Head of Corporate Security West

About the job

Head of Corporate Security West

80 - 100%

Bern, Thun

What you can achieve

• Leadership, organisation and further development of the regional Safety & Security Organisation West with several locations and assigned Safety & Security Officers
• Ensuring uniform implementation of group-wide requirements, standards and processes in the areas of Safety, Security, Environment, Crisis Management and Business Continuity Management
• Responsibility for the operational management and continuous optimisation of the security organisation and regional processes
• Conducting safety inspections, risk analyses, audits and vulnerability analyses as well as follow-up of defined measures
• Responsibility for emergency, crisis and incident management including planning and conducting exercises as well as coordinating events
• Ensuring compliance with legal, regulatory and internal requirements in the areas of Safety, Security and Environment
• Advising and supporting managers and locations on all matters of security, risk, environmental and crisis management
• Collaboration with authorities, emergency services, customers and other internal and external stakeholders
• Integration of security, environmental and business continuity requirements into projects, operations and change initiatives as well as support for sustainability initiatives
• Planning and awareness-raising measures and exercises to promote a sustainable safety and risk culture

What you bring with you

• Higher education (HF/FH/University) or equivalent qualification in the fields of Security, Risk Management, Environment, Facility Management or Business Administration
• Several years of leadership and professional experience (at least 5 years) in Corporate Security, Safety, Crisis Management or a comparable security organisation
• Solid experience in leading teams and managing decentralised organisational units
• Very good knowledge in the areas of physical security, occupational safety, risk management, emergency and crisis management
• Practical experience in audits, risk and vulnerability analyses as well as incident and emergency management
• Confident handling of authorities, emergency services and internal and external stakeholders
• Strong leadership, communication and organisational skills as well as a structured, solution-oriented working style
• High resilience, decisiveness, integrity and sense of responsibility – also in crisis situations
• Fluent German, good English skills (min. B2) and good French skills for successful collaboration in the Western region

Do you not meet all the requirements one hundred percent? Apply anyway. We are always looking for talented and motivated people to enrich our team. We place great value on diversity and equal opportunities and our goal is to build a diverse team where everyone can fully develop their personal strengths. We especially encourage all individuals, regardless of gender, who may have concerns about accepting a position in a military-related environment, to apply.

About the department

The "Safety & Security" department ensures group-wide security and environmental management to effectively protect employees, infrastructures, business processes as well as entrusted sensitive information and materials of the federal government. The department is responsible for the protection and physical integrity of employees as well as the resilience of business operations against security-relevant risks. Through uniform standards and processes, it ensures that legal requirements and internal group security and sustainability goals are met.

Your benefits

Salary and benefits

We offer you a performance-oriented and market-appropriate salary, 13 monthly salaries as well as generous bonuses and allowances. Together with other benefits, this results in an attractive overall package.

We place great importance on our employees finding a healthy balance between work and private life. Therefore, we offer flexible working hours and home office options, among other things.

Flexible working

Discounts

At RUAG, you benefit from discounts in the areas of mobility and catering. In addition, you benefit from attractive offers on our benefit portal and have fleet discounts with various renowned car brands.

Advancement and training opportunities

It is important to us to promote and develop the potential of our employees. Through training, courses and further education, we support them in continuously expanding their skills to achieve their professional goals.

Leisure offers

Our employees are close to our hearts. That is why we give them a day off on their birthday, offer a diverse sports programme and the possibility to take additional days off with salary deduction in addition to the annual holiday entitlement.

Your contact person

Oliver Gurtner

Talent Acquisition Specialist

+41 58 460 40 61