Job Description
Job Purpose:
The Project Security Manager provides security consultancy, management and quality assurance to all key stakeholders on this client contract in Basra. He is the primary interface between the client and the company.
The Project Security Manager will largely be responsible for overseeing the armed protection teams and management on site and will ensure that all conduct is in line with Control Risks’ SOPs.
Rotation: 6/6 weeks, start date: April 2025
Role tasks and responsibilities:
- Coordinates all management functions of the project in support of the client.
- Stewards overall operational security and safety of the contract to match company security standards and HSE standards.
- Ensures all accidents and security incidents are investigated and reported in line with SOPs.
- Provides weekly updates regarding contract compliance on the Company Gap Tracking system.
- Monitors local security threat conditions and advises of issues likely to impact Company movements or operations.
- Oversees the armed protection teams and local guard force to ensure the effective provision of security to our Client in line with our SOPs.
- Provides training and mentoring to the armed protection teams and local guard force as specified by Control Risks and the Client commensurate with the minimum standards required and exceeding them wherever possible.
- Ensures that the employee group comply with Control Risks’ policies such as Anti-Bribery and Corruption and Voluntary Principles on Human Rights.
- Is responsible for the quality assurance of the performance of the employee group across a wide range of disciplines inherent with the team’s primary functions.
- Ensures minimum standards in all security duties including static guarding, access control, communications procedures and weapon handling.
- Records the allocation of resources to the armed protection teams and local guard force and ensures these are well maintained and used effectively.
- Stewards’ vehicle maintenance and related KPIs, advised when vehicles are replaced when non-mission capable.
- Implements and maintains accurate training records for employees.
- Conducts stakeholder analysis to assess the key liaison channels and social risks.
- Acts as advisor on all aspects of security and is the key advisor to the client’s security management team.
- Regularly assesses armed protection teams and performance manages his team; identifying any gaps in an individual’s capability and providing relevant training to help them improve.
- Identifies non-compliance with Control Risks’ and / or Client’s policies and procedures and escalates through management appropriately, e.g. Drugs & Alcohol policy, Rules of Engagement etc.
- Assesses the security situation as it applied to the Client’s sites and areas of operations, and works with the regional management team to make recommendations in line with the current intelligence and analysis.
- Identifies the conditions that will influence the physical safety of the Client’s personnel and their operations and liaises with the management team in order to aid strategic operational decision-making.
- Conducts threat assessments and assists in security planning.
- Manage and maintain the project equipment holdings.
- Enforce Control Risks Logistics and Equipment Support Procedures.
- Ensure project equipment is maintained and serviceable at all times.
- Liaise with the contractor for all accommodation related issues.
- Liaise with Equipment Support Director on all logistical issues.
- Liaise with Fleet Manager Iraq on all vehicle related issues.
- Implement vehicle maintenance policy and schedule with Fleet Manager Iraq.
- Understanding of vehicle systems and technology.
- Manage project vehicle fault report and submission to repair facility.
- Maintain Fleet procedures in line with company/contractor requirements.
- Submit weekly vehicle fuel and mileage returns.
- Other responsibilities may include induction (and other client) briefs.
