Job Description

VICE PRESIDENT FOR SECURITY & SAFETY will provide the strategy and leadership for the security of the NYBG’s physical site. The position oversees and directs the Garden-wide functions of safety and security, crime prevention, fire and life safety, and emergency responses, which requires 24/7 coverage. This responsibility includes the development and deployment of resources for the safety and security of more than one million visitors each year including daytime exhibition goers, evening event participants, adult students, school children, visiting researchers, VIPs, as well as 500 full-time and part-time staff and volunteers. It also includes the protection of NYBG's physical assets, including facilities, collections, special exhibitions, vehicles, and more.

The position reports directly to the Chief Operating Officer and serves as an essential member of the COO division. The VP works closely with the departments of Operations, Visitor Experience, Exhibitions, Special Events, Capital Projects, as well as NYBG’s Risk Management Committee.

SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Expand security and safety procedures and systems:

· Set the strategy for the development and implementation of policies, standards, and procedures to create a safe, efficient, and welcoming environment.

• Direct and oversee institutional safety, traffic control, fire prevention and evacuation drills, accident and injury investigation.
• Lead and manage prevention programs to prepare for and address emergency situations including active assailant, New York City-wide emergencies, bomb threat/suspicious packages, workplace violence, hazard vulnerability, and more.
• Lead the technical aspects of security management and implement technology enhancements; oversee NYBG's system-wide emergency staff notification system.
• Maintain and build upon relationships with City and State agencies, including the New York City Police Department (NYPD) and the Fire Department of New York City (FDNY).

Serve as a key leader in operations planning and implementation:

• Assess and plan for and directly respond to security and safety requirements that support programmatic offerings including high-profile art exhibitions, school programs, galas and more.
• Serve as the lead for emergency planning and response efforts; guide deliberations for the weather response and emergency response management groups.
• Coordinate emergency response planning and execution in collaboration with other departments.
• Advise leadership on activities to identify and prioritize safety risks, analyze trends, and implement industry best practices.

Develop personnel, budgets, and resources:

• Direct the activities for all personnel including managers, supervisors, and DC37 unionized guards of various titles in providing 24/7 security coverage.
• Manage and maintain alarm systems and security cameras, assessing and improving coverage as needed.
• Lead recruiting efforts for the department.
• Foster staff development through the provision of career resources, training, continuing education, mentoring and guidance.
• Plan, approve, and monitor budgets, expenditures, and purchases to ensure fiscal responsibility and maximization of fiscal resources.

REQUIREMENTS

• A bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice, Police Science, Industrial Security, Environmental Health & Safety, or similar.
• A minimum of 15 years of full-time employment as a senior manager at an attraction, college/university, or corporate campus, or as a senior manager in in the fields of law enforcement, environmental health and safety or fire and life safety.
• Relevant NYC and State-required training and safety and security licenses.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to provide customer-centric services to a broad range of constituents.
• Experience with supervising a unionized workforce.
• Sensitivity to, and understanding of, the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds of staff and customers.
• A valid Driver’s License.

BENEFITS:

• 20 Vacation Days
• 13 Paid Holidays
• 12 Sick Days
• Health and Dental Coverage
• 401K
• Pension Plan

Apply at: https://www.nybg.org/about/work-with-us/employment/?p=job%2FopVilfwH

Company Description

Established in 1891, The New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) is distinguished by the beauty of its landscape, collections, and gardens, and the scope and excellence of its programs in horticulture, education, and science. The 250-acre Garden—the largest in any city in the United States—is a National Historic Landmark. NYBG encompasses 50 specialty gardens and collections comprising more than one million plants, the Nolen Greenhouses for Living Collections, and the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, the nation’s preeminent Victorian-style glasshouse. Highlights include the award-winning Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden; the Native Plant Garden; and 30,000 distinguished trees, many more than 200 years old. The second largest in the world, the William and Lynda Steere Herbarium houses 7.8 million plant specimens, representing all groups of plants and fungi from around the world. The LuEsther T. Mertz Library is the largest botanical and horticultural library in the Western Hemisphere, with more than 11 million archival items spanning 10 centuries. More than one million visitors annually enjoy the grounds, view innovative exhibitions, conduct research, and participate in educational programs