Physical & Electronic Security Specialist

Date: Dec 16, 2024

Location:

Arlington, VA, US Paramus, NJ, US New York, NY, US Canonsburg, PA, US Wilmington, DE, US Columbus, OH, US

Company: Black & Veatch Family of Companies

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Company : Black & Veatch Corporation

Req Id : 106498

Opportunity Type : Staff

Relocation eligible : No

Full time/Part time : Full-Time

Project Only Hire : No

Visa Sponsorship Available: No

The Opportunity

The role you will have the opportunity to...

• Analyze impacts and exposures based on emerging security threats, vulnerabilities, and risks.

• Collaborate and work with individuals from various geographies and disciplines within Black & Veatch.

Other opportunities may include:

Matrix Management

• Transferknowledge, capabilities, and skills to improve others’ knowledge and skill levels.

• Contribute to the career development of others through engagement assignments.

• Delegate work duties according to development opportunities and individual needs

Consulting and Planning

• Facilitate client workshops to foster technical understanding and drive decisions.

• Lead physical and electronic security assessments and gap analysis against best practices and standards.

• Recommend physical and electronic security improvements aligned with risk management frameworks.

• Develop security policies, procedures, and controls for critical infrastructure sectors.

• Collaborate with external and internal customers to analyze and validate the information needs and functional requirements.

• Serve as a subject matter expert.

Design

• Lead physical and electronic security system designs.

• Develop and review design documents including drawings and specifications.

• Manage deliverables, quality, and budget.

• Interpretation of building-design drawings to determine the consistency of contractual security requirements.

• Follow engineering and customer standards for design documentation.

• Provide technical leadership for site-survey, deployment, installation and configurationand support engineering teams.

Business Development

• Support proposals and business development activities with Physical and ElectronicSecurity scopes.

• Develop and lead client presentations.

• Collaborate with stakeholders across different business solutions engineering disciplines, and business enablement functions

The Team

Black & Veatch’s Governments & Communities focuses on specific infrastructure needs of municipalities, state and local governments, and specialized physical and digital infrastructure solutions for government and federal agencies. By joining our market sector, you will be able to provide Physical and/or Electronic Security consulting, planning, and design services with a focus on critical infrastructure sectors (Power, Federal/DoD, Water, Oil & Gas, Chemical, etc.).

Preferred Qualifications

• Working knowledge of physical and electronic security standards and others as required by our clients.

• Experiencein physical security design of cameras, access control systems, video surveillance/CCTV, threat detection and motion detectors in various facility applications.

• Experience performing facility walk downs in support of design requirements definition and detailed engineering of design modifications.

• Minimum of 5 years of experience working critical infrastructure sectors (Water, Power, Federal/DoD, Oil & Gas, Chemical, etc.)

• Familiarity with Unified Facilities Guide Specifications (UFGS) and Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) a plus.

• Bachelor’s Degree in a technical field such as Computer Science, Computer/Electrical/Communications Engineering, or other related field

• Experience in MS Word / Excel / Bluebeam for project documentation

Minimum Qualifications

This position supports Black & Veatch project work with the U.S. Federal Government. As a result, U.S. citizenship is a requirement.

Requires a bachelor's degree in engineering from either a recognized accredited program in their home country or the country in which the professional is practicing. Minimum of 11 years related work experience. All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations.

Certifications

• Professional Certification such as Certified Protection Professional (CPP), Physical Security Professional (PSP), or similar certifications.

• Professional Engineering license in electrical, control systems or related field or ability to obtain PE Licensure within six months.

Work Environment and Schedule

This position would require working in a typical office environment. The position may entail prolonged periods of sitting and computer use, and the professional would ideally be able to maintain focus and attention to detail throughout the workday. The position may also be require physical tasks during site visits, including crouching, grasping, and standing/walking for extended periods of time.

Black & Veatch prides itself on the support of our employees and providing flexibility to make the things that are most important to you, a priority. This is why we offer our professionals, located near an office, the option of a Hybrid work environment. Our hybrid work approach allows our employees to work two days a week from other locations outside of the office. Additionally this opportunity has the possibility of being located in any of our offices located across the U.S; click the link to see a full list of .

This role may require up to 20% travel

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Salary Plan

ENG: Engineering

Job Grade

132

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Our comprehensive benefits portfolio is a key component of this commitment and offers an array of health care benefits including but not limited to medical, dental and vision insurances along with disability and a robust wellness program.

To support a healthy work-life balance, we offer flexible work schedules, paid vacation and holiday time, sick time, and dependent sick time.

A variety of additional benefits are available to our professionals, including a company-matched 401k plan, adoption reimbursement, tuition reimbursement, vendor discounts, an employment referral program, AD&D insurance, pre-taxed accounts, voluntary legal plan and the B&V Credit Union. Professionals may also be eligible for a performance-based bonus program.

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