At South Bow, we do one thing, and we do it well: safely moving oil between some of the world’s most critical markets. We’re building our high-performing team with versatile thinkers who thrive on solving big challenges together. If you’re ready for a position where your skills are highly valued and your work is incredibly important, we want to meet you. Bring your talents to a new streamlined energy company, dedicated to operational, commercial and safety excellence as we pursue our critical purpose of delivering the energy people need.
The Opportunity
Our South Bow Security Team is evolving to meet the needs of our growing business, and we are seeking a Security Specialist with in-depth security program, physical security standards and risk analysis experience to join our team. With our current focus on enterprise security and program governance, facility and employee physical security, executive security and upgrading access control and video systems, we are seeking someone who is passionate about driving results safely and mitigating risk.
You will contribute to the success of the team by developing and implementing governance of policies and procedures that support the Enterprise Security Program, establishing a security network with all internal and external stakeholders, developing and maintaining risk assessments to identify domestic and global security risks and threats, and implementing security plans and measures to mitigate these risks. A significant level of response and service including on-call duties may be required.
What You Will Do
•Monitor the implementation of the Corporate Security Program, Policies, Procedures and Standards across the footprint of South Bow
•Support the continual development and implementation of the Executive Protection Program
•Provide expertise in assessing security threats for personnel including risk assessments and support security-based training.
•Conduct Security Threat Vulnerability Assessments (STVA), Critical Facility Assessments and implement a measurable and sustainable tracking system to monitor implementation and recommendations
•Conduct field inspections to evaluate conformance, prepare operations for regulatory inspections, and facilitate Security related compliance inspections and assessments
•Develop Facility or Physical Security Plans for existing facilities and new projects/facilities
•Design and implement risk mitigation and physical security solutions including barriers, video surveillance and access control for new and existing facilities
•Gather and analyze information from various sources to assess security threats and determine risk profiles including maintaining a security network within each line of business and externally with industry/non- industry colleagues, law enforcement, government and intelligence agencies
•Manage security compliance under various regulations including the Canadian Energy Regulator (CER), and Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
•Partner with Internal Audit and Human Resources with incident investigations related to security threats, malicious or criminal activity or workplace violence
•Supervise and direct contract security and security focused project teams
•Assist with emergency, business continuity and crisis management responses when required, and provide security recommendations.
Minimum Qualifications
•University degree in a related discipline such as criminal justice, business administration, or related field
•Ten (10) or more years of progressive experience in corporate security within a diverse organization or law enforcement/intelligence experience
•Knowledge of regulations, applicable standards, guidelines, physical security standards and industry best practices relevant to corporate security and the oil and gas, energy and power industries
•Subject expertise in policy, procedures, standards, regulatory requirements, governance, physical security technology, design and implementation, personal protection, security vulnerability assessments, investigations and emergency management
•Strong understanding of physical security applications
•Knowledge of the law in civil and criminal jurisdiction and ability to conduct thorough investigations into security related issues
•Ability to coordinate, develop and meet deadlines for weekly, monthly and quarterly reporting
•Ability to develop and deliver training and awareness materials to a variety of groups
•Experience with security incident analysis, metrics and reporting
•Strong understanding of physical security technologies, design and implementation
•High degree of personal integrity and trust necessary to perform confidential assignments and investigations
•A combination of education and experience may be considered
Preferred Qualifications•Board Certified in Security Management – Certified Protection Professional (CPP) designation from ASIS International OR Physical Security Professional (PSP) designation from ASIS International
•Certified as a Facility Security Officer or ALERRT Training
•Experience in Leadership and Cultural Diversity in Law Enforcement or comparable position
•Exhibit curiosity in understanding current practices and confidence in suggesting recommendations for continuous improvement
•Ability to work independently, balance multiple priorities and play an integral role within diverse teams
•Ability to work with team members in diverse locations across North America.
•Excellent interpersonal skills (communicating, conflict resolution, influencing, decision making, facilitating, listening, mentoring) to effectively develop relationships across diverse groups and present material related to enterprise security issues in a succinct and digestible way for our employees and leadership
•Excellent analytical skills, ability to interpret data and events, and provide evaluation of impact and mitigation
•Experience with major projects and field deployments including developing security plans and implementing security measures for major construction projects or emergency responses
This position requires candidates to:•Have current, valid authorization to travel internationally (including but not limited to Canada and the US)
•Successfully complete pre-employment medical screening including drug and alcohol testing
•Have and maintain a valid driver's license and provide a motor vehicle record for review
•Travel to other company locations for temporary assignments, meetings or training (estimated up 25% of work schedule)
•Stay overnight away from home base (estimated up 25% of work schedule)
•Provide emergency support as required
•Successfully complete pre-employment Bankruptcy, Credit, Civil and Criminal background checks
To remain competitive, support our high-performance culture and allow for more flexibility in the way we work, we offer a hybrid work model and flexible dress code for our eligible office-based workforce.
About our business
South Bow's existing oil & liquids pipeline infrastructure connects Alberta crude oil supplies to U.S. refining markets in Illinois, Oklahoma, Texas and the U.S. Gulf Coast. We remain committed to meeting the energy needs of North Americans today, while advancing our Liquids Pipelines System for the demands of the future. Connecting growing Canadian and U.S. crude oil supply to key markets, leveraging existing assets and seeking new opportunities to continue to provide our customers with access to the destinations they need.
South Bow is an equal opportunity employer and participates in the E-Verify program supervised by the U.S. government.
Learn more
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Thank you for choosing South Bow in your career search.
•Depending on qualifications, the successful candidate may be offered a position at a more appropriate level and/or ladder.
•Applicants must have legal authorization to work in the country in which the position is based with no restrictions.
•All positions require background screening. Some require criminal and/or credit checks to comply with regulations.
•South Bow is committed to provide employment opportunities to all qualified individuals, without regard to race, religion, age, sex, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, or disability. Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available on request during the recruitment process. Applicants with disabilities can request accessible formats or communication supports by contacting human.resources@southbow.com .
Houston, TX
Full-time
