Senior Physical Security Design Lead for Data Centres

Ethos Engineering; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Fridays and 9-day fortnight

Pension Scheme

Refer a Friend scheme

Subsidised Health Insurance Allowance

Working travel out-of-pocket expenses

Regular training/mentoring / further/ 

Support for Chartership

Professional Subscription Fee paid by:

Paid Statutory Leaves

Heavily subsidised social committee

Job summary

Ethos Engineering is seeking a Senior Physical Security Design Engineer to lead the technical development of security designs for mission-critical data centre projects within our Smart Buildings team.

You will own concept through detailed design, ensure compliance with standards, coordinate with various engineering disciplines and mentor junior engineers. Strong BIM/Revit experience and a track record in data centres are essential.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electronic, Electrical, Building Services, Security Engineering or a related discipline.
• Experience designing physical security systems for data centres, critical infrastructure or other high-security facilities.
• Proven delivery of RIBA Stages 2-5 (or equivalent) physical security designs.
• Experience producing specifications, reports, schematics, layouts and coordinated design documentation.
• Experience working within multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Knowledge of BIM workflows and proficiency in AutoCAD, Revit, Bluebeam and Microsoft Office.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deliver high-quality work to programme.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical design and coordination of integrated physical security systems (CCTV, Access Control, PIDS, IDS, Intercom, SMS).
• Produce and review security design documents: reports, specs, schedules, calculations, layouts, drawings.
• Develop security strategies satisfying client requirements while complying with standards and objectives.
• Coordinate with ICT, Electrical, Mechanical, Architectural, Civil and Structural disciplines.
• Engage in client workshops to refine design requirements.
• Undertake TVRA, zoning studies, risk assessments and option appraisals.

Skills

BIM coordination

Technical writing

Stakeholder management

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Problem solving

Education

Degree in Electronic, Electrical, Building Services, Security Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

Bluebeam

Microsoft Office

Job description

Ethos Engineering is seeking a Senior Physical Security Design Engineer to lead the technical development of security designs for mission-critical data centre projects within our Smart Buildings team.

You will own concept through detailed design, ensure compliance with standards, coordinate with various engineering disciplines and mentor junior engineers. Strong BIM/Revit experience and a track record in data centres are essential.