Duty Security Manager

We’re Hiring: Duty Security Manager!

📍 Location: Cambridge, CB1 9NJ

💰 Pay: £17.76 per hour

📅 Hours: 50 hours per week: Monday - Friday: 8am - 6pm

🎓 From day one, you’ll gain access to outstanding Learning and Development opportunities, Mentorship, and a whole load of benefits from big brand discounts to give back schemes!

Grade: 3.1 Site Based

See a Different World. Where potential is seen and progress is nurtured.

As a Duty Security Manager, you will be responsible for leading day‑to‑day security operations within a high‑profile, technology‑focused corporate environment. Acting as the main point of contact, the Duty Security Manager ensures a consistent, professional service while upholding high standards of security, confidentiality, and team performance🛡️

Working across a 24/7 operation, the Duty Security Manager oversees security personnel, maintains strong working relationships with stakeholders, and ensures compliance with training and licensing requirements. Through effective supervision, planning, and staff management, the Duty Security Manager helps maintain a safe, secure environment that supports the organisation’s wider business needs.

This isn’t just another job. It’s your opportunity to step into a Duty Security Manager role where your leadership potential is recognised, your contribution is valued, and your professional development is actively supported at every stage✨

🌟Additional benefits:🌟

• Company uniform provided
• Complimentary hot and cold beverages
• Free on‑site parking
• Subsidised on‑site meals
  
  

Responsibilities

Job Description

You’ll play a vital part in keeping people, property, and information safe. That includes:

• Ensure all personnel under supervision have completed appropriate site training and hold a valid SIA licence or LDN, meeting industry requirements

Conduct monthly check-ins with Security Officers, proactively monitoring performance, maintaining positive employee relations and providing coaching and counselling as needed, in line with company policy

Report all incidents in compliance with customer and company policies

Assist the Security Management Team in developing and sharing best practices and utilising systems and tools to enhance service effectiveness

Be fully conversant with operational functions including Access Control, CCTV, Detection and Alarm Systems, ensuring effective monitoring and reporting

Assist the Site/Branch Manager with any additional reasonable or practical requests

Demonstrate understanding and engagement with the Securitas Core Values of Integrity, Vigilance and Helpfulness, whilst showing a natural ability to recognise risk within the workplace and consider safety as a priority, complying with relevant policies, procedures and training as provided by the Company

Please note - The responsibilities listed here aren’t the full picture—but they give you a good sense of the role. If you meet the minimum requirements and believe you’ve got what it takes to succeed, we’d love to hear from you.

Qualifications

What we’re looking for:

We’re looking for someone who sees a different world—someone who values teamwork, shows initiative, and wants to grow. Ideally, you’ll have:

• A valid SIA licence
• Minimum of 2 years experience working in a Security Supervisor or Security Manager role
• The right to work in the UK, with a 5-year checkable history
• Proven experience operating and managing CCTV systems and access control systems
• Strong understanding of site security procedures, incident reporting, and emergency response
• Good level of IT literacy for reporting systems and security software
• Reliable and trust worthy

Team player

Strong communication skills in English—both written and spoken

Why Join Securitas?

We have a promise to our people, a ‘People Promise’ where opportunity, people and purpose play a vital role in our day to day!

Opportunity: We see potential in every person and situation.

People: We open our eyes to all that’s good.

Purpose: We make your world a safer place.

We believe in your future, not just your past. At Securitas, you’ll find a career built on trust, respect, and progress.

Additional Information

It’s great to see you’re considering a career with Securitas UK!

Join our global team of 336,000+ colleagues and help make the world a safer place.

At Securitas, we live by our values of Integrity, Vigilance and Helpfulness, and our People Promise:

• Opportunity – We see potential in every person and situation
• People – We open our eyes to all that’s good
• Purpose – We make your world a safer place
  
  

What You Can Expect

Our Recruitment Team reviews every application carefully. Applying can feel daunting, but we’re here to support you—just email us if you need help.

Diversity & Inclusion – Be Yourself

We are an inclusive employer, proud of our Level 2 Disability Confident status (we will always try our hardest to guarantee interviews for eligible candidates, should you meet the roles minimum requirements, having disclosed a disability to our Talent Team upon application). We support equality through Employee Networks - Our real change makers of the business.. YOU, the Race at Work Charter, and the Armed Forces Covenant. We also celebrate diversity with events like BSL Week, International Women’s Day, PRIDE and Black History Month

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Your Benefits

• STRIVE– Securitas Perks gives you access to a great range of discounts on a variety of retailers, services and everyday spending to suit your shopping habits.
• Dental Plans - A range of plans providing support, providing cash back towards everyday dental costs, such as dental examinations, X-rays, and treatment
• HSF Health Plan - Range of healthcare cash plans at highly discounted rates, providing families with peace of mind by getting cash back on everyday medical costs, such as dental check-ups, contact lenses and acupuncture, and by covering unexpected costs.
• Cycle to Work – A super cost-effective way of getting a brand new bike, cycling equipment or both. Save up to 42% of the usual cost and spread the cost over several months from your salary.
• Specsavers – Save money on eye tests and when purchasing spectacles.
• WeCare – A 24/7 online GP, mental health support service, get fit programme and more.
• Toothfairy – Online access to advice and guidance, from real UK Dentists.
• Pension Plan – Plan for your financial future by building up a benefit in the Securitas Pension Plan, with the benefit of employer contribution plus tax relief on your contributions.
• Payroll ISA – An ISA savings account is a great way to meet your longer term personal financial goals.
• Free Mortgage Advice
• Go & Live – Financial Wellbeing Hub
• Death in Service Benefit - Permanent employees are automatically covered for Life Assurance, which would provide a lump sum benefit to your beneficiaries in the unfortunate event of death in service whilst employed by Securitas
  
  

Take the Next Step

Join a team that values you. Click ‘I’m Interested’ and start your career with Securitas UK today.

See a different world.