Senior Manager Security Operations & Logistics Coordination (MAS )📣 Job Ad

About Qiddiya and the Role

Qiddiya is seeking a Senior Manager Security Operations & Logistics Coordination to provide strategic leadership, governance, and operational direction for all Security and Logistics functions. This full-time role, based in Riyadh, supports construction, infrastructure, and project activities across Qiddiya developments. The position is critical for ensuring safe, secure, and uninterrupted project execution.

Role Overview and Objectives

The Senior Manager will oversee day-to-day security operations, command center activities, access control, permit governance, contractor compliance, incident management, emergency preparedness, and stakeholder engagement. This role drives operational excellence through continuous improvement, process optimization, performance management, and digital transformation initiatives. Key objectives include strengthening governance frameworks, enhancing service delivery, improving operational efficiency, and protecting people, assets, and infrastructure to support successful project delivery and organizational priorities.

Core Responsibilities

• Develop and implement construction security strategies, policies, procedures, and operating standards.
• Oversee site security operations across construction zones, project areas, logistics routes, and key access points.
• Manage security service providers, guard force operations, and specialized security contractors.
• Conduct risk assessments and implement mitigation measures to protect personnel, assets, equipment, and infrastructure.
• Lead incident management, investigations, escalation, and emergency response coordination.
• Ensure compliance with corporate security standards, regulatory requirements, and approved project security plans.
• Monitor access control systems, surveillance systems, command center outputs, and physical security infrastructure.
• Collaborate with government authorities, emergency services, contractors, and relevant stakeholders on security matters.
• Engage with logistics planning and execution teams to support project schedules and operational requirements.
• Oversee secure movement of construction materials, equipment, and critical project assets.
• Coordinate security requirements for transportation, warehousing, inventory control, and material movement activities.
• Support safe and controlled access for contractor vehicles, delivery movements, buses, and project transportation activities.
• Develop logistics security contingency plans to mitigate operational disruption, access constraints, and emergency scenarios.
• Monitor logistics-related security performance and drive continuous improvement initiatives.

Governance, Vendor, and Financial Management

• Lead command center coordination, situational awareness, incident logging, escalation, and operational response tracking.
• Govern workforce, vehicle, visitor, and contractor access processes in line with site procedures.
• Oversee permit-related security controls and ensure alignment with project access requirements.
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with internal departments, contractors, delivery partners, and external stakeholders.
• Support service agreements, call-off orders, scopes of work, and contracts related to security and logistics services.
• Monitor contractor and vendor performance against agreed KPIs, service levels, and compliance requirements.
• Ensure compliance with relevant laws, regulations, corporate security directives, transportation requirements, and project procedures.
• Implement governance frameworks for construction security, contractor compliance, access control, and logistics operations.
• Develop, monitor, and manage budgets related to security and logistics operations.
• Establish KPIs, performance dashboards, and reporting routines to support management oversight.
• Prepare executive reports, decision papers, operational updates, and recommendations for senior leadership.

Qualifications and Experience

• 7+ years of experience in security operations, construction security, logistics, infrastructure, operations, or major project environments.
• 4+ years of leadership experience managing multidisciplinary teams, contractors, and service providers.
• Demonstrated experience supporting large-scale construction, infrastructure, masterplan, or giga-project developments.
• Proven experience managing outsourced security contracts, third-party logistics providers, and contractor performance.
• Experience in emergency response, crisis management, operational readiness, and incident investigations.
• Experience working with government authorities, regulatory agencies, emergency services, and senior stakeholders is preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in Security Management, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Professional certifications are highly desirable, such as CPP, PSP, PMP, CSCP, CISM, or equivalent.

Leadership and Team Development

The Senior Manager will lead, mentor, and develop security and logistics professionals across assigned areas of responsibility. This includes building a high-performance culture focused on safety, accountability, discipline, collaboration, and operational excellence. The role involves setting team objectives, monitoring performance, providing guidance, and supporting capability development, while promoting knowledge sharing and consistent ways of working across departments and project locations.