Technical Project Manager II (Physical Security)

About the role

This position is posted until filled. The role sits within the Physical Security department and may be covered by NERC CIP cyber security standards. If covered, candidates must pass a Personnel Risk Assessment (including identity verification and a criminal background check) prior to hire, promotion, or transfer, and complete cyber security training before unescorted access to cyber secure areas; annual cyber security training is also required.

Preferences

• Demonstrated experience managing, administering, or supporting enterprise physical security technology platforms, including:
  • Genetec Security Center
  • Software House CCURE 9000
  • Video Management Systems (VMS)
  • Physical Access Control Systems (PACS)
  • Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS)
  • Intercom and mass notification systems
• Experience coordinating system upgrades, migrations, expansions, and lifecycle management activities for enterprise security systems across geographically dispersed locations
• Working knowledge of physical security system architecture, including:
  • Access control panels
  • Readers and credentials
  • Network-connected cameras
  • Video archivers
  • Servers and storage
  • Security system integrations
• Ability to translate operational security requirements into technical solutions and project deliverables
• Project management and technical leadership experience leading technical projects involving physical security technologies from planning through implementation, testing, commissioning, and operational handoff
• Experience developing project schedules, budgets, risk assessments, stakeholder communications, and executive-level status reporting
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate efforts among internal stakeholders, IT infrastructure teams, cybersecurity teams, facilities personnel, vendors, and contractors
• Experience managing competing priorities while supporting critical operational environments with minimal disruption to business operations
• Experience supporting regulated or critical infrastructure environments; knowledge of audit readiness, change management, evidence retention, and documentation practices
• Familiarity with NERC CIP requirements, cybersecurity controls, physical security standards, or other compliance frameworks is preferred
• Working knowledge of:
  • Microsoft Visio
  • AutoCAD/DWG drawings
  • Security system floor plans and mapping
  • SQL databases
  • Windows Server environments
  • Network fundamentals as they relate to physical security systems
• Experience troubleshooting complex technical issues involving cameras, access control devices, servers, integrations, or network connectivity
• Demonstrated success creating and maintaining:
  • Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
  • Technical documentation
  • System inventories
  • Configuration standards
  • Disaster recovery and continuity documentation
• Ability to convert institutional knowledge into repeatable processes and sustainable operational practices
• Preferred certifications:
  • Genetec Security Center Certification
  • Software House CCURE 9000 Administrator or Technical Certification
  • Project Management Professional (PMP)
  • Certified Protection Professional (CPP)
  • Physical Security Professional (PSP)
  • Security Industry Association (SIA) Security Project Management training or equivalent
  • Relevant cybersecurity, networking, or systems administration certifications

Responsibilities

• Plans, develops, coordinates, and directs all phases of large multi-departmental technical projects requiring coordination with external organizations and governmental agencies
• Directs projects to completion within schedule, cost, performance objectives, and standards
• Directs detailed and complex projects while minimizing costs and environmental risk
• Leads the development of innovative solutions to technical and engineering problems encountered by the project
• Represents the organization and the project at public hearings and in discussions with government agencies
• Coordinates strategy for the acquisition of the project’s regulatory permits and the legal defense thereof
• Directs the compilation of project budgets; tracks costs and advises management on project performance
• Delegates assignments among project teams including project goals and schedules
• Directs and oversees the development of project performance standards and criteria
• Develops environmental permitting strategies for projects
• Directs internal experts, consultants, and attorneys in the implementation of environmental permitting strategies
• Represents the organization and the project in meetings with the NM Attorney General’s office and the New Mexico Public Utility Commission
• Informs and advises management on project direction, economic, and legal risk
• Presents expert environmental and project testimony before commissions, regulatory agencies, Federal and State courts

Qualifications

• Minimum education: Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university in a specified technical field with five to seven years of related experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Must possess a current, legally valid driver’s license and meet the company’s driving record requirements

Competencies

• Broad knowledge of project management techniques and related specialty areas
• Working knowledge of managerial principles
• Ability to work on very complex long-term issues and projects
• Effective time management skills with ability to schedule and track several complex projects at once
• Good to excellent negotiation and facilitation skills for meetings and negotiating sessions internally and externally
• In-depth understanding of company policies and direction, and ability to incorporate into project goals
• Broad understanding of the utility industry, regulatory process, judicial process and political sensitivities

Skills

• Communication: ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals; write routine reports and correspondence; speak effectively before groups
• Mathematical: ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry; apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations
• Computer: working knowledge of database, project management, spreadsheet, and word processing software
• Analysis and problem-solving: ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists; interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to sit up to two-thirds of the time
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds

Work Environment

Office environment.