Principal Security Engineer - Data Centre & Critical Infra

SWECO UK LIMITED; Greater London; On-site; GBP 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible and hybrid working

Pension

Life Assurance

Private Medical Insurance

Discretionary Annual Bonus Scheme

Professional subscriptions

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Cycle2Work Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Employee discounts

Salary Sacrifice Electric Vehicle Sche

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Job summary

SWECO UK LIMITED in London is seeking a Principal Security Engineer to lead security design projects for mission critical environments and national infrastructure, with emphasis on data centre design.

You will manage timescales, develop security standards, produce drawings and COBie data with the BIM team, and work with multi‑discipline colleagues to ensure integrated, robust solutions. Mentoring, client engagement and industry events are also part of the role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related discipline with experience designing security systems.
• Electronic security design experience including access control, CCTV, perimeter and intruder detection.
• Physical security design experience including site perimeter security, barriers, HVM, gatehouses.
• Security space and facility planning for SOCs, NOCs, receptions and management offices.
• Proficient in AutoCAD, Autodesk Construction Cloud/Autodesk Forma, Bluebeam Studio, MS Office and Google Workspace; Revit knowledge advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead security design projects from start to finish, managing timescales and delivery.
• Develop and deploy Sweco security design standards customized to clients.
• Maintain project documentation (TIDPs, MIDPs, DALs, DDLs, risk registers).
• Produce design drawings, schematics and installation details to industry standards.
• Coordinate with multi-discipline teams to deliver fully coordinated models.
• Attend and lead security workshops with key stakeholders.
• Develop COBie data requirements with BIM team.
• Attend design team meetings and document key decisions.
• Stay up to date with industry developments.
• Assist in developing automations to drive efficiency and cost savings.
• Engage with product manufacturers to stay updated on latest products.
• Input into client fee proposals.
• Grow and develop other team members.
• Attend client and industry events.

Skills

Security design

Project leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Team development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related discipline

Tools

AutoCAD

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Autodesk Forma

Bluebeam Studio

Microsoft Office

Google Workspace

Revit

Job description

SWECO UK LIMITED in London is seeking a Principal Security Engineer to lead security design projects for mission critical environments and national infrastructure, with emphasis on data centre design.

You will manage timescales, develop security standards, produce drawings and COBie data with the BIM team, and work with multi‑discipline colleagues to ensure integrated, robust solutions. Mentoring, client engagement and industry events are also part of the role.