About the Role
Account Managers support Harvard Protection in providing best-in-class security and life safety services. They are responsible for the day-to-day leadership and management of assigned customer accounts, ensuring professional customer-focused security and life safety services for people, property, and employees.
Responsibilities
- Ensure quality services are provided to meet customer expectations and contract requirements by regularly managing, directing, inspecting, training, coaching, mentoring, and leading security personnel.
- Perform operations related functions including scheduling, overtime management, review of daily logs and incident reports, and staff training and development.
- Monitor and develop staff performance, including supervision, performance evaluations, disciplinary matters, training, scheduling, callouts, and assigning work.
- Maintain up-to-date and accurate timekeeping systems and records for staff.
- Provide recommendations for positive and negative personnel actions for supervised staff.
- Provide immediate response to emergencies and issues.
- Follow and coordinate established emergency response, action planning, and procedures.
- Maintain 24/7 availability to assigned customer accounts.
- Oversee the Business Continuity Program in collaboration with all teams.
- Manage compliance and regulatory matters.
- Initiate preliminary investigations into incidents.
- Prepare reports on accidents, incidents, and suspicious activities.
- Prepare required weekly, bi-weekly, and monthly manager reports.
- Facilitate training as required per contractual agreement, including CPR/First Aid/AED and additional state/local certifications.
- Facilitate any required maintenance of vehicles.
- Assist in the procurement process and maintenance of uniforms and equipment.
- Maintain professional working relationships with local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies.
Requirements
- Must possess a valid GSA credential or be eligible to obtain one.
- Must have state or municipality mandated security officer licenses.
- Candidates should possess some of the following verifiable experiences: Advanced education degree, Criminal Justice degree or law enforcement related degree, 5-10 years civilian law enforcement, private or corporate security experience, or military experience with a favorable discharge.
- Must have a security guard license or be able to obtain one within an acceptable period.
Skills
- Strong interpersonal communication skills
- Excellent time management skills
- Ability to prioritize and problem solve
- Good computer skills including Microsoft Office
- Computerized scheduling operating system knowledge is helpful
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 5-10 years civilian law enforcement, or private or corporate security experience or military experience with a favorable discharge
Education Level
- Advanced education degree
- Criminal Justice degree or law enforcement related degree
Salary/Compensations
- $27.00 per hour
Benefits
- Health & welfare
- Dental
- Vision
- Sick leave
- Vacation
- 401K enrollment
About the Company
- Harvard Protection Services is one of the fastest growing, privately owned providers of high-quality security services in the United States.
- Our reputation has been earned among our employees and clients for our responsiveness, engaged leadership, and personal care for every employee and client we serve.
- We support our employees, ensure they feel valued, give them the resources to be successful, and empower them to execute flawlessly.
- Harvard Protection Services maintains true to our long-standing belief, Employees First and Customer Service.
- Our Mission, Vision and Core Values of PEOPLE FIRST, SAFETY, TEAMWORK, CLIENT FOCUS, and ACCOUNTABILITY are representative of this belief with expectations set and supported throughout for all our employees.
- Our goals set the standard for the industry; to earn our customer’s trust, confidence, and business, through maintaining a safe and secure environment.
- We are recognized by our customers and the industry as a dynamic, employee-centric organization that empowers our team to deliver leading edge service and solutions that creates value for our customers.
Equal Opportunity
- Harvard Protection Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer/M/F/Veteran/Disabilities
