Senior Electronic Security Project Manager

About the role

At Diversified, you’ll work on exciting and complex projects with opportunities to grow your career. We offer a collaborative and flexible work environment, competitive pay and benefits, and a culture that values diversity, inclusion, and innovation. As a Senior Project Manager in Electronic Security Systems (ESS), you oversee all aspects of project execution—including scope, schedule, budget, quality, and client satisfaction—across the entire project lifecycle, from initiation to closure. You are accountable for the successful delivery of large-scale, complex ESS projects, requiring effective delegation, diligent follow-through, and assurance of key deliverables. Your role centers on harnessing subject matter expertise, driving decision-making, and aligning cross-functional teams, all while maintaining clear and impactful communication with stakeholders and executive leadership.

Responsibilities

• Leads the delivery of physical security systems by managing implementation, coordinating teams, and ensuring compliance with specifications, timelines, and quality standards.
• Demonstrates expertise in the delivery and integration of physical security technologies, including closed-circuit television (CCTV) systems, electronic access control systems, intrusion detection alarms, and perimeter security solutions.
• Possesses a strong understanding of general construction sequencing and its impact on project scheduling, risk mitigation, and potential delays.
• Identifies, qualifies, and quantifies construction-related risks, and communicates those risks clearly and effectively to stakeholders in written form to support proactive planning and resolution.
• Collaborates in design reviews to support accurate and comprehensive field documentation across project teams.
• Develops schedules, establishes project baselines, and identifies, qualifies, and quantifies deviations, with clear communication of impacts to the client.
• Coordinates field verification of prospective work sites, ensuring compliance with quality control requirements, confirming readiness, and documenting site conditions.
• Monitors and controls the financial health of projects, including tracking budgets, costs, and margins; proactively identifies financial risks and implements corrective actions to prevent margin erosion.
• Proactively identifies potential customer concerns and addresses them before they escalate into issues; delivers thoughtful, comprehensive solutions to both clients and internal stakeholders.
• Provides flexible, on-demand support to team members, assisting with tasks, problem-solving, and resource coordination to ensure project success and team efficiency.
• Partners with the site supervisor to establish and drive the project’s work plan and schedule, ensuring alignment with overall project goals and timelines.
• Coordinates stakeholder activities to enable system programming and final checkout of systems.
• Ensures successful commissioning of security systems, including planning, execution, testing, and documentation, to meet design specifications and client handover requirements.
• Works closely with the site supervisor, general contractor, and end user to develop and manage a comprehensive punch list of outstanding tasks following substantial completion.
• Facilitates project turnover and training sessions with clients and the service team.

Physical Demands

• Exposure to construction site conditions on a regular basis; compliance with all safety regulations and use of PPE is required.
• Environment may include hospital and medical facilities.
• Typically spends at least 40% of time on feet and mobile around construction sites.
• Ability to occasionally climb ladders, use stairs, and lift and/or move materials up to 20 pounds.
• Regular use of keyboards, test equipment, and controls required for security installation projects.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.
• When not on construction sites, normal office conditions apply with use of standard office equipment.

Travel

• Frequent travel by car and occasional airplane trips are required; must possess a valid driver’s license.
• Local travel to client sites (within a 2-hour driving distance each way) makes up 70-90% of travel.
• Less than 10% remote travel is required on a regular basis.
• Travel up to 25% of the time is required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of Project Management experience in commercial construction trades or Electronic Security Systems (ESS).
• Proven ability to follow repeatable processes and participate in Constant Process Improvement (CPI).
• Experience driving and delivering waterfall schedules to a fixed delivery date while monitoring and controlling projects for quality and profitability.
• Experience in a client-facing role with a demonstrated pleasant professional demeanor.
• Strong technical abilities and the demonstrated ability to learn new technologies quickly.
• Experience working with or for Enterprise-level clients.
• Understanding of when and how to implement Agile methodologies within a waterfall program to leverage speed while avoiding schedule risks.
• A solid understanding of PMP methodologies and best practices.

Preferred Qualifications

• Project Management experience with large, complex technical projects within an at-scale program.
• Experience with Electronic Security Systems (ESS).
• Certified Security Project Manager (CSPM).
• PMP certification from the Project Management Institute.

Benefits

• Multiple medical plan options to fit you and your family’s needs.
• HSA & HRA company contributions.
• Dental coverage, including orthodontic benefits, and vision plans.
• Company-paid Basic Life and AD&D insurance.
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Generous paid time off — 3 weeks PTO plus company holidays and floating holidays.
• 401k with company match.
• Paid maternity leave.
• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA).
• A wide range of voluntary benefits including Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Pet Insurance, Homeowners and Auto Insurance, Supplemental Life and AD&D coverage, and Legal Services.
• Commuter benefits.