Job Description
We have an exciting opportunity for Physical Security Manager atUL Research Institutes and UL Standards & Engagement, based in our Evanston, Illinois, office.
The Physical Security Manager is responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining UL Research Institutes (ULRI) and UL Standards & Engagement (ULSE) physical security program to protect employees, visitors, facilities, assets, intellectual property, and business operations. This role oversees physical security systems and programs, including access control, video surveillance, intrusion detection, alarm monitoring, visitor management, key control, incident response, and security risk assessments across multiple locations.
Reporting to the Director of Facilities and Expansion, Physical Security Manager establishes security standards, identifies and mitigates physical security risks, and supports a safe, secure, and compliant workplace environment
What you’ll learn and achieve:
As the Physical Security Manager, you will play a key role in the rapid growth of ULas you:
- Develop, implement, and continuously improve physical security standards, policies, procedures, and programs across the organization.
- Manage physical security systems and technologies, including access control, badge and credential administration, CCTV, intrusion detection, alarms, visitor management, and key control.
- Conduct physical security risk assessments for new and existing facilities, identify threats and vulnerabilities, and develop appropriate risk mitigation recommendations.
- Establish physical security requirements for office, laboratory, and testing environments.
- Lead physical security incident response and investigations involving unauthorized access, theft, workplace violence concerns, vandalism, and other security-related events, coordinating with internal and external partners as appropriate.
- Manage physical security infrastructure projects, including access control upgrades, CCTV deployments, visitor management implementations, security command center enhancements, and new facility security installations.
- Partner with project management, design teams, and internal stakeholders to establish and implement physical security requirements throughout the planning, design, construction, commissioning, and occupancy of new and renovated facilities.
- Manage security vendors, integrators, monitoring providers, contractors, and equipment manufacturers, including scopes of work, service-level performance, budgets, maintenance, and system upgrades.
- Support emergency preparedness, crisis management, business continuity, evacuation planning, and security response activities during facility emergencies and other significant events.
- Develop and monitor security metrics, dashboards, access audits, incident trends, system performance, and compliance activities; prepare leadership reporting and support internal and external audits and regulatory inspections.
- Contribute to other Real Estate & Facilities and organization-wide initiatives as required.
What makes you a great fit:
While no one candidate will embody every quality, the successful candidate will bring many of the following professional competencies and personal attributes:
- Strong project management skills with experience managing security infrastructure projects from planning through implementation.
- Ability to manage vendors, contracts, and budgets.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to evaluate physical security risks and develop practical mitigation strategies.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate security risks, requirements, and recommendations across organizational levels.
- Ability to build effective working relationships and influence stakeholders across ULRI-ULSE.
Professional education and experience requirements for the role include:
- Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in Criminal Justice, Security Management, Business Administration, Risk Management, Facilities Management, Information Technology, or a related field.
- Minimum of 7 years of experience in physical security, corporate security, facilities security, or a related discipline.
- Minimum of 3 years of experience managing enterprise security systems and vendor relationships.
- Experience supporting physical security programs within multi-site corporate environments.
- Experience with access control systems, CCTV platforms, visitor management, alarm monitoring, and other electronic security technologies.
- Experience conducting security risk assessments and supporting security infrastructure projects.
- Experience within corporate real estate and facilities or laboratory, testing, research, or manufacturing environments is preferred.
- Certified Protection Professional (CPP), Physical Security Professional (PSP), Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED), Certified Facility Manager (CFM), or Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is preferred.
Salary Range:
$89,602.01-$123,202.76
Pay type:
Salary
