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Fairford Associates
Senior Security Advisor
Surrey
- Hours
- Full Time
- Posted
- 9 hours ago
- Salary
- 43000.00 - 45000.00 GBP Annual
- Recruiter
- Fairford Associates
- Closes
- 03 Mar 2026
- Course
- No
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Recruiter Type
- Direct Employer
Description
Senior Security Advisor
Location Egham
Salary GBP43k–GBP45k
The Opportunity
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a leading corporate security group who proudly holding NSI Gold and SIA ACS accreditations, along with compliance to ISO 9001 and key British Standards (BS 7499, 10800, 7984–1/3) Their services include keyholding, alarm response, mobile patrols, unlock/lock routines, static guarding, and control room operations.
What You ll Be Doing
Their long–standing external security consultant moves on, they are now seeking a dedicated in–house Senior Security Adviser to oversee their security operations with a particular focus on operations, compliance and billing. Overseeing mobile security services, manned guarding, and control room operations Be part of the out of hours duty management roster. Be responsible for team management, support team development, service provider management, workload planning, monitoring and quality assurance Drive proactive, positive change Create and update company systems, processes. policies and procedures About You
This senior role is ideal for an experienced professional from the security industry who brings a strong understanding of codes of practice, compliance standards, and operational excellence. Hold a valid and active SIA licence (SG, DS, or CP); a CCTV licence is also advantageous Possess a full UK manual driving licence Have a minimum of 3 years experience as a proactive, hands–on Operational Security Manager Demonstrate proven leadership experience, Be capable of reviewing and assessing service agreements, including those from third–party security providers for labour provision. Be experienced in driving proactive, positive change within a security operations environment Have a track record of creating and updating company systems, processes. policies and procedures Possess in–depth knowledge of ISO 9001, SIA ACS, and relevant British Standards (BS 7499, 10800, 7984–1/3) Be highly organised, with strong experience in planning, implementation, and operational execution Have solid experience with mobile security services, manned guarding, and control room operations Communicate effectively, both in writing and verbally, with excellent interpersonal skills Be proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel) and familiar with staff rostering systems Demonstrate a high level of attention to detail, with the ability to manage deadlines and work well under pressure Exhibit strong leadership capabilities, with the ability to inspire and support team development Be proactive, flexible, enthusiastic, and open to ongoing learning and development Be available to ensure contract compliance Be available to cover out–of–hours duty management responsibilities as rostered The ideal candidate would need to live within 40 minutes travelling time of Egham. This relates to the need to react to emergency call outs at short notice and out of hours. We do try to reply to each application personally, however as you can appreciate, we receive a high number of applications for each role we handle and it is not always possible to do this. Therefore, if we do not contact you within seven days your application for this particular role has not been successful. However, we have retained your CV and we will advise you of future roles that may be of interest. Fairford Associates operates as an Employment Agency introducing work–seekers to client employers for direct employment by those employers.
Ad ID: 5417800439
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