Senior Consultant- Built Environment and Infrastructure

Control Risks Group; Sydney; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Control Risks Group in Australia is seeking a competent security professional to join our Crisis and Security Consulting practice. You will deliver security design consultancy across the APAC region and support the design team with deliverables.

Role involves leading engagements, drafting specifications, and staying current with security technologies. Applicants should have 10+ years’ experience, Australian clearance, NSW licensing, and strong communication for board-level interaction.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years’ experience as a security professional or related field.
• Experience delivering security design consultancy projects in APAC/Asia.
• Strong understanding of RIBA design stages (Conceptual to Technical).
• Proven ability to draft design stage documents and reports.
• Australian government security clearance and NSW licensing are required.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; board-level presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Attend weekly meetings with project stakeholders and document actions.
• Deliver security design consultancy assignments from simple to complex tasks.
• Draft design stage documents such as specifications and feasibility reports.
• Keep up to date with advances in security technology and methods.
• Lead, manage, and design engagements including site work and testing.
• Respond to RFPs: scope, write, and price proposals.
• Identify and pursue business opportunities.

Skills

Security design

Technical drafting

Proposal development

Stakeholder management

APAC project experience

BlueBeam

Education

Engineering degree in electronics/EE

Diploma of Security Risk Management

Tools

BlueBeam

Genetec

Gallagher

Primavera

Microsoft Project

Job description

Role purpose

We are looking for a competent and experienced security professional to join our expanding Crisis and Security Consulting practice in Australia. The role will involve working on various security-led projects across the APAC region by providing support to Control Risks’ design team with the design deliverables.

Role tasks and responsibilities

• Attend weekly meetings with the project stakeholders, be very attentive to details and minutes all actions that are related to our discipline.
• Deliver security design consultancy assignments ranging from simple to complex tasks
• Drafting design stage documents such as technical specification documents, power loads calculation, tender evaluation reports, etc.
• Keep abreast with advances in security technology
• Complete assigned tasks within the given time frames
• Attend onsite inspections and testing & commissioning
• Identifying and pursuing business opportunities
• Responding to client requests for proposals (RFPs); determining, scoping, writing, and pricing fee proposals
• Consulting
• Identifying and pursuing business opportunities
• Responding to client requests for proposals (RFPs); determining, scoping, writing, and pricing fee proposals
• Leading, managing, and designing for our engagements, including technical security reviews, audits, design surveys, installation inspections and approvals, working at client sites and in the office

Role requirements

• Minimum of 10 years’ experience as a security professional, or in a related field
• Capable of working with BlueBeam or equivalent software to a level that can deliver design draft layouts to the drafting team
• A sound understanding of the design engineering elements
• Proven track record of successful security design consultancy projects, preferably within Asia or similar environment.
• A good understanding of all project design stages referred to as RIBA design stages, such as Conceptual Design, Developed Design, Technical Design, etc.
• Good knowledge and experience in design and implementation of integrated electronic security systems and physical security measures such as:
  • o SCEC project requirements, SCEC and ASIO T4 Technical Notes, and ensuring security solutions are delivered in accordance with PSPF and DISP requirements
  • o Comprehensive understanding of the Australian Government Zone 4 and Zone 5 environments, and be able to assist with designing SCEC-approved door hardware, master-key systems
  • o Video surveillance systems.
  • o Access control systems.
  • o Intruder detection systems.
  • o Intercommunications systems.
  • o Security fences, gates, barriers, locking systems, secure rooms.
• Australian government security clearance is a must.
• Licensed to conduct security works in Australia, as a minimum in NSW.
• Working knowledge in the design of local security equipment rooms, main security equipment rooms and control room
• A good understanding on how to build a dedicated secure security network with considerations on network bandwidth and cybersecurity requirements
• Good knowledge and understanding of the well-known security management systems (i.e., Genetec, Gallagher and the likes)
• Very good experience with Data Centre projects including designing security for hyperscalers and good relationship with these hyperscalers.

Qualifications & Specialist Skills

• An Engineering degree in electronics and electrical engineering / communications is preferred, Diploma of Security Risk Management and hands on tools experience is a big plus.
• Strong communication skills – written and oral (informal and presentation to board level)
• Good skills in working with project management tools (i.e. Microsoft project or Primavera)