Security Project Manager – Physical Security Systems

About the Role

We are seeking a Security Project Manager to oversee physical security design and installation across new data center construction, expansions, and special projects. This role manages multiple projects simultaneously, coordinating vendors, technical and non-technical teams, construction activities, budgets, and project documentation to ensure security systems are delivered according to established standards.

Why This Role Is Interesting

• Lead physical security projects supporting new data center builds, expansions, and special initiatives.
• Work across technical teams, construction stakeholders, and security integrators.
• Take ownership of project delivery, quality assurance, vendor performance, and operational readiness.
• Contribute to high-security facilities and help ensure physical security systems meet established standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead physical security design and system installation for new data centers, expansions, and special projects.
• Manage the full project lifecycle, including specifications, drawings, code compliance, vendor management, budgets, change orders, and closeout documentation.
• Coordinate security design-build activities, quality assurance, quality control, and supporting processes.
• Attend construction planning meetings and represent physical security project requirements.
• Coordinate physical security acceptance, sign-off, and operational readiness validation in collaboration with other teams.
• Manage multiple projects while tracking schedules, deliverables, risks, and vendor performance.
• Monitor installation metrics, post-installation defects, and overall program performance.
• Collaborate across teams to resolve issues and drive project execution.
• Provide weekly project updates to senior security program leadership.
• Review vendor invoice submissions and recommend approval based on project completion, equipment ordering levels, and validation of invoiced labor.
• Support purchase order and financial management activities as needed. Final invoice approval remains with the designated senior program manager.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with physical security design and/or implementation of electronic security systems, including access control, intrusion detection, and CCTV surveillance.
• Familiarity with defense-in-depth security strategies.
• 2+ years of program or project management experience leading technical and non-technical teams focused on physical security standards and designs.
• Familiarity with project management, design, and construction software.
• Proficiency in interpreting construction plans, elevations, and design documentation for architectural, mechanical, electrical, civil, and telecommunications systems.
• Strong vendor management, project coordination, and communication skills.