Technology & Security Consultant VI

Chicago, IL, United States

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There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

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Job Description AECOM seeks a Security Consultant to join the firm's Technology Solution Group. The successful candidate will provide high-level security consulting and design services to our wide cross-section of clients in the public and private sector. The candidate is required to have working knowledge of integrated security systems, project management processes, and controls to accomplish project objectives with indirect supervision from the Sr. Program manager. The ability to work independently and communicate in a confident, articulate, and sensitive manner is essential. The candidate should have a passion for innovation and quality and be able to effectively balance that with efficiency and creativity in the design and project management phase of a project.

Job Responsibilities:

Coordinate and collaborate with multiple technical disciplines, vendors, and stakeholders to ensure timely and cost-effective execution of major project and scope milestones

Establish collaborative partnerships among stakeholders to manage scoping, financial and resource management, and alignment

Identify, document, and elevate cross-organizational and vendor-driven dependencies and work with managers and peers across organizations to develop and implement appropriate dependency management processes in a project cycle

Establish appropriate project governance structures and processes by engaging executive sponsors and key stakeholders to develop proper thresholds and decision-making process

Mentor and coach junior-level security designers in the fundamentals of security design principles and best practices

Provide financial project performance and forecasting reports to senior executives and project stakeholders

Identify and evaluate the risks associated with project activities and work across the organization to establish and monitor mitigation strategies against identified risks and vulnerabilities

Identify, document, and spearhead evaluation of changes based on cost, schedule, risk, scope impacts, and cross-functional dependencies for required security mitigation strategies

Develop and maintain required project management artifacts following using Project Management standards and applicable regulations

AECOM’s Buildings + Places practice includes architecture, interiors, building engineering, workplace strategy, business transformation, asset advisory, economics and development planning, master planning, urban planning, and landscape architecture.With a range of expertise from strategy and design through project realization, we create better outcomes to grow economies, protect natural systems, conserve natural resources, make societies more equitable, and connect and engage people through innovative, sustainable design solutions.Our teams have worked on signature projects such as the London 2012 Olympic Park and Legacy Framework, to the new plan for the LA2028 Olympics, to industrial facilities for GE and Rolls-Royce, to headquarters and workplaces for NASA, Unilever, Sony Music, DirecTV, Box, Inc., and many Fortune 500 companies.

Qualifications Minimum Qualifications

BA/BS plus ten (10) years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education

Preferred Qualifications

Project Management Professional (PMP) certified

LEED AP Certified

Experience in risk management, homeland security, and or infrastructure protection program

Experience with security technology and applications

Experience in value engineering of security systems design to meet budgetary requirements

Understanding of Physical and Electronic Security Measures and systems

Proficiency with software tools such as Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, SharePoint, Teams and Outlook

Ability to prioritize and work in a fast-paced environment with multi-tasking skills

Additional Information Relocation is not available for this position

Sponsorship is not available for this position

Offered rate of compensation will be based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. The salary range for this position is $140,000 - $160,000/yr.

AECOM is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits program to meet the diverse needs of our employees. Depending on youremployment status, AECOM benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D,disability benefits, paid time off, leaves ofabsence, voluntary benefits, perks, U.S and global well-being programs, employee assistance program, business travel insurance,service recognition awards, retirement savings plan, and employee stock purchase plan.

About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

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, 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 culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – 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 and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re 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 a 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.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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