Salary :
£72,500 monthly
Salary up to £72,500.00 basic.
Location: UK (home-based) · Travel: UK and Europe, occasionally wider EMEA
Contract Type: Permanent
Lead physical security design on Europe's largest mission-critical datacentre projects
Work client-side with complete independence from vendors and contractors
End-to-end design ownership from concept through to handover
Join a specialist consultancy of around sixty experts with agile decision-making
Hybrid working with direct access to practice directors
Our client is an independent consultancy specialising in security and telecoms infrastructure for mission-critical datacentres and power assets across Europe. They're looking for a Physical Security Consultant to join their London-based team and lead physical security design on some of the sector's most demanding projects.
As a Physical Security Consultant, you'll take full ownership of physical security design across live datacentre projects, working through all RIBA stages from initial concept to final handover. You'll define security requirements, develop detailed designs and specifications, and see your work built on some of Europe's largest hyperscale and mission-critical projects. Working client-side, you'll maintain complete independence while collaborating with owners, developers, hyperscalers and lead design consultants.
Lead physical security design on datacentre projects through RIBA stages to handover
Develop detailed designs, reports, specifications, budgets and equipment schedules
Establish project security requirements and operational needs with clients
Determine camera coverage, field of view and lens selection
Define spatial, power, cooling, containment and cable-routing requirements
Produce layout drawings and markups for CAD technicians
Develop guidelines, recommendations and bills of quantities
Review operational, support and maintenance practices
Assess cross-site networking and communications integration
Apply relevant technical, industry and regulatory standards
Attend client design workshops, presales and tender interviews
Support commissioning management, witness testing, snagging and handover
Track and report man-hours accurately
Travel to sites across UK, Europe and occasionally wider EMEA for surveys
Support Technical Director in maintaining technical standards and growing client relationships
Essential:
Strong grounding in physical security systems design across the full electronic security stack, including VSS/CCTV, video analytics, access control, IDS/PIDS, IP intercoms, control rooms and PSIM
Experience in electronic security design and engineering, delivering build and fit-out projects
Working knowledge of IT and networking supporting physical security installations
Confident reading architectural plans, layouts, elevations and schematics, including cable, containment and connection drawings
Understanding of supporting power, cooling and containment systems
Good grasp of RIBA framework, design and construction processes through to completion
Proficiency in CCTV bandwidth/storage calculators and design tools like Bluebeam and Visio
High IT literacy, including MS Office and Adobe Acrobat Pro
Strong communication skills and confidence in client engagements
Ability to manage multiple projects to deadlines
Rigorous attention to detail
Experience conducting site surveys and inspections
Desirable:
Knowledge of counter-terrorism design, Secured by Design practices and CPTED principles
Datacentre or mission-critical/high-availability project experience
Degree-level education and/or ASIS PSP, CPP or CSMP certification
AutoCAD and CCTV JVSG software experience
Experience in high-volume, fast-paced project environments
Familiarity with online resource management tools
Our client is an independent consultancy of around sixty specialists who design security and telecoms infrastructure for some of Europe's largest datacentres, as well as the grid, substation and battery assets that power them. They work exclusively for owners, developers, hyperscalers and lead design consultants on hyperscale and mission-critical projects, maintaining strict independence by never working for vendors, contractors or integrators. Their technical depth, agility and collaborative approach set them apart from large multidisciplinary consultancies, with decisions happening quickly and less process overhead. Consultants take ownership of their designs and see them built, working in a high-standard engineering environment with direct access to practice directors.
Opportunity to work on some of Europe's largest and most demanding mission-critical datacentre projects
End-to-end design ownership through to handover
Client-side independence throughout all projects
Direct access to practice directors with quick decision-making
Hybrid working arrangements
Room to grow scope into procurement, commissioning and advisory
You'll join a collaborative team of specialists who value technical depth and take pride in their work. With around sixty experts, you'll benefit from an agile environment where your expertise shapes real-world infrastructure on projects that demand the highest standards.
Interested in learning more? Get in touch or apply today – we'd love to hear from you.
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