Training Manager

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Location: Rmelan, Hasakah Governorate, Northeast Syria
Job Summary
The Training Manager is responsible for developing, implementing, managing, and evaluating the security training and professional development program supporting HKN's oil and gas operations throughout Northeast Syria.
The position oversees initial, recurring, remedial, and specialized training for a large, geographically dispersed security workforce supporting oil production facilities, well sites, gas processing facilities, checkpoints, access control points, Protective Security Details (PSD), Quick Reaction Force (QRF) operations, and other designated HKN locations.
The current contract includes 539 Access Control Manpower positions, eight PSD teams, and associated management and support personnel. The Training Manager must establish and maintain a structured training program that ensures personnel possess the knowledge, practical skills, qualifications, and professional discipline necessary to perform their assigned duties safely and effectively.
A principal responsibility of the position is the development and mentoring of the existing local security workforce. The Training Manager will work closely with subcontractor instructors, supervisors, and operational leadership to assess current capabilities, identify training deficiencies, establish standardized instruction, and improve individual and collective performance.
The successful candidate must possess substantial experience developing and managing security training programs in high-risk environments, preferably supporting oil and gas operations, critical infrastructure, or large-scale security forces.
This is a hands-on management position requiring the ability to conduct classroom instruction, supervise practical exercises, evaluate firearms training and qualifications, mentor local instructors, and assess personnel during actual security operations.
Duties and Responsibilities
Develop, implement, and manage a comprehensive, project-specific Security Training Plan aligned with HKN's contractual requirements, approved security procedures, applicable laws, and Consortium operating standards.
Establish initial, recurring, refresher, remedial, and specialized training requirements for all security personnel according to their assigned duties and responsibilities.
Develop and maintain an annual training calendar supported by monthly and weekly training schedules, ensuring that required instruction and qualifications are completed without disrupting operational staffing requirements.
Coordinate with the Security Operations Manager and Security Operations Supervisor to schedule personnel for training while maintaining required security coverage at all HKN locations.
Maintain responsibility for the administration, quality, effectiveness, and continuous improvement of the security training program.
Ensure that training programs are appropriate to the operational environment in Northeast Syria and reflect the specific security risks associated with oil and gas production facilities, personnel movements, and remote security operations.
Conduct an initial assessment of the existing security workforce to establish individual and collective training requirements.
Review available personnel training records, qualifications, operational experience, and previous certifications to determine existing competencies and identify areas requiring additional instruction or validation.
Develop and implement standardized competency assessments appropriate to each security position, including static guards, access control personnel, supervisors, PSD personnel, QRF members, drivers, and operations center personnel.
Establish clear, documented performance standards and pass/fail criteria for required training and practical evaluations.
Ensure personnel successfully complete all mandatory training and competency requirements before being authorized to perform duties for which certification is required.
Identify personnel who do not meet established standards and coordinate remedial training, reassessment, or reassignment recommendations with operational management.
Develop and deliver training specifically designed for security personnel assigned to HKN oil production facilities, well sites, gas processing facilities, checkpoints, and other critical infrastructure locations.
Training will address post orders, access control procedures, identification verification, personnel and vehicle searches, visitor management, material movement controls, patrol procedures, key control, incident reporting, communications, and emergency response responsibilities.
Ensure personnel understand the importance of maintaining effective security while minimizing unnecessary interference with authorized production, maintenance, and logistics activities.
Provide practical instruction on professional conduct, situational awareness, observation techniques, conflict resolution, de-escalation, and appropriate interaction with HKN employees, contractors, visitors, and local community members.
Coordinate with site supervisors to conduct post-specific training and practical assessments that reflect actual working conditions and identified operational risks.
Develop, coordinate, and oversee firearms safety, weapons handling, qualification, and recurring training for personnel authorized to carry firearms under the contract.
Ensure firearms instruction and qualification standards comply with HKN requirements, approved use-of-force policies, applicable local laws, and the authorization requirements of relevant security authorities.
Conduct or supervise classroom instruction, practical weapons handling, and live-fire qualification activities at approved training facilities.
Ensure personnel receive instruction on weapons safety, safe handling, storage, accountability, maintenance, and the lawful and proportionate use of force.
Maintain accurate records of firearms qualifications, expiration dates, remedial training, and personnel authorized to perform armed duties.
Coordinate with operational management to ensure personnel whose qualifications have expired, or who fail to meet required standards, are not assigned duties requiring those qualifications.
The Training Manager must possess sufficient firearms training experience and technical knowledge to supervise weapons instructors, evaluate training standards, and conduct practical firearms instruction where appropriately qualified and authorized.
Coordinate and oversee initial and recurring training for PSD and QRF personnel supporting HKN operations.
Ensure training addresses protective security responsibilities, team coordination, communications, emergency procedures, defensive driving, casualty response, threat recognition, and other contract-required competencies.
Develop and supervise practical exercises that evaluate the ability of PSD and QRF personnel to perform assigned duties safely and effectively.
Coordinate with the Security Operations Manager, Journey Manager, and Security Operations Supervisor to ensure training reflects current operational requirements and lessons identified during security operations.
Maintain individual qualification and competency records for personnel assigned to PSD and QRF duties.
Evaluate the qualifications, experience, and instructional capabilities of existing local security instructors and subcontractor training personnel.
Establish and implement a Train-the-Trainer program designed to improve instructional quality, standardize training delivery, and develop sustainable local training capabilities.
Review and approve lesson plans, training materials, instructional methods, and practical evaluation standards before implementation.
Observe classroom instruction and practical exercises to assess instructor effectiveness, technical accuracy, and consistency with approved training standards.
Provide coaching and mentoring to local instructors to improve instructional techniques, classroom management, practical demonstrations, and student evaluation methods.
Develop qualified local instructors capable of delivering recurring training under the Training Manager's supervision and quality assurance framework.
Develop and coordinate practical training exercises addressing security incidents, medical emergencies, fire response, evacuation, communications failures, civil disturbances, and other foreseeable emergencies affecting HKN operations.
Coordinate with operational management and HKN representatives to schedule and conduct emergency response exercises appropriate to site-specific risks.
Ensure security personnel understand their assi