Training Manager - Al Hasakah Syria

Military Spouse Corporate Career Network•Al Hasakah, WA

12d•Onsite

About The Position

The Training Manager develops, implements, manages, and evaluates the security training and professional development program supporting HKN oil and gas operations throughout Northeast Syria. The role oversees initial, recurring, remedial, and specialized training for a large, geographically dispersed security workforce serving production facilities, well sites, gas processing facilities, checkpoints, access control points, Protective Security Details (PSD), Quick Reaction Force (QRF) operations, and other designated locations. The current contract includes 539 Access Control Manpower positions, eight PSD teams, and associated management and support personnel. The position establishes a structured program so personnel have the knowledge, practical skills, qualifications, and professional discipline needed to perform safely and effectively. A key focus is developing and mentoring the existing local security workforce. The Training Manager works with subcontractor instructors, supervisors, and operational leadership to assess capabilities, identify deficiencies, standardize instruction, and improve individual and collective performance. This is a hands-on management position requiring classroom instruction, supervision of practical exercises, evaluation of firearms training and qualifications, mentoring of local instructors, and assessment of personnel during security operations. The role also maintains training records and reporting, coordinates training schedules with operational leadership, and supports quality assurance inspections and readiness reviews.

Requirements

Substantial experience developing and managing security training programs in high-risk environments.
Experience preferably supporting oil and gas operations, critical infrastructure, or large-scale security forces.
Sufficient firearms training experience and technical knowledge to supervise weapons instructors, evaluate training standards, and conduct practical firearms instruction when appropriately qualified and authorized.
Ability to conduct classroom instruction and supervise practical exercises.
Ability to evaluate firearms training and qualifications.
Ability to mentor local instructors and assess personnel during security operations.
Ability to develop, implement, and manage training programs and competency assessments for a large, geographically dispersed security workforce.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting oil and gas operations.
Experience supporting critical infrastructure.
Experience supporting large-scale security forces.

Responsibilities

Develop, implement, and manage a project-specific Security Training Plan aligned with contractual requirements, approved security procedures, applicable laws, and Consortium operating standards.
Establish initial, recurring, refresher, remedial, and specialized training requirements for security personnel based on their duties.
Develop an annual training calendar and monthly and weekly schedules while coordinating with operations leadership to maintain required security coverage.
Manage the administration, quality, effectiveness, and continuous improvement of the security training program.
Ensure training reflects Northeast Syria's operational environment and the risks associated with oil and gas facilities, personnel movements, and remote security operations.
Assess the existing workforce, review training records and qualifications, identify competencies and deficiencies, and establish standardized assessments and documented performance criteria for each security role.
Ensure personnel meet mandatory training and competency requirements before assignment to duties requiring certification; coordinate remedial training, reassessment, or reassignment recommendations for personnel who do not meet standards.
Develop and deliver facility-specific security training covering post orders, access control, identification checks, searches, visitor management, material movement, patrols, key control, incident reporting, communications, and emergency response.
Provide practical instruction in professional conduct, situational awareness, observation, conflict resolution, de-escalation, and appropriate interactions with employees, contractors, visitors, and community members.
Coordinate post-specific training and practical assessments with site supervisors.
Develop, coordinate, and oversee firearms safety, weapons handling, qualification, and recurring training for personnel authorized to carry firearms; ensure compliance with applicable requirements and maintain accurate qualification and authorization records.
Conduct or supervise classroom firearms instruction, practical weapons handling, and live-fire qualification at approved facilities, and ensure personnel whose qualifications have expired or who fail standards are not assigned duties requiring them.
Coordinate and oversee initial and recurring PSD and QRF training, including protective security responsibilities, team coordination, communications, emergency procedures, defensive driving, casualty response, and threat recognition.
Develop and supervise PSD and QRF practical exercises; coordinate training with operational leadership and maintain qualification and competency records for these personnel.
Evaluate local instructors and subcontractor training personnel; establish and implement a Train-the-Trainer program; review lesson plans and materials; observe instruction; and coach and mentor instructors.
Develop qualified local instructors able to deliver recurring training under the Training Manager's supervision and quality assurance framework.
Develop and coordinate exercises for security incidents, medical emergencies, fire response, evacuation, communications failures, civil disturbances, and other foreseeable emergencies.
Coordinate emergency exercises with operational management and HKN representatives; participate in tabletop exercises, drills, and readiness assessments; document results and incorporate lessons learned into training and procedures.
Ensure personnel receive role- and location-appropriate HSE instruction, including PPE, heat stress, fatigue management, vehicle safety, fire prevention, emergency first aid, hazard reporting, and Stop Work Authority.
Coordinate with project HSE personnel to align training with HKN's Health, Safety and Environmental Management System, including relevant site hazards such as hazardous materials, H2S exposure where applicable, restricted areas, and HKN safety procedures.
Establish and maintain a centralized training management system and position-based training matrix containing personnel histories, qualifications, assessments, certification expiration dates, and remedial training records.
Prepare weekly and monthly training reports on completed instruction, personnel trained, qualification status, outstanding requirements, deficiencies, and planned activities; alert management to upcoming expirations or deficiencies affecting readiness.
Maintain attendance records, examination results, practical assessment documentation, instructor qualifications, and approved lesson plans, and make records available to HKN management and authorized auditors.
Support quality assurance inspections, operational readiness reviews, and corrective action processes related to training and competency.