Head Technical Security

Job Purpose

The Head, Technical Security Lead, govern and assure the company’s technical security and access control capability to protect people, assets, operations and information. Provide fit-for-purpose security technology, project delivery oversight and technical authority advice to enable resilient operations, regulatory compliance, Goal Zero, production delivery and business growth.

The Technical Security team provides specialist physical security technology, access control, surveillance, monitoring, communications and systems assurance support to company operations and projects. Work is received through business plan priorities, risk assessments, project requirements, operational defects, incident learning, audit actions, leadership requests and regulatory or stakeholder expectations.

The Job location is Port Harcourt

Individual Contributor or Supervisor role? Individual Contributor

Responsibilities

Provide visible leadership for the technical security and access control function to sustain competent people, disciplined delivery, clear accountability and succession readiness.

Set and govern technical security strategy, standards, procedures, technology roadmap and assurance requirements to support enterprise risk management, resilience and business priorities.

Specify, deploy, integrate and assure technical security controls across facilities, pipelines, offices, logistics routes and critical assets to protect people, assets, operations and reputation.

Lead security technology project definition, design review, procurement input, implementation, commissioning and transition-to-operate to deliver safe, sustainable and value-assured solutions.

Provide technical authority advice on security technologies, emerging threats, control effectiveness, lifecycle renewal, regulatory expectations and investment priorities to enable informed leadership decisions.

Manage technical security risks through preventive, detective, corrective and recovery controls that are proportionate to threat, vulnerability and business exposure.

Ensure reliable operation of access control, visitor management, CCTV, surveillance, alarms, monitoring, communications and related systems to maintain effective security coverage and defect resolution.

Govern vendors, contractors, budgets and service performance to deliver compliant, cost-effective and quality-assured technical security services.

Partner with IDT, operations, projects, regulators, government security agencies and business leaders to ensure security systems are resilient, cyber-aware, interoperable and operationally embedded.

Drive compliance, assurance, reporting, incident learning and continuous improvement to strengthen technical security effectiveness and organisational resilience.

Interfaces: The role interfaces with both internal and external stakeholders which include:

Key Internal Interfaces

VP Production / VP RSD

Asset management (Asset managers, PUMs/OIM, etc.)

External/Community Relations

Legal Team

Logistics Head: Land and Marine

C&P Managers

Security Leadership Team

External Interfaces:

Government regulatory agencies (NUIMS, NIMASA, NCDMB, etc.)

Government Security Agencies (GSA) – OPDS, NSCDC, NPF, Nigerian Army, Nigerian Navy, etc.

Community leaders/representatives Contractors

DIMENSION

The role covers company-wide technical security and access control requirements for critical facilities, pipelines,

production locations, offices, marine and land logistics interfaces, export infrastructure and other high-risk operating environments. It stewards security technology strategy, access control and visitor management, CCTV/surveillance,

alarms, monitoring, communications, systems integration, lifecycle assurance, vendor delivery, CAPEX/OPEX inputs and compliance with applicable security, cyber and regulatory requirements. Current major technical security projects delivered or ongoing include APIP P1 covering Gbaran, Soku and Nun-River; APIP P2 covering PHC-IA/RA; and

SSEP covering FOT, BOGT and EA export-security enhancements. Other technical security project phases are being planned and should be updated as approved budget figures become available.

KEY CHALLENGES

Sustaining reliable technical security and access control coverage across dispersed onshore, offshore, office, logistics, pipeline and export infrastructure locations exposed to dynamic security threats.

Delivering and maintaining security systems in remote or difficult terrain where access, power, connectivity, spares and maintenance support may be constrained.

Balancing risk reduction, cost control, project delivery, operational continuity and regulatory expectations in a cost-constrained environment with competing priorities.

Keeping physical security systems resilient, cyber-aware, interoperable and fit for purpose as threats, technology, business needs and compliance obligations evolve.

Coordinating multiple stakeholders, vendors, contractors and government interfaces while maintaining clear standards, assurance, accountability and timely issue escalation.

KEY DECISION

Set technical security and access control requirements, standards and operating expectations within approved company policies and delegated authority.

Prioritise security technology interventions, maintenance actions and lifecycle improvements based on risk, asset criticality, business impact and available resources.

Approve technical inputs to project scopes, specifications, commissioning readiness, handover decisions and transition-to-operate requirements.

Recommend investment priorities, risk treatment options, vendor performance actions and budget trade-offs for senior leadership approval where required.

Escalate high-impact technical security risks, control failures, cyber/OT concerns, project delays, budget exposures or incidents where consequences exceed delegated authority.

Requirements

A bachelor’s degree in security management, risk management, engineering, information technology, computer science, criminology, business administration, social sciences or a related discipline; a relevant postgraduate qualification is an advantage.

Minimum of 15 years’ relevant industrial security experience in oil and gas, energy, critical infrastructure or another high-risk environment, including senior-level responsibility for technical security or access control delivery.

Professional certification such as CPP, PSP, PCI, ISPS Code, Port Facility Security Officer, security risk management, project management or equivalent technical security certification is desirable.

Deep knowledge of technical security systems, including access control, visitor management, CCTV, surveillance, alarms, monitoring, communications, systems integration, maintenance and lifecycle optimisation.

Strong understanding of upstream operations, critical infrastructure protection, technical security risk assessment, threat and vulnerability analysis, layered control design and incident support.

Experience leading security technology projects from concept, specification, procurement input and

implementation through testing, commissioning, handover and transition-to-operate.

Experience managing vendors, contractors, service levels, maintenance obligations, project delivery, cost control, CAPEX/OPEX stewardship and value assurance.

Working knowledge of HSSE management systems, VPSHR, ISPS Code requirements, security governance, cyber/OT interfaces, compliance assurance, investigations support and emergency response coordination.

Strong people leadership, stakeholder engagement, executive communication, analytical reporting, influencing and decision-support skills in complex operational and regulatory environments

Minimum qualifications

BA/BSc/HND

How to apply

Use the link(s) below to apply on company website.

Commercial Adviser, Gas

Land Acquisition Adviser

Head Technical Security

https://www.myjobmag.com/apply-now/1376813

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