Responsibilities
Develop, implement, and maintain Kairos Power’s companywide physical security strategy, policies, standards, procedures, and post orders.
Provide consistent physical security oversight across Kairos Power sites.
Evaluate the effectiveness of physical security systems and recommend upgrades or improvements based on operational risks, emerging threats, and company growth.
Manage contract security providers, including scopes of work, staffing requirements, service-level expectations, performance metrics, invoice review, and contract compliance.
Lead or support investigations involving theft, unauthorized access, property damage, suspicious activity, policy violations, and other security-related incidents.
Support employee and contractor badging, access authorization, onboarding, offboarding, and periodic access reviews in coordination with Human Resources, EHS, IT, and Facilities.
Partner with Construction, EHS, Facilities, and IT to incorporate physical security requirements into new construction, facility expansions, renovations, and system upgrades.
Develop and manage security budgets while identifying opportunities to improve effectiveness and control costs without compromising safety or security.
Travel periodically to Kairos Power locations to conduct site assessments, coordinate security activities, support projects, and respond to operational needs.
Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in security management, criminal justice, emergency management, business administration, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience.
Five or more years of progressively responsible experience in physical security management, corporate security, law enforcement, military security, or a related field.
Demonstrated experience developing and implementing physical security policies, procedures, standards, and programs.
Experience managing physical security operations across multiple facilities, preferably within an office, laboratory, R&D, industrial, manufacturing, critical infrastructure, or other high-consequence environment.
Experience managing contract security providers, vendor relationships, budgets, and service-level performance.
Experience administering or overseeing access control, video surveillance, alarm monitoring, and visitor management systems.
Demonstrated ability to lead security personnel and coordinate effectively with cross-functional teams.
Experience with emergency response planning, incident management, and crisis coordination.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
Working knowledge of access control, credential management, video surveillance, alarm monitoring, visitor management, and incident management technologies.
Knowledge of contract security operations, guard-force management, post orders, staffing models, and vendor-performance management.
Knowledge of emergency preparedness, incident command principles, crisis management, workplace violence prevention, and business continuity practices.
Ability to evaluate security threats and vulnerabilities and translate findings into practical, risk-based corrective actions.
Ability to develop clear, scalable security policies, procedures, standards, post orders, and training materials.
Strong leadership and decision-making skills, including the ability to remain composed and act effectively during emergencies or high-pressure situations.
Strong investigation, interviewing, documentation, and report-writing skills.
Excellent verbal, written, presentation, and executive-briefing skills.
Strong interpersonal and customer-service skills with the ability to build trusted relationships across multiple departments and locations.
Ability to handle sensitive, confidential, and investigative information with discretion and integrity.
Strong organizational, project-management, and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative, and mission-driven environment.
Physical Demands
Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, scissor lifts, articulated boom lifts and the like
Setting up and transferring temporary structures (e.g. scaffolding, ladders)
Moving self in different positions to accomplish tasks in various environments including tight and confined spaces
Remaining in a stationary position, often standing, or sitting for prolonged periods
Moving about to accomplish tasks or moving from one worksite to another
Adjusting, moving, transporting, installing, positioning, or removing objects up to 50 pounds in all directions
Communicating with others to exchange information
Operating motor vehicles, heavy equipment or machinery
Use hand tools
Repetitive assembly operations of manufacturing test fixtures and test setups in collaboration with engineering and manufacturing teams
Environmental Conditions
General office environment
Low temperatures
High temperatures
Outdoor environment or elements such as precipitation and wind
Noisy environments
Small and/or enclosed spaces
Odors or fumes from chemicals or chemical reactions
Elevated heights
High-concentration, demanding and fast-paced
Safety and PPE
Reading and interpreting hazardous warning signs
Reporting issues with equipment or unsafe conditions
Color identification: detecting, distinguishing, recognizing and identifying colors
Wearing proper PPE, to include face mask, face shields, gloves, safety shoes, etc.
Travel
Some travel may be required for training or assistance to other Kairos Power Facilities, up to 20%
Additional Requirements
Requires overtime occasionally.
Requires working weekends rarely.
Requires schedule flexibility frequently.
Requires extended hours to support on-call responsibilities occasionally
The salary range for this position is $113,791 to $133,872 for employees working onsite at our Alameda, CA headquarters. The range provided in this job posting represents the typical range or starting rate of candidates hired in California. Factors that maybe used to determine your actual salary may include your education, experience, knowledge, skills, ability and the market data for your work location, and a comparison to other employees already in the role.
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About our Benefits
We know that we have some of the most talented and dedicated employees, and we believe in rewarding them accordingly. If you work here, full-time employees (excludes interns) expect to have access to the benefits below:
Competitive compensation packages
Medical, dental and vision benefits for employees and their dependents
Paid Vacation
401(k) and pre-tax health insurance, dependent care, and commuter benefits (FSA)
Kairos Power is committed to building a diverse workforce that reflects the communities where we do business. Kairos Power is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We actively welcome people of different experiences, abilities, and perspectives.
Kairos Power participates in E-Verify.
Candidates only, no recruiters or agencies please.
Note: You are applying for a position that is located in a facility that handles information that is subject to export control restrictions by the Department of Energy under 10 CFR Part 810. To work in this facility, you need to be authorized by the Department of Energy to access Part 810-controlled information. Foreign nationals who are citizens of countries that are not on the Department of Energy’s general authorization list (link below) are not permitted to work in our facility unless the Department of Energy issues an export control license to the company to permit that individual to have access to Part 810-controlled information. The following questions are intended to determine the licensing requirements that may apply. https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/10/appendix-A_to_part_810
