Job Description

ACCIONA is a global company, leading in the development of regenerative infrastructure that creates a positive impact on society. Our workforce consists of more than 65,000 professionals, present in more than 40 countries across the five continents, all contributing in our mission to design a better planet. Are you a passionate individual who wants to make a difference, promote sustainable development, and find solutions to the biggest global challenges including climate change, overpopulation, and water scarcity? Come and join us in building the infrastructure our planet needs to achieve a sustainable future.

We have successfully delivered large infrastructure projects across Canada since 2001. Our leadership and expertise span the entire value chain from research and development through construction, operation and maintenance of projects. Currently involved in some of Canada’s largest infrastructure projects, ACCIONA delivers solutions that contribute to the economic and social progress of the communities in which it operates. www.acciona.ca

ACCIONA is a global leader in sustainable infrastructure and renewable energy, delivering innovative, forward-thinking solutions in over 40 countries. We’re proud to be shaping some of the most complex and transformative infrastructure projects in North America.

In partnership with Metrolinx, ACCIONA is playing a key role in the design and construction of the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension (ECWE), a 9.2-kilometre westward addition to Toronto’s Line 5 light rail transit network. This major infrastructure project includes seven new stations and installation of rail and systems under a progressive design-build model.

Beyond its technical scope, the ECWE project represents a significant investment in sustainable urban mobility, expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 5,800 tonnes annually and eliminate over 6.5 million vehicle trips each year when combined with the full Line 5.

This is a unique opportunity to join a dynamic, multidisciplinary team on a complex, high-value project that supports long-term regional growth and environmental sustainability. If you're ready to make a meaningful impact and advance your career with a global infrastructure leader, we encourage you to apply and grow with us.

The Construction Security Manager is responsible for managing the construction security program for the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension Project. The role supports the Chief Security Officer by implementing the Construction Security Master Plan, coordinating construction site security operations, managing security-related contractors, overseeing physical security systems, maintaining security training compliance, and supporting the identification and mitigation of security risks across the project.

The Security Manager acts as the primary operational security lead for construction security matters and works closely with site construction teams, security guards, systems contractors, emergency services, project management, safety teams, subcontractors, and relevant public-sector stakeholders.

Construction Security Program Management

• Implement the Construction Security Plan across project offices, construction sites, laydown areas, storage locations, temporary facilities, and other project-controlled areas.

• Support the Chief Security Officer in developing, updating, and maintaining construction security policies, procedures, plans, post orders, and related documentation.

• Ensure that construction security practices are aligned with project requirements, contract obligations, applicable laws, client expectations, and recognized security practices.

• Provide security advice to project leadership, construction managers, site superintendents, and project stakeholders.

Construction Site Security Coordination

• Liaise with construction teams, contractors project coordinators and schedulers, safety representatives and jurisdiction officials to ensure smooth, supportive security operations.

• Coordinate security coverage for construction sites, laydown areas, project offices, high-risk activities, deliveries, material storage, and special events.

• Review and support the development of site-specific security procedures, post orders, patrol routes, access control processes, and incident escalation protocols.

• Conduct site visits to assess security performance, identify gaps, review guard deployment, and confirm implementation of security controls.

• Support the management of site access control, visitor management, vehicle access, deliveries, gate operations, fencing, hoarding, lighting, CCTV coverage, intrusion detection, and other construction security measures.

Security Risk Assessments

• Conduct and update construction security risk assessments for project sites, facilities, activities, and changing construction conditions.

• Identify threats, vulnerabilities, operational risks, and security control gaps affecting project personnel, assets, materials, equipment, public interfaces, and construction activities.

• Develop practical mitigation recommendations and track implementation of approved security measures.

• Reassess risks as site conditions evolve, including during demolition, excavation, major deliveries, utility works, system installations, high-value material storage, and transitions between construction phases.

• Maintain a risk register or other tracking mechanism for security risks, mitigations, and outstanding actions.

Physical Security Systems Oversight

• Oversee the implementation and operation of physical security systems across the project.

• Provide direction to the Construction Security Systems Administrator regarding access control, reporting, records management, system administration, and security system support.

• Coordinate with security systems vendors, IT, communications teams, construction teams, and project stakeholders regarding system installation, testing, troubleshooting, maintenance, and performance.

• Ensure that access control, CCTV, intrusion detection, gate controls, intercoms, alarms, lighting, and related systems are appropriate for project needs and site risk conditions.

• Review system reports, incident records, alarm activity, access data, and other information to identify trends, issues, or required corrective actions.

Security Training and Compliance

• Track and manage security training compliance across the project.

• Ensure that required personnel complete applicable security training, site access training, awareness briefings, orientation requirements, and any project-specific security modules.

• Coordinate with training, safety, HR, subcontractor management, and site teams to confirm training completion before access is granted where applicable.

• Maintain or oversee records of security training completion, compliance status, overdue training, and corrective actions.

• Support the development and delivery of security awareness materials, toolbox talks, briefings, bulletins, and incident lessons learned.

Emergency Services and Incident Management

• Liaise with police, fire, emergency medical services, municipal authorities, transit security stakeholders, and other emergency response partners as required.

• Support incident response for theft, vandalism, trespassing, protest activity, workplace violence, unauthorized access, suspicious activity, security breaches, emergency events, or other project-related security incidents.

• Provide after-hours availability for urgent incidents, emergency coordination, and escalation support.

• Ensure incidents are documented, investigated, escalated, and closed out in accordance with project procedures.

• Review incident trends and recommend corrective actions to reduce recurrence.

Contractor and Contract Management

• Manage responsibilities related to security guarding, security systems, and other security-related contracts.

• Monitor contractor performance against contract requirements, service levels, post orders, project procedures, deliverables, and key performance indicators.

• Review guard force deployment, staffing levels, schedules, reports, incident documentation, patrol records, and service quality.

• Coordinate with procurement, commercial, and contract management teams on security contractor performance, scope changes, deficiencies, invoices, claims, and corrective actions.

• Support the development of scopes of work, technical requirements, service expectations, and evaluation criteria for new or modified security contracts.

Reporting and Stakeholder Communication

• Provide regular updates to the Chief Security Officer on security risks, incidents, site conditions, contractor performance, training compliance, and implementation of the Construction Security Master Plan.

• Prepare reports, briefing notes, meeting materials, dashboards, and action trackers related to construction security.

• Participate in project meetings, construction coordination meetings, risk meetings, emergency planning meetings, and stakeholder coordination forums.

• Maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders while protecting confidential and security-sensitive information.

• 3 + years of experience managing security operations in a construction, infrastructure, transit, public-sector, industrial, commercial, or multi-site environment, or alternative equivalent.

• College Diploma or University degree in security management, criminology, law enforcement, emergency management, risk management, public safety, or a related field is preferred.

• Experience coordinating guard services, access control, CCTV, physical security systems, incident response, and site security procedures.

• Experience conducting or supporting security risk assessments.

• Experience managing contractors, service providers, performance requirements, or security-related scopes of work.

• Strong understanding of construction site operations, project delivery environments, access control, perimeter security, incident management, and emergency coordination.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to prepare reports, procedures, risk assessments, briefings, and action plans.

• Ability to work with senior leadership, construction teams, subcontractors, emergency services, and external stakeholders.

• Security certification, law enforcement, military, emergency management, infrastructure security, or transit security experience is an asset.

Core Competencies

• Security leadership and operational judgment.

• Risk assessment and mitigation.

• Contractor and vendor management.

• Incident response and escalation.

• Stakeholder coordination.

• Physical security systems oversight.

• Training compliance management.

• Documentation and reporting.

• Ability to operate in a complex construction project environment.

• Availability and responsiveness during urgent incidents.

ACCIONA has been given the Top Employer 2022, 2023, 2024 & 2025 certification in Canada, as well as the Top Employers North America 2022, 2023, 2024 & 2025 seal, which certifies the company's commitment to excellence in human resources management and those who focus on putting their people first through their exceptional HR policies. As a company that values diversity as a source of talent, we work to foster an inclusive environment that promotes respect, belonging and engagement so that all people can participate on an equal opportunity basis. We invite everyone to apply regardless of origin, circumstances, background or condition.