Area Manager

SUMMARY:
A Vacancy exist for an Area Manager in the Critical Infrastructure Division based in the Tshwane Region.

POSITION INFO:
The suitable candidate’s main responsibilities and duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Render a comprehensive pro-active security service
• Liaise with client, Regional Clients and handle all internal and External Security queries
• Ensure client satisfaction and retention
• Sustain growth and profitability
• Increase and sustain the performance and productivity of all staff;
• Sub-Contractor and Subdivision
• Planning and management
• To deliver effective team management
• Financial management
• Personnel management
• Carrying out dynamic security and safety risk assessment
• Communicating effectively with the control room team and liaising effectively with the operational management teams within the project
• Maintaining effective relationships with client staff, management and contractor and service provider
• Providing reports and recommending process improvements
• Acting as a focal point for security operations decision making during routine and emergency situations
• Adhering to compliance standards and relevant laws
• Alignment and liaison with all security service provider
• Alignment and to ensure allocation of all responsible sites are kept up to date, polygons and site lists spread sheet
• Proactive liaising with the OCC NOC and assisting with the proactive interaction
• To Have Security Technical Ability and Background
• Ensure compliance to the Company’s disciplinary code
• Ensure that all company SOP’s are followed
• Ensure training takes place as and when required
• After hour visits and willing to work long hours
• Willing to travel Nationally
• Any other duties deemed relevant to the role;

• PSRA certification – Grade A
• Grade 12 or equivalent qualification
• Minimum 5 years’ operational management experience/exposure
• Good Labour Relations skills
• Excellent written & verbal communication skills
• A working knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Google Earth);
• Bilingual (English and any other South African language)
• Good interpersonal and customer relations
• Ability to work independently and under pressure
• Willing to work extensive hours as and when required
• Willing to work after hours and be on standby
• Clean disciplinary, criminal and credit record
• Code 08 Drivers license and own reliable transport
• Experience of implementing Quality Management Standards
• The ability to manage and deliver projects, draft and implement policies and influence senior stakeholders
• Experience of working with control room systems
• Analytical and quality focused – able to produce accurate management information
• Excellent presentation and IT skills are required
• Target and KPI focused yet able to deliver whilst maintaining employee engagement
• Excellent people and performance management skills: motivate, coach, develop, inspire and ability to identify training needs
• Experience of successfully leading teams to constantly achieve company objectives
• The ability to communicate with all levels, from senior management to operational staff;
• Firearm competency