Regional Security Manager

Grade and Salary Grade D €61,531 - €92,296

Job Description

We are Uisce Éireann. Every day, we are responsible for the delivery of secure, safe, and sustainable water services for the people of Ireland. As Ireland’s national regulated water utility, our vision is a sustainable Ireland where water is respected and protected, for the planet and all the lives it supports.

Our purpose at Uisce Éireann is to rise to the challenge of delivering transformative water services that enable communities to thrive. That means we are proud to take on the responsibility of protecting our water supply and passing on a safe and secure water system to a rapidly growing population and empowering Ireland’s social and economic growth. 

So, we’re passionate about helping our people to do the best work of their lives, to enable them to make a positive difference to communities all over Ireland. Our aim is to attract and develop talented and skilled people with diverse backgrounds and an evolving range of expertise and insight. We believe that such a strong workforce will help us achieve our goals and allow us to continue investing in, and advancing, Ireland’s water services. 

The Role:

The Facilities & Fleet Functional area is responsible for obtaining and maintaining Uisce Éireann's headquarters and Regional offices, including activities such as: security, property management, spatial planning, capital projects and building management. The function has the responsibility of delivering a highly effective Facilities Management Service for Uisce Éireann, this involves reviewing and implementing solutions to meet the current and future property and maintenance needs of the business, safeguarding the security of all Uisce Éireann’s facilities and locations and the management of the company’s complex fleet.

The Security team is responsible for management of the security of commercial buildings and operational sites at national level including the security risk assessment programme, manned security, incident management and investigations, electronic security systems (CCTV, Intruder and Access Control), key management, remote monitoring through the SOC (Security Operations Centre), capital upgrades and maintenance activities. The team develop and implement Security Strategies, policies, standards and procedures to provide a best in class security function that will protect our people, assets and reputation from physical threats both external and internal.

Reporting to the National Security Senior Manager, the Regional Security Manager is a key member of the Security Team and will be responsible for the delivery of Security management services at a regional level for Uisce Éireann.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage security of commercial buildings (offices, depots, laboratories etc.) and Operational sites (water / wastewater treatment plants,etc.) at regional level.
• Electronic security systems integration (CCTV, Intruder and Access Control) 
• Ensure delivery of security management services within annual OPEX budgets and identify and manage any risks to budgets ensuring necessary approvals 
• Provide detailed guidance on security measures required for operational and new sites liaising with the relevant teams in UÉ
• Develop and present papers to Investment and Contract Approval Committees as required for approval of spend and contract authorisation 
• Liaise with the Regional Operational teams in UÉ to ensure that security services in the region are appropriate to meet the demands of the business 
• Liaise with a broad range of Local Authority staff including Director of Services, Senior Engineers, Supervisors, etc. 
• Manage and deliver the Security Risk Assessment Program and asset information gathering program across the region 
• Conduct audits of sites and provide analysis to drive improvement measures as required 
• Procurement of national security frameworks 
• Manage and authorise all commercial aspects of contracts including, agreeing cost centres, approving POs/payments and benchmarking costs 
• Liaise with Asset Management and Asset Operations functions to develop and maintain a Security strategy for all Assets across Uisce Éireann
• Provide expertise on crisis management, security risks, personal security, event management etc. 
• Investigate security incidents, report on causes and make recommendations for improvement to security systems and procedures
• Ensure front of house reception staff have appropriate procedures and training to deal with emergencies, public access issues, etc. 
• Drive a strong behavioural culture of continuous improvement regarding processes and procedures 
• Develop, standardise and implement security policies, procedures, processes and specifications 
• Manage security in line with Uisce Éireann HSQE and assist the HSQE team with risk assessments, incident investigations etc. 
• Attend meetings with Senior Management / Regional Managers and act as point of contact for escalation 
• Track and report monthly on security costs and KPIs and address issues/anomalies 
• Liaise with Police Services, Government Agencies, Peer Companies and Expert Groups 
• Provide key information to National Security Manager to facilitate objective decision making 
• Participate in the on-call rota for Security Management if required.

General Duties and Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with key internal stakeholders across the UÉ business
• Responsible for promoting and delivering health and safety commitments across UÉ and its supply chain, reinforcing positive behaviours and delivering health and safety objectives and requirements to the highest industry standards. 
• Support the delivery of the Uisce Éireann Transformation Programme, driving results required within the Directorate and supporting organisation-wide objectives.
• Other duties as required.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

• Relevant third level qualification and or accreditation is desirable 
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in the water, utilities or similar industries is desirable and or relevant experience 
• Ability to develop and maintain effective strategic partnerships with key stakeholders internally and externally 
• Proven track record with dealing with complex issues, proactively and in a timely fashion along with the ability to communicate complex information to others
• Highly motivated individual, working to the highest professional standards and with proven ability to deliver results
• Strong analytical skills and ability to identify and analyse problems and potential improvements, and propose and implement solutions
• Demonstrate adaptability and the ability to change focus and direction in line with business strategy and requirements
• Proactively identifying new areas of improvement and using newly gained knowledge and skill on the job
• Knowledge of Corporate Security and Asset Protection. 
• Good working knowledge of security systems (CCTV, IDS and Access Control) in design, maintenance and installation is desirable 
• Proven track record with dealing with complex issues, proactively and in a timely fashion, along with the ability to communicate complex information to others.

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