Security Shift Supervisor

About this role

Better places, thriving communities.

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Security Team Leader to support the delivery of security operations at a prestigious corporate site. You will lead shifts, coordinate officers, manage control room activities, monitor security systems and support the Security Supervisor in maintaining exceptional service standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate daily shift activities
• Manage shift handovers, patrols and officer deployment
• Oversee control room operations including ACS, CCTV and alarm monitoring
• Administer access control, contractor passes and key management systems
• Conduct officer briefings, inspections and safety checks
• Coordinate incident response and ensure accurate reporting
• Maintain security logs, databases and operational records
• Support the Security Supervisor and step into the role when required

Essential Requirements

• Current SIA Door Supervisor Licence
• Current SIA CCTV Licence
• Strong administration, report writing and IT skills
• Excellent communication and customer service skills
• Ability to coordinate staff and manage multiple priorities
• Experience operating access control and CCTV systems
• Strong incident management and decision-making abilities

Desirable Experience

• Experience within a corporate security or control room environment
• Knowledge of Lenel OnGuard access control systems
• Experience using Avigilon CCTV systems
• Experience managing contractor access, key systems and security records
• Previous leadership or team coordination experience

What We Offer

• Competitive salary
• Pension scheme
• Training and development opportunities
• Career progression within Mitie
• Employee assistance programme and wellbeing support

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If you have a passion for security, strong leadership skills and experience in a corporate security environment, we would like to hear from you.

Our market-leading flexible benefits scheme provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle.

We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.

When you join us, we’ll give you a link to our flexible benefits platform, Choices. This gives you the chance to customise your benefits to best suit your lifestyle. You can choose from dental insurance, dining cards, coffee clubs, buying technology products at an affordable cost and much more!

We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme.

Life cover is the greater of your equivalent annual salary or a minimum of £10,000 - giving peace of mind for your dependants. We also offer a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).

We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there’s a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,000!

Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long-term condition (for example dyslexia, anxiety, autism, a mobility condition or hearing loss) and need us to make any reasonable adjustments, changes or do anything differently during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing at .

Since 1987, Mitie’s 84,000 employees have been maintaining companies globally. We are the UK’s leading facilities management and professional services company, and our clients range from household names in banking, critical government sites as well as hospitals and schools.

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