JOB TITLE: Security Officer

LOCATION: VICTORIA PLACE SHOPPING CENTRE

SHIFT PATTERN: 7 Days, 4 off, 7 Nights, 3 off, 56 hours per week

PAY RATE: £13.99 per hour

The Security Shift Officers are responsible for leading, managing, and coordinating the security teams, also liaising with client and cleaning teams on site, ensuring professional standards and performance are maintained. Acting as site lead in the absence of the Centre Management team on nights and weekends. Also taking the lead in the Supervisors absence .

Key responsibilities include:

• Supervising and briefing security officers, conducting physical checks of security systems (CCTV, access control, etc.), and ensuring proper handover between shifts.
• Overseeing and monitoring the CCTV system, ensuring constant surveillance and proper coverage of all areas.
• Responding to and escalating any suspicious activity, breaches, or incidents detected via CCTV.
• Coordinating with the security team and site management to address incidents quickly and efficiently.
• Maintaining CCTV logs, ensuring footage is properly recorded, stored, and accessible for incident reports or investigations.
• Task allocation, monitoring patrols, incident reporting, completing paperwork, and overseeing security equipment.
• Managing security schedules, training new officers, providing refresher training, and handling last-minute roster changes.
• Acting as the first point of contact for security issues, addressing emergency callouts, and ensuring compliance with fire panel monitoring, alarm checks, and health and safety standards.
• Liaising with the cleaning team, ensuring they are properly briefed, equipped, and trained to maintain site cleanliness standards.
• Training new security staff to meet site standards, with hands-on guidance and one-to-one shadowing programs.
• Overseeing ongoing refresher training and toolbox talks for all staff to ensure they are updated on best practices and site requirements.
• Addressing staff welfare during shifts and conducting security investigatory with proper documentation.
• Before shift handover, the supervisor debriefs staff, checks and signs off records, and ensures all equipment is accounted for and in proper condition.

Benefits

We’re proud to offer a great range of benefits including:

• 24/7 GP: Both you and your immediate family can speak to a UK-based GP from the comfort of your own home
• Mental Health support and Life Event Counseling
• Get Fit Programme
• Financial and legal support
• Cycle to work scheme
• Access Perks at Work, our innovative employee app where you can find:
• Perks: discounts, gift cards, cashback, and exclusive offers
• Life: Search for resources and tools on topics ranging from family and life to health, money and work
• Support: Online chat or telephone service for urgent support in a crisis

For more information about ABM’s benefits, visit our careers page

ABOUT US

ABM is one of the world’s largest providers of integrated facility services. A driving force for a cleaner, healthier, and more sustainable world, ABM provides essential services that improve the spaces and places that matter most. ABM offers a comprehensive array of facility services that includes cleaning, engineering, parking, electrical & lighting, energy solutions, HVAC & mechanical, security, and mission critical solutions. ABM delivers these custom facility solutions to properties across a wide range of industries – from commercial office buildings to schools, airports, hospitals, data centres, manufacturing plants and distribution centres, entertainment venues and more. In the UK we’re proud to service icon sites across the country with more than 10,000 team members. For more information, visit www.abm.co.uk.

ABM are committed to employment practices that promote diversity and inclusion in employment regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, sex, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status, race, religion or belief. We are proud members of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme.