Security Programs Manager

Kairos Power•Albuquerque, NM

About The Position

Kairos Power is seeking a Security Manager to lead physical security operations across its facilities. The role develops and implements a consistent, risk-based physical security program to protect employees, visitors, the public, facilities, information, and company assets. It oversees security operations and contract providers, access control, video surveillance, and visitor management, and participates in incident response, investigations, and emergency preparedness. The Security Manager works with Facilities, Construction, Environment, Health and Safety (EHS), Information Technology (IT), Human Resources, Legal, Office Administration, site leadership, and local authorities to support secure and reliable operations. The position includes periodic travel to Kairos Power locations, up to 20%, and requires occasional overtime, rare weekend work, frequent schedule flexibility, and occasional extended hours for on-call responsibilities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in security management, criminal justice, emergency management, business administration, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience.
Five or more years of progressively responsible experience in physical security management, corporate security, law enforcement, military security, or a related field.
Demonstrated experience developing and implementing physical security policies, procedures, standards, and programs.
Experience managing physical security operations across multiple facilities; relevant environments may include offices, laboratories, R&D, industrial, manufacturing, critical infrastructure, or other high-consequence settings.
Experience managing contract security providers, vendor relationships, budgets, and service-level performance.
Experience administering or overseeing access control, video surveillance, alarm monitoring, and visitor management systems.
Demonstrated ability to lead security personnel and coordinate effectively with cross-functional teams.
Experience with emergency response planning, incident management, and crisis coordination.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Working knowledge of access control, credential management, video surveillance, alarm monitoring, visitor management, and incident management technologies.
Knowledge of contract security operations, guard-force management, post orders, staffing models, and vendor-performance management.
Knowledge of emergency preparedness, incident command principles, crisis management, workplace violence prevention, and business continuity practices.
Ability to evaluate security threats and vulnerabilities and translate findings into practical, risk-based corrective actions.
Ability to develop clear, scalable security policies, procedures, standards, post orders, and training materials.
Strong leadership and decision-making skills, including the ability to remain composed and act effectively during emergencies or high-pressure situations.
Strong investigation, interviewing, documentation, and report-writing skills.
Excellent verbal, written, presentation, and executive-briefing skills.
Strong interpersonal and customer-service skills and ability to build trusted relationships across departments and locations.
Ability to handle sensitive, confidential, and investigative information with discretion and integrity.
Strong organizational, project-management, and time-management skills, including ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative, mission-driven environment.
Ability to meet the physical demands and work in the environmental conditions described in the posting, including lifting or moving objects up to 50 pounds, working at elevated heights or in confined spaces, and wearing proper PPE.
Authorization by the Department of Energy to access Part 810-controlled information at the facility; foreign nationals who are citizens of countries not on the DOE general authorization list require a DOE export control license for access.

Responsibilities

Develop, implement, and maintain companywide physical security strategy, policies, standards, procedures, and post orders.
Provide consistent physical security oversight across Kairos Power sites.
Evaluate physical security systems and recommend upgrades or improvements based on operational risks, emerging threats, and company growth.
Manage contract security providers, including scopes of work, staffing requirements, service-level expectations, performance metrics, invoice review, and contract compliance.
Lead or support investigations into theft, unauthorized access, property damage, suspicious activity, policy violations, and other security-related incidents.
Support employee and contractor badging, access authorization, onboarding, offboarding, and periodic access reviews with Human Resources, EHS, IT, and Facilities.
Partner with Construction, EHS, Facilities, and IT to incorporate physical security requirements into construction, facility expansions, renovations, and system upgrades.
Develop and manage security budgets, seeking to improve effectiveness and control costs without compromising safety or security.
Travel periodically to company locations for site assessments, security coordination, project support, and operational needs.
Perform other duties as assigned.