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Security manager CV: example and template

This example is for security managers and managers of agencies protecting people and property, security managers at shopping centres, plants and airports, and for licensed security officers who want to lead a team.

The employer wants to know which sites you protect, how many staff you lead, how you prepare security plans and how you respond to incidents. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: security manager

All the details in this example are fictional. Treat it as a model of layout and wording, and replace the content with your own experience.

Robert Kubiak

Security manager

Lublin +48 123 456 789 robert.kubiak@example.com

Professional profile

Security manager with 14 years in the industry, the last 6 running a region of an agency protecting people and property. I am responsible for 38 sites, 210 security officers, a monitoring centre and 4 mobile response teams. I am on the list of licensed physical security officers. In the last 3 years we renewed all contracts with key clients and won 9 tenders.

Work experience

Security manager, eastern region

05.2020 - present

Agency protecting people and property, Lublin

  • Protecting 38 sites: shopping centres, manufacturing plants, office buildings and a hospital.
  • Leading 210 security officers and 12 shift supervisors.
  • Site security plans and their approval, instructions for posts.
  • A monitoring centre and 4 mobile response teams, average arrival time under 12 minutes.
  • Quotes and tenders, 9 won in 3 years, contracts with key clients renewed.

Security shift supervisor

03.2012 - 04.2020

Shopping centre, Lublin

  • Leading a shift of 14 security officers.
  • Operating CCTV, alarm and access control systems.
  • Working with the police and fire service on incidents.

Education

Bachelor's degree, internal security

2008 - 2011

University of Economics and Innovation in Lublin

Skills

  • Managing site security
  • Security plans and post instructions
  • CCTV, alarms and access control
  • Mobile response teams
  • Rotas and pay for security staff
  • Quotes, tenders and client service

Qualifications

  • Entry on the list of licensed physical security officers
  • Mass event safety manager training, 2019
  • Qualified first aid course, 2023

Languages

  • English: B1

Additional information

  • Driving licence category B
  • Clean criminal record

I hereby consent to the processing of my personal data for the purposes necessary to carry out the recruitment process, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 (GDPR).

How to write a security manager CV

Professional summary

Write which sites you protect, how many staff you lead and which qualifications you hold. Add results, for example response times, renewed contracts or tenders won. The employer is looking for someone who will keep people safe, keep posts staffed and look after clients.

Security shift supervisor with 8 years of experience at a shopping centre, on the list of licensed physical security officers. I lead a shift of 14 and operate CCTV and access control systems. I am looking for work as a security manager.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe the sites, the number of staff, security plans, monitoring, response and clients. Show results in numbers. Add your work with the police and fire service.

Weaker: Protecting sites.

Better: Protecting 38 sites: shopping centres, manufacturing plants, office buildings and a hospital.

Weaker: Response.

Better: A monitoring centre and 4 mobile response teams, average arrival time under 12 minutes.

Weaker: Clients.

Better: Quotes and tenders, 9 won in 3 years, contracts with key clients renewed.

Skills worth listing

List managing security, security plans, security systems, response, rotas and client service. In your soft skills show composure, decisiveness and responsibility.

Professional skills

  • Site security
  • Security plans
  • Security systems
  • Response
  • Rotas
  • Tenders

Personal skills

  • Composure
  • Decisiveness
  • Responsibility
  • Leadership
  • Communication

Qualifications

List your entry on the list of licensed physical security officers, mass event safety training and a first aid course. Employers usually also require a clean criminal record.

How to become a security manager

Most people move up from security officer through shift supervisor or site coordinator. On your CV show how many people you already lead and which sites you know.

Add your experience with security plans, rotas and clients. A manager is responsible for many sites at once.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

A security agency looks for running many sites and tenders, a shopping centre for protecting large crowds, and an industrial plant for access control and protecting property. Move to the top what the job ad is about.

The most common mistakes on a security manager CV

Questions and answers

What should a security manager put on a CV?

Sites, staff, security plans, systems, response, clients, qualifications and training.

Is an entry on the list of licensed security officers needed?

For management roles in physical security it usually is. Show it clearly on your CV.

Which results are worth giving?

Response team arrival times, post staffing, renewed contracts, tenders won and incidents with no losses.

How does a security manager differ from a shift supervisor?

A supervisor leads a shift at one site, and a manager is responsible for many sites, the people, security plans and clients.

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