Security Manager

Fairstead is a purpose-driven real estate firm dedicated to building affordable communities across the country. Headquartered in New York, with offices in Colorado, Florida, and Washington DC, Fairstead owns and manages a portfolio of more than 30,000 apartments, including pipeline, across 28 states. As an integrated owner, operator, and innovator, Fairstead brings development, construction, and property management under one unified platform to deliver high-quality affordable housing that serves our residents at scale. At Fairstead, we believe affordable housing should be thoughtfully designed, professionally managed, and responsibly operated. We seek to create and preserve housing that serves residents while delivering long-term value to communities, partners, and stakeholders. Fairstead challenges industry norms through our tech-forward, entrepreneurial approach to affordable housing. In addition to core real estate capabilities, we operate innovative service lines designed to improve resident outcomes, strengthen communities, and drive operational efficiency. We embrace digital transformation, data-driven decision-making, and emerging technologies, including AI, to build scalable systems that support sustainable growth, grounded in a culture of entrepreneurship, innovation, partnership, dedication, and integrity.    The Security Manager provides strategy and activities related to information security and physical security of the property(s). The Security Manager provides leadership and direction to a team responsible for designing and implementing an overall enterprise security strategy, program and architecture that minimizes information related to loss and meets client and regulatory requirements.     RESPONSIBILITIES:  Assists in loss control procedures.  Coordinates information from the VP and other supervisors with the Security staff that meets all Fairstead Management requirements.  Develop Security staff through training and example.  Ensure correct and orderly flow of activities from shift to shift.  Lead investigations of security matters.  Monitor shift security reports and activity logs.  Supervise shift activity, including reports and incidents, patrolling, dispatching, activity logs, and all other activity on shift  Effectively coach, council and review the performance of guards to ensure they are properly and effectively conducting their day-to-day duties.  Make recommendations regarding security matters.  Maintain current certification in first-aid and CPR.  Understand and be able to apply effective apprehension techniques and arrest procedures in accordance with State Criminal Procedure Law and Penal Law.  Know fire procedures.  Ensure that the Security staff maintain a high visibility profile throughout the community.  Make periodic community patrols including guard area, package rooms, outer perimeters of property, parking lots, ...