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With our combined team of over 6, 500 globally, we relentlessly focus on enabling innovation through the services we deliver, while actively looking for new opportunities that will enable innovation for our clients’ businesses. Globally, we manage over 320 million square feet of client portfolios across 30,000+ locations in North America, Europe, Middle East, Australia and Asia. Further information is available at www.bgis.com\nSUMMARY\nThe Senior Manager, Physical Security will be a key member of the BGIS Corporate Security and Business Continuity Management team, and will lead North American physical security initiatives, provide subject matter expertise on physical security matters across the company, and support security-related investigations impacting BGIS. The incumbent will work with concerned parties to ensure compliance with BGIS policies, client contracts, and relevant government protocols.\nThe incumbent will also provide support where required on client-related Threat and Risk Assessments and be a BGIS program champion for Insider Trust Program awareness.\nKEY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES\nPeople Leadership\nDemonstrates strong, competent leadership for team members to guide them in reaching their full potential and meeting their objectives, which supports achievement of our corporate goals. Specifically, these responsibilities include but not limited to:\nFull involvement with recruiting talent.\nProvides mentoring, coaching and guidance to all team members.\nObjectively recommends compensation adjustments.\nManages all aspects of performance.\nAccess and Security Management\nFacilitate employee, agency, and contractor site access for key BGIS corporate facilities in North America.\nCollaborate with internal and external concerned parties to ensure corporate access and security systems are functional and effective as per ISO 27001 standards and client requirements (where applicable).\nEnsures all physical security programs comply with the Private Security and Investigative Services Act, 2005 (PSISA) and relevant Ontario privacy legislation (PIPEDA/FIPPA).\nDevelops and executes a formal security audit schedule for managed properties, ensuring physical controls (locks, lighting, fencing) meet corporate and client standards.\nProvides subject matter expertise during building renovations or new construction by applying Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) principles to blueprints.\nFacilitate corporate ID cards for BGIS employees in Canada, and collaborate with BGIS partners in the US, Europe and APAC to ensure consistency globally.\nConduct physical access reviews to ensure compliance with BGIS security policies and ISO standards.\nEnsure redundancy in access management and card production in the event of an absence.\nProvide subject matter expertise across the portfolio on physical security matters.\nMaintains site-specific Post Orders and emergency response protocols for third-party security guarding partners.\nInvestigative Support\nSupport and - when required - lead security-related investigations as per the BGIS Corporate Security Policy and affiliated procedures.\nSupport and - when required - lead risk-driven investigative work relating to background investigations, acquisitions and corporate reputation. Utilizes incident management software to analyze security trends and provide senior leadership with actionable insights and risk-mitigation strategies.\nInsider Trust\nChampion insider risk / insider trust awareness within BGIS, including maintaining up-to-date training, attending seminars and conferences, and where required support the CSO and business lines in insider threat - related investigations.\nBusiness Continuity and Emergency Response\nSupport BCP activations as required during an event, including social media scanning, media monitoring, OSINT, etc.\nLeads the development and testing of building-specific emergency response plans, including \"Active Threat\" drills and \"Lockdown\" procedures.\nProvides support during BCP activations, coordinating the physical security response to civil unrest, natural disasters, or technical failures.\nCollaborates with Facilities Management to ensure security protocols align with building emergency evacuation plans.\nOther\nPerforms additional duties and responsibilities as needed.\nKNOWLEDGE & SKILLS\nEDUCATION:\nA university or college degree, or equivalent work experience showing an ability to analyze complex security situations effectively.\nSecurity related certification (APP, CPP, PCI, etc.) would be a strong asset.\nUnderstanding of Enterprise Security Risk Management (ESRM) principles would be a strong asset.\nJOB-RELATED EXPERIENCE:\nMinimum of 5 years in the areas of physical, corporate or information security.\nAble to obtain and maintain a Government of Canada security clearance Level II (Secret) or higher.\nAdvanced knowledge with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.\nExperience using access control and CCTV systems.\nKnowledge of supporting security disciplines, document control, visitor access, personnel security processing, and security processes and procedures.\nDemonstrated ability to effectively communicate information and findings to audiences at all levels of an organization, both verbally and through written communications.\nMust be responsive, customer-focused and possess the qualities of diplomacy, tact, discretion, and initiative.\nMust be able to multi-task in a dynamic environment.\nExcellent interpersonal, written, verbal, and presentation skills.\nRequires the ability to make sound decisions, manage time, take independent action, analyze problems, and provide focused solutions.\nStrong and effective leadership skills.\nWorking knowledge and understanding of ISO 27001 as well as other security related industry standards (such as ASIS International standards).\nDesirable Qualifications\nPost-secondary university degree, or equivalent professional experience.\nProof of training, certification or professional designation from a police or security agency, or an internationally recognized organization.\nKnowledge of physical, information, and cyber security principles and applications.\nExperience in design, implementation or management of large security technology projects.\nExperience in writing policies, guidelines and procedures.\nSupervisory experience.\nExperience in conducting open source (OSINT) research or investigations.\nLicenses and/or Professional Accreditation\nNone Required.\nThis is a regular, full-time position with a salary range of $84,493 - $105,616 per annum. The starting salary will be based on the successful candidate’s competencies, including but not limited to experience, education and performance related to this role.\nAt BGIS we believe that diversity and inclusion is a key business driver, such that we never lose sight of its importance as it is woven into the fabric of our organization. We are committed to maintaining a barrier-free recruitment process by providing equal employment opportunities through recruiting and retention of individuals of all backgrounds. 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