Associate Director - Electronic and Physical Security Design Engineering

Associate Director, Electronic and Physical Security Design Engineering

Control Risks · London, United Kingdom (Hybrid) · Full-time · Posted 2026-10-08

Workplace: hybrid

Department: BE&I Design Consulting

Description

We now have an exciting opportunity for an Associate Director to join our Built Environment and Infrastructure Design Consulting team in London. As Associate Director you will manage security design consulting engagements to a professional standard; independently and in support of other senior colleagues, and the Director. You will serve as a subject matter expert of electronic and physical security systems and manage security design and installation projects from conception to completion. You will maintain client and company deliverables, ensuring that high quality is maintained, and the client and company budgets and programs are met and maintained. In addition, you will develop and build new and existing client relationships, facilitating where appropriate the introduction and provision of additional Control Risks services.

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Support the Director with the leadership of the team and generate new business across the region by supporting key business development activities.
• Undertaking fee earning consultancy, including but not limited to the assessment of risk, definition of security strategies and high-level planning, concept and detailed master planning. Concept and detailed technical design including the development of performance specifications and design guidance notes.
• Assisting, and designing for our 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 in conjunction with specialist engineers from other organisations within project design teams.
• As a trusted advisor ensure requests from clients and prospects are dealt with effectively to develop client relationships across the full breadth of capabilities.
• Creating proposals and building project budgets to define scope and determine pricing prior to sign-off by designated managers.
• Maintaining accurate financial forecasting, project planning, resource planning, and financial reporting.
• Operational planning and management of engagements, including quality oversight of operational and document-based deliverables and compliance with Control Risks policies, standards and methodologies.
• Operational responsibility for and collaborative input into performance management of team members.
• Adopt innovative approaches to development of current practices and new solutions and act as a thought leader and coordinate with peer group across the business.

Requirements

• Knowledge and understanding of the CPTED principles and other leading initiatives including Secured by Design and recognised safety and security planning guidance.
• Understanding and experience of delivering physical and electronic security design consulting across RIBA Plan of Work stages.
• Proven ability of operating successfully at a senior level, implementing policy, driving quality and growing a business.
• Proven experience of delivering consultancy-based engagements.
• Proven experience of people management.
• Proven experience of successful budgeting, project management and project closure.
• Membership of a security or design engineering related institute.
• Excellent writing and presentation skills with proven ability to participate in speaking engagements.
• Ability to liaise with and build successful client relationships.
• Ability to quickly assimilate large quantities of new information.
• Bachelor’s degree or advanced diploma in risk management, design or related security, crisis and/or business continuity fields.
• Security related professional certification.
• Knowledge of, and experience using design-related software, e.g. AutoCAD, Revit, SketchUp, MS Project and other relevant software experience.

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.

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.

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