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Security Access

The Security Access Manager directs and manages physical security for the University community. Services include but are not limited to mechanical/electronic access controls, perimeter protection, surveillance, electronic security, and other life safety measures. The Security Access Manager plays a key role in organizational safety and security strategy and oversees the implementation of efforts to minimize loss.

• Direct the technical and physical security oversight for the University
• Administer framework necessary to ensure safety and security operations, policies, and procedures; oversee the correction of all issues in the interest of safety, security, and risk reduction
• Identify vulnerabilities and perform security assessments on University facilities; including but not limited to critical infrastructure and security-sensitive facilities
• Direct and enhance physical security policies, protocols, committees, and initiatives
• Lead investigations, audits, and security inspections
• Consult and collaborate with University Police and customers on a variety of day-to-day security issues including, but not limited to, key controls, suspected security breaches, potential security threats, handling suspicious articles, packages, and mail, criminal incidents, and security technology inquiries
• Manage the central electronic security systems to include, but not limited to, access control, video surveillance, security alarm, and life safety alarm
• Direct security related specification, design, installation, and commissioning efforts
• Facilitate training programs for faculty, staff, and students regarding public safety and other regulatory requirements; revise and improve trainings as necessary
• Recommend new policies, procedures, programs, and services for continual improvement
• Provide guidance to administration, faculty, staff, and students; contribute to the strategic planning process
• Perform managerial and administrative duties to develop, lead and improve the performance, effectiveness, efficiency, and customer service of the work unit

Level:

– Senior Manager

Base Description:

– Manages direct reports where primary duty is the management of a working unit.

Level Summary:

– Demonstrates advanced skills in critical functions related to unit's success. Demonstrates advanced knowledge of emerging technologies and processes. Monitors completed work of others to ensure effectiveness and adherence to requirements. Sets clear expectations and holds team accountable. Establishes a shared team/unit vision. Demonstrates ability to evaluate and enhance team/unit practices that promote a strong commitment to inclusionary practices. Coaches others using appropriate strategies. Demonstrates diplomacy. Demonstrates ability to serve as liaison between senior-level management and staff. Resolves complex, controversial, or unprecedented issues and problems.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

– Oversees large team or teams of individual contributors and/or supervisors/managers
– Leads a department or functional area

Fiscal Responsibilities:

– Monitors and tracks large budgets
– Plans, forecasts, and/or develops budgets
– May approve budgets for specific area
– Typically has final signature authority for specific area

Problem Solving:

– Encounters highly varied and complex problems that impacts the team and possibly the unit
– Develops creative and/or novel approaches to resolve problems that are difficult in nature
– Independently resolves complex and/or unprecedented issues and problems

Independence of Action:

– Work results are not clearly defined
– Generally sets own goals and determines how to accomplish results with few or no guidelines to follow
– Monitors completed work of others to ensure soundness of approach, effectiveness of meeting requirements, the feasibility of recommendations and adherences to requirements
– Delegates more advanced tasks to others

Communication and Collaboration:

– Communicates with both internal and external audiences
– Collaborates closely with team members and various areas across the University
– Fosters collaboration between units and engages others' coordinated efforts to reach desired outcomes with broad scope

• Comp Grade – 12
• Minimum – $76,700.00
• MidPoint – $95,900.00
• Maximum – $115,100.00