Security Coordinator at SPIE Oil & Gas Services

SPIE Oil & Gas Services (part of the SPIE Group) provides a complete range of services to some of the world’s largest oil and gas companies through its network of offices in 25 countries across Africa, the Middle-East and Asia-Pacific.

Our turnover has more than doubled in the last few years thanks to the dedication of our 4,000 employees to whom we give training, recognition, and genuine opportunities for career development. In order to support this growth, SPIE Oil & Gas Services is always seeking talented individuals to join its teams.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Security Coordinator

Reference: 2024-35276 
Location: Port Harcourt, Rivers
Contract type: Permanent contract
Contractual hours: Full time
Area activity: Technical Facilities Management

Purpose

• The Security Coordinator (SC) will report to the Security Manager (SM), working within the Security Management Section the organization, and will assist in the delivery of the organization’s security strategy to reduce risk and respond to any threats.
• The SC will provide active day to day supervision and guidance to the organization’s contracted security guard force ( Civil & Armed Guards), ensuring the effective manned guarding service delivery to top standards.

Missions

• The main point of contact for the SM, taking a leading role in the delivery of a range of manned guarding services and to provide essential resilience to the Security Management Team during times of increased threat.
  To provide hands on, day to day leadership, supervision and direction to the contracted security guard force and to liaise with the SM on contractor’s management team.
• To manage the organization’s guard room, ensuring security policy is adhered to and the operational effectiveness of all procedural, physical and technical security measures is maintained at all times.
• To ensure all official security records and paperwork is administered effectively.
• Under direction of the SM, to provide an out of hours response to security incidents, assisting in the coordination of security resources and management of any emergency response.
• To monitor and report to the SM security breaches and security related incidents, and assisting with post breach/incident management.
• To coordinate and administer duty rosters for the contracted security guard force across the site and mobile patrol teams.
• To coordinate and administer the activities of armed guards (MOPOLS) on escorts, guard post manning and any other protective services required.
• To administer all necessary paperwork to allow timely and accurate financial forecasting on behalf of both the contracted guard force and organization, including guard leave, time sheets, overtime and requests for additional guards and other resources.
• To develop and deliver training to the contracted security guard force to improve personal standards and ensure a robust, effective and coordinated response to incidents.
• To identify and report faults within security systems to the SM in a timely manner, monitoring remedial action accordingly.
• To maintain an accurate inventory of security equipment, ensuring all equipment is in satisfactory working order.
• To provide back-up to SM duties during times of SM absence.

Profile

• At least 2 years’ experience supervising or managing a large security guard force or 5 years’ experience of providing manned guarding services
• Exceptional leadership skills and ability to command respect
• Must have a good knowledge of operating base and environs – Port Harcourt.
• Able to think innovatively and prepared to make decisions
• A good knowledge of fleet management and logistics support is an advantage.
• Must have a good knowledge of IT systems and able to use MS Office
• Able to write reports efficiently and on time
• Good attention to detail
• Able to work out of hours when required.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.