthly audits on all security practices and processes, including AI's and PI's.
- Ensuring compliance with Assignment Instructions and Post Instructions across the security team.
- Managing compliance with all Health & Safety legislation.
- Managing incidents, ensuring escalation in accordance with client specifications.
- Ensuring staffing levels are at compliant levels and leave requests are managed within agreed guidelines.
- Managing the Security Officers on shift, ensuring the distribution of daily rotas, duties, briefings on special instructions and checking their understanding on these instructions.
- Managing gaps and absence by working closely with London duty managers and the Office Manager by identifying the officers when required and organising, booking travel, and associated administration and logistics for them.
- Ensuring high standards are maintained at all times, officers and well presented and perform to their duties with care and confidence.
- Ensuring Incident Reporting is of a high quality and delivered in good time.
- Promoting a secure and safe working environment on site through the implementation and continuous improvement of agreed Health and Safety actions.
- Managing the team in a good spirited manner to achieve cooperation and encourage individuals to challenge practices with open expression.
- Managing client complaints professionally and in a timely manner, providing assurance and if necessary, adjustments to ensure no repeat of a reduction of service levels.
- Ensuring that all equipment provided to assist security is fully operational with any issues reported.
- Ensuring that a robust and effective key management process is in place and key registers
are maintained to the highest order.
- Any other day-to-day responsibilities are responded to in a professional and thorough manner to meet the needs of the business and the client.
Our Perfect Worker
Our perfect worker will be:
- Client-focused, excellent customer liaison, and understanding of expectations within the client environment.
- Resource planning and excellent organisation skills.
- PC literate.
- People management.
- High-level communication and presentation skills.
- Good team management, forward planning and the ability to anticipate and resolve issues proactively.
- Attention to detail with Excellent time management skills, highly organised, with the ability to set and meet deadlines
- Sound understanding of principles of delegation
- Valid SIA Licence
Key Information and Benefits
- 5.6 weeks paid holiday (8 of these will be in lieu of bank holidays - subject to shift pattern and accrual)
- Workplace pension scheme
- Life assurance benefit
- Contributory Healthcare Scheme
- Eyecare vouchers
- Employee Discount Schemes
- Progression, training & development opportunities
- Refer a friend scheme
- Free uniform provided
Job Ref: 1G4S (G416)
About Staffline
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