Compensation Type: Yearly
Rate: $95K - $110K
Location: Located in the heart of Manhattan’s Times Square, the iconic Row NYC has completed a $140+ million transformation of all guest rooms and public spaces. The hotel is surrounded by 24 Broadway theaters, is 1 block from Restaurant Row and is close to Jacob Javits Convention Center, Macy’s, Rockefeller Center, the Empire State Building and many of NYC’s top attractions. The hotel offers 1,331 newly built guestrooms with a variety of bedding configurations including king, queen, double/double and twin.
Overview:
The Director of Security is responsible for ensuring the safety and security of all the employees, guests, and building. In addition, the Director of Security is in charge of the smooth and efficient operations of the security department in an attentive, friendly, efficient, and courteous manner.
Responsibilities:
- Direct the Safety and Security department ensuring policies and procedures are followed, oversee all reports and follow up of incidents. Coordinate and direct the Safety Committee, and implement new training procedures.
- Develop and direct the Safety Committee, ensuring training standards are conducted and implemented, to achieve compliance and regulations.
- Coordinate and train hotel personnel on the Emergency Manual as often as needed.
- In charge of doing security’s department payroll on a weekly basis.
- Responsible in the process of training, disciplining, and reviewing House Officers job performance. Assign duties and schedules for House Officers.
- Update Emergency Manual as required. Distribute emergency contact list as required, and as often as needed.
- Review all incident reports of property losses, fire, accidents, and reports of unusual occurrences to ensure complete investigation and follow up.
- Conduct fire safety inspections to ensure compliance with the law and corporate policy.
- Educate staff on the Hazardous Chemical Programs (OSHA) and other related safety programs.
- Supervise fire drills, train employees in fire evacuation procedures and ensure that sufficient qualified personnel are available to perform the duties of Fire Safety Director.
- Coordinate and monitor the efficiency of safety and security related programs.
- Oversee accident reports statistics on lost time, and other reports required by governmental agencies relating to safety and security.
- Carry out programs to train security and fire safety personnel to ensure the readiness of hotel fire response team.
- Maintain good relationship with various city agencies to ensure compliance with applicable regulations.
- Monitor equipment, and devices that would increase the security and fire safety of the hotel.
- Maintain communication with guests before, during and after their stays concerning security and safety related matters.
- Coordinate resolution of guest incidents and problems and keep guests informed.
- Correspond with guests and outside law enforcement agencies on a regular basis to ensure all security needs are addressed.
Qualifications:
- High School diploma required, BS in Fire Science or Police Science Preferred.
- Must have 5 years Security / Hospitality Experience with 2 years of Security Management experience.
- Fire Safety Director, CPR certification, and First Aid certified.