Chief Security Officer; Manager; General Services

About Our Job

With competitive pay, great benefits, and endless opportunities, working for the City and County of Denver means seeing yourself working with purpose - for you, and those who benefit from your passion, skills and expertise. Join our diverse, inclusive and talented workforce of more than 11,000 team members who are at the heart of what makes Denver, Denver.

What We Offer

The City and County of Denver offers competitive pay commensurate with education and experience. New hires are typically brought into the organization between $101,000 and $133,000 for this position. We also offer generous benefits for full-time employees which include but are not limited to:

• A guaranteed life-long monthly pension, once vested after 5 years of service

• 457B Retirement Plan

• 140 hours of PTO earned within first year + 12 paid holidays, 1 personal holiday, 1 Wellness Day and 1 volunteer day per year

• Competitive medical, dental and vision plans effective within 1 month of start date

Location & Schedule

This role is primarily on-site at the Wellington Webb Municipal Building (201 W. Colfax), Monday through Friday, generally 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The position may require travel to other locations to address security matters, meet stakeholders, and attend meetings. A hybrid or flexible schedule may be considered after successfully completing the six-month probationary period.

Who We Are & What You’ll Do

The Department of General Services provides efficient, reliable, and sustainable support to every corner of city government. We help the city run smoothly by buying the things the city needs, contracting for services, taking care of over 140 city-owned and managed buildings and providing city-wide security services, among other important services and responsibilities. The Department has a budget of $70M and is comprised of approximately 160 staff in three primary divisions:
Facilities, Security and Surplus, Business Services, and Sourcing and Strategy.

As the Chief Security Officer/Manager, Denver Security Office
, you will provide enterprise-level leadership, management, coordination, and oversight of internal and contracted security operations supporting city facilities, employees, visitors, assets and critical operations.

Specifically, as the Chief Security Officer/Manager, Denver Security Office you will:

• Provide forward thinking and innovative leadership: As a strategic leader within the Facility, Security and Surplus Division of General Services, you will serve as a senior security subject-matter expert and will collaborate closely with General Services leadership, Facility Maintenance, Risk Management, the Denver Police, Fire, and Sheriff Departments, City security partners and stakeholders, and contracted security vendors to provide high-level customer service and innovative security solutions.

• Translate strategy into action: You will have the ability to critically assess challenges, including those that occur on short or emergency notice and require immediate action, remaining flexible and developing effective, collaborative solutions. You must be comfortable working at both strategic/management and operational levels, willing to engage in day-to-day security operations as needed.

• Lead through change, be flexible, seek continuous improvement: You have a demonstrated track record of success in organizational change management, continuous improvement and data-informed decision making. You should be comfortable with ambiguity and adaptable to evolving organizational, departmental or city-wide needs.

What You’ll Bring

We value diversity of ethnicity, race, socioeconomic status, sexual identity, gender, religion, language, ability, and experience and exemplify this through the makeup of our team at all levels. You'll be right at home here if you cultivate strong relationships and push yourself, your work, the people around you and Denver to the next level.

Our ideal candidate has the following experience, skills, and characteristics:

• Extensive knowledge of modern physical-security principles, best practices, and technologies.

• Knowledge of security risk assessments, vulnerability management, incident management, emergency…