Deputy Security Manager
Vigilant Security are extremely proud to be the Security provider for the Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC).
The EICC is the 5-star Events and Conference centre situated in the Heart of Edinburgh City Centre.
Job Purpose
Vigilant Security are seeking a professional Deputy Security Manager to join our team.
The successful candidate must be both SIA/ CCTV licensed and will be responsible for maintaining the day-to-day security requirements and will maintain the highest standards of professionalism at all times.
This is a full-time event driven role, working 45 Hours per week, which will usually be 5 days out of 7 however this will be dependent on events.
We offer a competitive salary of £33,285.59 per annum and you will be entitled to 28 days holiday per annum, including bank holidays.
Key Responsibilities
Manage the Event Security Officers ensuring all events have adequate Security coverage.
Manage the core team who are responsible for the 24-hour CCTV monitoring of the site, ensuring that all security processes are adhered to.
Manage the Loading Bay staff.
Understand and adhere to the strategic direction of the client.
Manage on-going training to your security teams and ensure all new security officers are fully trained and inducted to the site procedures and policies including CCTV, access control systems.
To monitor the CCTV, fire, and security systems.
Ability to work using your own initiative and manage team members where required
Staff resourcing and HR management, including recruitment, training, disciplinary and welfare issues
Ensuring CCTV systems are utilised; the code of practice and processes are observed, and the Data Protection Act 2018 is followed to ensure electronic patrols are effective and system use is optimised
To ensure that all incidents are managed and responded to
Ensuring that the site remains safe and secure at all times
Ensure that all incidents are reported and responded to correctly and incident reports completed where required.
Provide a consistent professional service at all times
Maintain a high security awareness at all times
Ensure no unauthorised persons allowed within prohibited areas including Control Room
Proficient use of relevant communications equipment will require candidate to have good communication skills
Highly proficient with Microsoft Office.
Experience in editing SOP's.
Ensuring all H&S policies are adhered to
Person Specification
Professional, highly driven, flexible, enthusiastic, proactive, self- motivated team player
Smart and confident
Previous experience in a supervisor/management position
Have an ability to deliver succinct and clear verbal and written reports where necessary
Demonstrate reliability including the ability to deliver high standards of both punctuality and attendance in order to ensure team effectiveness and availability
Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to interact with people at all levels
Immaculate presentation
Clear, concise and confident communication skills
Maintain and practice a high degree of confidentiality at all times
Computer literate and good communication skills, both written and verbal
Able to be vetted back 5 years or since leaving compulsory education
Provide support to the wider team when required
Ability to work as part of and contribute to the wider team enhancing the One Team ethos.
Have the ability to take ownership of situations and react promptly.
Carry out any other reasonable request a requested by management.
CCTV licence
SIA DS licence
Training and Development
Vigilant Security is committed to the principles of Investors in People as a means of ensuring the continued efficiency of the service it provides. As part of the commitment, each employee has a responsibility to develop the skills, knowledge and ability required to meet the challenges of their own job and objectives in their development plan.
Equal Opportunities
Vigilant Security is committed to ensuring equality of opportunity and to the principle that employees should be entitled to work free from intimidation or harassment.
All employees have a responsibility not only for their own behaviour but for the behaviour of others regarding equality of opportunity. Any act of discrimination must be avoided and any incidents reported accordingly.
The duties of the post may be varied by the deletion of any of the tasks specified or by the addition of associated work