Manned Guarding Operations / Contracts Manager

Ref: 1541 Operations/Contracts Manager North East

The Vacancy:
A growing and successful National Manned Guarding and Systems Security company are seeking a Manned Guarding Operations Manager to manage a portfolio of circa 3/4 million hours across a number of sites in their North east patch.
Working from a local base your main priority is the welfare of officers and the commercial and operational viability of the contracts you run.

What are they offering?
• Fully expensed company car,Mobile phone and Laptop
• Future career advancement within a growing company with structured training and development
• Salary to £48000 (dependent on experience)

What are they asking for?

Operational Management experience within the manned guarding sector.
• Highly computer literate
• Holder of an SIA Licence + Full clean driving license (not more than 3 points)
• Must live within the patch- essentially commutable from Gateshead
Personable and credible in their dealings with both clients and officers
an good understanding of accreditation would be desirable
a good knowledge of the workings of a control room would also be advantageous.

Responsibilities:

Management of a 4 m portfolio of contracts including Corporate, Educational and Defence and construction clients.
Managing + recruiting across sites inc: discipline, absenteeism, appraisals+ holidays, in support of Site Managers.
Liaison with client to ensure that KPI’s exceeded and new business opportunities identified.
Site administration to include compliance with the SIA Approved Contractor Scheme
Regular visits to sites under management inc: completion of site and client visit reports
Ensuring that all personnel are properly attired
Ensuring assignment instructions are up to date and that all risk assessments have been carried out
Providing senior management with statistics, to include information on total hours worked, and the labour cost of fulfilling assignments under management

Key Search Terms: Contracts Operations Manager Manned Guarding SIA ACS Guard Educational Corporate accreditation