Security Managers

Summary of What they do:

Direct an organization's security functions, including physical security and safety of employees and facilities.

Tasks On The Job

1. Analyze and evaluate security operations to identify risks or opportunities for improvement through auditing, review, or assessment.
2. Assess risks to mitigate potential consequences of incidents and develop a plan to respond to incidents.
3. Attend meetings, professional seminars, or conferences to keep abreast of changes in executive legislative directives or new technologies impacting security operations.
4. Communicate security status, updates, and actual or potential problems, using established protocols.
5. Conduct physical examinations of property to ensure compliance with security policies and regulations.
6. Conduct threat or vulnerability analyses to determine probable frequency, criticality, consequence, or severity of natural or man-made disasters or criminal activity on the organization's profitability or delivery of products or services.
7. Coordinate security operations or activities with public law enforcement, fire and other agencies.
8. Create or implement security standards, policies, and procedures.
9. Develop, arrange for, perform, or assess executive protection activities to reduce security risks.
10. Develop budgets for security operations.
11. Develop, conduct, support, or assist in governmental reviews, internal corporate evaluations, or assessments of the overall effectiveness of facility and personnel security processes.
12. Develop, implement, manage, or evaluate policies and methods to protect personnel against harassment, threats, or violence.
13. Develop or manage investigation programs, including collection and preservation of video and notes of surveillance processes or investigative interviews.
14. Develop, recommend, or manage security procedures for operations or processes, such as security call centers, access control, and reporting tools.
15. Direct or participate in emergency management and contingency planning.
16. Identify, investigate, or resolve security breaches.
17. Monitor and ensure a sound, ethical environment.
18. Monitor security policies, programs or procedures to ensure compliance with internal security policies, or applicable government security requirements, policies, and directives.
19. Plan, direct, or coordinate security activities to safeguard company employees, guests, or others on company property.
20. Plan security for special and high-risk events.
21. Prepare reports or make presentations on internal investigations, losses, or violations of regulations, policies and procedures.
22. Purchase security-related supplies, equipment, or technology.
23. Respond to medical emergencies, bomb threats, fire alarms, or intrusion alarms, following emergency response procedures.
24. Review financial reports to ensure efficiency and quality of security operations.
25. Supervise or provide leadership to subordinate security professionals, performing activities such as hiring, investigating applicants' backgrounds, training, assigning work, evaluating performance, or disciplining.
26. Support efforts to reduce substance abuse or other illegal activities in the workplace.
27. Train subordinate security professionals or other organization members in security rules and procedures.
28. Write or review security-related documents, such as incident reports, proposals, and tactical or strategic initiatives.