Chief Security Officer (Manager) - General Services
About The Position
The Department of General Services provides efficient, reliable, and sustainable support to every corner of city government. We help the city run smoothly by buying the things the city needs, contracting for services, taking care of over 140 city-owned and managed buildings and providing city-wide security services, among other important services and responsibilities. The Department has a budget of $70M and is comprised of approximately 160 staff in three primary divisions: Facilities, Security and Surplus, Business Services, and Sourcing and Strategy. As the Chief Security Officer/Manager, Denver Security Office, you will provide enterprise-level leadership, management, coordination, and oversight of internal and contracted security operations supporting city facilities, employees, visitors, assets and critical operations.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Security Management, Criminal Justice, Emergency Management, Public or Business Administration, Risk Management, Facility Management or a related field.
- Three (3) years of experience at the type and level of functional or operational management, which must have included management and supervision of professional individual contributors.
- One (1) year of the appropriate type and level of experience may be substituted for each required year of post-high school education.
- Additional appropriate education may be substituted for the minimum experience requirements.
- Valid Driver's License at the time of application.
- Must obtain Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) clearance within the probationary period.
- Licenses and certifications must be kept current as a condition of employment.
Nice To Haves
- Extensive knowledge of modern physical-security principles, best practices, and technologies.
- Knowledge of security risk assessments, vulnerability management, incident management, emergency preparedness, and facility-security operations.
- Knowledge of security-service contracting, vendor and budget management, contract performance measurement, and quality assurance; prior experience managing large and complex contracts a plus.
- Solutions-oriented with the ability to coordinate and collaborate effectively across organizational boundaries where authority and responsibility are distributed among multiple departments.
- Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex security matters clearly and concisely to non-security professionals, write operational policies and procedures and de-escalate tense situations with skill.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills; experience with developing performance metrics, operational goals and managing a multi-million-dollar security budget.
- Commitment to ethical conduct, accountability, professionalism, equity, accessibility, and respectful public service.
Responsibilities
- Provide enterprise-level leadership, management, coordination, and oversight of internal and contracted security operations supporting city facilities, employees, visitors, assets and critical operations.
- Provide forward thinking and innovative leadership as a strategic leader within the Facility, Security and Surplus Division of General Services.
- Serve as a senior security subject-matter expert.
- Collaborate closely with General Services leadership, Facility Maintenance, Risk Management, the Denver Police, Fire, and Sheriff Departments, City security partners and stakeholders, and contracted security vendors to provide high-level customer service and innovative security solutions.
- Critically assess challenges, including those that occur on short or emergency notice and require immediate action, remaining flexible and developing effective, collaborative solutions.
- Engage in day-to-day security operations as needed.
- Lead through change, be flexible, seek continuous improvement.
- Manage, lead and develop staff to grow as the next generation of leaders.
Benefits
- Competitive pay
- A guaranteed life-long monthly pension, once vested after 5 years of service
- 457B Retirement Plan
- 140 hours of PTO earned within first year
- 12 paid holidays
- 1 personal holiday
- 1 Wellness Day
- 1 volunteer day per year
- Competitive medical, dental and vision plans effective within 1 month of start date
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
