Project Security Manager

Bechtel Corporation•Houston, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Bechtel Manufacturing and Technology (M&T) is an exciting and growing business that serves the increasing demand of EPC services for customers in the Data Centers, Semiconductor, Pharmaceutical and Electric Vehicle (batteries, charging infrastructure, and production), markets. M&T strives to exceed our customer objectives through utilizing our agility, innovative technologies, and world class talent, building both our company and the world for the future. Bechtel’s M&T business unit is supporting the development of a major active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) manufacturing facility in the Houston, Texas area. This complex, highly regulated project expands Bechtel’s life sciences portfolio and requires strong field leadership, disciplined planning, safe execution, and close coordination across construction, field engineering, ES&H, quality, project controls, startup, supply chain, and subcontractor teams.

Requirements

Typically requires a bachelor’s degree, with 8+ years in security, law enforcement, military, or intelligence operations leading teams and operations at increasing levels of responsibility, or 12+ years of relevant experience.
Formal, specialized training in security, criminal justice, military, or related disciplines.
Advanced knowledge of physical security principles, practices, and technologies, with demonstrated ability to apply them in protecting construction sites, offices, and personnel in remote or resource constrained environments.
Proven experience managing security programs, including risk assessment, security planning, budgeting, contract oversight of security services providers.
Demonstrated experience operating in a complex industrial construction environment or remote locations characterized by adverse weather and limited access to external support services (e.g. law enforcement and emergency services).
Working knowledge of applicable federal, state and county laws, regulations, and industry standards governing security operations and compliance.
Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively engage leadership, contractors, clients, and external stakeholders.
Demonstrated ability to assess threats and vulnerabilities and implement practical, risk-based mitigation measures.
English proficiency required

Nice To Haves

Spanish language skills are beneficial.

Responsibilities

Leads the project security program across project site and offices supporting a large, complex, low-to-medium risk construction environment within a commercial/residential setting or industrial park. Establishes security objectives and performance metrics (KPIs) to monitor program effectiveness.
Directs the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of security strategies, criteria, policies, and procedures for all project operations.
Oversees and administers contracted site security services, ensuring performance is measured against established KPI’s, contractual requirements, and project security standards.
Provides functional direction to assigned security personnel and coordinates activities with the contracted guard force service provider, without direct supervisory responsibility for contractor personnel.
Monitors security operations, audits performance, and evaluates performance against established KPIs, corporate requirements, contractual obligations, and applicable federal, state, and local laws.
Develops and implements security awareness and training programs tailored to project workforce needs, including site-specific and role-based instruction.
Establishes and maintains effective relationships with local law enforcement, intelligence providers, and peer security professionals to support threat monitoring, situational awareness, and coordinated response to security incidents, including crowd-related events, demonstrations, and access control disruptions.
Conducts security risk assessments, investigations, and audits involving personnel, facilities, and incidents that may impact company and client assets and operations.
Supports emergency preparedness planning and leads these activities as required, including incident response, crisis management, evacuation procedures, and continuity of operations in a remote-site environment.
Represents the security function in project meetings and engages with client representatives, government authorities, and industry stakeholders on security-related matters.
Protects sensitive information through implementation of security controls for internal data, reports, investigations, and proprietary client information.
Provides security support and coordination with project disciplines that include but are not limited to Labor/Industrial Relations, Human Resources, Transportation & Logistics, and ES&H to address overlapping risks, promote consistent application of policies, and support safe and compliant project operations.