Physical Security Manager

From Ordinary to Iconic

Remote, UAE

Full-time

Mid-Senior

Remote

Discovered 2 weeks ago

Physical securitySecurity operationsRisk assessmentThreat and vulnerability assessmentAccess controlCCTV and video surveillance

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Role Overview

The organization protects people, facilities, assets, operations, and critical infrastructure through physical security, risk management, security operations, emergency preparedness, and continuous improvement.

The Physical Security Manager will lead physical security strategy and operational programs across offices, stores, warehouses, distribution centers, facilities, project sites, and other critical locations.

Work Arrangement

The role is described as fully remote in the United Arab Emirates.
The stated employment type is full-time.

Core Responsibilities

Develop physical security strategy, policies, standards, procedures, controls, governance structures, budgets, and performance objectives.
Conduct threat, vulnerability, site-security, and risk assessments and maintain risk registers, mitigation plans, corrective actions, and improvement roadmaps.
Review facility layouts, perimeters, entrances, exits, security zones, loading areas, parking areas, emergency exits, lighting, and surveillance coverage.
Manage access-control, visitor-management, contractor-access, key-management, and physical credential procedures.
Manage CCTV, video surveillance, alarms, intrusion detection, panic buttons, duress systems, perimeter detection, and related security technologies.
Establish requirements for control rooms, security operations centers, guard posts, patrols, monitoring teams, and incident-response functions.

Candidate Qualifications

Experience in physical security, corporate security, security operations, asset protection, loss prevention, facility security, risk management, emergency management, or a related field.
Experience implementing multi-site or enterprise-wide physical security programs and conducting threat, vulnerability, security audit, and risk assessments.
Experience developing policies, standards, site-security plans, post orders, emergency procedures, and incident-response protocols.
Strong understanding of access control, CCTV, video surveillance, alarms, intrusion detection, biometrics, visitor management, perimeter protection, locks, and barriers.
Experience managing security officers, control-room personnel, guarding companies, consultants, technology providers, and other security service partners.
Experience managing physical security incidents and applying investigation, evidence preservation, root-cause analysis, corrective-action, and case-management practices.
Experience coordinating with police, civil defense, emergency services, government authorities, regulators, and external stakeholders is required.
Experience in multinational or complex operating environments such as retail, infrastructure, logistics, manufacturing, energy, technology, hospitality, or government is advantageous.