Deputy Security Manager – Unmanned Aerial System & Airspace

About the role

The Deputy Security Manager will lead airspace security for an oil & gas project in Afungi, Mozambique. You will oversee unmanned aerial system (UAS) and counter‑UAS (C‑UAS) operations, ensuring continuous airspace situational awareness and compliance with safety and regulatory standards.

Key responsibilities

• Manage project airspace security, including UAS and C‑UAS systems.
• Plan and supervise security flight missions (surveillance, reconnaissance, risk assessment) in coordination with aviation authorities and service providers.
• Maintain continuous Airspace Situational Awareness (ASA) and produce daily analysis reports on aerial, on‑shore and off‑shore activity.
• Supervise drone and counter‑drone teams, ensuring qualification, discipline and standards.
• Ensure correct installation, maintenance and readiness of high‑value UAS, radar, RF and jamming equipment.
• Coordinate flight authorisations, No‑Fly Zones and aerial corridors with civil and military aviation authorities.
• Report incidents, airspace violations and unauthorized drone activity.
• Support tender documentation, cost estimation and scope definition for airspace security solutions.

Required profile

• Proven experience in air operations management, UAS or C‑UAS (military, police, aviation or industrial security).
• Strong understanding of drone and counter‑drone tactics, technologies and regulations (ICAO guidance, local aviation rules).
• Experience conducting airspace security risk assessments and coordinating with military or security forces.
• Fluent English; Portuguese or Swahili is an asset.
• Valid driver’s licence, passport and no criminal record.

Required skills

• UAS (drone) operations
• C‑UAS (counter‑drone) systems
• RF, radar and EO/IR sensor technologies
• Jamming and interception techniques
• Airspace regulatory compliance (ICAO, local authority)
• Situational awareness and mapping tools