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POSITION OVERVIEW:

With direction, the Manager, Corporate Security supervises and supports Cheniere's Enterprise Security strategies, including but not limited to: access control and video management systems, conducting security risk assessments and security investigations, and assisting with other security initiatives.  The Manager, Corporate Security will act on behalf of the Director, Security during their absence.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Assists in the planning, directing, and organizing activities of security operations and programs, and ensuring their effective operation. 

• Develops, facilitates, and implements policies, plans, procedures, and systems required for maintaining and enhancing a secure operating environment enterprise-wide.

• Works with internal stakeholders to ensure that periodic audits and reviews are done of facilities and business units to ensure full compliance with applicable security policies, plans, and procedures.

• Maintains knowledge of the organization's security processes and vulnerabilities, interfaces with engineering/construction, pipeline, gas supply, corporate, and operations staff to ensure appropriate development of corporate procedures and response protocols. 

• Assists with the development and sustainability of professional relationships with law enforcement officials throughout government, as well as with private sector security counterparts. 

• Plans, designs, facilitates, and evaluates drills and exercises to ensure security readiness across the enterprise.

• Conducts investigations and prepares investigative reports as required.

• Conducts complex security risk assessments.

• Works collaboratively to identify and assess risk through a structured threat assessment process.

• Performs executive protection related duties and related security assessments.

• Supports monitoring and review of security and business intelligence information.

• Reviews capital projects and other pertinent projects to ensure compliance with security regulations and Enterprise Policies, Standards and Procedures.

• Develops and maintains security training programs, procedures, audits, inspections, assessments and training records.

• Maintains, operates, tests and calibrates as needed, security systems and equipment. 

• Leads security incident investigations as required or directed.

• Manages, files and records security documentation in the enterprise document management system as required and directed.

• Maintains good working knowledge of a wide variety of security regulations, best practices and issues. 

• Maintains awareness of proposed changes to security/regulatory regulations, evolvement of physical security technology and industry best practices. 

• Maintains knowledge of industry best practices in order to serve as an advisor to management. 

• The duties and responsibilities described are not a comprehensive list and additional tasks may be assigned to the employee from time to time; or the scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

The Manager, Corporate Security, must have knowledge of:

• Physical and facility security principles and risk management

• Security risk assessment and mitigation

• Access control, intrusion detection, perimeter protection and video management systems

• Security Operation Center operations

• Security planning procedures for special events

• Executive protection concepts

• Information and intelligence sharing

• Analysis of protective intelligence information

• Threat assessment, management, and mitigation

• Stakeholder relations

• Workplace violence prevention

• Geopolitical risk analysis

• Terrorism trends

• Insider threats

• Open-source intelligence (OSINT)

• Travel security management

• Incident response

Skills:

• Proven written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills. 

• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite Tools (Excel, Word, Power Point) 

• Ability to establish a work environment where workers at all levels are motivated and encouraged to express themselves. 

• Effective communicator at all levels of an organization and with individuals and groups from different disciplines, industries and governmental agencies.  

• Proficiently schedules, coordinates, plans and monitors multiple projects simultaneously. 

• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills. 

• Accomplished presenter, able to create and deliver industry-specific presentations. 

• Makes decisions on complex to highly complex issues regarding work approach around project components and completion of team/work group tasks/responsibilities. Often operates in ambiguous situations and provides process/technical/functional guidance to others.

QUALIFICATIONS (EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE):

Education and Certifications: Bachelor's degree in Homeland Security, Security Management, Emergency Response, or closely related field preferred. Equivalent military, security, and/or law enforcement experience may be considered in lieu of degree. 

• A valid driver's license is required; Must be able to obtain and maintain a TWIC card.

Experience: Minimum of ten (10) years of relevant professional experience in physical security, complex criminal/administrative investigations, Facility Security and/or equivalent law enforcement or military experience. Must have at least five (5) years of supervisory/leadership experience. 

DIRECT REPORTS:

(3) Corporate Security Analysts

FREEDOM TO ACT:

The Manager, Security requires minimal supervision, must exercise discretion independently, and with limited guidance, is responsible for working on unique and complex assignments/projects.  

WORK CONDITIONS:

• Job is performed in a typical office environment but is subject to time pressures and constraints. 

• Occasionally, work may be performed from home, after normal work hours or on weekends. 

• Periodically travel as business requires.

• Subject to drug and alcohol testing in accordance with applicable federal regulations. 

ADA JOB REQUIREMENTS:

Reasonable accommodations will be made to ensure that the essential functions of the job can be performed and not hinder the employee's performance due to physical, mental, or emotional disability.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY:

Cheniere Energy, Inc. is an equal opportunity workplace. All employment decisions are made without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other legally protected categories. This includes providing reasonable accommodation if requested for disabilities or religious beliefs and practices.