Overview

We are now hiring for Consultants and Senior Consultants to join our Security Design Engineering team in London. Within our Crisis and Security Consulting practice, our Security Design Engineers design physical protective security measures that enable clients to manage and mitigate threats to people, reputation, and assets. This role is a key contribution to the work we do for our clients, including leading engagements within contracted scope and budget, supporting service line development, creating and developing intellectual property, achieving strategic objectives, and mentoring junior team members. You will assist with business development and growth strategy for the UK and Europe, and you will build new and existing client relationships with the support of colleagues, management, and senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Identifying and pursuing business opportunities
• Responding to client requests for proposals (RFPs); determining, scoping, writing, and pricing fee proposals
• Leading, managing, and designing for engagements, including technical security reviews, audits, design surveys, installation inspections and approvals, working at client sites and in the office
• Designing physical and electronic security systems to an appropriate level, working with specialist engineers from other organisations within project design teams
• Producing reports, specifications, and drawings through all RIBA Plan of Work stages
• Owning problems and providing problem solving solutions
• Leading and participating in client and project meetings to add value and act as the client’s trusted advisor
• Ensuring practices, policies, strategy and services represent the client’s best interests
• Maintaining accurate financial forecasting, project planning, resource planning, and financial reporting
• Maintaining time and expense records to ensure accurate invoicing within each month
• Managing, mentoring, and developing colleagues
• You will be an experienced physical security design consultant who has thorough experience leading and managing engagements to a professional standard

Qualifications

• Membership in a security-related institute
• A security-related qualification
• Thorough knowledge of current national and international standards and installation practices
• Thorough knowledge and experience of designing physical security systems including fencing, gates, walls, doors and facades
• Depth and breadth of understanding and experience in delivering physical and electronic security design consulting across all RIBA Plan of Work stages within multiple sectors within the built environment across the UK and Europe
• Substantial Project Management experience relating to security consulting and installations within the built environment
• Strong interpersonal/relationship building/client management skills
• Proven experience in effectively assisting, reviewing, and providing feedback to team members and improving output
• Experience in building effective and strong client relationships
• Commitment to continuous professional development
• Regional experience on-the-ground in Western Europe
• Certified relevant security industry qualifications
• Knowledge of, and experience using design-related software, e.g. AutoCAD, Revit, SketchUp, MS Project and other relevant software experience
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal

Preferred

• Security or engineering qualifications
• ASIS PSP (or similar security design related qualification)

Benefits

• Control Risks offers a competitively positioned compensation and benefits package that is transparent and summarised in the full job offer.
• We operate a discretionary global bonus scheme that incentivises, and rewards individuals based on company and individual performance.
• Control Risks supports hybrid working arrangements, wherever possible, that emphasise the value of in-person time together - in the office and with our clients - while continuing to support flexible and remote working.
• As 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.