Control Room Operator

  • Ref:
    83936
  • Posaddress2
    Fitzrovia
  • Location:
    London
  • Employment:
    Full time
  • Closing Date:
    17 October 2025

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Join our professional security team as a Control Room Operator, based in a prestigious building in central London, where you'll play a vital role in maintaining safety, security, and operational efficiency. Working in a fast-paced environment, you'll monitor CCTV, intruder, and fire alarm systems — responding swiftly and calmly to incidents as they arise.


About the Role

  • Monitor and maintain CCTV, fire, and intruder alarm systems to ensure a safe, secure environment.

  • Respond quickly and effectively to emergencies or unexpected incidents with a calm, methodical approach.

  • Support the Shift Leader (TL) with daily operations and team coordination.

  • Ensure compliance with Assignment Instructions at all times.

  • Escalate serious incidents appropriately and promptly.

  • Assist in training and mentoring new or existing team members.

  • Produce clear, accurate incident reports and maintain detailed records.

  • Identify and report Health & Safety issues on-site.

  • Work closely with the security management team to uphold high operational standards.

  • Ensure all alarms are actioned swiftly and correctly.

  • Carry out any other reasonable instructions as directed by management.


Knowledge & Experience

You'll bring solid awareness and understanding of:

  • Private Security Industry law and compliance

  • Health & Safety and Fire Safety protocols

  • Emergency procedures and conflict management

  • Access control, patrolling, and search procedures

  • Use of security technology and systems

  • Professional communication, reporting, and record-keeping


Skills & Personal Qualities 

We're looking for someone who is:

  • Calm under pressure and methodical in decision-making

  • Team-focused with strong collaboration skills

  • Organised, efficient, and reliable with excellent time management

  • Customer-service oriented with clear, confident communication

  • Flexible and proactive, able to take initiative and think on their feet

  • Professional and well-presented, representing the company to a high standard

  • Accurate and concise in written reporting

  • Committed to continuous learning and high-quality performance


Requirements

  • Valid, in-date CCTV (Public Space Surveillance) Licence – essential

  • Previous experience in a control room or security operations role - essential

 

What you will receive 

Hourly rate of £14.37 PH 

20 days holiday 

Paid Breaks 

Free uniform 

Development opportunities

Enrolment to our Celebration Hub for online and in store discounts for major retailers and food outlets*

Ride to work scheme/Technology scheme* 

*after passed probation 

 

 

We are looking for an organised, efficient, and experienced Control Room Operator to join our security team for Mitie Business Services. You will be working within a supportive team to maintain and monitor CCTV, intruder, and fire alarm panels. 

Your key responsibilities will include assisting with daily operational requirements – ensuring compliance and accurate recording of incidents to outline identified risks. As part of your role, you will be required to escalate incidents, report Health and Safety concerns, and respond to emergency situations also producing accurate reports to ensure alarms are efficiently responded to. 

Our ideal candidate will have awareness of the law across, The Private Security Industry, Health and Safety for the Private Security Operative, Fire Safety, Technology and Systems in the Security environment and Emergency Procedures. 

If you have prior control room or security experience, a passion for delivering excellent customer service and a desire to excel, apply today! Please note: You MUST hold a valid CCTV License and have a 5-year verifiable education or work history with references. 

Our market-leading flexible benefits scheme provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle.

We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.

When you join us, we’ll give you a link to our flexible benefits platform, Choices. This gives you the chance to customise your benefits to best suit your lifestyle. You can choose from dental insurance, dining cards, coffee clubs, buying technology products at an affordable cost and much more!

We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme.

Life cover is the greater of your equivalent annual salary or a minimum of £10,000 - giving peace of mind for your dependants. We also offer a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).

We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there’s a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,000!

Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long-term condition (for example dyslexia, anxiety, autism, a mobility condition or hearing loss) and need us to make any reasonable adjustments, changes or do anything differently during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing at .

Since 1987, Mitie’s 76,000 employees have been maintaining companies globally. We are the UK’s leading facilities management and professional services company, and our clients range from household names in banking, critical government sites as well as hospitals and schools.

Join our Mitie Team.

Together our diversity makes us stronger.

 

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