Security Services
Organisation Design for Security Services
Structure, reporting lines and who is allowed to decide what.
What this looks like in security services
The parts of organisation design that are specific to this sector, rather than general.
Deployment and Supervision Structure
Field officers, site supervisors and guards.
What this coversHide
Deployment and Supervision Structure
Field officers, site supervisors and guards.
What this coversHide- Organisation structure
- Field officer coverage
- Site supervisor role
- Guard hierarchy
- Span of control
- Reporting and escalation
- Approval matrix
- Staffing per post
The general method — what organisation design covers, the questions it answers and what an engagement produces — is the same whatever the sector, and is set out on the organisation design page. What is above is the part that differs for security services.
Where to start
Most engagements begin with a review of how this runs in your business today, then a written process and the sequence to implement it.
See all HR topics for security services, or another industry.