Overview
We are seeking a Security Project Manager to oversee physical security design and installation across new data center construction, expansions, and special projects. This role manages multiple projects simultaneously, coordinating vendors, technical and non-technical teams, construction activities, budgets, and project documentation to ensure security systems are delivered according to established standards.
Overview
We are seeking a Security Project Manager to oversee physical security design and installation across new data center construction, expansions, and special projects. This role manages multiple projects simultaneously, coordinating vendors, technical and non-technical teams, construction activities, budgets, and project documentation to ensure security systems are delivered according to established standards.
The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with electronic physical security systems, understands construction plans and design documentation, and can manage projects throughout the full lifecycle, from design through installation, acceptance, and operational readiness.
Why This Role Is Interesting
- Lead physical security projects supporting new data center builds, expansions, and special initiatives.
- Work across technical teams, construction stakeholders, and security integrators.
- Take ownership of project delivery, quality assurance, vendor performance, and operational readiness.
- Contribute to high-security facilities and help ensure physical security systems meet established standards.
Core Responsibilities
- Lead physical security design and system installation for new data centers, expansions, and special projects.
- Manage the full project lifecycle, including specifications, drawings, code compliance, vendor management, budgets, change orders, and closeout documentation.
- Coordinate security design-build activities, quality assurance, quality control, and supporting processes.
- Attend construction planning meetings and represent physical security project requirements.
- Coordinate physical security acceptance, sign-off, and operational readiness validation in collaboration with other teams.
- Manage multiple projects while tracking schedules, deliverables, risks, and vendor performance.
- Monitor installation metrics, post-installation defects, and overall program performance.
- Collaborate across teams to resolve issues and drive project execution.
- Provide weekly project updates to senior security program leadership.
- Review vendor invoice submissions and recommend approval based on project completion, equipment ordering levels, and validation of invoiced labor.
- Support purchase order and financial management activities as needed. Final invoice approval remains with the designated senior program manager.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience with physical security design and/or implementation of electronic security systems, including access control, intrusion detection, and CCTV surveillance.
- Familiarity with defense-in-depth security strategies.
- 2+ years of program or project management experience leading technical and non-technical teams focused on physical security standards and designs.
- Familiarity with project management, design, and construction software.
- Proficiency in interpreting construction plans, elevations, and design documentation for architectural, mechanical, electrical, civil, and telecommunications systems.
- Strong vendor management, project coordination, and communication skills.