Physical Security Consultant
VOLTO Consulting · Gloucester, MA · 1 mo ago
On-siteInformation TechnologyFull-time
Project Overview
Review and intake physical security project assessments provided by business stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Manage end-to-end project workflow, including mobilization, design coordination, installation, commissioning, and security operations handover.
- Develop and maintain detailed project schedules, milestones, and deliverables, track progress and dependencies across multiple stakeholders.
- Prepare programming sheets and technical inputs for security programmers and system administrators in accordance with design standards.
- Closely monitor projects using commissioning documentation, acceptance criteria, and key performance indicators (KPIs) to confirm business requirements are met.
- Provide periodic status reporting on all deliverables.
- Partner with stakeholders and vendors to ensure coordinated execution.
- Communicate project status, risks, timelines, and dependencies through regular written updates and stakeholder reviews.
- Escalate schedule delays, risks, and major obstacles to leadership with clear mitigation recommendations.
- Act as a trusted project interface between technical teams and business stakeholders, translating security and technology requirements into executable plans.
- Track materials allocation, installation sequencing, and vendor deliverables for security design and implementation.
- Support project budget planning, tracking, forecasting, and variance reporting.
Standards, Governance & Continuous Improvement
- Ensure all projects comply with Applied Materials Security Design, standards, and best practices.
- Assess project designs and implementations for scalability, sustainability, and long-term operational impact (e.g., network capacity, system expandability).
- Maintain process documentation, standards, and best practice guidance for physical security technology.
Functional Knowledge
- Physical security project management professional with strong domain expertise.
- Demonstrates in-depth knowledge of physical security technologies and project delivery, with working awareness of security operations.
- Maintains familiarity with industry-standard access control, video management, and integrated security platforms.
Business Expertise
- Anticipates business, regulatory, and operational risks within security projects.
- Recommends process, technology, and delivery improvements to enhance efficiency, resiliency, and business alignment.
Leadership & Project Management
- Leads security projects with moderate to high complexity, risk, and cross-functional impact.
- Establishes project execution strategies, governance structures, and delivery cadence.
- Influences without authority by aligning diverse stakeholder groups around common objectives and timelines.
Problem Solving
- Resolves unique and unexpected project challenges requiring conceptual and innovative thinking.
- Applies structured problem-solving to technical, scheduling, and stakeholder issues with broad business impact.
Experience & Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Associate degree required; equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.
- 10+ years of progressive experience in physical security, security technology, or infrastructure project management.
- Demonstrated experience managing multi-site or regional security technology projects.
- Working experience with enterprise security platforms (C-Cure, Avigilon, intrusion detection) and systems integration concepts are required.
- Project management experience using structured methodologies, scheduling tools, and reporting frameworks (PSP, PMM, Agile).
Skills
- Strong project and program management capabilities.
- Excellent stakeholder engagement and cross-functional coordination skills.
- Budget tracking, schedule management, and risk mitigation.
- Analytical mindset with attention to detail and sustainability.
- High proficiency in Microsoft Office and security project documentation tools.