Security Consultant

Are you Ready to Engineer Your Career?  At IMEG, one of the largest design consulting firms in the U.S., we strive to provide exciting and rewarding career opportunities to our team members.  We work hard and are passionate about what we do but also love to have fun along the way.  We celebrate the ability to be a firm of over 2900 employees in the US and beyond who still provides a local office approach and feel to each of our employee-owners.  From opportunities to get involved and give back locally through our Community Involvement Committees to the ability to partner with exciting clients, we take our jobs seriously but have a great time in the process. 

As a company, we believe in investing in our team members and providing an environment for expansive growth. We put people first.  We are proud to say we are a 100% employee-owned organization and take pride in our commitment to being a great place to work.  We support this commitment through work-life balance, flexibility, continuous training and development opportunities, and community impact. We reward innovation, hard work, and support a culture of sustainability.

IMEG is growing, and we’d love to have you join our team! We are currently seeking a Security Consultant in our San Antonio office. As a Security Consultant you will be responsible for assisting the support efforts relating to crisis management, physical security countermeasures, contingency planning, business continuity, building design, security assessments and exercise coordination efforts. The Security Consultant 1 will also provide advice and assistance on strategic and tactical security issues affecting the project. This role assists the Security team in enhancing our clients’ overall security posture and resilience to potential threats and disruptions.

Principal Responsibilities

• Conduct vulnerability assessments of related facilities

• Assist in consulting services on building design with clients

• Assist in consulting services on landscape design with clients

• Provide recommendations using risk management principles, for sound mitigation techniques using proven and field-tested systems

• Interact and coordinate activities with the field offices for proper integration and implementation of developed plans

• Assist with reviewing modifications to existing facilities and for the acquisition of Government-owned and leased facilities supporting company missions and prepare detailed reporting documentation

• Work with various security and facilities staff and advise the use of best practices in acquisition, lease, or modification to facilities

• Assist with conducting policy research, and make recommendations, covering new tactics, techniques, and procedures

• Attend approved key trade shows, symposiums, working groups, etc.

• Interact with vendors, engineers, developers, and others to gain knowledge of state of art and industry information

Required Skills/Abilities

• Advanced knowledge and experience with physical security aspects of building construction, to include working with blueprints and related technical construction documents

• Advanced knowledge and experience with IT-based security management systems (to include but not limited to: Closed Circuit TV (CCTV), physical access control, and intrusion detection systems)

• Knowledge of global security operations including Anti-Terrorism, Physical Security Countermeasures (PSC), and Contingency Planning (CP)

• Experience performing vulnerability and gap analysis

• Experience performing and leading exercises related to various types of emergency events

• Experience determining countermeasures based on risk analysis

• Ability to constructively engage and resolve challenging situations

• Independent self-starter, proactive and professional assertive

• Excellent oral and written communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Proficient in Microsoft and MS Office Suite including but not limited to Word, Excel, and Outlook

• Ability to travel up to 30% with overnight stays

Education and Experience

• Bachelor of Science (BS) Degree, or equivalent required

• 1 year of experience minimum required, 2 preferred, in the building design consulting industry

• Experience and certifications with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Homeland Security in the areas of Incident