Security Contracts Manager in City of London

Contracts Manager Industry: Security Services / Security Guarding

YOU MUST HAVE EXPERIENCE IN SECURITY SERVICES / SECURITY SOLUTIONS FOR THIS ROLE

Employer - Highly reputable national large organisation within the Security industry

Location: London

Salary: HIGHLY COMPETITIVE + Excellent Pension 8% going up to 10% Life Insurance + 33 Days holiday (Inc Bank Holidays)

This is an opportunity to earn an exponential salary whilst working as a Contracts Manager on a diverse multi-site portfolio across London, for a highly established provider of Security solutions who sits as a recognised quality provider within the security Management industry. This business sits as a spearhead in innovation amongst their competitors for solutions and operates a high-quality operational capability to ensure maintenance of their reputation as a truly value-added provider in line with their policy to provide best in class quality within the industry.

With strong organic growth and a clear progression structure, this role offers both significant earning potential and long-term career development. The business is seeking an ambitious individual aligned with its ethos of continuous improvement, professional advancement, and operational excellence. This in addition to the excellent company organic growth and reward ethos makes it a true vehicle to success for aspirational individuals who are keen to capitalise on a hugely rewarding salary package.

Given the rewards on offer the client is keen to employ individuals who have aspirations in line with the company’s ethos for consistent growth, professional progression and advancement.

As Contracts Manager, you will oversee a portfolio of high-profile sites across London, including commercial, corporate, and public-facing environments with varying risk profiles and operational demands. You will work closely with senior management, including Heads of Security and client representatives, ensuring seamless service delivery across all locations. This role requires a balance of strategic oversight and hands-on leadership, ensuring consistency, compliance, and high-performance standards across multiple teams and sites.

Experience in high-security environments, including knowledge of counter-terrorism measures, Martyns Law, and partnership working with police and emergency services, is highly advantageous. You will be responsible for managing large teams, coordinating resourcing across sites (including events and peak demand), and driving service excellence across a portfolio generating significant contract value.

We have worked with the client for 12+ years and in that time not a single person we have placed with the business has left, exemplifying the group’s ability to consistently advance individuals both from a professional skills and career perspective. The points of contact we work with in the business are a great example of people in the industry who operate with the utmost professionalism at all times and therefore they are keen to work with a person for this role who will suit a positive culture such as the one that currently is in situ throughout the organisation.

This is an exciting opportunity to take responsibility for a region which is of utmost importance to the business. At present the business is performing exceptionally well operationally and therefore the organisation is keen to capitalise on this success and is looking for a commercially minded Operations Manager who can focus on growth both in revenues and profitability whilst ensuring the continuity of service to current clients.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Direct Management of Security Managers, Site Managers, Site Supervisors
• Prestigious Single Site Portfolio Responsibility for a diverse multi-site portfolio in London with overall responsibility for a large team of officers.
• Management of direct and indirect costs
• To submit Operations and budgetary reports
• Transfer of customer contracts to technology driven solutions.
• Full P&L responsibility, budget setting, KPI setting and management.
• To effectively manage operational capability of the site, this role will be a strategic position though you should have a hands-on approach, leading from the front.
• To ensure effective communication between all - staff, clients, Area & Operations Managers
• Recruitment and the disciplinary of your direct reports.
• Identification and assistance with the integration of acquisitions
• Motivate and develop your team with a view to developing individuals through the business who are recognised as future managers of the business, leading from the front and ensuring a best-in-class service to client via a fully functioning operational team.
• Liaising with Police and other external stakeholders for security matters.
• Managing and controlling Sensitive Information.
• Promoting and driving a good security culture throughout the organisation and ensuring required security protocols are adhered to by all.

ESSENTIAL QUALITIES:

• Experience within Security Management.
• Experience of managing a P&L / budgetary responsibility.
• Evidence of consistently motivating and managing teams.
• Proven client relationship management
• You will have worked on a variety of demanding and detail orientated projects with demanding time frames for delivery on time.
• Strong leadership skills to lead from the front and inspire.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate at board level with clients and internal stakeholders, possess and practice high quality communication and presentation dexterity.
• SIA License
• Full Driving license
• Highly developed interpersonal skills
• Self-motivated & opportunistic

COMPANY BENEFITS

• Company sick pay scheme
• Enhanced Maternity, Adoption and Paternity Leave Pay
• Excellent Company Pension Scheme
• Death in Service (subject to eligibility criteria)

This is an opportunity to make a name for yourself within a business who reward their staff both financially and via professional development. The role is available due to growth within the business, exemplifying the businesses ethos of organic growth and development of achieving senior management. They have a fantastic staff culture, and this is reflected in the loyalty shown to them by employees. If you are looking for a role which offers longevity, opportunity for promotion which is financially rewarding send your CV for immediate consideration and interview.

Experience may include: security, facilities management, FM services, manned guarding, security solutions, area manager, operations manager, contracts manager, regional manager.