Security Director
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About the Role
Responsible for designing and implementing security strategies, managing safety operations, and ensuring compliance while collaborating with stakeholders and optimizing logistics.
Key Skills for This Role
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute a comprehensive logistics security and safety strategy aligned with business objectives
- Conduct security risk assessments with focus on urban and complex environments
- Design and manage physical security programs including access control, CCTV, and perimeter protection
- Establish and maintain emergency response and crisis management plans
- Oversee administrative functions, budgets, and performance metrics
- Serve as primary liaison for safety and security with stakeholders, clients, and authorities
Requirements
- Minimum 20 years of international experience in security, safety, and administration
- Deep expertise in security risk management within urban environments and complex operational settings
- Experience in developing and executing comprehensive security strategies
- Knowledge of physical security systems (access control, CCTV, intrusion detection)
- Experience in emergency response and crisis management planning
- Ability to manage budgets and vendor relationships
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Company Overview
- Parsons Corporation is looking for an exceptionally talented Security Director to join their team in Riyadh.
- This senior leadership role is responsible for the design, implementation, and oversight of all security and safety activities supporting logistics operations.
What You'll Be Doing
- Develop and execute a comprehensive logistics security and safety strategy aligned with business objectives and stakeholder/client requirements.
- Lead strategic planning for security, safety, and administration, integrating risk management, mobility, and transportation logistics considerations.
- Establish and continuously refine security and safety frameworks, policies, and procedures across all logistics facilities and operations.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives, leveraging critical thinking and data driven analysis to enhance performance and reduce incidents.
- Conduct security risk assessments with a specific focus on urban and complex environments.
- Develop and oversee mitigation plans, including prevention strategies through environmental design and integration of security requirements into engineering and urban planning.
- Collaborate with architects, planners, and engineering teams to discretely embed security solutions into new developments, facilities, and mobility/transport systems.
- Design and manage physical security programs, including access control, CCTV, intrusion detection, perimeter protection, and secure loading/unloading processes.
- Direct the work of security design consultants to ensure strategic alignment and effective implementation of security technology and systems.
- Implement innovative security technologies, control center operations, and incident management platforms to support logistics operations.
- Ensure security design supports community safety, mobility efficiency, and client expectations.
- Develop secure route plans and transport security protocols, including risk mapping, driver procedures, and vehicle security standards.
Additional Responsibilities
- Oversee fleet and mobility related security, including checks, seals, GPS tracking, secure stops, and movement control.
- Optimize transportation logistics and mobility solutions to improve efficiency while maintaining top safety and security standards.
- Establish and maintain emergency response and crisis management plans, including scenarios such as hijacking, cargo theft, hazardous materials, bomb threats, civil unrest, and major operational disruptions.
- Lead the response to critical incidents, coordinating with stakeholders/clients, law enforcement, emergency services, and internal teams.
- Ensure comprehensive incident documentation, root cause analysis, implementation of corrective actions, and incorporation of lessons learned.
- Conduct drills and exercises where required.
- Establish and maintain governance frameworks ensuring accountability, effective decision making, and compliance with relevant laws, regulations, and stakeholder/client requirements.
- Oversee administrative functions related to safety and security, including documentation, reporting, internal audits, and regulatory compliance.
- Develop and maintain security and safety organizational structures, closing operational gaps and enhancing team performance.
- Manage department budgets, cost optimization initiatives, and performance metrics to support profitability and operational efficiency.
- Serve as the primary liaison for safety and security with stakeholders/clients, business partners, and relevant authorities.
- Manage high level relationships with government bodies, law enforcement, regulatory agencies, and strategic partners.
Client and Vendor Management
- Support account management activities to ensure client satisfaction, retention, and long term partnership success.
- Represent the organization in public forums, industry events, and stakeholder meetings as required.
- Select, oversee, and evaluate security service providers, technology vendors, and consultants supporting logistics operations.
- Negotiate contracts and service level agreements, ensuring high quality, cost effectiveness, and alignment with stakeholder/client standards.
- Monitor vendor performance using KPIs and drive corrective actions when necessary.
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