Junior Security Consultant - Security Risk Management

WSP in the Middle East; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP in the Middle East is seeking a Junior Security Risk Management Consultant to join our Security Risk Management team in the UAE and Saudi Arabia. The role suits an early-career professional passionate about security consulting, risk management, and protecting people, places, and assets.

You will work on major projects across critical infrastructure, aviation, transport, healthcare, hospitality, and residential developments in the Middle East.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline or security field.
• Understanding of security design principles and risk assessment methodologies.
• Experience in security consulting, operations, or risk management is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of security risk assessments (SRA) and CPTED studies.
• Assist in developing security strategies and design reports.
• Support security planning across aviation, infrastructure, and property projects.
• Research regional threat environments and industry best practices.
• Assist senior consultants with stakeholder engagement and client presentations.
• Review architectural and master planning docs from a security perspective.
• Contribute to technology recommendations such as CCTV, access control, and IDS.
• Prepare technical reports, presentations, and project deliverables.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Research skills

Report writing

Excellent communication

Stakeholder engagement

Security design principles

Risk assessment methods

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Security Management

Bachelor's degree in Criminology

Bachelor's degree in International Relations

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Risk Management

Job description

Job Description

WSP in the Middle East are looking for a Junior Security Risk Management Consultant to join our growing Security Risk Management team in the UAE and Saudi Arabia.

This is an exciting opportunity for an early-career professional who is passionate about security consulting, risk management, and the protection of people, places, and assets. You will have the opportunity to work on major projects across critical infrastructure, aviation, transport, healthcare, hospitality, commercial, residential, and mixed-use developments throughout the Middle East.

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of Security Risk Assessments (SRA), Threat Vulnerability Risk Assessments (TVRA), and Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) studies.
• Assist in developing security strategies, operational concepts, and security design reports.
• Support security planning and design across aviation, transport, critical infrastructure, commercial, residential, hospitality, healthcare, and mixed-use developments.
• Research regional threat environments, security standards, emerging risks, and industry good practice.
• Support senior consultants with stakeholder engagement, workshops, and client presentations.
• Review architectural, engineering, and master planning documentation from a security and risk perspective.
• Contribute to security technology recommendations, including CCTV, access control, perimeter protection, intrusion detection, and command-and-control systems.
• Prepare high-quality technical reports, presentations, and project deliverables.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree in Security Management, Criminology, International Relations, Engineering, Risk Management, or a related discipline.
• 1–3 years of relevant experience in security consulting, security operations, risk management, law enforcement, military, intelligence, or a related field.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, research, and report-writing skills.
• Good communication and stakeholder engagement capabilities.
• An understanding of security design principles and risk assessment methodologies.
• The ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary and international project teams.
• Experience in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, or wider Middle East would be advantageous.

Preferred Certifications

Candidates holding, working towards, or interested in obtaining relevant professional certifications would be highly regarded, including:

• ASIS Physical Security Professional (PSP)
• ASIS Certified Protection Professional (CPP)
• Security Institute Certificate in Security Management
• Security Institute Diploma in Security Management
• Certified CPTED Practitioner
• Project Management Professional (PMP), advantageous
• Certified Security Project Manager (CSPM), advantageous.

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