Group Security Manager

Job Introduction

Sodexo have an exciting opportunity for a Group Security Manager to join our high profile, contract based in Glasgow, Scotland. This role is offered on a home working basis with regular travel to connect with colleagues.

This role is responsible for providing management to the security team, full management of the security services across multiple sites and monitoring financial performance of all security contracts. 

The ideal candidate should have excellent leadership skills, proven experience in a similar role and excellent communications skills both written and verbal. 

Our wealth of experience partnering Government Agencies means we are able to transfer best practices from the corporate sector to create better working environments in the public sector. We bring services that increase employee engagement, wellbeing and productivity to the public sector to help support government to deliver on its promised outcomes while reducing costs. Our goal is to improve service outcomes and reduce overall costs to the taxpayer.

Role Responsibility

• Ensure adequate staffing levels across all sites using the agreed workforce management system by completing monthly rotas  
• Advertise, recruit, interview Security officers.  
• Process all holiday requests and communicate these through to the Control Room  
• Train newly appointed security officers. 
• Process month end pay roll for security officers 
• Monthly reporting on the service for leadership team and client  
• Plan and co-ordinate training to ensure that all staff are equipped to meet the requirements of the job 
• Prioritise tasks and respond to ad hoc requests. 
• Agreeing and signing off AI’s with the client annually and to make any amendments when required 
• Complete and submit report forms relating to any accident/incident involving any member of staff, or visitors. 
• Respond immediately to intruder/panic/fire alarms upon activation. 
• Attend any major incident as required. 
• Document all occurrences and incidents using the agreed reporting tool 
• Report any faults to the works department. 
• Provide written reports and witness statements to the Police if required. 
• Attend Magistrate or Crown court to give evidence if required. 
• Enforce Sodexo security related procedures including CCTV, violence and car parking. 
• Improve security awareness by directing people towards sources of advice or information. 
• Play a role in crime reduction initiatives with the police. 
• Monitor the CCTV system, access control system, fire alarm system and panic alarm system  
• Attend training courses as required 

The Ideal Candidate

• Educated to Standard grade level, or equivalent  
• SIA Security License Holder 
• Good communicator 
• Adaptable to change with the ability to manage changing priorities  
• Experience with security technology and processes 
• Capable of using IT based systems proficiently  
• Previous experience of dealing directly with the public 
• Previous supervisory experience 
• Competent in completing security risk assessments and writing detailed reports

Package Description

Up to £35,100 plus bonus and benefits

Home Based -  Commutable to Glasgow, Scotland 

Working hours Monday - Friday

We also offer Sodexo Discounts site promoting discounted mobile phone tariffs, savings across restaurant chains and days out, where you and your family can save money on everything from your weekly food shop to the latest cinema blockbuster and much more

All offers are subject to security clearance checks 

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs some 36,000 employees to deliver integrated facilities management services to clients at over 2,000 locations in the energy, corporate, healthcare, education, leisure, defence and justice sectors. With an annual turnover of over £1bn, we provide everything from catering, cleaning and reception to security, laboratory and grounds maintenance services, enabling our clients to focus on their core business

At Sodexo we are committed to a leading role in promoting equality opportunities and valuing diversity and inclusion. We seek to create a work environment based on mutual respect for all individuals, building a culture that appreciates and values the experiences and skills brought by each person to benefit our organisation and work hard to ensure that all people, whatever their age, disability, gender, transgender, marital or family status, race or ethnicity, religious belief of sexual orientation are welcome to and included within our business. We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to  support ex-forces personnel and reservists, those applying for jobs with us who meet the ideal candidate criteria for the role advertised are guaranteed to progress to the selection process