South Island - Guarding & Patrols Manager

Lead the next chapter. Build what’s next.

Red Badge Group is one of Aotearoa - New Zealand’s leading security and services providers, delivering guarding, patrols, monitoring and event services nationwide.

Twelve months ago, we acquired Sub 5 Patrols, a well-established Christchurch patrol business. Since then, we’ve successfully integrated Sub 5 into the Red Badge Group — aligning systems, standards and teams. Now, we’re ready for the next phase of reinforcing our position as the premier, security solution provider.

We’re looking for an ambitious South Island Guarding & Patrols Manager to lead this business into the future — someone who wants more than just “business as usual” and to join us in redefining security services in Aotearoa by consistently delivering reliability and service excellence. 

The opportunity

This is a regional leadership role with a front-row seat in Red Badge's journey of developing our Christchurch operation into a South Island operation. You will be empowered with genuine scope to shape, grow, and transform our Guarding and Patrols operations in Christchurch.

• You’ll inherit a stable, integrated operation — and be trusted to:

• Lift performance and capability

• Strengthen customer partnerships

• Drive innovation and smarter ways of working

• Lead the ongoing evolution of our patrol and guarding services

• This role will suit a go-getter: someone ambitious, commercially aware, people-focused and excited by growth, change and building something better.

What you’ll be responsible for

• Leading people: developing and inspiring a small, high-impact management team and setting clear expectations for performance and culture

• Owning customers: acting as the senior point of contact for key clients and building trusted, long-term partnerships

• Driving operations: ensuring safe, compliant, and consistent service delivery across guarding and patrols

• Transforming the business: continuing the evolution of Sub 5 within Red Badge, embedding new systems, processes, and ways of working

• Commercial performance: owning regional P&L outcomes, improving margins, and ensuring strong financial discipline

• Innovation & growth: supporting new work, improving service models, and contributing to the future direction of the business

About you

You’re not just experienced — you’re motivated to make an impact. 

You’ll likely bring:

• Experience leading operations, regions, or complex service teams

• A strong track record of building teams, lifting performance and driving change

• Confidence engaging with customers and senior stakeholders

• Commercial awareness and comfort owning budgets or P&L outcomes

• A practical, hands-on leadership style

• Curiosity, energy and a desire to challenge the status quo

• An eager, collaborative approach to using emerging technologies

You don’t need to have “done it for 20 years” — we’re more interested in drive, leadership capability, and appetite for growth.

Why join Red Badge?

• A rare opportunity to lead a post-acquisition business into its next phase

• Real autonomy to shape how the region operates

• A growing organisation investing in technology, systems, and people

• Support from an experienced national leadership team

• Competitive salary and vehicle allowance

• Clear runway for growth as the business scales

If you are interested in the position or know someone that is interested in the position, don't hesitate to apply as we will be reviewing applications as they come in and may appoint before the advertisement ends.

We are also open to applicants who may not be living in the South Island and would be interested in a change of scenery.

Please be aware that applicants must already have valid working rights in New Zealand and we are not able to offer support and/or sponsorship with Immigration New Zealand.