Associate Security Specialist

**Company Overview**:
People power our future. That is why advancing a dynamic, inclusive environment, where everyone grows and thrives is critically important to us.

Our ingenuity fuels daily life. Together, we’ve forged some of the most trusted partnerships across the energy value chain to make what was once just an idea a reality: laying subsea infrastructure thousands of feet below sea level, installing offshore platforms hundreds of miles from shore, and using our expertise to design and build offshore wind infrastructure.

For more than 100 years, we've been making the impossible possible. Today, we're driving the energy transition with more than 30,000 of the brightest minds across 54 countries.

Here, what you do matters.

**Job Overview**:
The Associate Security Specialist utilizes existing security procedures to solve routine or standard problems. They receive instruction, guidance, and direction from others within the team. They will leverage their conceptual knowledge of theories, practices, and procedures related to security and Health Safety Environment Security. The Security associate / coordinator will also be utilized for badging, mobilization documentation, visitor requests, vehicle passes, Equipment Tools Material passes, camera passes all needing issuing and recording under Data entry.

Annual Salary: 83,000.00 - 104,000.00

At McDermott, we proudly work together to create and deliver innovative engineering and construction solutions for the energy industry. Our customers trust our technology-driven approach to design and build infrastructure solutions to responsibly transport and transform natural resources into the products the world needs today. Because we’re powered by the most innovative minds, we rise to every challenge to make what was once just an idea a reality.

**Key Tasks and Responsibilities**:

- Support the Security Manager with site security needs
- Supervise security guard personnel and ensure full engagement with area QHSES personnel
- Maintain close relationships with designated project line supervision
- Recognize deficiencies and suggest improvements to existing processes
- Assist in the implementation of specific and measurable goals
- Review weekly guard schedule and ensure all posts are covered as required
- Liaise between employees, visitors, contractors, and vendors
- Perform scheduled patrols and random checks of designated areas throughout the facility to prevent security breaches
- Enforce Security Standard Operating Procedures, ensuring that McDermott facilities, personnel, and assets are protected
- Conduct investigations and produce high-quality reports
- Maintain security equipment and document findings when damaged or in need of maintenance
- Defuse disturbances in accordance with company policies and procedures

**Essential Qualifications and Education**:

- 5 years of experience in Security, Law Enforcement, or Military or 1 year as a Security Guard Supervisor
- High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent
- Degree or equivalent industry-recognized qualification
- Must have satisfactory job performance evaluations if an internal promotion
- Must hold a valid driver’s license
- Must possess all state/federal/national security guard license(s) applicable to the area of operation
- Experience with the Microsoft Office platform
- Effective written and oral communication skills; able to communicate clearly with all levels of management on business matters
- Ability to work extended or extra shifts when required
- Must pass Fit for Duty as required
- Must be able to stand for long periods
- For USA-based operations, must be able to obtain a TWIC (Transportation Worker Identification Credential)
- Demonstrates the ability to read and write comprehensive reports for investigation and documentation
- Knowledge of the principles and practices of security and safety
- Knowledge of the principles and practices of security and safety