Entity:

Technology

Job Family Group:

HSSE Group

Job Description:

itting within Technology, Intelligence, Security and Crisis Management (ISC) is the overarching function which delivers geo-political insight, security risk management and crisis management to all bp businesses. The security function works to risk assess identified security threats and manage security barriers to enable bp’s business activity and ensure it can be conducted safely and securely, wherever the opportunities arise!

The Regional Security Manager’s (RSM) role exists to lead a team delivering risk management expertise and specialist security advice to all relevant businesses within Europe and Eurasia in order to ensure security is properly implemented in accordance with bp’s requirements. Reporting to and guided by the VP Security/Chief Security Officer, leading the delivery of Security Risk Management services, ensuring that threats to company personnel, assets and operations/activities within the region are accurately identified, evaluated and handled in a timely manner.

The Europe and Eurasia region comprises all countries in Western and Eastern Europe, the European countries of the former Soviet space (Russia, Ukraine, Belarus), the South Caucasus Countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia) and Turkey. It is neighboured by geo-strategic countries such as Iran, Iraq and others in the Middle East. The region includes upstream operations in North Sea and AGT (Caspian oil and gas export operations), where high levels of BTA threat categories and significant levels of operating risk (including at C+ WC) are handled as a matter of course.

The role is office-based with significant regional and international travel.

The RSM will maintain the capability of the regional team, contributing to the building of an elite security function. In addition to normal security duties across the region the RSM will be an integral part of the Security Leadership Team and there will be opportunities to lead on projects and over see additional workstreams which have a regional and global-level remit. The RSM will oversee a regional engagement plan, ensuring that all levels of leadership are aware of ISC and security services, be the contact for business leadership in the region.

ISC delivers security using a threat-driven, risk-based approach, enabling bp priorities by protecting our people, assets and operations.

For success in this role, the holder will:

• Lead a large, geographically dispersed team of security professionals including Country Security Managers (CSMs) and Business Security Manager (BSMs) covering all businesses in the region, including some with global roles in a strategically important and geo-politically complex region.
• Continually build consensus across multiple cultures and languages.
• Embed consistent and systematic security management processes through traditional and technical risk management tools and processes.
• Effectively manage operating risk from tactical, on the ground delivery to operational and strategic guidance, advice and support.
• Be clear, concise and persuasive in written & verbal English communication.
• A Senior Level Leader in the Company, mentor, support and develop others in the business security function and in ISC.
• Demonstrate drive, self-direction, dynamism and energy together with strong interpersonal skills.
• Be accountable for the delivery of security risk management across the relevant businesses in the region in coordination with other elements of ISC, risk owners and budget holders.
• Assume responsibility for ensuring that the Unified Risk Picture (ISC’s bespoke software for managing country and asset level risk) is maintained.
• Provide strategic direction and reporting of security issues, that may be of importance or relevance to bp operations. Provide detailed technical security advice to ensure the required barrier strength is maintained and risk is mitigated in accordance with risk appetite.
• Work with teams delivering projects in the relevant businesses and ensure the appropriate bp security input and oversight.
• Consolidate, prepare and submit risk registers and risk management plans ensuring that Risk Notification and Plan Endorsement (RNPE) forms for emerging security risks are properly dealt with covering narratives, trends, major incidents.
• Provide regular assessment/update to key partners including senior business leaders and their leadership teams where appropriate to update on political events and security risk and their impact on the security environment.
• Facilitate information exchange with all partners within ISC and the business regarding security threats across the region. Facilitate interaction with threat intelligence analysts and advisors and other sources of information to develop a detailed understanding of the threat landscape.
• Act as the security representative on emergency or crisis response teams in the event of activation.
• Oversee and ensure compliance with procurement and supply chain management (PSCM) standards on security services contracts and the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights (VPSHR).
• Be the contact for Project Contractors’, ensuring compliance with bp Security guides, procedures and contractual requirements and with high level performance and delivery of services.
• Ensure that appropriate security awareness training needs are identified and training delivered across multiple business streams.
• Network with those responsible for security across bp on key issues and share standard processes. Liaise with Digital Security (DS), Group Audit, HSE&C, Legal, People, Culture and Communications (PC&C), External Affairs, PSCM and other functions on areas of shared risk. Be a reference point for countries where there is no security team presence.
• Advise and support management during a security emergency and volatile periods such as civil unrest, terrorist attacks and kidnap. Provide pre-emptive advice on risk reduction strategies for predicted periods of concern or during major events that could disrupt business.
• Work collaboratively and inclusively with other internal collaborators, in particular, communications, external affairs, community relations and HSE&C.
• Travel security risk management across the region.
• Establish and maintain close relationships with Public security forces.
• Establish proactive communications and information exchange.

Essential Experience and Job Requirements:

The candidate must:

• Deep experience in a security role with responsibility for security for multiple businesses across a region, including in higher risk areas.
• Significant leading large and diverse teams, dispersed across a wide region.
• Extensive expertise in security risk management and conducting security risk assessments.
• Experienced and comfortable participating in site and national level leadership team meetings.
• Discuss in detail security risk assessment and the use of risk management software.
• Strong and demonstrable knowledge of security strategy and implementing physical security practices and technical security measures to include CCTV, access control and management/monitoring systems.
• Deep experience in developing policies, protocols, and exercising training to ensure compliance and preparedness.
• Local and national enforcement agencies; experience with international agencies preferred.
• Be comfortable collaborating with senior level site managers and successfully influencing security discussions.
• Track record of creation of budgets, business cases to support expenditure, & capital project management.

Desirable criteria

• Membership of an appropriate professional security body (e.g. The Security Institute or ASIS).
• Experience of conducting investigations, preferably into fraud or misconduct issues.

Why join bp:

At bp, we provide an excellent working environment and employee benefits such as an open and inclusive culture, a great work-life balance, tremendous learning and development opportunities to craft your career path, life and health insurance, medical care package and many others.

We support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and exciting environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to crafting an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly.

There are many aspects of our employees’ lives that are significant, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits can include flexible working options, collaboration spaces in a modern office environment, and others benefits.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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Travel Requirement

Up to 25% travel should be expected with this role

Relocation Assistance:

Relocation may be negotiable for this role

Remote Type:

This position is a hybrid of office/remote working

Skills:

Accounting for people, Crisis and emergency response management, Information Security, Personal security awareness, Physical security systems and surveillance, Security policies and practices, Security risk assessment and planning, Workplace violence awareness and response

Legal Disclaimer:

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, socioeconomic status, neurodiversity/neurocognitive functioning, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bp’s recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us.

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