Program Security Manager

Parsons; United States; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons is seeking an experienced Program Security Manager for a major defense-related infrastructure program near Little Rock, AR. The role oversees physical, personnel, information, and site-access security across a large project, coordinating with Client, installation security, IT, HR, and vendors.

The position is 4–5 years, with remote work in the first year. Afterward, relocation or commuting within Little Rock, AR is expected, with periodic travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and at least 10 years of relevant experience in security management or related fields.
• Experience coordinating program security with multiple stakeholders is required.
• Knowledge of physical, personnel, information and site-access security is essential.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain the Program Security Plan and related procedures.
• Advise leadership on security risks and corrective actions.
• Coordinate security requirements with Client, installers, contractors, and internal teams.
• Administer personnel and site-access processes, documentation, credentials, and access controls.
• Coordinate security onboarding, briefings, and compliance documentation.
• Prepare security reports, incident summaries, and risk information.

Skills

Security management

Industrial security

Physical security

Information protection

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

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Job Description

Parsons is seeking an experienced Program Security Manager to support a major program and construction management team delivering a large, complex defense-related industrial infrastructure project.

The Program Security Manager will coordinate the physical, personnel, information, and site-access security activities required to protect program personnel, facilities, technical information, equipment, and other assets. The selected candidate will work with program leadership, Client and installation-security representatives, Information Technology, cybersecurity, Human Resources, Document Control, contractors, consultants, and vendors to implement consistent and effective security controls.

This position is based near Little Rock, Arkansas and is part of a 4-5 year contract. During the first year, remote work is permitted. After the first year, the selected candidate will be required to either reside within commuting distance of Little Rock, AR or be willing to relocate to the area.

Periodic travel and coordination with program leadership, Client representatives, installation personnel, contractors, consultants, government stakeholders, and on-site personnel may be required.

What You'll Be Doing

• Develop, implement, and maintain the Program Security Plan, procedures, registers, forms, reporting requirements, and escalation protocols.
• Advise program leadership regarding physical security, personnel access, information protection, security risks, incidents, and required corrective actions.
• Coordinate program-security requirements with the Client, installation-security personnel, contractors, consultants, vendors, and internal corporate organizations.
• Administer personnel and site-access processes, including required documentation, credentials, badges, keys, system access, periodic reviews, and access termination.
• Manage visitor requests, approvals, identity verification, access instructions, escort requirements, visit records, and restricted-area controls.
• Support physical-security assessments and coordinate protective measures for program offices, construction sites, temporary facilities, storage areas, equipment, and other assets.
• Develop and deliver initial and recurring security briefings addressing access control, visitor management, information handling, prohibited activities, and incident reporting.
• Coordinate with Document Control, Information Technology, and cybersecurity personnel to protect controlled, proprietary, procurement-sensitive, export-controlled, and security-sensitive information.
• Establish or support requirements for information marking, access, storage, transmission, reproduction, distribution, retention, and authorized destruction.
• Review procurement and subcontract packages for applicable security, information-protection, cybersecurity, access, and flow-down requirements.
• Coordinate contractor and vendor security onboarding, access approvals, briefings, compliance documentation, and corrective actions.
• Support security planning for deliveries, equipment movement, photography, recording, meetings, inspections, testing, commissioning, and high-visibility visits.
• Identify physical, personnel, information, technology, and operational security risks and coordinate mitigation and contingency actions.
• Administer security-incident reporting and support investigations involving unauthorized access, lost credentials, suspicious activity, theft, or potential information compromise.
• Conduct security inspections and compliance reviews, document findings, assign corrective actions, and verify closure.
• Maintain complete, accurate, confidential, traceable, and auditable security records in approved systems and repositories.
• Prepare security reports, performance indicators, incident summaries, risk information, and management briefings.
• Support emergency preparedness, continuity planning, drills, and coordination with the Client, installation personnel, and emergency-response organizations.

Work remotely during the first year, with the expectation of residing within commuting distance of Little Rock, Arkansas, or relocating to the area thereafter.

Support periodic travel and coordination with program leadership, Client representatives, installation personnel, contractors, consultants, government stakeholders, and on-site personnel.

What Required Skills You'll Bring

Bachelor's degree and at least 10 years of relevant experience in security management, industrial security, physical security, personnel security, information protection, or a related field. An equivalent combinati