Associate Director - Security Designer in Newcastle upon Tyne

Associate Director - Security Designer in Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne Full-Time 60000 - 80000 £ / year (est.) No working from home possible
AECO

At a Glance

  • Tasks: Lead security design for major construction projects across Europe and globally.
  • Company: Join AECOM, a global leader in infrastructure and engineering.
  • Benefits: Enjoy flexible hybrid working, career development, and well-being programs.
  • Other info: Be part of a diverse team that values your unique talents and perspectives.
  • Why this job: Make a real impact on safety and security in innovative building projects.
  • Qualifications: Experience in Security Engineering and relevant qualifications required.

The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.

We are currently seeking a Security Associate Director for our Security and Technology Engineering team. This is a great opportunity to play a significant part in future construction projects in major cities across Europe and the world.

The AECOM Security & Technology Engineering team is a specialist group within the Building Engineering division that provides specialist Security and Technology design and support services to complement and enhance the design activities of the building engineering teams. The Buildings Engineering team consists of around 400 Engineers who work on large-scale construction projects and focus on project specialisms in London and worldwide. Some sectors we work in are major commercial build and fit-out projects, large mixed-use developments, CNI and a variety of other sectors.

What You’ll Do

  • Manage high level technical and strategic security engineering services on new build and fit-out projects, throughout the RIBA stages, including:
  • Conduct risk assessments, develop mitigation strategies and write operational requirements.
  • Lead master planning for projects from city-level down to mixed-use developments.
  • Design physical security solutions, including electronic locking, walling, glazing, doors, barriers, and fencing.
  • Create electronic security designs for video surveillance, access control, intruder detection, and intercom systems.
  • Provide counter-terrorism guidance, including on Hostile Vehicle Mitigation (HVM), bomb blast, and ballistics (in partnership with specialists).

Come Grow With Us

You’ll enjoy a range of core and personalized benefits designed to support your future and well-being. Take advantage of career development opportunities, our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work-life balance that suits your lifestyle, technical practice networks, AECOM University, and volunteering days.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity. You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, a remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We are the world's trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

Qualifications

  • Prior experience in Security Engineering
  • RSES, CSyP, MsyI or PSP with a commitment to CPD and personal development.
  • Relevant qualification in a security or engineering related discipline.
  • Well-established expertise in Security Consultancy

Equal Opportunity & Disability Confident

We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address ReasonableAccommodationsUKI@aecom.com if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

AECO

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We think you need these skills to ace Associate Director - Security Designer in Newcastle upon Tyne

Security Engineering
Risk Assessment
Mitigation Strategies
Operational Requirements Writing
Master Planning
Physical Security Design
Electronic Security Design