Head of Security

About The Role

The Role – an exciting opportunity has arisen for a Head of Security at a prestigious large security operation with an estate situated at various locations around the Kensington and Chelsea area.

The Location: the head office is The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Town Hall but travel to other sites in the area is expected.

What we are paying: £55,000.00 per annum

Benefits: Retail Discount Scheme, Free SIA Licence and Health & Wellbeing Support.

The hours you shall be working will be Monday to Friday 08:00 – 18:00 flexible due to the nature of the operation

What you shall be doing/responsible for

The Head of Security will be the main point of contact for the RBKC contract, managing a large diverse team the Head of Security will oversee all aspects of the security operations, and develop, implement, and maintain policies and procedures to maintain security standards.

The Head of Security must build solid working relationships with the Client, local authority, and emergency services.

About You

What skills and attributes we need from you!

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate the following experience, skills, and behaviours necessary to meet the requirements of the role:

• Reviewing all aspects of the security operations, making recommendations, and improving teams’ performance and the security of the RBKC estate.
• Recruit, induct and train suitable staff ensuring compliance with vetting procedures.
• Maintain numbers of staff at the agreed levels to maintain contract standards.
• Monitor client satisfaction and service delivery on a monthly basis, through client meetings, monthly call log/complaints reports
• To deliver strategies to reduce staff turnover including induction programme, training, feedback, performance management, and personal coaching
• To continually review and drive the standards of the security operations
• Take the lead role in delivering a security culture with the RBKC Estate
• Advise the client in the areas of security best practices and industry developments
• Support on all aspects of business continuity and disaster recovery planning for the RBKC Estate
• Develop lone worker policy and procedure to safeguard all staff, contractors, and visitors working within RBKC’s estate.
• Take the security lead in the bi-monthly Corporate Safety Board (CSB), and present a security update (including incident reports/serious incidents/recommendations) to the CSB members.
• Develop and maintain a security risk register for the entire estate, put plans into place to mitigate risks, and communicate this at the bi-monthly CSB meeting.
• Introduce robust emergency planning and response policies and procedures, conduct regular training, and hold table top exercises and full-scale live drills.

Before you apply:

Please ensure you have the ability to demonstrate you are able to deliver on the responsibilities. We are looking for positive individuals with excellent customer service skills. If that sounds like you, then please get in touch!

About The Company

Atlas Security is the security company part of the Atlas Group and was relaunched in 2021. This is an incredibly exciting time to join this young and dynamic organisation. Working for Atlas Security means becoming part of our family. A family that includes staff from over 50 nationalities and made up of all backgrounds and beliefs. We work hard to ensure the commitment they show us, and our clients is fully reciprocated. We have introduced a market leading employee benefits package and the opportunity to grow your career in the UKs newest security company.

We live by our purpose and values and expect everybody that works for us to share those – Our purpose is to create happiness – we show kindness and compassion and make sure everyone goes home safe and healthy. We are Family – no matter our background, we care about one another. Sharing makes us stronger – which is why we share everything – our ideas, our expertise, our news and most of all, our time. Own Your Space – Take responsibility and don’t be afraid to make decisions. Be honest, always – Have the courage to do the right thing, even when no-one is watching. Be yourself. Authenticity breeds trust. Trust brings happiness. Treat Clients like Best Friends – We take the time to listen to what’s going on in our clients lives and pull out all the stops to make them feel happy. Start with Wow – and do not settle for anything less. Constantly seek opportunities to learn from others, and if something doesn’t make sense, shout! Don’t just talk, do! We are a business that thrives on doing. The more we do, the more we succeed. Embrace change. Keep it simple.

If this sounds like you, then we would love to hear from you!

Atlas is a family of people drawn together by a passion for creating happiness in ourselves and others.

Founded 36 years ago and still 100% owned by our founders, we are now one of the fastest-growing privately owned, Total FM companies in the UK, providing cleaning, engineering, security, pest and other support services to a wide range of companies, from globally recognised brands to small local businesses. Our success is down to one thing; the passion and commitment of our 10,000 strong family, who together deliver happiness to over 5,000 client sites every single day. To ensure we remain focused on our purpose as we grow, we recruit first and foremost on our values so for those committed to living them alongside us, there is no better place to work.