Security Programs Manager

Company Overview

Kairos Power is a new nuclear energy technology and engineering company whose mission is to enable the world’s transition to clean energy, with the ultimate goal to dramatically improve people’s quality of life while protecting the environment. This goal will be accomplished through the commercialization of the fluoride-salt-cooled, high-temperature reactor (FHR) that can be deployed with robust safety, affordable costs, and flexible operation to accommodate the expansion of variable renewables.

Job Summary

Kairos Power is seeking a Security Manager to lead and oversee physical security operations across the company’s facilities. This position is responsible for developing and implementing a consistent, risk-based physical security program that protects employees, visitors, the public, facilities, information, and company assets. The Security Manager will manage security operations, contract security providers, access control, video surveillance, visitor management. They will participate in incident response, investigations, and emergency preparedness activities. The ideal candidate is a trusted security professional with strong leadership, communication, customer service, and vendor-management skills. The Security Manager will collaborate with Facilities, Construction, Environment, Health and Safety (EHS), Information Technology (IT), Human Resources, Legal, Office Administration, site leadership, and local authorities to support secure and reliable operations aligned with Kairos Power’s mission.

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, ab