Security Manager

Position overview

Security operations and risk

• Maintain security policies, procedures, SOPs, post orders, and emergency response plans.
• Manage daily operations and security personnel, including staffing plans, duty rosters, patrol coverage, access points, control rooms, and posts.
• Conduct inspections, patrols, audits, risk assessments, and vulnerability assessments; implement preventive and corrective controls.
• Manage access for employees, visitors, contractors, vehicles, restricted areas, and sensitive facilities.
• Oversee CCTV, alarms, access control, visitor management, communications equipment, and related technology; coordinate maintenance, testing, upgrades, and troubleshooting.

Incidents, emergencies and reporting

• Establish responses to theft, unauthorised access, vandalism, accidents, disturbances, threats, emergencies, and other incidents.
• Lead or support investigations and prepare findings, corrective action plans, incident reports, statistics, and management reports.
• Coordinate fire, evacuation, security threat, disaster, and other emergency plans and responses.
• Conduct drills, exercises, briefings, and awareness programmes; liaise with police, emergency agencies, authorities, and external organisations.

People, vendors and performance

• Manage external security contractors and service providers, including manpower, performance, service levels, training, compliance, and contract requirements.
• Support recruitment, onboarding, training, performance management, discipline, and staff development; monitor attendance, staffing, overtime, and leave.
• Manage department budgets, expenditure, resource use, equipment requirements, procurement proposals, and maintenance contracts.
• Review performance using KPIs, audits, incident trends, response times, staffing levels, and service quality; recommend improvements.

Compliance and coordination

• Maintain security records, access logs, incident and investigation files, training records, and inspection reports.
• Ensure compliance with applicable laws, licensing requirements, regulations, company policies, and industry standards.
• Work with Facilities, HR, IT, Operations, HSE, and other departments on security risks, business continuity, crisis management, loss prevention, and preparedness.
• Protect confidential security information, access credentials, investigations, and company information; provide senior management with recommendations.

Experience and qualifications

• At least five years of relevant experience in security operations, physical or corporate security, loss prevention, or a related environment.
• Experience managing security personnel, contractors, systems, operational programmes, budgets, KPIs, and service performance.
• Strong knowledge of security procedures, risk assessment, incident management, emergency response, access control, surveillance, and loss prevention.
• Experience with CCTV, access control, alarm systems, visitor management, and other security technologies; proficiency in Microsoft Office and reporting systems.
• A related diploma or bachelor's degree is preferred; PSP, CPP, or relevant local security certifications are advantageous.
• High integrity, professionalism, confidentiality, discipline, attention to detail, and ability to make sound decisions under pressure.

Additional experience

• Experience in data centres, manufacturing, hospitality, retail, commercial buildings, logistics, or other high-security environments is advantageous.

Schedule

• Must be willing to work shifts, weekends, and public holidays, and be available for emergency response when required.