Senior Consultant, Security Risk Consulting

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

Job summary

A premier risk consultancy firm in Riyadh is seeking a Security Risk Consultant. The role involves conducting thorough security risk assessments, managing client relationships, and ensuring compliance with industry standards. Candidates should possess a deep understanding of security sectors, excellent proposal writing skills, and a relevant degree. This position anticipates extensive travel throughout the region, offering opportunities for growth within a dynamic team.

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of security sectors throughout the project lifecycle.
• Proven experience in security risk consultancy.
• Ability to build successful client relationships.

Responsibilities

• Undertake security risk assessments and consultancy.
• Drive growth with senior stakeholders.
• Create proposals and manage project budgets.

Skills

Understanding of security, real estate, and critical infrastructure

Client management

Proposal writing

Presentation skills

Budgeting

Education

Bachelor’s degree or advanced diploma in risk management or security-related field

Job description

- Undertaking fee earning consultancy, including but not limited to security risk assessments (site/project), security policy and planning consultancy, security operational planning, security technology integration, applying relevant security and risk management knowledge, tools, standards, and processes.

- Stewardship of security risk projects in KSA to ensure compliance with Control Risks policies, standards, and methodologies.

- Client liaison, not only on security-related expertise but as a trusted advisor for Control Risks to develop client relationships across the full breadth of capabilities.

- Drive growth and build client management relationships with senior stakeholders in Saudi Arabia.

- Position ourselves as the premium provider in the risk consulting market on Giga and associated projects across the region.

- Adopt innovative approaches to develop current and new solutions.

- Act as a thought leader on regional matters and coordinate with peer groups across the business.

- Ensure requests from clients and prospects are dealt with effectively.

- Create proposals and build project budgets to determine pricing levels prior to sign-off by designated managers.

- Provide accurate information on pipeline activity.

- Operational planning and management of assigned projects and tasks.

- Coordinate and support regional tasks as necessary.

- Maintain overall quality oversight of operational and written work.

- Extensive travel anticipated to Saudi Arabia and within the region.

Knowledge and Experience

- Deep understanding of the security, real estate, and critical infrastructure sectors through the entire project lifecycle from initiation through procurement, design, construction, and in-use phases.

- Specific experience in developing security strategies, policies, standards, and plans.

- Detailed understanding of relevant professional bodies' standards and processes, including but not limited to:

– American Institute of Architects (AIA) and Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) work stages.

– Preventive strategies including UK Secured by Design (SBD) and US Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED).

– UK Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure (CPNI) guidelines on developing operational requirements.

- Proven ability to operate successfully at a senior level, implementing policy, driving quality, and growing a business.

- Detailed understanding of Control Risks' capabilities and client outcomes.

- Proven experience delivering security risk consultancy, including operational and corporate security management.

- Proven experience in people management.

- Proven experience in budgeting, project management, and project closure.

Qualifications and Specialist Skills

- Bachelor’s degree or advanced diploma in risk management or security-related field.

- Membership of a relevant professional body.

- Exposure to or delivery of operational and corporate security risk consulting.

- Formal project management qualification.

- Excellent report and proposal writing skills.

- Excellent 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.

Competencies

- Business intellect.

- Client-centric approach.

- Personal impact.

- Solution-focused.

- Tenacity.

- Commitment to operating in a globally collaborative and inclusive work environment.