Penn State Job Catalog

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Federal Security

Federal Security Managers work within the Applied Research Laboratory to lead the overall safety and security programs and related activities to ensure compliance with government and University policies, directives, and procedures; develop and direct organizational safety and security strategy; oversee the implementation of efforts to minimize loss; enhance security and creates business opportunity through the control of risk; serve as the lead internal safety and security consultant for the organization; train, supervise, and coordinate the activities of the team(s).

• Serve as the technical and physical security authority for the University including campus locations; function as the University’s subject matter expert in the area of physical security
• Direct security related specification, design, installation, and commissioning efforts; provide management, engineering, and technical leadership; maintain stewardship for critical security systems
• Manage and continue to develop the Physical Security Office; perform associated managerial and administrative duties required to develop, lead and improve the performance, effectiveness, efficiency, customer service, and overall productivity of the work unit
• Direct and manage the strategies, systems, procedures, and initiatives that ensure physical security for the University
• Consult and collaborate with University Police and customers on a variety of day-to-day security issues
• Manage the central electronic security systems for the University including access control, video surveillance, and security alarm, and life safety alarms
• Develop and manage relationships and initiatives with major security technology vendors and systems integrators
• Collaborate with internal and external security technology innovators in forging future pathways for enterprise-wide security solutions
• Stay abreast of current and emerging technologies in order to provide better system planning and improve overall stewardship of University safety and security systems
• Manage investigations, compliance audits, and security inspections by government agencies
• Collaborate on the management of physical security technologies utilized by University communication centers
• Direct and enhance the strategic security plan, related policies, protocols, committees, and initiatives
• Identify vulnerabilities and perform security assessments on University facilities
• Create and oversee budget development
• Lead and manage the security assessment team

Level:

– Principal Manager

Base Description:

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

Level Summary:

– Demonstrates awareness of broad issues and management trends. Applies exemplary management principles. Evaluates impact of policy and adjusts accordingly. Ensures appropriate skills are developed and maintained within team/unit. Realigns staff responsibilities to meet desired changes. Provides administrative and policy direction. Develops and articulates broad goals. Fosters collaboration between units. Engages in written and verbal communications that reach a university-wide and/or broad external audience. Develops and implements solutions to highly complex and often controversial problems.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

– Oversees teams of other supervisors/managers
– Leads a business unit

Fiscal Responsibilities:

– Plans, forecasts, develops, and/or approves budgets
– Typically has final signature authority for business unit

Problem Solving:

– Encounters highly varied and complex problems that may have a significant impact on multiple units and/or the University
– Regularly develops creative and/or novel approaches to resolve the most difficult problems
– Creates an environment that encourages imaginative solutions to problems

Independence of Action:

– Work results are not clearly defined and may be frequently changing
– Sets own goals and determines how to accomplish results with few or no guidelines to follow
– Oversees completed work of others and is accountable for unit results
– Delegates advanced tasks to others and provides guidance to team members

Communication and Collaboration:

– Communicates with both internal and external audiences
– May represent the University externally
– Collaborates closely with team members and other leaders across the University
– Communicates a compelling vision that inspires and motivates others

• Comp Grade – 17
• Minimum – $141,700.00
• MidPoint – $180,700.00
• Maximum – $219,600.00