Job Overview
The Security Manager is responsible for the effective supervision, coordination, and performance of all security personnel operating across sites. Acting as the primary point of contact for all security matters the role ensures that all protective security measures, access control, incident responses, and site procedures are adhered to in accordance with the organisational policy and security-cleared environments.
Key Responsibilities
Team Leadership & Supervision
- Provide day-to-day leadership, direction, and support to a team of security operators across two locations.
- Ensure staffing levels are maintained, managing rota issues, sickness, and operational cover.
- Conduct daily briefings, tasking, and performance monitoring.
- Mentor and coach team members to maintain high professional standards.
Site Security Operations
- Oversee and enforce site access controls, visitor management, and identity verification in line with security protocols.
- Monitor security systems (CCTV, alarms, entry systems) and coordinate responses to any irregularities.
- Ensure secure handling, storage, and processing of classified material.
Incident Response & Reporting
- Act as the initial point of contact for security incidents during operational hours.
- Lead incident responses, escalate as required, and ensure accurate recording and reporting.
- Support completion of security investigations or after-action reviews.
Compliance & Standards
- Ensure sites adhere to organisational, legal, and regulatory security policies.
- Conduct regular site inspections, compliance checks, and risk assessments.
- Report any vulnerabilities, deficiencies, or improvements needed.
Communication & Liaison
- Maintain clear communication with internal stakeholders, senior management, and external partners where appropriate.
- Represent the security team at meetings, briefings, and coordination sessions.
- Provide updates on site status, issues, and operational needs.
Skills & Competencies
- Strong leadership and supervisory capability.
- Excellent situational awareness, judgement, and decision-making.
-Undertake ad-hoc tasks as directed
- High integrity and discretion when handling sensitive or classified information.
- Ability to work independently and manage multi-site responsibilities.
- Ability to meet/exceed Key Performance Indicators/Service Level Agreement
- Strong communication, interpersonal, and organisational skills.
Experience & Qualifications
- SIA Licence holder and CCTV trained
- Prior experience in a security officer or supervisory security role.
- First Aid
- Experience working in Secure or Government-regulated environments (desirable).
- Conflict management, and security-related training (desirable).
Clearance Required: Extended security (DV) clearance required will need to be passed prior to starting the position. This can take up to 12 months and will involve a detailed check into a person.
Our market-leading offering provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle.
We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.
When you join us, we’ll give you a link to our flexible lifestyle benefits platform, Choices. You might choose to purchase up to five extra days’ holiday each year. You might buy critical illness insurance, seek dental treatment or buy technology products at an affordable cost. There are many choices!
We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme. Life cover of up to four times your salary is available. We also offer enhanced pension contributions, a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).
We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there’s a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,!
Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.
We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long-term condition (for example dyslexia, anxiety, autism, a mobility condition or hearing loss) and need us to make any reasonable adjustments, changes or do anything differently during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing Shivam Sharma at .