Security Project Manager - Risk/Threat Analysis & Protective Services

Milestone Technologies, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Milestone Technologies, Inc. is seeking a seasoned Physical Security Project Manager to lead the delivery of security systems for new office builds and existing sites.

You will own risk analyses, red-team initiatives, and protective design strategies across global projects, coordinating with internal teams, vendors, and construction partners to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery. The role requires 7+ years in project management and risk assessment, with familiarity in security design, threat

Qualifications

• Minimum 7+ years of project management and risk analysis experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Security Management, or related field.
• Certifications such as PMP, CAPM, PSP, CPP, PCI are strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own the project schedules, budgets, and documentation for security builds.
• Lead design engineering and coordination with vendors and contractors.
• Oversee testing, commissioning, and handover of security systems.
• Develop risk-based assessment methodologies and drive CPTED/ protective-design across builds.

Skills

Project management

Risk assessment

Security design

Threat analysis

Vendor coordination

Construction management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Construction Management/Security Management

Tools

AutoCAD / Revit

MS Project

PlanGrid

Job description

Milestone Technologies is a global IT managed services firm that partners with organizations to scale their technology, infrastructure and services to drive specific business outcomes such as digital transformation, innovation, and operational agility. Milestone is focused on building an employee-first, performance-based culture and for over 25 years, we have a demonstrated history of supporting category-defining enterprise clients that are growing ahead of the market. The company specializes in providing solutions across Application Services and Consulting, Digital Product Engineering, Digital Workplace Services, Private Cloud Services, AI/Automation, and ServiceNow. Milestone culture is built to provide a collaborative, inclusive environment that supports employees and empowers them to reach their full potential.

Our seasoned professionals deliver services based on Milestone’s best practices and service delivery framework. By leveraging our vast knowledge base to execute initiatives, we deliver both short-term and long-term value to our clients and apply continuous service improvement to deliver transformational benefits to IT. With Intelligent Automation, Milestone helps businesses further accelerate their IT transformation. The result is a sharper focus on business objectives and a dramatic improvement in employee productivity. Through our key technology partnerships and our people-first approach, Milestone continues to deliver industry-leading innovation to our clients. With more than 3,000 employees serving over 200 companies worldwide, we are following our mission of revolutionizing the way IT is deployed.

Job Overview

Position Summary

We are seeking a highly experienced Physical Security Project Manager (SPM) who has passion to lead the delivery of physical security systems for new office and facility builds, and who will also own the GSIS risk, threat analysis and protective services program strategy. This role will serve as primary point of coordination across internal teams, vendors, and construction partners to ensure systems are implemented on time, on budget, and aligned with GSIS standards. The SPM will manage the complete project lifecycle from project inception through operational handover, and will own the site / risk assessment methodology, recurring red team and physical sweep programs, and the protective-design / CPTED strategy that drive the design and construction approach for every new build, MAC, and existing-site audit. The ideal candidate is familiar with electronic security systems design, threat and vulnerability assessment, protective design principles, and thrives in a fast-paced, multi-stakeholder environment.

Key Responsibilities

Physical Security Project Management: Office Build-Out [50%]

Project Execution | Design Engineering | Stakeholder Coordination

• Ownership of project schedules and plans, budgets, correspondence, communication, coordination, meeting documentation, project document organization
• Produce request for proposals (RFP’s), review vendor proposals (design consultants, security integrators, service and manufacturer partners) evaluate for competitive scope and pricing, process and manage purchase and change orders for facilities and office build projects
• Perform iterative reviews of contract requirements and associated progress; communicate and enforce with vendor partners
• Lead integration bid process activities, including organization and packaging of Contract Documentation, RFP release and response review, response to bid requests-for-information (RFI’s), interviews, proposal review, recommendation, selection, and award
• Attend new build kickoff site visits to evaluate space aspects, identify challenges and opportunities for systems technology implementation and design engineering approach
• Review and negotiate lease contracts, perform feasibility and due diligence efforts, and collaborate with internal teams to assess site-specific zoning requirements, security risks and mitigation strategies, global and region-specific threat profiles
• Oversee contracted design engineering consultants to ensure project Contract Documents (drawings, specifications, ancillary documents) are complete, accurate, coordinated and aligned with Real Estate, GSIS requirements and overall business drivers
• Track coordination elements between design engineering consultants and associated project disciplines (architectural, electrical / fire alarm, network, AV/VC, etc.); manage Contract Documentation backcheck process

Construction Administration | Programming & Commissioning | Operational Handover

• Lead construction kickoff activities, including security integration schedule creation and dependencies, risk identification and mitigation, kickoff and recurring coordination meetings
• Interface with General Contractor, associated construction teams, and construction execution platforms to manage process and communication protocols
• Manage submittal and RFI review and approval processes
• Liaison between design consultants, security integrators and internal operations teams to streamline security systems programming, on-site acceptance testing and commissioning
• Travel to project sites to oversee thorough acceptance testing and validation of all security systems functionality, aligned with standards, and global and site-specific operational needs
• Manage punch list items to ensure adherence to Contract Documentation for integration sign-off
• Collect and organize closeout documentation, and manage systems operational training strategy with Regional Security Managers and Facilities stakeholders

Program Strategy Focus: Risk + Threat Analysis / Red Team Initiative / Protective Services [50%]

• Own the GSIS site / risk assessment methodology and risk-level sign-off that drives the design and construction approach for every new build, MAC, and existing-site audit
• Run recurring red team, penetration testing, and physical sweep programs (with Investigations) across the global portfolio; convert findings into BOD and design-standard updates
• Develop region-specific outside-threat profiles by build type (office, lab, compartmentalized) and maintain the landlord / ASL knowledge-gathering matrix
• Operate a structured, closed-loop process that feeds incident reports and post-first-day-of-business (FDOB) findings back into standards and design documentation
• Partner with Sec Ops, Regional Security Managers, and the Global Security Technology Lead to translate threat intelligence into protective-design and CPTED requirements

Qualifications

Primary Skillsets & Preferred Experience

• Minimum 7+ years of project management and risk analysis experience
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Security Management, or related field
• PMP, CAPM, PSP, CPP, PCI or equivalent certifications strongly preferred
• Willingness to travel up to 35% for site visits, commissioning, assessments and red team exercises
• Strong experience with budget and stakeholder management, technical vendors and partners
• Ability to interpret design and construction documents, building codes & compliance requirements
• Demonstrated experience conducting threat, vulnerability and risk assessments (TVRA), red team / penetration testing, and physical security audits for corporate facilities
• Strong working knowledge of protective design and CPTED principles, forced-entry / blast mitigation, and guard-force / GSOC operational readiness
• Experience with global enterprise-scale corporate real estate deployments and enterprise-level Access Control, Video Surveillance & Management, Intercommunication, Radio and Visitor Management systems, Integrated Security Platforms
• Familiarity with cloud-based access control, facial authentication, AI/analytics systems, network integration and IP-based device deployment
• Application and operating systems familiarity: Apple OS, Google Suite, Bluebeam, Revit / AutoCAD, Asana, Smartsheet, MS Project, Procore, PlanGrid, Autodesk Construction Cloud

Compensation

Estimated Pay Range: 170k-190k USD per year

Exact compensation and offers of employment are dependent on circumstances of each case and will be determined based on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, licenses or certifications, and location.

Our Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion

At Milestone we strive to create a workplace that reflects the communities we serve and work with, where we all feel empowered to bring our full, authentic selves to work. We know creating a diverse and inclusive culture that champions equity and belonging is not only the right thing to do for our employees but is also critical to our continued success.

Milestone Technologies provides equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, marital status, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, national origin, or any other category protected by applicable federal and state law, or local ordinance. Milestone also makes reasonable accommodations for disabled applicants and employees.

We welcome the unique background, culture, experiences, knowledge, innovation, self-expression and perspectives you can bring to our global community. Our recruitment team is looking forward to meeting you.