Manager – Security

Overview

Overview

Responsibilities

• Act as the company’s Security focal point in the UAE, promoting a security-first culture across all operations and ensuring security considerations are integrated with flight operations, aircraft maintenance, training, vertiport operations, and associated external agencies
• Oversee security risk assessments across all operational areas – including aviation, vertiport, and facility domains – and implement appropriate mitigation measures for identified threats
• Manage and investigate all security incidents, breaches, and irregularities; prepare reports and implement corrective and preventive actions
• Manage physical security across all company facilities in the UAE, including offices, maintenance hangars, and training centers
• Develop, implement, and maintain the Security Management System (SeMS), in compliance with applicable UAE regulations, ICAO Annex 17 standards, and company policy, ensuring documentation, processes, and performance metrics are current and effective
• Monitor the evolving security threat landscape and advise the UAE General Manager on potential impacts to operations
• Serve as the day-to-day point of contact with UAE regulatory authorities (GCAA, DCAA, Dubai Police, AD Police and others) on all security-related matters
• Partner with vertiport operator(s) and the RTA to align security standards and ensure consistency across all operational sites
• Support internal and external security audits and ensure timely resolution of findings
• Develop and deliver security awareness training for all UAE-based staff, as well as conduct security emergency response drills

Required

• 7+ years of security experience
• Sound working knowledge of UAE aviation regulations (GCAA/DCAA), ICAO Annex 17, and aviation security management principles
• Experience conducting security risk assessments and developing security plans across multiple operational domains
• Familiarity with physical and facility security principles, including access control, perimeter security, and surveillance systems
• Working exposure to the GCAA, DCAA, FAA, EASA, or equivalent military/government aviation authority
• Have appropriate Security Management System (SeMS) knowledge and experience
• Confident in the delivery of written reports, risk assessments, and briefings to senior management
• Good organisational skills, including project management
• Fluent in English (ICAO Level 4 minimum)
• Arabic speaker
• Ability to pass AVSEC security clearance
• Eligibility to work in the UAE
• Ability to travel internationally, including eligibility to obtain a U.S. business travel visa.

Desired

• 10+ years of aviation security experience
• Advanced degree with an Aviation Security specialty, or equivalent experience
• Formal security or safety training (Military, FAA, GCAA, EASA, ICAO, or equivalent)
• Law enforcement or military security experience
• Prior experience as an appointed Post Holder for SMS and/or Security under an AOC
• Prior experience working with UAE governmental or aviation transportation authorities
• Experience in vertiport, heliport, or non-traditional aviation infrastructure environments
• Emirati National