Project Security Manager
Control Risks, Iraq

The Project Security Manager (PSM) is a senior project position covering a client contract in Baghdad Iraq. We are looking for the new PSM to start in Baghdad around start of December. This will be to complete a 5-day handover and then their first full 6 weeks rotation.

This position is a rotational role, working six weeks in Baghdad and six weeks at home. The successful candidate will be employed on a permanent contract and be paid on and off rotation.

The successful candidate must hold a German Passport and speak both fluent German and English.

Tasks and responsibilities

Security Management

• Conduct full threat and vulnerability assessment of operations in close coordination with the client and Control Risks personnel.
• Drafting and updating of client security plans and documents, including individual sites such as rig locations, well heads, and other Oamp;G infrastructure.
• Review and assess existing security arrangements, including physical security precautions, building security, journey management, incident response, evacuation planning, business support/information and training.
• In conjunction with client security and HSE teams, maintain evacuation and medical plans.
• Maintaining responsibility of managing security within the client operations and identification of threats.
• Review existing contingency plans and, where appropriate, develop and exercise these under direction and guidance of the client.

Operations Management

• Participate in and coordinate the response to emergency security calls.
• Oversight and quality control of the local guard-force, including reporting of contract manning levels to the client.
• Liaise and engage with all stakeholders within client operation to help ease relationships and understanding
• Assist and manage the security implications of upgrades to client facilities
• Develop and maintain contract Quality Assurance and Quality Capability on client operations.

Requirements

Essential

• Extensive experience in operational risk management supported by references.
• Experienced in the methodology and application of physical and personnel security risk measures.
• Must have experience of conceptualising security requirements and translating into formal written documents.
• Must be experienced in delivering presentations in a formal nature to commercial clients and informal explanations of operational capabilities.
• Be competent in the use of all Windows applications and IT literate.
• An ability to work collaboratively with local workers.

Preferred

• Good management skills, leadership skills and performance management.
• Previous consultancy knowledge and commercial security experience.
• Experience of working in a commercial organisation.
• Experience of security operations in Kurdistan and/or Iraq

Qualifications and specialist skills

• Previous experience in a hostile environment (Iraq or Afghanistan)
• Previous experience of project security management or project management in other equivalent fields (military, police, functional operations)
• Project management qualifications
• Security and Risk Management qualifications
• Fluent German Speaker
• Fluent English Speaker

Preferred

• Understanding of HSE issues and qualifications.
• Security Management and Consultancy course
• SIA License Qualification or national equivalent (34a Germany)

Benefits

• Control Risks offers a competitively positioned compensation and benefits package that is transparent and summarised in the full job offer.
• Life insurance cover
• Personal Accident insurance
• As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us and are fully committed to equal treatment, free from discrimination, of all candidates throughout our recruitment process.
• This advert will close Monday 09 October 2023

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