Project Safety & Security Manager
Halcrow (A CH2M Hill US Company)
Total years of experience :28 years, 6 Months
As CH2M HILL Company (US) is providing consultancy to Government of Pakistan in making steel bridges, so I performed the following duties:-
a) Site security assessment of the bridges
b) Vulnerability assessment of Satellite office
c) Modification of all security documents according to prevailing situation
d) Security clearances of staff/vehicle moving out
e) Journey Management Plan
f) Security Plan
g) Health & safety of all staff
h) Ensuring security of warehouse for steel bridges
Safety & Security Coordinator in save the children (USA) in District Battagram from March 2012 to June 2013 :-
1. Supervising two huge bases of 215 (M/F) staff, along with 32 high profile vehicles and 16 Guards in terms of safety and security
2. Sharing daily security alerts, with all staff to operate freely for implementation of projects like in Health, Education, Watson and Construction in the Province
2. Security & Safety Assessments of target areas for implementation of different projects.
3. Obtaining NOC's/MOUs from Government to start the projects and for foreigners (Donors) visiting the areas
4. Preparing/Updating safety & Security plans like Evacuation, Hibernation and Relocation in case of emergency
5. Preparing Journey Management Plan and Travel Authorization Request for all staff/vehicles moving out of the base
6. Conducting drills / trainings for all staff, like use of fire extinguishers, fire blanket, fire alarm, first aid, Wearing of seat belts, evacuation, how to avoid accidents, communication security IT security, travel guide lines, kidnap, surveillance detection, barbed wire and CCTV Camera advantages
7. Supervising security focal persons and guards, deployed on sensitive locations of the base
8. Reporting security violations to Chief of Mission and providing solution to the problems
9. In Charge of all guests houses and ware house
10. Ensuring the compliance of organization's mandate, values, policies according to the Standard Operating Procedures.
11. Investigation of cases like, Theft, bribery, vehicle accident, loss of Company Identity Cards, harassment, misappropriation and further information to senior management for decision
12. Accompanying foreigners to the field and providing security coverage till they fall back
13. Maintaining CCTV Cameras
14. Ensuring that all security equipments are in working conditions and placed on a points, to use easily in emergency like situations
15. Monthly Meetings with Police, Army, Intelligence and other law enforcements agencies to know the latest situations and further information to all staff for their safety
16. Ensuring Access Control Policy of both the bases with security and safety intact
17. Dealing with secret documents of the company in true letter in spirit
18. Daily physical round of the inner/outer perimeter of the bases for any breach of security
19. Keeping check on a guests or other service provider coming into the offices with respect.
20. Promoting safety & security culture among staff, especially the support staff
21. Arranging dinners, lunch and tea parties for VIPs
22. Recruitment and verification of all support staff including commando guards (From recognized company)
23. Site security of offices and accommodation and guest rooms
Worked as a Security Officer in save the children in Dir (FATA) from October 2011 to March 2012. The aim was to provide security coverage to all enrolled staff, while serving in post conflict area. Where the security forces has attacked taliban, who has made a parrallel government and challenged the rit of the government. My duties were as under:-
1. Hiring of staff and guards and their security clearances for the new office and accomodation
2. Security and safety assessment of office and target areas with the program management team.
3. Indicating the Chief of Mission of most sensitive and No Go areas for the safety of the staff.
4. Setting new security & Safety protocols for the office, living guest rooms
5. Procuring and installation of CCTV Cameras, Barbed Wire, Fire Extinguishers, First Aid Boxes, Fire Blankets and Smoke Detectors
6. Sending Situations Reports to all staff on daily basis via SMS and and emails
6. Attending monthly safety & security meetings/conferences with main stake holders and then sharing with all staff
7. Inform the security coordinator for any incidence
8. Ensuring Excess Control Policy
9. Safety & Security Orientation to all new staff/visitors
10. Act as a translator, who has language barrier in English, Urdu, Punjabi and Pasto (Local Language)
11. Attend court case if any
12. Selection & supervision of Parking area for staff as well as for visitors
13. Train the staff and drivers in convoy movement
14. Incident Mapping
15. Risk assessment and its mitigation techniques
16. Journey Authorization Forms
17. Building the capacity of all support in maintaining security & safety protocols
18. Taking care of the organizational ware house
19. Pay & Allowances of all support staff
21. Responsible for repair & maintainance of offices, accomodation and warehouse
22. Updating inventory of new office items
23. Supervising the company distribution of Food and Non Food Item in community with safety of our staff
24. Strict control of all vehicles moving out in dark
25. Inquries, findings and recommendations of all cases of theft, scuffle, losses and other violation
26. Allotment of accomodation to all staff
27. Ensuring that all staff are conversant with security & safety equipments
Served as Security Officer with Church World Service P/A, in post conflict area of Swat from November 2009 to October 2011.
1. Sharing security alerts with all colleagues
2. Security and safety briefings to all staff being working in post conflict area
3. Dealing with No Objection Certificates and Memorandum Of Understanding with government and INGO
4. Preparing & maintaining security plans, monthly security report, time sheets and daily parade of the staff
5. Coordination with the other security focal persons working in different INGOs to make strong network for obtaining first hand information, which may be helpful sharing with our own staff
6. Updating emergency contact details of staff and emergency communication framework
7. Coordination with Law Enforcement Agencies to know the latest policies of the government for humanitarian workers
8. Conducting drills / trainings of all members, thus helping them in understanding their roles and responsibilities to act case of an emergency,
9. Enrolling and deployment of guards and ensuring Access Control Policy of the organization
10. Reporting security & safety violations to security coordinator for putting the things right
11. Security & safety assessments of hotels, guest houses to make the staff our official guests safe and comfortable
12. Fleet In charge of all vehicle and responsible of their maintenance & repair
13. Preparation of Company Identity Cards and further handing it overs to all staff
14. Issue advisories to the staff in case of any, mob, procession, curfew, agitation and No Go Areas
15. Ensuring the search of men and vehicle on first entry point
16. Nomination of Safe Room in office area
17. Ensuring that staff know the local culture of the area and protocols, so they are not caught at wrong place wrong time
18. Responsible to make vehicle accident report within 24 hours
19. Translator
20. Maintenance of discipline
21. Plan routes for the staff going into the field
• Military Police Officer in Gujranwala from 1990 to 1992 and ensuring the followings:-
a) Maintenance of discipline
b) Vehicle Incidents and Mapping
c) Court of inquires of theft, fraudulence, accidents, incidence like murder, Rape, suicide, drug trafficking and absent without leave
d) Driving tests, check posts matrix, escorting VIPs and dealing with Civil Police and Main Stake Holders
e) Issuing/Loss of ID Cards
f) Beautification of Cantonment
g) Arrest and Release
h) Attending court cases
• 2IC Heavy Anti-Tank Guided Missile Battalion (Bahawalpur) from 1993 to 1994
a) Training of Missile firing to all soldiers
b) Ensuring discipline of 700 under commands
c) Duty Officer of the Garrison
d) Arranging Missile Firing Competitions of ATGM Units
• DAA&QMG in Mehsood Scouts (FATA) from 1994 to 1995 with following responsibilities:-
a) Anti-smuggling duties
b) Transport Officer
c) Warehouse In charge ( Confiscated items)
d) Participated in operation like raid, demolition of terrorists’ houses and shops, arrest of criminals etc.
e) Patrolling of sensitive area of FATA
f) Seizing of narcotic’s and further handing it over to custom office
g) In Charge of Poultry Form
h) Recruitment Officer of the Corp (200 civilians recruited)
• Accounts Officer/Company Commander in Thal Scouts (KP) from 1995 to 1997 with following duties:-
a) Dealing with Pay & Allowances of 700 staff
b) Audit of the Corp
c) Procurement of items from out station
d) Escorting of VIPs
e) Dealing with guest rooms and mess
f) Participated in Operation to restore peace between Shia’s and Sunnis in Parachinar in 1996
• Administration Officer in 601 EME Workshop (Quetta) from 1998 to 2002 with following duties:-
a) Controlling main gates of the workshop with a IN/OUT of 1300 staff
b) Daily parade state of civilians staff (Paid out of Defense Budget)
c) Investigation of theft cases
d) Allotment of accommodation (Repair and Maintenance)
e) Attending security meetings in Corp HQ
f) Court of Inquiries like scuffle, fraud, theft or any other failure
g) Pay & Allowances
• DAAQMG 54 Independent Brigade Landi kotal (FATA) from 2002 to 2004 and carried out all administrative duties of the brigade like:-
a) Distribution, repair and maintenance of accommodation to officers and other ranks
b) Attending security meeting/briefing in Peshawar
c) Up gradation of Combined Military Hospital and its renovation
d) In charge of Water Supply Scheme to whole Garrison
e) Supervision of all Check Post to stop any intruder coming in
f) Distribution of Guards on the Check Posts and Beats
g) Arranging of Lunch/Diners for VIPs being Mess Secretary
h) Supervising Duty Officers of the Cantonment
• GSO-II 176 Janbaz Training Team (Peshawar) from 2004 to December 2007, was responsible for:-
a) Safety & Security Training of College students and civilians to defend homeland in case of emergencies
b) Pay & Allowances of all staff
c) Distribution of all Janbaz to different sensitive posts
d) Training of Janbaz on regular basis
• Attended twice Pakistan 23rd March Parade in 1986 and 1995
• Participated twice in Pakistan Election duties in Bahawalpur and Dara Adam Khel
• Border duty, while being on Siachin (Most disturbed sector of the world)
• Served almost in all sensitive areas of country in terms of Earth Quake, Election, Flood, Drought, Health & Sanitation, Terrorism and Distributions.
• During General Musharraf Regime served/supervised construction of schools and Combined Military Hospital projects in close liaison with RED CROSS in Kashmir.
• Duty Officer in (EARA Headquarter) in 2005 Abbottabad providing relief assistance to earthquake affectees.
English, Pakistan Studies, Civic, Islamic Studies and Urdu