Job Description
Academics
- A strong university degree in security management or any other discipline.
- A master's degree or higher educational qualifications will be an advantage.
Work Experience
- Experience working in an oil and gas company is desirable (with 5-7 years of relevant work experience preferably in a security services environment).
- Strong understanding of security risk management principles and practice (security threat assessment, security risk assessment, information security risks, security risk mitigation, etc).
- A retired military, police, law enforcement or security officer (of the rank of an Army Captain or its equivalent) (as a minimum) will be acceptable.
- Very strong written, analytical, and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to organize and present accurate information in a logical sequence: using graphs, charts, tables, and other illustrative devices will stand out any candidate..
- Ability to handle and exploit information sources is an asset.
Leadership Attributes:
- Ability to work within or lead a multi-talented team.
- Ability to interface seamlessly with GSA.
- Team building spirit.
- Discipline and winning spirit.
Authenticity:
- Display "real self" and willing to speak difficult truths.
- Consistently demonstrates values.
Growth:
- Aligns team targets to business goals.
- Visibly intervenes to manage safety and compliance risks.
- Champions change and overcome resistance.
- Harnesses the creativity of others to generate new approaches..
- Makes timely decisions under ambiguity.
Collaboration:
- Establishes trust-based relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Collaborates openly with other parts of the organization.
- Embraces the advantages of diversity.
- Delivers difficult messages upward excellently.
Performance:
- Sets stretching goals and gains commitment to deliver specific outcomes.
- Empowers the team to act and to speak their mind.
- Structures work allocation to provide development opportunities.
- Ruthlessly eliminates complexity and waste.
- Professional Certifications
- Possession of internationally recognized security certification such as: Certified Protection Professional (CPP), Physical Security Professional (PSP), Professional Certified Investigator (PCI) is desirable.
- Proficiency in the use of SAP will be an advantage.
- Technical Skills
Job Purpose:
- The role is responsible for the implementation of pipelines security operations activities in any of SPDCs pipelines.
- The incumbent will hold direct responsibility for protecting the entire stretch of the pipeline he is assigned to protect.
Principal Accountabilities:
- The Pipelines Security Supervisor will report directly to the Asset Security Advisor,
- The incumbent will also be expected to implement security operations and protection measures for all personnel (staff and contractors), Delivery Lines, Trunklines, Manifolds and Risers on his assigned pipeline.
- He/She will supervise a team of some 25 or more GSAS). He/she will oversee the deployment of these GSAs in support of Pipelines Security operations.
- The incumbent will also implement contents of the approved Facility Security Plan for his facility and ensure all Shell Group LOD 1 protocol are observed to provide assurance of measures put in place for securing all Pipelines (TEP) assets.
Key Roles and Responsibilities:
- Identify and assess security threats and risks to the pipelines.
- Ensure appropriate security risk mitigation measures are in place along the pipelines.
- Manage/support Shell's response to security related incidents along the pipelines. Ensure SI Memos are prepared and approved before any GSA deployment.
- Ensure POs are prepared and issued before any vendor activity.
- Ensure timely and accurate compilation of Time Sheets to reflect actual services rendered by vendors/GSAs
- Ensure Service Entries are prepared and issued to vendors.
- Ensure timely processing of invoices for payments for services rendered by security vendors.
- Conduct VPSHR briefing and documentation within pipelines security team. Responsible for managing externally contracted service providers; interface with providers; invoice processing and deliverables follow up.
- Effectively manage pipelines security office; ensuring compliance with all administrative/HSSE/office requirements; drive compliance with HSSE standards by colleagues, visitors, and contractors.
- Exhibit excellent management skills that will guarantee ability to work successfully in a multicultural environment with people from diverse backgrounds.
Additional Information:
- An ability to prioritize several potentially conflicting tasks, whilst keeping a cool head is essential to success in dealing with internal and external customers.
- A key criterion is to be able to operate within a non-standard environment where the counterparty
- requires and expects support and at the same time be able to introduce standardization and efficiency.
- A good level of fluency in the English language, both written and spoken is required.