Physical Security Manager

Job Description We have an exciting opportunity for Physical Security Manager at UL Research Institutes and UL Standards & Engagement , based in our Evanston, Illinois, office.

The Physical Security Manager is responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining UL Research Institutes (ULRI) and UL Standards & Engagement (ULSE) physical security program to protect employees, visitors, facilities, assets, intellectual property, and business operations. This role oversees physical security systems and programs, including access control, video surveillance, intrusion detection, alarm monitoring, visitor management, key control, incident response, and security risk assessments across multiple locations.

Reporting to the Director of Facilities and Expansion, Physical Security Manager establishes security standards, identifies and mitigates physical security risks, and supports a safe, secure, and compliant workplace environment UL Research Institutes and UL Standards & Engagement At UL Research Institutes (ULRI) and UL Standards & Engagement (ULSE) , we expand the boundaries of safety science to create a more secure and sustainable world.

For more than a century, we have studied the unintended consequences of innovation, designed solutions to mitigate risk, created new safety standards and shared our findings with academia, scientists, manufacturers, and policymakers across industries. We identify critical safety and sustainability issues, asking the tough questions because we believe a safer world begins with knowledge.

What you’ll learn and achieve:

As the Physical Security Manager, you will play a key role in the rapid growth of UL as you:

Develop, implement, and continuously improve physical security standards, policies, procedures, and programs across the organization.

Manage physical security systems and technologies, including access control, badge and credential administration, CCTV, intrusion detection, alarms, visitor management, and key control.

Conduct physical security risk assessments for new and existing facilities, identify threats and vulnerabilities, and develop appropriate risk mitigation recommendations.

Establish physical security requirements for office, laboratory, and testing environments.

Lead physical security incident response and investigations involving unauthorized access, theft, workplace violence concerns, vandalism, and other security-related events, coordinating with internal and external partners as appropriate.

Manage physical security infrastructure projects, including access control upgrades, CCTV deployments, visitor management implementations, security command center enhancements, and new facility security installations.

Partner with project management, design teams, and internal stakeholders to establish and implement physical security requirements throughout the planning, design, construction, commissioning, and occupancy of new and renovated facilities.

Manage security vendors, integrators, monitoring providers, contractors, and equipment manufacturers, including scopes of work, service-level performance, budgets, maintenance, and system upgrades.

Support emergency preparedness, crisis management, business continuity, evacuation planning, and security response activities during facility emergencies and other significant events.

Develop and monitor security metrics, dashboards, access audits, incident trends, system performance, and compliance activities; prepare leadership reporting and support internal and external audits and regulatory inspections.

Contribute to other Real Estate & Facilities and organization-wide initiatives as required.

What you’ll experience working at UL Research Institutes and UL Standards & Engagement:
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