Senior Physical Security Design Engineer - Hyperscale DC

ethos; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Fridays

9-day fortnight working schedule

Pension Scheme

Subsidised Health Insurance Allowance

Professional Subscription Fee paid

Job summary

Ethos is seeking a Senior Physical Security Design Engineer to deliver high-quality security designs for mission-critical data centre and infrastructure projects. You will own development from concept to detailed design, acting as technical authority for integrated security systems and mentoring junior engineers.

You'll collaborate across disciplines, drive design coordination using BIM/Revit, and ensure compliance with EN/ISO/BS/IEC standards while supporting project delivery and continuous

Qualifications

• Degree in Electronic, Electrical, Building Services, Security Engineering or a related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and coordination of integrated physical security systems including CCTV, Access Control, Perimeter Intrusion Detection Systems (PIDS), Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS), Intercom and Security Management Systems.
• Produce and review security design documentation including design reports, technical specifications, equipment schedules, calculations, schematics, layouts and detailed construction drawings.
• Develop security strategies and engineering solutions that satisfy client operational requirements while complying with relevant standards, legislation and project objectives.
• Coordinate physical security designs with ICT, Electrical, Mechanical, Architectural, Civil and Structural disciplines to ensure fully integrated design solutions.
• Participate in technical workshops with clients, operators, architects, contractors and specialist vendors to develop and validate security design requirements.
• Undertake technical assessments including Threat, Vulnerability and Risk Assessments (TVRA), security zoning studies, design risk assessments and engineering option appraisals.
• Review vendor proposals, technical submissions and contractor deliverables to ensure compliance with project specifications and design intent.
• Prepare equipment schedules, cable schedules, device layouts and system architecture diagrams suitable for construction and procurement.
• Ensure designs comply with relevant British, European and International Standards together with applicable client design standards and regulatory requirements.
• Undertake design coordination reviews using BIM/Revit, Bluebeam and other digital engineering tools.
• Carry out design QA/QC reviews and technical assurance activities in accordance with the company's Quality Management System.
• Support commissioning planning, witness testing and technical issue resolution during construction and project delivery.
• Provide technical mentoring and guidance to graduate and junior engineers, supporting continuous professional development within the team.
• Maintain awareness of emerging technologies, industry trends and best practice in physical security design, particularly within hyperscale and colocation data centre environments.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives through the development of design standards, templates, technical guidance documents and lessons learned.

Skills

Security design

BIM workflows

AutoCAD

Revit

Bluebeam

Project coordination

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Education

Degree in Electronics / Electrical / Building Services / Security Engineering or related

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

Bluebeam

Microsoft Office

Job description

Ethos is seeking a Senior Physical Security Design Engineer to deliver high-quality security designs for mission-critical data centre and infrastructure projects. You will own development from concept to detailed design, acting as technical authority for integrated security systems and mentoring junior engineers.

You'll collaborate across disciplines, drive design coordination using BIM/Revit, and ensure compliance with EN/ISO/BS/IEC standards while supporting project delivery and continuous