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This includes support to facility upgrades, new construction projects, and multidisciplinary design and delivery processes.\nThe successful candidate will bring practical knowledge of security design, construction documentation, building and life safety codes, industry standards, and related guidelines, working as part of the US-based Americas BE&I team and wider Control Risks network.\nResponsibilities include, but are not limited to:\nPrepare security design documents, including existing conditions reports, design programming materials, basis of design narratives, equipment specifications, equipment schedules, 30/60/100 percent drawings, and as-built drawing reviews.\nProduce, review, and coordinate drawings and technical files for electronic physical protection systems, including access control, intrusion detection, video surveillance, duress, emergency communications, intercom, and related systems.\nSupport design work for non-electronic physical protection measures, including perimeter protection, CPTED, security operations considerations, protective barriers, and related facility hardening measures.\nTeach, mentor, and support non-designer security and risk management professionals so they can contribute effectively to design programming and security design requirements development.\nSupport quality reviews of internal and subcontractor design documents, including drawing sets, specifications, schedules, design narratives, and technical submittals.\nPerform site surveys, existing conditions reviews, installation inspections, and physical security assessments in support of project delivery and broader risk assessment work across Control Risks markets.\nTranslate assessment findings, threat and vulnerability considerations, operational requirements, and client priorities into practical security design requirements and coordinated deliverables.\nCoordinate with architects, engineers, project managers, owners, operators, security integrators, and other design team members to support proportionate, code-aware, and technically sound security solutions.\nContribute to proposals, scopes of work, level-of-effort estimates, and project budgets where design assumptions, deliverables, and required inputs must be clearly defined.\nRequirements\nKnowledge and experience\n5+ years of relevant experience in design, construction, electronics engineering, security delivery, and/or physical protection systems design.\nSignificant experience designing electronic security systems such as access control, intrusion detection, video surveillance, duress, emergency communications, intercom, visitor management, and related systems.\nWorking knowledge of non-electronic physical protection systems and design approaches, including perimeter fencing, CPTED, vehicle barriers, hostile vehicle mitigation, protective design, and facility hardening measures.\nExperience interpreting and applying U.S. and North American building codes, life safety codes, accessibility requirements, security standards, design standards, and industry guidelines within design projects and design document reviews.\nKnowledge of design and construction management processes and phases, including concept, schematic design, design development, construction documentation, construction administration, and as-built review activities.\nQualifications and specialist skills\nBachelor's degree in architecture or engineering, including civil, structural, electronics, electrical, or a related engineering discipline; alternatively, a bachelor's degree in a security-related field with relevant electronics engineering and/or physical protection systems design experience, or a high school diploma with 7+ years of relevant physical protection systems design experience.\nDemonstrated proficiency with two or more relevant design and delivery tools, such as AutoCAD LT for 2D security layouts, Revit or other BIM tools, Bluebeam, SketchUp, Visio, MS Project, and Microsoft Office applications.\nRelevant professional registration or certification is preferred, such as CET, CEET, CEST, EIT, PE, SE, PSP, CSPM, CPP, CPTED Practitioner, or another security, engineering, design, or project management credential.\nAbility to produce accurate, concise, client-ready reports, design narratives, drawing comments, specifications, schedules, meeting outputs, and proposal content.\nFamiliarity with design document file systems, document control practices, knowledge management protocols, and coordinated multidisciplinary project workflows.\nNative-level fluency in English is required; proficiency in other languages, specifically Spanish, Portuguese, or French, is advantageous.\nAbility to travel as required to support site surveys, assessments, design meetings, installation reviews, and project delivery. Valid U.S. driver's license and valid passport are required.\nCompetencies\nTechnical design capability, analytical thinking, attention to detail, sound professional judgement, commercial awareness, and the ability to connect risk insight with practical design outcomes.\nStrong written, verbal, and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate technical information clearly to technical, non-technical, and senior-level audiences.\nStrong client focus, collaboration, adaptability, mentoring capability, and a solution-oriented approach within a globally connected and inclusive team environment.\nBehaviors\nAll employees are expected to display behaviors reflective of our company values: Integrity and Ethics, Collaboration and Teamwork, Commitment to People and Professionalism and Excellence.\nThe base salary range for this position is $115,000-$130,000 per year. Exact compensation offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.\nControl Risks is committed to a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age or veteran status. If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made in order to participate fully in the interview process, please let us know and we will be happy to accommodate your needs.\nControl Risks participates in the E-Verify program to confirm employment authorization of all newly hired employees. The E-Verify process is completed during new hire onboarding and completion of the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, at the start of employment. E-Verify is not used as a tool to pre-screen candidates. For more information on E-Verify, please visit www.uscis.gov.\nBenefits\nControl Risks offers a competitively positioned compensation and benefits package that is transparent and summarized in the full job offer.\nControl Risks supports hybrid working arrangements, wherever possible, that emphasize the value of in-person time together - in the office and with our clients - while continuing to support flexible and remote working.\nMedical Benefits, Prescription Benefits, FSA, Dental Benefits, Vision Benefits, Life and AD&D, Voluntary Life and AD&D, Disability Benefits, Voluntary Benefits, 401 (K) Retirement, Nationwide Pet Insurance, Employee Assistance Program.\nAs an equal opportunities employer, we encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us and are fully committed to equal treatment, free from discrimination, of all candidates throughout our recruitment process.","description_format":"text","description_chars":7971,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[{"language":"Spanish","level":"All levels","optional":false},{"language":"English","level":"Advanced (C1)","optional":false}]},"benefits":["Hybrid work"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Security Services","Management Consulting"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-08-30T01:31:33Z"},{"event":"close","at":"2026-10-07T19:46:36Z"},{"event":"reopen","at":"2026-10-08T14:21:31Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":63,"band":"ok","label":"Likely open","p_open":1,"p_active":0.628,"p_room":1,"age_days":8,"expected_fill_days":41,"reasons":["conf:0","stale_co","velocity","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-10-17T05:46:00Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":130000,"is_top_pay":false},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/control-risks-senior-consultant-physical-security-designer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/control-risks-senior-consultant-physical-security-designer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-17T10:59:21Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":14354,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-18T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":6732},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=6732"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fcontrol-risks-senior-consultant-physical-security-designer"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fcontrol-risks-senior-consultant-physical-security-designer"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fcontrol-risks-senior-consultant-physical-security-designer"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/control-risks-senior-consultant-physical-security-designer\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fcontrol-risks-senior-consultant-physical-security-designer"}]}