Global Security Director

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

Responsible for the development of security and safety policies and procedures, regulatory and legislative compliance, security guard management and alarm response, crisis management, branch and corporate building security and client safety, physical crime investigations, workplace violence, fire and life safety, executive protection, employment screening, security operations on a global basis and fraud investigations.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Oversees performance of contract security guard vendor
• Coordinates with the security guard vendor to ensure qualified candidates are placed
• Coordinates with security guard vendor to ensure appropriate coverage for all properties
• Implements approved policy and procedural changes to post orders as required
• Maintains liaison with Facilities Management, fire and police officials, contractors and the various lines of business senior leaders
• Handles physical security projects as appropriate
• Recommends and drafts physical security procedures and directives
• Evaluates security guard vendor adherence to contract
• Ability to manage fire/life safety program
• Controls crisis situations
• Generates monthly metrics and status reports on program compliance
• Completes comprehensive internal review reports and building security surveys
• Generates tracking documents for new initiatives or enhancements that are implemented
• Develop and oversee compliance to loss prevention measures to mitigate risk of theft or pilferage.
• Develop and oversee compliance to transportation security measures for high- risk areas, or high-risk cargo.
• Develop and oversee compliance to physical security plans for facilities to ensure the safety of personnel and security of cargo.
• Liaise with regional security vendors for guard services.
• Develop and ensure compliance to post orders for security vendor personnel within the Region and ensure global alignment between Regions.
• Develop and maintain the company’s security vision, objectives, strategies, policies, and procedures to continuously improve and grow the company’s security culture.
• Develop and oversee compliance to programs that ensure a safe and secure workplace, including near miss programs, security audits, security orientations, theft investigations, etc.
• Drive continuous improvement of security behaviors and outcomes by delivering methodologies and tools to effectively mitigate identified risks.
• Develop and oversee compliance to systemic process to collect data and analyze the causes of incidents and near misses and track trends and generate required reporting.
• Drives accountability for performance through company leadership, and associates.
• Oversees and guides the security and loss prevention programs and drives leading performance indicators through security dashboard and metrics.
• Implements initiatives to reduce and prevent any potential security breach, pilferage and/or theft within Crane’s facilities and transportation network.
• Visit and assist jobsites and work areas to support implementation of physical security requirements in accordance with company standards, security hazard identification and control plans.
• Ensure all facilities are setup with appropriate physical security measures such as access controls and camera systems per company guidelines and standards.
• Develop and deliver security training programs to engage employees and encourage the proactive reporting of security concerns.
• Establish security investigation policies, procedures and workflows and lead security incident investigations.
• Other duties as assigned.

 

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Job may require extended sitting or standing, limited driving, and use of standard office equipment.
• Job will require walking throughout the worksite including office, warehouse and outdoor areas.
• Job will require punctual and regular attendance as well as presence on-site at the assigned work location.
• Job may require vision abilities including the ability to adjust focus.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Knowledge of current physical security trends and technical design
• Ability to recommend and draft physical security procedures and directives
• Able to evaluate security guard vendor adherence to contracts
• Leadership skills
• Analytical skills