Physical Security Project Lead

Tata Consultancy Services; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 94,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Tata Consultancy Services in Santa Clara, CA is seeking a seasoned Project Delivery professional to manage security project implementations end-to-end. You will review assessments from business stakeholders, coordinate with vendors and internal teams, and ensure on-time delivery, budget control, and KPI-driven closeouts across physical security systems.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, risk mitigation, and governance in accordance with security design standards.

Qualifications

• Strong project and program management capabilities.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and cross functional coordination skills.
• Budget tracking, schedule management, and risk mitigation.
• Analytical mindset with attention to detail and sustainability.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Office and security project documentation tools

Responsibilities

• Review and intake physical security project assessments provided by business stakeholders.
• Experience in construction project management, C CURE, and video systems.
• Manage end to end project workflow, including mobilization, design coordination, installation, commissioning, and security operations handover.
• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules, milestones, and deliverables, track progress and dependencies across multiple stakeholders.
• Prepare programming sheets and technical inputs for security programmers and system administrators in accordance with design standards.
• Close out projects using commissioning documentation, acceptance criteria, and KPIs to confirm business requirements are met.
• Provide periodic status reporting on all deliverables.
• Partner with stakeholder and vendors to ensure coordinated execution.
• Communicate project status, risks, timelines, and dependencies through regular written updates and stakeholder reviews.
• Escalate schedule delays, risks, and major obstacles to leadership with clear mitigation recommendations.
• Act as a trusted project interface between technical teams and business stakeholders, translating security and technology requirements into executable plans.
• Tracking materials allocation, installation sequencing, and vendor deliverables for security design and implementation.
• Support project budget planning, tracking, forecasting, and variance reporting.
• Ensure all projects comply with Applied Materials Security Design, standards, and best practices.
• Assess project designs and implementations for scalability, sustainability, and long term operational impact.
• Maintain process documentation, standards, and best practice guidance for physical security technology.
• Physical security project management professional with strong domain expertise.
• Demonstrates depth of knowledge of physical security technologies and project delivery.
• Maintains familiarity with access control, video management, and integrated security platforms.
• Anticipates business, regulatory, and operational risks within security projects.
• Recommends process, technology, and delivery improvements to enhance efficiency, resiliency, and business alignment.
• Leads security projects with moderate to high complexity, risk, and cross functional impact.
• Establishes project execution strategies, governance structures, and delivery cadence.
• Influences without authority by aligning diverse stakeholder groups around common objectives and timelines.
• Resolves unique project challenges requiring conceptual and innovative thinking.
• Applies structured problem solving to technical, scheduling, and stakeholder issues with broad business impact.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Budget tracking

Schedule management

Risk mitigation

Analytical mindset

Microsoft Office

Security documentation tools

Tools

C CURE

Job description

Tata Consultancy Services in Santa Clara, CA is seeking a seasoned Project Delivery professional to manage security project implementations end-to-end. You will review assessments from business stakeholders, coordinate with vendors and internal teams, and ensure on-time delivery, budget control, and KPI-driven closeouts across physical security systems.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, risk mitigation, and governance in accordance with security design standards.