Middle East Security Operations & Joint Venture Manager📣 إعلان

About the Role

Air Products Qudra is seeking a Middle East Security Operations & Joint Venture Manager for a full-time position based in Dhahran. This role serves as Air Products’ primary operational security interface with Joint Venture partners within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Manager is responsible for ensuring security arrangements are implemented, maintained, and continuously improved in line with host nation regulatory requirements, contractual obligations, and industry best practice. This is a highly hands-on operational role, requiring active involvement in day-to-day security operations rather than passive oversight, and requires a minimum of 10 years of progressive experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the operational security interface with Joint Venture partners in Saudi Arabia, ensuring security arrangements meet regulatory and contractual obligations.
• Engage directly with Joint Venture leadership, site teams, and third-party security providers to identify gaps, implement corrective actions, and mentor teams in building sustainable security capabilities.
• Lead the development, implementation, and maintenance of security and incident response processes across Joint Ventures, coordinating with regional and global security teams.
• Ensure all security incidents managed through the Monitoring & Response Centre (MaRC) are accurately reported, documented, and suitable for escalation to business leadership.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance security effectiveness, operational resilience, and cost efficiency, including physical security technologies and workflows.
• Provide governance and oversight for the badge management and access control program, ensuring compliance and auditability.
• Coordinate with internal functions (Facilities, Engineering, Projects, Legal, Safety, HR) to ensure integrated security delivery.
• Manage engagement with governmental and regulatory authorities, coordinating inspections and tracking corrective actions.
• Support capital project security delivery, acting as the primary deputy to the Project Security Manager for the NEOM Green Hydrogen Project until asset transfer.
• Monitor and manage third-party security provider performance, including attendance, timesheet validation, KPI scorecards, and service level agreement enforcement.

Operational Oversight & Incident Management

The Manager holds additional responsibility for the Monitoring & Response Centre (MaRC) and oversight of deployed third-party security personnel, ensuring effective monitoring, response, and operational discipline. The role routinely acts as the incident leader for security incidents, business disruptions, and crisis situations, supporting senior leadership during the escalation and management of significant events. When required, the Manager will directly engage in CCTV and alarm monitoring, access control systems, communications dispatch, and on-site security coordination, demonstrating leadership by example. The objective is to protect Air Products’ people, assets, reputation, and long-term investments within Saudi Arabia.

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of progressive experience in security operations, security management, risk, or crisis response within an industrial, energy, infrastructure, public sector, or commercial environment.
• Fluent English (written and spoken) with the ability to prepare professional reports, brief leadership, and participate effectively in incident and operational communications.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline (*, Security Management, Risk Management, Business Continuity, Project Management) or equivalent, proven professional experience.
• Demonstrated experience in operational security leadership, including incident management or incident command, supervising teams or service providers, and managing performance and individual capability development.
• Proven ability to handle confidential and sensitive security information with discretion, integrity, and sound professional judgment.
• Experience working effectively in a multicultural and matrixed business environment, with flexibility to collaborate across functions and locations.
• Working proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Excel, for reporting, tracking actions, and performance monitoring.
• Practical knowledge of physical security fundamentals, including contract security guard management, incident reporting and response, and workplace/site security controls.

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct experience supporting or engaging with Joint Venture partners, government entities, or multi-stakeholder operating models.
• Demonstrated involvement in security process improvement, assurance activities, or operational standardization, beyond day-to-day supervision.
• Experience coordinating with regulatory or governmental authorities, including inspections, corrective actions, and compliance follow-up.
• Exposure to project or construction-phase security, particularly within large capital projects or asset transfer environments.

Work Environment & Strategic Context

Air Products’ Middle East operations represent a strategic growth market, encompassing a mature Industrial Gases business, an expanding Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) portfolio, and a diverse portfolio of Joint Ventures. The Manager operates within a complex, multi-business environment, requiring regular engagement with internal functions, Joint Venture partners, project teams, contractors, and host-nation stakeholders. The role supports both operational assets and major capital projects, often within high-risk or rapidly evolving security environments. This position operates with a high degree of autonomy and has a direct impact on the safety, security, and resilience of Air Products’ workforce, as well as the protection of critical assets and long-term investments, requiring sound judgment, cultural awareness, and the ability to operate effectively across organizational and external boundaries. The role also acts as the Arabic-speaking deputy from a governance, Joint Venture, and host-nation engagement perspective when required.