Protective Services Associate - (Security) - Hybrid - NYC

Country: United States of America

The Protective Services Associate - (Security) is responsible for managing life safety & physical security activities for assigned facilities.

Responsibilities include oversight and management of contract security staff and the buildings critical security systems (access control, CCTV and Alarm).

Accountable for developing and implementing security & life safety procedures and standards to ensure compliance with Santander's policies; developing and maintaining the buildings emergency response plans and ensuring compliance with local fire codes and life safety standards.

The Building Security Manager will be required to foster relationships with building tenants; Santander's businesses; security integrators; neighboring businesses and with local police and fire department officials.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Act as the protection agent for assigned missions to support senior executives, board meetings, and special events.

• Maintain first aid and CPR training to provide first responder care during an emergency.

• Maintain qualification to carry a concealed weapon in the state of work location. Complete an annual weapons qualification.

• Conduct advances, threat assessments, and close protection to support the Regional Head of North America in and around the New York City Area.

• Conduct security investigations in assigned location that may impact Santander or its employees.    

• Develop security plans for assigned location taking in account Design, Approval, Funding, Implementation, Assurance, and Training to ensure that projects meet started schedules. 

• Conduct building risk classification assessment for assigned location per the risk classification process.   

• Liaison with building security and landlord to share intelligence and address physical security concerns and areas for improvement.

• Manage portfolio of physical security projects for assigned location ensuring compliance with Santander Security Standards.   

• Ensure incidents and threats are appropriately escalated per the Corporate Security Incident Response Procedure and cases are properly documented in the case management system.

• Respond to threats in the workplace, coordinate with law enforcement and arrange measures to protect colleagues at risk per the Workplace Threat Response Procedure.

• Provide support for life safety programs to include onsite coverage for evacuation drills, inspection of safety hazards, training, AED, etc. 

• Manage contract security staff within assigned region to included updating post orders, reviewing guard tours results, reviewing incidents reports, and periodic staff inspections.

• Conduct physical security device inspections in back offices without assigned security staff. Coordinate inspections with locations with security staff.

• Assist Human Resources to provide security during high-risk employee terminations as needed.

• HR 218 Qualified preferred.

Qualifications:

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
• The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

EEO Statements:

• At Santander, we value and respect differences in our workforce. We actively encourage everyone to apply.
• Santander is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Working Conditions:

• Frequently minimal physical effort such as sitting, standing, and walking.
• Occasionally moving and lifting equipment and furniture are required to support onsite and offsite meeting setup and teardown.
• Physically capable of lifting up to fifty pounds, able to bend, kneel, and climb ladders.

Employer Rights:

• This job description does not list all the job duties of the job.
• You may be asked by your supervisors or managers to perform other duties. You may be evaluated in part based on your performance of the tasks listed in this job description.
• The employer has the right to revise this job description at any time.
• This job description is not a contract for employment and either you or the employer may terminate at any time for any reason.

$61,875.00 USD$102,500.00 USD