Security Manager

ENGIE is a global reference in low-carbon energy and services; Together with our 97 000 employees, our customers, partners and stakeholders, we are committed to accelerate the transition towards a carbon-neutral world, through reduced energy consumption and more environmentally-friendly solutions. Inspired by our purpose (“raison d’être”), we reconcile economic performance with a positive impact on people and the planet, building on our key businesses (gas, renewable energy, services) to offer competitive solutions to our customers.

Are you looking for a meaningful job? Are you ready to be part of something new and dynamic?

Come and live an ENGIE business experience!

ENGIE North Africa is hiring a Country Security Manager.

What ENGIE North Africa offers you:

• The opportunity to have a meaningful job where you can make a difference.
• The chance to continuously evolve as a professional, coupled with a variety of training opportunities.
• Relevant career opportunities to get you where you want to be, with the knowledge you need and to continuously improve your skills in an international environment.
• Continuous mentoring – you will work with passionate people and receive both formal training as well as day-to-day mentorship from your manager.
• ENGIE wants you to find a balance between work and private life by offering hybrid working mode
• A career management plan with opportunities to grow in an international environment.
• Dynamic and inclusive work environment - employees are the core, we value every individual and encourage initiatives, promoting agility.
• Attractive and competitive package.
• You will get the chance to work in a multicultural environment in a cozy and comfortable working space and hybrid workplace enabling the employees to feel at home while having moments to concentrate or chat!

Mission:

In full coordination with the Regional HUB Chief security officer, the Country Security Manager leads, coordinates, plans, implements, and organizes security-related activities for all GBUs and other ENGIE entities operating in their country (or area) of responsibility.

In their country (or area of responsibility), they are the pivotal element for all security-related matters, whether they concern the Group or third parties that collaborate with it. They cooperate with all interested parties and actively participate, within the framework of their functions, in protecting our employees, our infrastructures, and our information against malicious acts by ensuring the definition and implementation of prevention/protection measures that mitigate the security risk to an acceptable level.

Key Responsibilities:

• Advise the country managing director and managers of GBUs (or other Engie entities) operating in the country on security issues,
• Ensure that the Group's security policy is deployed in their country and that their security action plan is aligned with this policy and with the related Group Guidelines,
• Maintain and develop liaison with all Engie local entity personnel and, if necessary, with local administrations and appropriate government/military agencies
• Maintain and develop a dialogue with the security managers by participating in the bimonthly "security gathering”, by regularly transmitting to the Regional HUB CSO the information needed to fill in the security incident reporting tool (or by feeding the tool himself/herself) and by reporting any notable event,
• Proactively identify, monitor, and respond to potential and actual threats to ENGIE employees, assets, and facilities in their country (or area of responsibility) and provide alerts on immediate threats and emerging trends to managers and, if necessary, to their Regional HUB CSO for informed decision making,
• Monitor local regulations, technologies, and threats, contribute to the DSIE "threat watch" and facilitate exchanges between the DSIE (and more specifically its business intelligence unit) and the entities/managers for whom the "competitive intelligence" information is relevant,
• Ensure that appropriate physical protection measures are implemented85 (badges, cameras, alarms, electronic/physical locks, etc.)
• Ensure a secure environment for employees, and in particular, for local employees and expatriates, and provide travel advice88 to business travelers on assignment (including local security alerts),
•  Participate in the protection of sensitive and/or strategic information by raising staff awareness, by mapping this data in liaising with all internal or external entities concerned (and in particular DPOS/CDPMS, CISOS, risk officers, internal control officers, and local authorities for documents classified as "national security"), by contributing to the implementation of the group's information classification, and by conducting or participating in investigations when a leak of sensitive information is identified, preparing to manage a security crisis (or participating in a crisis unit which includes a "security" issue),
• Participate in the annual internal control exercise (self-assessment), in coordination with the regional HUB CSO, identify gaps and develop risk mitigation plans, lead and manage the "security" aspects of major group events in their country, in liaise with their regional HUB CSO when necessary,
• Developing, if necessary and in conjunction with their regional HUB CSO, country-specific security policies, procedures, and plans to maintain appropriate security, in compliance with group security rules and local regulations,
•  Regularly perform, with the support of their regional HUB CSO, third party “audits” (security providers) and/or due diligence94 (subcontractors, private security companies...) And share the result with their regional HUB CSO and the DSIE when necessary,
• Collaborate with business developers to identify risks related to their projects and operations (current or future) and propose appropriate solutions to mitigate them,
• Participate - in liaising with the regional HUB CSO - in the annual mapping of security risks, listing all identified risks (on people, infrastructure, and information) for their country (or area of responsibility) and transmitting the elements to the regional HUB CSO,
• Share with the regional HUB CSO, the DSIE, and the security network, the lessons learned from feedback.
• Lead crisis management efforts with both internal and external stakeholders, ensuring the effective integration of site procedures into the overall crisis management system.

Profile: 

• Master’s degree, in security or equivalent
•  At least 5 years of experience as a security manager in police, military, or security within an industrial group.
• French and English proficiency (Arabic is a plus).
• Good people management skills;
• Flexible, meticulous, good planner, and organizer. 
• Ability to work autonomously and be proactive. 
• You think outside the box and dare to challenge the status quo;

ENGIE is an equal-opportunity employer, promotes diversity, and is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all. All applications are screened based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without any regard to origin, age, name, religion, marital status, health, disability, political opinions, or citizenship. Our differences are our strengths!