Deputy Director of Security

City of New York • New York, NY

8h • $75,983 - $92,023 • Onsite

About The Position

The New York City Law Department is seeking an Agency Deputy Director of Security in the Administration Division. This role reports to the Director of Security and is responsible for ensuring the security of persons on agency premises, managing internal investigations, assisting with budget preparation and procurement for security programs, and training staff on visitor management. The position also involves assisting with investigations of workplace violence and fraud prevention, managing ID card issuance and access systems, ensuring the proper functioning of hand readers and finger readers, and coordinating with building management on security issues. The Deputy Director will provide safety and security consultation to agency managers, ensure the maintenance of safety equipment like fire extinguishers and evacuation chairs, and represent the agency in security system implementation meetings. Additionally, this role assists the Director of Security in formulating security policies, developing emergency response plans (including COOP), coordinating evacuation and fire drills, and preparing reports on drill performance. The position also involves coordinating with emergency responders, creating security training requirements, and assisting with the agency's emergency notification system, Everbridge. The role requires conferring with and coordinating security procedures with other City agencies, including emergency service agencies, during emergency situations and civil disturbances.

Requirements

• Only candidates currently serving as a Permanent SUPERVISING SPECIAL OFFICER should apply.
• A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a state's department of education or a recognized accrediting organization and one year of fulltime satisfactory experience in the field of law enforcement, protection or security.
• Individuals serving in this title are designated as Peace Officers by the New York State Criminal Procedure Law. Therefore, all candidates must be qualified to serve as Peace Officers.
• Incumbents must satisfy the training requirements established by the State of New York for Peace Officers and obtain certification. Once obtained, this certification must be maintained for the duration of employment.
• For Assignment To Assignment Level II: A. One year of experience as a Supervising Special Officer-Assignment Level I; or B. In addition to meeting the minimum qualification requirements for Assignment Level I above, one year of experience in the field of law enforcement, protection or security in a supervisory capacity.
• For Assignment to Assignment Level III: A. Two years of experience as a Supervising Special Officer; or B. In addition to meeting the minimum qualification requirements for Assignment Level I above, two additional years of full-time experience in the field of law enforcement, protection or security, at least one year of which must have been in a supervisory or administrative capacity.

Responsibilities

• Primary responsibility for ensuring the security of persons on agency premises, including responding to disruptions caused by the public, visitors and employees.
• Responsible for reviewing security video and notifying appropriate personnel of unusual or relevant security records.
• Responsible for managing internal agency security related investigations.
• Assist in the preparation of budget requests, bid solicitations and procurement for agency security programs, including security service contracts.
• Responsible to procedurally inform/train security staff and agency staff on how visitors to the Agency are managed (planned and unplanned).
• Assist with investigation of workplace violence and/or threats against agency and agents of agency as well as fraud prevention measures.
• Responsible for ensuring the issuance of Agency ID cards, ensure system maintenance and adequate inventory maintenance.
• Responsible for granting finger reader access to non-agency personnel with appropriate approval.
• Works with FISA/CityTime to ensure that the hand reader system records time accurately including, but not limited to daylight savings time adjustment.
• Responsible for ensuring the functioning of Agency Hand readers and Finger readers, and coordinate maintenance and replacement of existing hardware.
• Makes requests to the Chief and Deputy Chief of Administration for new readers as needed.
• Assist with managing security staff, including contracted private security services, and 6th Floor security receptionists.
• Interface with Building Management Personnel at all office locations regarding security issues.
• Provides consultation and advice regarding safety and security to agency managers.
• Ensures that fire extinguishers are current and not expired.
• Works with the Facilities Unit to ensure that Building Management has elevators inspected regularly.
• Ensures that emergency evacuation chairs for people with disabilities or injuries are in working order and easily retrievable.
• Assist with conducts separate drills to ensure appropriate staff knows how to properly use the emergency evacuation chair.
• Represents the agency’s interest at meetings regarding security system implementation by building management (for example but not limited to: turnstiles, scrambler system), as needed.
• Assists the Director of Security with directing the formulation of agency security policies, procedures, strategies and programs.
• Assists the director with developing, implementing and maintaining disasters/emergency response plans, including the agency’s Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP), and authorizes ongoing modifications to such plans.
• Assist with scheduling and the coordination of the Agency Evacuation Drills and Fire Drills at all office locations.
• Prepares reports of success and failures of Drills to the Chief and Deputy Chief of Administration.
• Emergency evacuation and coordination with medical, fire and police responders.
• Create security training requirements for security personnel.
• Assists the Director of Security at meetings regarding COOP, Coastal Storm Plan (CSP), Post-Emergency Canvassing Operations (PECO), and other security matters, which includes but is not limited to OEM, DOHMH and DCAS.
• Confers with other City agencies, including emergency service agencies, to coordinate security procedures, plans and activities.
• Coordinates security functions and efforts with the activities of other city agencies during emergency situations.
• Coordinates security and law enforcement staff, including responding to civil disturbances within agency facilities.
• Assists the Director of Security with Everbridge, the Law Departments emergency notification system.

Benefits

• The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: High school or GED