Assistant Contract Manager - North West

Bidvest Protea Coin; Rustenburg; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Bidvest Protea Coin is seeking a Security Manager with a minimum of 5 years in a mining environment to lead security operations, investigations, and staff development. The role involves client liaison, threat assessments, and ensuring health and safety compliance.

You will manage manpower/equipment, handle disciplinary processes, and supervise after-hours duties, reporting, and incident investigations while maintaining adherence to SOPs and company policies.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in mining security management.
• Experience in investigations of criminal cases and internal mine-related cases is preferred.
• SAPS experience is an advantage.
• PSIRA Grade A certification is required.
• Knowledge of health & safety management.

Responsibilities

• Provide security advice to client.
• Conduct threat and risk assessments.
• Liaise with client and maintain professional relationships.
• Manage manpower and equipment.
• Handle client complaints and ensure contractual requirements are met.
• Chair disciplinary hearings and manage investigations.
• Ensure compliance with company SOPs and policies.
• Oversee after-hours visits, standby duties, and reporting.

Skills

Mining experience

Security management

Leadership

Disciplinary procedures

Communication skills

Bilingual

Training & development

Public safety & crowd control

Under pressure

Problem solving

Education

Security Management Diploma

Security B-Tech Degree

Grade 12

Tools

MS Office

Job description

The suitable candidate’s main responsibilities and duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Security advice to client
• Threat and Risk assessment
• Client liaison and professional client relationship
• Manpower Management
• Equipment Management
• Effectively dealing with and managing client complaints
• Ensure that contractual requirements are always met
• Initiating and chairing disciplinary hearings
• Incident and investigation management
• Ensure compliance to the Company’s disciplinary code
• Knowledge of Health & Safety management
• Ensuring Security Officers problems that are reported are solved
• Ensure that all company / client SOP’s are followed
• Ensure BPC policies and procedures are always followed
• Ensure that training takes place as and when required to increase and sustain the performance and productivity of the staff
• After hour visits and standby duties
• Completion of daily, weekly and monthly reports
• Must be able to attend meetings and take calls to assist with matter of urgency even on rest days
• Demonstrate extensive knowledge of good security practice covering the physical and logical aspects of information products, systems, integrity, and confidentiality

Preferred qualifications/attributes/skills:

• 5 years minimum experience in the mining environment (experience in the PGM environment will be an advantage).
• Security Management Diploma with a Security B-Tech Degree or equivalent will be an advantage.
• Must have experience in investigations of criminal cases and internal Mine related cases.
• SAPS experience will be an advantage.
• PSIRA certification – Grade A
• Grade 12 or equivalent qualification
• Firearm competency and a valid regulation 21 certificate is an advantage (9mm, Shotgun, Self-Loading Rifle, Carbine)
• HIRA and Legal Liability trained.
• Relevant experience in a managerial or similar position. Not less than 5 years as an Assistant Manager or similar position, in a Mining Environment.
• Must have confidence in dealing with the public and community unrest.
• Bilingual (English and any other South African Language).
• The ability to work under pressure.
• First aid and fire-fighting training will be advantageous.
• Excellent written & verbal communication skills.
• Computer literate and knowledge of MS office.
• Must be willing to undergo polygraph test.
• Clean disciplinary, criminal and credit record.