Background

Established in 2004, Culmen International, LLC is a privately held U.S. company with more than twenty years experience providing exceptional support to the United States Government (USG), multinational organizations, and foreign partners. Headquartered in Alexandria, VA, with personnel permanently based in over 40 countries, Culmen has accomplished critical missions in more than 155 countries. Culmen enhances global safety and security, strengthens homeland defense, advances humanitarian programs, and supports government operations. Our global team of more than 400 professionals provides technical and management services, procurement, logistics, research and analysis, and technology development and deployment.

About the Role

Culmen International is looking for a Surveillance Technician/Escort onsite in Manda Bay, Kenya. The position monitors the CCTV system around the clock, responds to automated motion-detection alerts, conducts roving patrols, and serves as the dedicated United States National escort for uncleared vendor and delivery personnel, such as fuel or water deliveries, entering the compound.

What You’ll Do in Your New Role

CCTV monitoring

• Monitor all surveillance feeds during assigned shifts so that coverage is continuous, 24/7, at the assigned site.
• Respond immediately to automated motion-detection alarms and perimeter breach alerts, and assess and report activity.
• Clean and test cameras and sensors weekly and after severe weather, and report outages so that no more than one validated interruption over 15 minutes occurs per site per month.
• Keep the closed-loop video system disconnected from commercial networks and protect recorded footage.

Roving patrols

• Conduct roving patrols of the compound and pre-positioned assets at least every four hours.
• Record each patrol, observation and condition in the patrol log.
• Report damage, tampering, missing property or other abnormal conditions to the Site Manager or Site Lead.

Vendor and delivery escort

• Serve as the dedicated USN escort for every Local National and Other Country National vendor and delivery person, keeping them under continuous visual observation from entry to exit.
• Log escorted personnel, vehicles and times of entry and exit, with zero escort discrepancies.
• Coordinate escort duties with the shift lead so that CCTV monitoring and patrols continue without interruption.

Incident reporting and response

• Report security incidents to the BDOC and COR verbally within 15 minutes and in writing within two hours.
• Follow the duress protocol with the BDOC and Quick Reaction Force, and take part in drills and exercises.
• Follow the unarmed, detect-deter-report rules of engagement. Do not carry or use weapons, and do not apprehend, detain or use force against any person; leave all direct intervention to Security Forces or the Quick Reaction Force.
• Report spills, HAZMAT concerns and safety hazards observed during patrols immediately.

Personnel and administrative

• Keep SPOT status, recall roster details and training records current.
• Follow General Orders, installation regulations and professional conduct standards.
• When cross-utilized, support maintenance or site personnel with assigned tasks while staying reachable by motion-detection alarm.

Required Qualifications

• 2+ years of documented experience in physical security, law enforcement, or military police or combat arms.
• Trained and certified by the Contractor before deployment in basic First Aid and CPR, land mobile radio (LMR) communication protocols, and operation of the proposed CCTV system.
• Active Secret clearance
• Ability to obtain Geneva Convention CAC and HSPD-12 vetting
• Successfully pass immunization, medical, and dental screening

Desired Qualifications

• Experience operating CCTV, video management or intrusion detection systems in a security operations or base defense setting.
• Experience escorting personnel or controlling access on a military installation.
• Experience at remote or austere OCONUS locations, preferably in East Africa.
• Ability to support basic maintenance or site tasks so the position can be cross-utilized.

• Monitor all surveillance feeds during assigned shifts so that coverage is continuous, 24/7, at the assigned site.
• Respond immediately to automated motion-detection alarms and perimeter breach alerts, and assess and report activity.
• Clean and test cameras and sensors weekly and after severe weather, and report outages so that no more than one validated interruption over 15 minutes occurs per site per month.
• Keep the closed-loop video system disconnected from commercial networks and protect recorded footage.
• Conduct roving patrols of the compound and pre-positioned assets at least every four hours.
• Record each patrol, observation and condition in the patrol log.
• Report damage, tampering, missing property or other abnormal conditions to the Site Manager or Site Lead.
• Serve as the dedicated USN escort for every Local National and Other Country National vendor and delivery person, keeping them under continuous visual observation from entry to exit.
• Log escorted personnel, vehicles and times of entry and exit, with zero escort discrepancies.
• Coordinate escort duties with the shift lead so that CCTV monitoring and patrols continue without interruption.
• Report security incidents to the BDOC and COR verbally within 15 minutes and in writing within two hours.
• Follow the duress protocol with the BDOC and Quick Reaction Force, and take part in drills and exercises.
• Follow the unarmed, detect-deter-report rules of engagement. Do not carry or use weapons, and do not apprehend, detain or use force against any person; leave all direct intervention to Security Forces or the Quick Reaction Force.
• Report spills, HAZMAT concerns and safety hazards observed during patrols immediately.
• Keep SPOT status, recall roster details and training records current.
• Follow General Orders, installation regulations and professional conduct standards.
• When cross-utilized, support maintenance or site personnel with assigned tasks while staying reachable by motion-detection alarm.

• Basic First Aid
• CPR
• Land mobile radio (LMR) communication protocols
• Operation of CCTV system
• CCTV operation
• Video management
• Intrusion detection systems
• Security operations
• Base defense
• Personnel escorting
• Access control
• Basic maintenance

• 2+ years of documented experience in physical security, law enforcement, or military police or combat arms.
• Trained and certified by the Contractor before deployment in basic First Aid and CPR, land mobile radio (LMR) communication protocols, and operation of the proposed CCTV system.
• Active Secret clearance
• Ability to obtain Geneva Convention CAC and HSPD-12 vetting
• Successfully pass immunization, medical, and dental screening
• Experience operating CCTV, video management or intrusion detection systems in a security operations or base defense setting.
• Experience escorting personnel or controlling access on a military installation.
• Experience at remote or austere OCONUS locations, preferably in East Africa.
• Ability to support basic maintenance or site tasks so the position can be cross-utilized.