Deputy Security and Safety Manager
The Deputy applies agreed policies and procedures on shift, supervises the Security and Safety Coordinators and guarding team, delivers inductions and permit checks, provides first response to incidents, and carries out routine assurance of CCTV, access control and PTW workflows, escalating risks and exceptions to the Security and Safety Manager.
Responsibilities
Customer Interaction
Acts as a day-to-day point of contact for security and HSEW matters on site, supporting the Security and Safety Manager and covering in their absence.
Support and, when required, host customer walkthroughs and audit activity.
Provide clear, timely updates to customer and contractor representatives on site.
Process and verify access requests for contractors and customer teams in line with the access control procedure.
Collate accurate data and evidence to feed the monthly dashboard and customer reporting.
Attend site-level lessons learned reviews and capture actions arising.
Design
Applies agreed standards on site and feeds back practical issues and improvement ideas to the Security and Safety Manager.
Carry out first-line review of RAMS and PTWs, referring high-risk or non-standard scopes upwards for approval.
Assist with the roll-out and testing of security systems and standards on site.
Identify and suggest practical improvements to shift routines and operational workflows.
Escalate any deviation from standard promptly and without exception.
Attend commissioning and works coordination meetings as directed and report back outcomes.
Oversight
Carries out routine assurance checks and keeps site records complete, accurate and audit-ready.
Complete scheduled functional checks of CCTV, ACS and PIDS and log faults for repair.
Deliver daily safety walks and toolbox talks to the agreed schedule.
Maintain site security and safety documentation, registers and shift logs.
Conduct spot checks against the compliance schedule and record the results.
Check permit-to-work and RAMS processes are being followed correctly on the ground and challenge non-compliance.
Day to Day
Delivers the daily security and safety routine on site and supervises the coordinator/guarding team on shift.
Deliver inductions and training refreshers -Deliver inductions and refreshers using the approved site content, keep attendance records up to date, and flag any gaps or recurring questions to the Security and Safety Manager.
Administer permit-to-work systems -Prepare and check permits daily, verify controls are in place before work starts, monitor live work and permit expiry, and refer high-risk permits to the Security and Safety Manager for authorisation.
Provide first response to incidents and complete reporting records -Take immediate action at security breaches, accidents and near misses, make the area safe, notify the Security and Safety Manager without delay, and complete accurate entries in the incident management system. Support post-incident reviews and progress agreed corrective actions.
Support site BCP and emergency response actions -Take part in drills and evacuations, act as a marshal or roll-call point where assigned, check muster points and emergency equipment are ready, and feed observations into the debrief.
Maintain site HSE and security equipment readiness -Inspect radios, CCTV, access systems, alarms, extinguishers and first aid kits to the inspection schedule, raise service requests, monitor consumables and spares, and keep the asset register current.
Support visits by regulators and emergency services -Meet and accompany visiting regulators or emergency services, retrieve the documentation requested, notify the Security and Safety Manager immediately, and record any actions raised for follow-up.
Control contractor and visitor activity on site -Verif…
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