Security Coordinator

SECURITY COORDINATORS NEEDED! SOUTH EAST LONDON

TEMPORARY TO PERMANENT ROLES!

UNIVERSITY-BASED ROLE!

£17.35 PER HOUR - LONDON WEIGHTED HOURLY RATE!

Your new company

We are delighted to support a leading London university in recruiting a Security Coordinator to join their Estates and Facilities directorate. This is an excellent opportunity to step into a senior operational role within a large, diverse campus environment, ensuring safety, service excellence and effective team leadership.

Your new role

As Security Coordinator, you will play a pivotal role in maintaining high standards of safety, security and service delivery across the university's sites. You will supervise Security Officers, oversee day-to-day operations, and act as a senior point of contact for incident management, emergency response and team performance.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading and supervising Security Officers and control room operations.
• Responding to and managing emergencies, including fire alarms, first aid incidents, intruder alerts, major disruptions and other urgent situations.
• Ensuring the effective operation and maintenance of security systems such as CCTV, access control and patrol monitoring.
• Conducting investigations, producing accurate reports, viewing CCTV footage and preparing evidence when required.
• Managing staff rotas, maintaining adequate cover, overseeing leave and ensuring correct deployment on every shift.
• Carrying out regular site patrols, welfare checks and stakeholder engagement.
• Delivering daily operational briefings and contributing to training, inductions and ongoing staff development.
• Supporting the Security Management team with audits, risk assessments, hardware checks and project activity.
• Maintaining exceptional standards of customer service, visibility and professionalism across campus.

What you'll need to succeed

To be considered for this role, you must demonstrate:

• A valid SIA Door Supervisor Licence (essential).
• Supervisory experience within the security industry.
• Experience using and managing security systems including CCTV, access control and patrol technology.
• Strong incident management capability and the confidence to take initiative in high-pressure situations.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Good IT proficiency (Outlook, Word, Excel) and the ability to produce reports and maintain accurate records.
• Ability to lead teams, motivate staff and deliver training.
• Physical fitness to participate in emergency responses and site patrols.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a wider team.

Desirable: CCTV licence, first aid training, mental health first aid, experience in higher education settings.

What you'll get in return

The university offers an excellent benefits package including:

• Competitive salary and generous annual leave, plus additional closure days.
• Access to extensive training, development and progression opportunities.
• Membership of a competitive pension scheme.
• On-site facilities including dining outlets, discounted cinema access and a gym.
• Travel-to-work schemes, wellbeing initiatives and staff discounts.

What you need to do now

If you are a confident security professional looking to take the next step in your supervisory career, we would like to hear from you. Please apply with your CV, or contact us directly for a confidential discussion about the role.