About this role
Job Description
Ashton Gate Stadium is a unique sports and entertainment business with the core aim of providing integral support services to ensure the sustainability of Stephen Lansdown’s sporting group of companies which includes Bristol Sport, Bristol City, Bristol Bears, Bristol Flyers Basketball and each of their respective community charities.
The Role
We are looking for a Security Manager to join our fantastic team. This role requires you to deliver high security standards at Ashton Gate and the Robins High Performance Centre (RHPC), ensuring it is an elite and safe environment for players, staff and guests.
Job Description
- Set and manage the master security schedule for the security teams at the stadium and high-performance centre.
- Coordinate with the Head of Safety & Security and external suppliers across the training ground and stadium to create a seamless elite and safe environment.
- Support the Head of Operations to ensure the match readiness and preparations are adhered too.
- Ensure safety and security practices and processes are embedded in the team, routinely tested, audited and staff are trained to a competent level.
- Ensure that the stadium and RHPC is welcoming to staff and guests.
- Support the property access control systems and match day accreditation process.
- Place the health and safety of our staff and guests above all other considerations and be responsible for security compliance and the stadium and RHPC.
- Support the development and oversight of the organisations counter terrorism risk assessment across all sites.
- Ensure all security measures, exit and entry points are routinely pressure tested.
Experience Required
- Experience with security planning, ideally in an elite sports performance environment.
- Hold relevant security qualifications, NVQ level 3 or 4, CCTV operative, SIA badge.
- A sound knowledge of safety systems, Fire, CCTV, Intruder.
- Proven ability to build strong relationships across a diverse range of stakeholders.
- Able to adapt to changing circumstances in fast paced working conditions.
- Demonstrable leadership of complex functions, ensuring teams with different skillsets are aligned to mission and purpose.
Equal Opportunities
We are committed to the principle of equal opportunity and its policies for recruitment, selection, training, development and promotion are designed to ensure that no employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of race, colour, nationality, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, age, ethnic and national origin, disability or gender reassignment.
Safeguarding
Ashton Gate Ltd is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees to share this commitment.
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours, 5 out of 7 days. Due to the nature of events, this will included evenings and weekend
Benefits
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Work Location: In person
About security roles for ex-police
Security management, operations and consultancy roles. Years of operational policing — command, incident response, public order — translate directly into corporate security, and employers in this sector actively rate police experience.
See all security jobs in Bristol →Why this fits a police background — match score 82/100
- Protection & firearms
- Risk & threat assessment
- Working to legislation & regulation
- Security operations
- Safeguarding & public protection
What security roles pay ex-police
Advertised UK ranges, editorial estimates reviewed July 2026
| Security officer (SIA) | £24,000–£29,000 |
| Security supervisor / team leader | £28,000–£34,000 |
| Site / security manager | £38,000–£52,000 |
| Regional / operations security manager | £50,000–£65,000 |