Special Event Security Manager — Major Special Event

Company: Treston Security Services
Location: Anaheim, California
Pay Rate: $25–$27 per hour
Assignment Type: Temporary / Special Event
Special Event Dates: September 3–16, 2026

Position Summary

Treston Security Services is hiring experienced Special Event Security Managers to provide operational leadership for a major special event in Anaheim, California.

Special Event Security Managers will oversee supervisors and officers assigned to one or more event halls, zones, shifts, or specialized security functions. Managers will maintain situational awareness, coordinate incident response, address staffing and performance concerns, and serve as a primary point of contact for security operations.

Qualified candidates must possess strong leadership, organization, communication, and incident-management skills.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Direct security operations within assigned event halls, zones, shifts, or functional areas.
• Lead and support assigned security supervisors and officers.
• Review staffing plans, schedules, post assignments, and post orders.
• Confirm that all critical posts are properly staffed.
• Maintain accountability for assigned personnel, radios, keys, credentials, and equipment.
• Conduct management-level briefings before and after each shift.
• Monitor event conditions and make timely redeployment decisions.
• Coordinate responses to security, safety, medical, access-control, and crowd-management incidents.
• Establish clear priorities during active or changing operational conditions.
• Serve as a liaison with client representatives, venue management, production personnel, medical teams, and other authorized event partners.
• Ensure all significant incidents are properly documented, communicated, and escalated.
• Address staffing shortages, attendance concerns, performance issues, and operational deficiencies.
• Review supervisor logs, incident reports, deployment records, and attendance documentation.
• Support emergency procedures, evacuation operations, and command-post communications.
• Maintain consistent professional and customer-service standards.
• Provide complete turnover briefings to incoming management personnel.
• Prepare end-of-shift summaries identifying significant incidents, staffing concerns, completed actions, and unresolved issues.
• Protect confidential event, talent, client, and operational information.

Minimum Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Must possess a valid and current California BSIS Guard Card.
• Previous security management experience is required.
• Experience managing security operations at conventions, major entertainment events, festivals, arenas, hotels, or complex facilities is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience leading supervisors and large security teams.
• Strong operational judgment and incident-management skills.
• Excellent verbal, written, and radio communication abilities.
• Working knowledge of access control, crowd management, emergency procedures, deployment, and incident documentation.
• Ability to prioritize multiple operational issues simultaneously.
• Ability to maintain composure during high-pressure situations.
• Must be available for required planning meetings, briefings, and assigned shifts between September 3 and September 16, 2026.

Work Schedule and Conditions

• Day, evening, overnight, weekend, and extended shifts may be required.
• Managers may be required to report before employee check-in and remain after shift conclusion.
• Work may include event setup, load-in, public event operations, overnight coverage, and load-out.
• Managers must be able to move throughout a large venue and respond to multiple operational areas.
• Assignments and schedules may change based on client and event requirements.

About Treston Security Services

Treston Security Services provides customized security solutions for special events, commercial properties, private clients, and professional organizations. Our services include armed and unarmed security officers and patrol operations.

We are committed to integrity, excellence, professionalism, and a client-first approach. Our goal is to create safe and secure environments while delivering responsive service and peace of mind to our clients and the communities we serve.

Online Application

This position requires completion of an online application.

Applicants should be prepared to provide:

• Full legal name and current contact information
• Detailed employment and management history
• California BSIS Guard Card information
• Major-event, convention, venue, or entertainment-security experience
• Number of supervisors and officers previously managed
• Experience with deployment, incident command, staffing, and client communication
• Availability from September 3–16, 2026
• Availability for day, evening, overnight, weekend, and extended shifts
• Current résumé

Select “Apply Now” and complete all required sections of the online application. Applicants should clearly describe the size and type of security operations they have previously managed.

Veterans are encouraged to apply.

Treston Security Services is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to any status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.