Safety and Security Officer

OBJECTIVES

Physical Security and Safety

• The Site Security Manager is responsible for the day to day management of the teams ensuring that Security Standard Operating Procedures are followed, administering the contract to ensure the smooth running of the operation. They will ensure that all new staff receive adequate training and induction and coach, mentor and motivate teams to ensure contract efficiency at all times.
• Lead physical security risk management activities to enhance the value of the company.
• Command and control of the day to day management of all Servest Security Guards as directed by the Servest contract.
• Oversee, coordinate and lead security requirements with vendors who safeguard the company's assets, intellectual property and technology as well as the physical safety of employees and visitors.
• Identify protection goals, objectives and metrics consistent with corporate strategic plan and compliance requirements.
• Physical protection responsibilities will include asset protection, workplace violence prevention, access control systems, video surveillance, network and access control access, employee education and awareness, and more.
• Work with the executives to prioritize security initiatives based on appropriate risk management.
• Maintain relationships with local, national and law enforcement agencies and other related government agencies.
• Oversee incident response planning as well as the investigation of security breaches, and assist with disciplinary and legal matters associated with such breaches as necessary.
• Work with outside consultants as appropriate for independent security audits.
• Perform daily, weekly, quarterly and annual audits and reviews to validate that security is deployed as expected.
• Assist the Operations Security Administrators in maintenance and repair of the security system.
• Adherence to standard operating procedures and to IT Security governance and policies.
• Take initiative to improve IT Security and better fulfill the needs of the user-base.
• Comply with client specific security procedures, including incident and change control procedures.
• Assist after hours with all client related queries (Monday to Sunday)
• Do daily CCTV/Access Control checks and report any discrepancies.
• Conduct a complete patrol throughout the premises daily to ensure everything is still in order and report any discrepancies.
• Conduct daily checks on all key registers and escalate immediately if any keys are missing.
• Conduct daily camera reviews to ensure all cameras are fully operational.
• Accept all client deliveries to the premises and upload the relevant documents linked to the tickets to Ozone.
• Assist or escalate with all unexpected incidents that might occur after hours.
• Support the national security team, as requested from time to time.
• Manage contractor biometric group and contractor per group access across all sites, where Biomaster or equivalent deployed. Perform contractor quarterly audits across all sites.
• Ensure that all required appointments are done and the communication of the responsibilities to the appointee is explained, where additional appointments are required over and above the existing H&S appointments made for operational environment.
• Provide Teraco Management guidance of H&S legal and compliance matters.
• Receives complaints, investigates, takes immediate action to remediate and reports on safety concerns
• Ensure all safety files are submitted for contractors/ subcontractors and are complete, and filed. Compile a site safety file for the Teraco and ensure all legislative documentation is communicated to employees on an on-going basis. Ensure no sub-contractors is permitted to work on site without being in possession of a safety file. Contractors must then be advised by the safety officer to compile the correct documentation based on their scope of work.
• Investigates reports on dangerous working conditions. Forwards the report and recommendations to Head of Security for redress.
• Coordinates actions to remove any dangerous appliances or chemicals
• Receives reports on workplace injuries, investigates the causes. Where there is a workplace injury at a construction site,…