Senior Physical Security Lead - Global Projects

GPTECH; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

GPTech is seeking a seasoned Physical Security Team Lead to support a worldwide proposal for U.S. diplomatic facilities and critical infrastructure.

You will provide senior technical leadership, oversee assessments, design concepts, and protective measures, and coordinate with multi-disciplinary teams to balance protective performance with architectural and constructability considerations. The role focuses on perimeter hardening, FE/BR construction, blast mitigation, and secure access control

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in a closely related technical discipline (Civil/Structural Engineering, Architecture, Security Engineering).
• 10+ years of professional experience in physical security engineering or protective design for high-security facilities.
• Experience leading or serving in a senior technical role on government or diplomatic facility projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead physical security assessments, protective design studies, and technical evaluations for new construction, renovations, and security upgrades.
• Develop and review physical security design concepts, drawings, specs, and construction documents through design development.
• Provide expertise in perimeter security, vehicle barriers, access control, protective envelopes, and related security infrastructure.
• Evaluate FE/BR construction, blast mitigation, and protective measures aligned with project requirements.
• Coordinate security planning with architecture, structural, civil/site, and other disciplines.
• Support design reviews, constructability evaluations, and lifecycle cost considerations.

Skills

Physical security engineering

Protective design

Senior technical leadership

Facility security assessment

Design coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil/Structural Engineering, Architecture, Security Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit/BIM

Job description

GPTech is seeking a seasoned Physical Security Team Lead to support a worldwide proposal for U.S. diplomatic facilities and critical infrastructure.

You will provide senior technical leadership, oversee assessments, design concepts, and protective measures, and coordinate with multi-disciplinary teams to balance protective performance with architectural and constructability considerations. The role focuses on perimeter hardening, FE/BR construction, blast mitigation, and secure access control