Security Manager

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 excellent salary whilst working as a Security Manager responsible for a prestigious £4 million commercially led security contract in 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 competitors for security solutions and operates a high-quality operational capability to ensure maintenance of their reputation as a truly value-added provider, aligned with their policy to deliver best-in-class service standards across all client environments.

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, operational excellence, and professional advancement.

This in addition to the excellent company growth and reward ethos makes this role a true vehicle to success for aspirational individuals keen to capitalise on a hugely rewarding salary package. Given the rewards on offer, the client is keen to employ individuals whose aspirations align with the company’s ethos of consistent growth, progression, and advancement.

As Security Manager, you will take full operational ownership of a prestigious commercially led contract valued at approximately £4 million annually. The site is a flagship operation of significant strategic importance, requiring strong leadership, commercial awareness, and the ability to maintain best-in-class service delivery standards.

You will work closely with senior client stakeholders, Heads of Security, Facilities teams, and internal operational leadership to ensure seamless service delivery, contractual compliance, and continued client satisfaction. This role requires a balance of strategic oversight and hands-on leadership, ensuring operational consistency, compliance, and performance excellence across all security functions.

Experience within high-profile or high-security environments, including knowledge of counter-terrorism measures, Martyns Law, incident management, and partnership working with police and emergency services is highly advantageous.

You will be responsible for managing large operational teams, workforce planning, service delivery optimisation, and ensuring contract profitability through effective commercial management and operational efficiency.

We have worked with the client for 12+ years and in that time not a single person we have placed within 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 industry professionals who operate with the utmost professionalism at all times. Therefore, they are keen to secure an individual who will align with the positive culture currently embedded throughout the organisation.

This is an exciting opportunity to take responsibility for a contract of significant importance to the business. At present, the operation is performing exceptionally well, and the organisation is keen to capitalise on this success by appointing a commercially minded Security Manager who can focus on operational excellence, client retention, revenue optimisation, and profitability whilst ensuring continuity of service delivery.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Direct Management of: Security Supervisors, Duty Managers, Team Leaders, Security Officers
• Full operational responsibility for a prestigious security contract valued at approximately £4 million.
• Management of direct and indirect operational costs.
• Full P&L responsibility, budget management, forecasting, and cost control.
• Ownership of KPI delivery, service standards, and contractual compliance.
• Submission of operational and budgetary reports to senior leadership.
• Management of workforce planning, rostering strategy, and resource deployment.
• Strategic oversight of operational capability whilst maintaining a hands-on leadership approach.
• Leading from the front to ensure best-in-class service delivery standards.
• Ensuring effective communication between all staff, client stakeholders, and senior operational leadership.
• Recruitment, onboarding, performance management, and disciplinary management of direct reports.
• Identification of service improvement opportunities and implementation of technology-driven security solutions.
• Building and maintaining strong client relationships at senior stakeholder level.
• Liaising with Police, emergency services, and external stakeholders on all security-related matters.
• Management and control of sensitive information and incident escalation processes.
• Promoting and driving a strong security culture throughout the contract and ensuring all required security protocols are adhered to.
• Supporting business retention strategies through exceptional operational delivery and commercial awareness.

ESSENTIAL QUALITIES:

• Experience within Security Management.
• Experience managing commercially led security contracts.
• Experience managing P&L / budgetary responsibility.
• Evidence of consistently motivating and managing teams.
• Proven client relationship management experience.
• Strong commercial acumen and operational decision-making ability.
• Experience working on demanding, detail-orientated projects with challenging delivery timeframes.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to lead from the front and inspire teams.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate at board level with clients and internal stakeholders.
• High quality communication and presentation capability.
• SIA Licence.
• Full Driving Licence.
• 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 through professional development. The role is available due to continued growth within the organisation, exemplifying the business’s ethos of organic growth and development into 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, and strong financial reward, send your CV for immediate consideration and interview.

Experience may include: security, facilities management, FM services, manned guarding, security solutions, security manager, contract manager, operations manager, regional manager, commercial security contracts, flagship contracts, corporate security.