Physical Security Operations Manager
Role summary
The role of a Physical Security Operations Manager is to ensure the correct posture of physical and tactical resources to manage sites and maintain operational preparedness for security incidents. This role includes the overseas/regional overseas security manager cadre.
Entry route
Internal
Suitable for an individual from the Government Security Profession.
External
Suitable for an individual who has worked in policing or the military or in operations management in industry.
- Maintain Physical Security operations and governance structures to manage risk and deploy Physical Security effectively to protect assets and people throughout the estate
- Plan, test and respond to security/emergency incidents or concerns, including those raised by third parties, to include preparing briefs on security issues for internal and external stakeholders
- Comply with relevant regulation and legislation
- Manage resources, including people, and expenditure while promoting a positive and inclusive working environment
- Lead Physical Security operations and set governance structures to appropriately meet the risk appetite, overseeing effective Physical Security to protect assets and people throughout the estate
- Oversee the planning, testing and response to security/emergency incidents or concerns, and provide informed recommendations on Physical Security issues to internal and external stakeholders
- Ensure compliance with relevant regulation and legislation
- Oversee the management of resources, including people, and expenditure while ensuring a positive and inclusive working environment
Skills
| Skill | Lead | Principle |
|---|---|---|
| Applied Physical Security | Working | Practitioner |
| Risk understanding and mitigation | Working | Practitioner |
| Secure operations management | Working | Practitioner |
| Protective security | Awareness | Working |
| Threat understanding | Awareness | Working |
| Legal and regulatory environment and compliance | Awareness | Awareness |