Senior Manager - Security

Emirates Global Aluminium is the world’s biggest ‘premium aluminium’ producer and the largest industrial company in the United Arab Emirates outside the oil and gas industry. EGA is an integrated aluminium producer, with operations on four continents from bauxite mining to the production of cast primary aluminium and recycling. EGA employs over 7,000 of these people including more than 1,200 UAE Nationals.

EGA operates aluminium smelters in Jebel Ali and Al Taweelah in the United Arab Emirates, an alumina refinery in Al Taweelah, a bauxite mine and associated export facilities in the Republic of Guinea, a speciality foundry in high strength recycled aluminium in Germany, and a recycling plant in the United States.

To lead and enhance the organisation’s Security function by strengthening security maturity across physical, personnel, and information-related domains. The role is responsible for safeguarding critical assets, preventing unauthorised access and information leakage, and ensuring robust security controls across employees, contractors, and third parties.

The Manager – Security drives a proactive and intelligence-led security approach, addressing emerging threats such as insider risk, digital exposure of assets, and unauthorised information sharing, while ensuring alignment with regulatory expectations and national security requirements.

• Lead the development and execution of security enhancement initiatives to address identified gaps in security maturity
• Strengthen governance, policies, and controls to ensure a more stringent and proactive security posture across all operations
• Establish mechanisms to continuously assess and improve security effectiveness and resilience

• Develop and enforce controls to manage insider risk, including monitoring and prevention of unauthorised sharing of sensitive information (e.g., asset locations, images)
• Work closely with HR to ensure robust vetting, clearance, and onboarding controls for employees and contractors
• Implement policies governing use of personal devices, photography, and data sharing within operational zones
• Lead and oversee day-to-day security operations across all sites to ensure effective protection coverage
• Ensure optimal deployment and utilisation of security personnel and resources
• Drive operational efficiency and service quality across all security activities

• Establish and enforce security clearance, access control, and monitoring processes for contractors and external parties
• Address gaps in tracking and managing non-employee access to sites and critical assets
• Ensure all third-party activities comply with organisational security standards and regulatory requirements

• Lead and oversee security operations, including control room activities, surveillance, and access management
• Ensure effective utilisation of CCTV systems, badge access controls, and monitoring technologies
• Oversee zoning and access restrictions, ensuring personnel access is controlled based on role and site requirements

• Ensure robust protection of critical infrastructure and sensitive locations, including monitoring for external exposure (e.g., mapping platforms, online data)
• Coordinate with authorities to assess and mitigate risks related to publicly available information on critical assets
• Implement measures to prevent unauthorised disclosure of sensitive operational details

• Act as the key interface with government authorities and national security entities (e.g., National…