Consultant, Built Environment

Control Risks; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading security consultancy is looking for a Security Design Engineer in Riyadh to deliver risk-based security strategies and innovative solutions. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree in risk management or related fields, along with experience in delivering consultancy for security design. Responsibilities include assessing risk, designing security systems, and supporting client proposals. Excellent communication skills and membership in a relevant professional institute are essential.

Qualifications

• Membership of a security or design engineering related institute required.
• Excellent writing and presentation skills needed for speaking engagements.
• Proven experience in consultancy-based engagements necessary.

Responsibilities

• Undertake fee earning consultancy, assessing risk and defining security strategies.
• Design physical and electronic security systems for various projects.
• Support the development of client proposals and project budgets.

Skills

Knowledge of CPTED principles

Excellent writing skills

Ability to build client relationships

Experience with design-related software

Education

Bachelor's degree in risk management or related fields

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

SketchUp

MS Project

Job description

Within our Crisis and Security Consulting team, our Built Environment Consulting, and Security Design Engineers are required to deliver early-stage risk-based security strategies and planning which inform the wider concept master planning stages. This informs the work delivered in latter coordinated design and technical design stages.

The successful applicant will be a part of our Kenya hub team, supporting clients in KSA and across region as part of our broader EMEA team of over 100 crisis and security consultants.

Responsibilities include:

• Undertaking fee earning consultancy, including but not limited to the assessment of risk, working with project stakeholders to define security strategies and high-level planning, concept and detailed master planning.
• Assisting, and designing for our engagements, including technical security reviews, audits, design surveys, installation inspections and approvals, working at client sites and in the office.
• Designing physical and electronic security systems to an appropriate level, working in conjunction with specialist engineers from other organisations within project design teams.
• Acting as a trusted advisor to ensure requests from clients and prospects are dealt with effectively.
• Operational responsibility for and collaborative input into performance management of team members.
• Supporting adoption of innovative approaches to development of current practices and new solutions.
• Supporting the development of client proposals and the building of project budgets to define scope and determine pricing prior to sign-off by designated managers.

Knowledge and Experience:

• Knowledge and understanding of the CPTED principles and other leading initiatives including Secured by Design and recognized safety and security planning guidance.
• Understanding and experience of delivering physical and electronic security design consulting across RIBA Plan of Work stages.
• Proven experience of delivering consultancy-based engagements.

Qualifications and specialist skills:

• Membership of a security or design engineering related institute.
• Excellent writing and presentation skills with proven ability to participate in speaking engagements.
• Ability to liaise with and build successful client relationships.
• Ability to quickly assimilate large quantities of new information.
• Bachelor’s degree or advanced diploma in risk management, design or related security, crisis and/or business continuity fields.
• Security related professional certification.
• Knowledge of, and experience using design-related software, e.g. AutoCAD, Revit, SketchUp, MS Project and other relevant software experience.