Job Description

We are seeking a highly experienced Physical Security Project Manager (SPM) who has passion to lead the delivery of physical security systems for new office and facility builds, and who will also own the GSIS risk, threat analysis and protective services program strategy. This role will serve as primary point of coordination across internal teams, vendors, and construction partners to ensure systems are implemented on time, on budget, and aligned with GSIS standards. The SPM will manage the complete project lifecycle from project inception through operational handover, and will own the site / risk assessment methodology, recurring red team and physical sweep programs, and the protective-design / CPTED strategy that drive the design and construction approach for every new build, MAC, and existing-site audit. The ideal candidate is familiar with electronic security systems design, threat and vulnerability assessment, protective design principles, and thrives in a fast-paced, multi-stakeholder environment.

Key Responsibilities

Physical Security Project Management: Office Build-Out [50%]

Project Execution | Design Engineering | Stakeholder Coordination

● Ownership of project schedules and plans, budgets, correspondence, communication, coordination, meeting documentation, project document organization

● Produce request for proposals (RFP’s), review vendor proposals (design consultants, security integrators, service and manufacturer partners) evaluate for competitive scope and pricing, process and manage purchase and change orders for facilities and office build projects

● Perform iterative reviews of contract requirements and associated progress; communicate and enforce with vendor partners

● Lead integration bid process activities, including organization and packaging of Contract Documentation, RFP release and response review, response to bid requests-for-information (RFI’s), interviews, proposal review, recommendation, selection, and award

● Attend new build kickoff site visits to evaluate space aspects, identify challenges and opportunities for systems technology implementation and design engineering approach

● Review and negotiate lease contracts, perform feasibility and due diligence efforts, and collaborate with internal teams to assess site-specific zoning requirements, security risks and mitigation strategies, global and region-specific threat profiles

● Oversee contracted design engineering consultants to ensure project Contract Documents (drawings, specifications, ancillary documents) are complete, accurate, coordinated and aligned with Real Estate, GSIS requirements and overall business drivers

● Track coordination elements between design engineering consultants and associated project disciplines (architectural, electrical / fire alarm, network, AV/VC, etc.); manage Contract Documentation backcheck process

Construction Administration | Programming & Commissioning | Operational Handover

● Lead construction kickoff activities, including security integration schedule creation and dependencies, risk identification and mitigation, kickoff and recurring coordination meetings

● Interface with General Contractor, associated construction teams, and construction execution platforms to manage process and communication protocols

● Manage submittal and RFI review and approval processes

● Liaison between design consultants, security integrators and internal operations teams to streamline security systems programming, on-site acceptance testing and commissioning

● Travel to project sites to oversee thorough acceptance testing and validation of all security systems functionality, aligned with standards, and global and site-specific operational needs

● Manage punch list items to ensure adherence to Contract Documentation for integration sign-off

● Collect and organize closeout documentation, and manage systems operational training strategy with Regional Security Managers and Facilities stakeholders

Quality Assurance / Quality Control (QA / QC)

● Collaborate with internal stakeholders to develop and continuously evolve standard documentation, processes, templates, checklists, and automations

● Perform iterative reviews of DEC documentation, and consult with Global Security Technology Lead to manage process for updates aligned with systems technology, standards and BOD updates

● Produce and actively update tracking, change management and exception evaluations

● Align QA tools across business units and drive global standards, documenting regional variances

● Own / develop vendor key performance indicators (KPIs) and quarterly business reviews (QBRs)

● Collect feedback from security operations, integration vendors, and other construction partners to inform continuous development of project management, design engineering, systems technology, and standard operating procedures

● Provide overall project and program status presentations to the Physical Security DEC Manager with focus on priority improvement recommendations

Program Strategy Focus: Risk + Threat Analysis / Red Team Initiative / Protective Services [50%]

Risk + Threat Analysis | Red Team Initiative

● Own the GSIS site / risk assessment methodology and risk-level sign-off that drives the design and construction approach for every new build, MAC, and existing-site audit

● Run recurring red team, penetration testing, and physical sweep programs (with Investigations) across the global portfolio; convert findings into BOD and design-standard updates

● Develop region-specific outside-threat profiles by build type (office, lab, compartmentalized) and maintain the landlord / ASL knowledge-gathering matrix

● Operate a structured, closed-loop process that feeds incident reports and post-first-day-of-business (FDOB) findings back into standards and design documentation

● Partner with Sec Ops, Regional Security Managers, and the Global Security Technology Lead to translate threat intelligence into protective-design and CPTED requirements

Protective Services Program Strategy

● Own protective-design and CPTED strategy across the portfolio; encode data-center-level design criteria and site-tier rigor into the BOD rather than re-litigating per project

● Standardize baseline protective elements — anti-shatter / window film by location type, security signage packages, and garage entrance controls (gates, LPR, intercom) — and embed them into the design workflow

● Coordinate guard-force office deployments and GSOC / ops readiness, including SOPs and training on newly deployed systems prior to FDOB

● Align protective-services requirements with Real Estate space classification (temp / mid-term / perm; office / lab / compartmentalized) and lease language

● Partner with Regional Security Managers and Sec Ops to translate operational protection needs into design and construction deliverables

Qualifications

Primary Skillsets & Preferred Experience

● Minimum 7+ years of project management and risk analysis experience

● Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Security Management, or related field

● PMP, CAPM, PSP, CPP, PCI or equivalent certifications strongly preferred

● Willingness to travel up to 35% for site visits, commissioning, assessments and red team exercises

● Proven track record managing multiple concurrent projects

● Strong experience with budget and stakeholder management, technical vendors and partners

● Ability to interpret design and construction documents, building codes & compliance requirements

● Demonstrated experience conducting threat, vulnerability and risk assessments (TVRA), red team / penetration testing, and physical security audits for corporate facilities

● Strong working knowledge of protective design and CPTED principles, forced-entry / blast mitigation, and guard-force / GSOC operational readiness

● Experience with global enterprise-scale corporate real estate deployments and enterprise-level Access Control, Video Surveillance & Management, Intercommunication, Radio and Visitor Management systems, Integrated Security Platforms

● Familiarity with cloud-based access control, facial authentication, AI/analytics systems, network integration and IP-based device deployment

● Application and operating systems familiarity: Apple OS, Google Suite, Bluebeam, Revit / AutoCAD, Asana, Smartsheet, MS Project, Procore, PlanGrid, Autodesk Construction Cloud

Personal Attributes

● Organized and detail-oriented, comfortable with ambiguity and change, ability to manage competing priorities and tight deadlines

● Strong critical thinking and problem-solving abilities; working knowledge of project management methodologies and best practices

● Analytical and discreet; able to handle sensitive threat and incident information with appropriate confidentiality

● Self-aware and self-motivated with strong bias for action, ability to pivot to "priority zero" items

● Professional and collaborative with excellent written, verbal and interpersonal skills

● Ability to work in active construction environments

● Strong alignment with company values and philosophies