Senior Consultant - Physical Security Designer

About the role

The role may be based in New York City, Washington DC, Chicago, Houston, the San Francisco Bay Area, or Los Angeles. Control Risks is seeking a Physical Security Designer to support the growth of its Built Environment & Infrastructure design practice in North America.

Responsibilities

• Prepare security design documents, including existing conditions reports, design programming materials, basis of design narratives, equipment specifications, equipment schedules, 30/60/100 percent drawings, and as-built drawing reviews.
• Produce, review, and coordinate drawings and technical files for electronic physical protection systems, including access control, intrusion detection, video surveillance, duress, emergency communications, intercom, visitor management, and related systems.
• Support design work for non-electronic physical protection measures, including perimeter protection, CPTED, security operations considerations, protective barriers, and related facility hardening measures.
• Teach, mentor, and support non-designer security and risk management professionals so they can contribute effectively to design programming and security design requirements development.
• Perform site surveys, existing conditions reviews, installation inspections, and physical security assessments in support of project delivery and broader risk assessment work across Control Risks markets.
• Translate assessment findings, threat and vulnerability considerations, operational requirements, and client priorities into practical security design requirements and coordinated deliverables.
• Cook up with architects, engineers, project managers, owners, operators, security integrators, and other design team members to support proportionate, code-aware, and technically sound security solutions.
• Contribute to proposals, scopes of work, level-of-effort estimates, and project budgets where design assumptions, deliverables, and required inputs must be clearly defined.

Requirements

• 5+ years of relevant experience in design, construction, electronics engineering, security delivery, and/or physical protection systems design.
• Significant experience designing electronic security systems such as access control, intrusion detection, video surveillance, duress, emergency communications, intercom, visitor management, and related systems.
• Working knowledge of non-electronic physical protection systems and design approaches, including perimeter fencing, CPTED, vehicle barriers, hostile vehicle mitigation, protective design, and facility hardening measures.
• Experience interpreting and applying U.S. and North American building codes, life safety codes, accessibility requirements, security standards, design standards, and industry guidelines within design projects and design document reviews.
• Knowledge of design and construction management processes and phases, including concept, schematic design, design development, construction documentation, construction administration, and as-built review activities.

Qualifications and specialist skills

• Bachelor's degree in architecture or engineering, including civil, structural, electronics, electrical, or a related engineering discipline; alternatively, a bachelor's degree in a security-related field with relevant electronics engineering and/or physical protection systems design experience, or a high school diploma with 7+ years of relevant physical protection systems design experience.
• Demonstrated proficiency with two or more relevant design and delivery tools, such as AutoCAD LT for 2D security layouts, Revit or other BIM tools, Bluebeam, SketchUp, Visio, MS Project, and Microsoft Office applications.
• Relevant professional registration or certification is preferred, such as CET, CEET, CEST, EIT, PE, SE, PSP, CSPM, CPP, CPTED Practitioner, or another security, engineering, design, or project management credential.
• Ability to produce accurate, concise, client-ready reports, design narratives, drawing comments, specifications, schedules, meeting outputs, and proposal content.
• Familiarity with design document file systems, document control practices, knowledge management protocols, and coordinated multidisciplinary project workflows.
• Native-level fluency in English is required; proficiency in other languages, specifically Spanish, Portuguese, or French, is advantageous.
• Ability to travel as required to support site surveys, assessments, design meetings, installation reviews, and project delivery.
• Valid U.S. driver's license and valid passport are required.

Competencies

• Technical design capability, analytical thinking, attention to detail, sound professional judgement, commercial awareness, and the ability to connect risk insight with practical design outcomes.
• Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate technical information clearly to technical, non-technical, and senior-level audiences.
• Strong client focus, collaboration, adaptability, mentoring capability, and a solution-oriented approach within a globally connected and inclusive team environment.

Pay

The base salary range for this position is $115,000-$130,000 per year. Exact compensation offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Schedule

Control Risks supports hybrid working arrangements, wherever possible, that emphasize the value of in-person time together - in the office and with our clients - while continuing to support flexible and remote working.

Benefits

• Medical Benefits, Prescription Benefits, FSA, Dental Benefits, Vision Benefits, Life and AD&D, Voluntary Life and AD&D, Disability Benefits, Voluntary Benefits, 401 (K) Retirement, Nationwide Pet Insurance, Employee Assistance Program.