Secure Facilities Technical Engineering - Mission Critical & Secure Facilities

AECOM•Cleveland, OH

20h•$150,000 - $200,000•Remote

About The Position

AECOM is seeking an experienced Secure Facilities Technical Engineering professional to provide technical leadership for its national Mission Critical and Secure Facilities practice. The role supports the design and execution of secure and classified facilities for U.S. federal, Department of War, and Intelligence Community clients, including projects in CONUS and OCONUS locations. The position focuses on implementing ICD 705, SCIF, SAPF, Open Storage Secret (OSS), TEMPEST, and related security requirements. The successful candidate translates security criteria into coordinated, constructible architectural and engineering solutions, construction documents, specifications, and technical details. They serve as a technical liaison between government security stakeholders and multidisciplinary project teams, integrating physical and technical security requirements with architectural, engineering, telecommunications, audiovisual, electronic security, and other building systems. The role also involves technical design and coordination, facility assessments, construction-phase support, development of standards and best practices, and support for proposals and strategic growth. The position is remote, with periodic travel in support of CONUS and OCONUS projects. AECOM requires in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related building design or technical discipline and 10+ years of professional experience, including two years of leadership, with significant experience in federal secure, classified, or mission-critical facilities; equivalent experience and/or education may be considered.
Professional registration appropriate to the candidate's discipline, such as Registered Architect (RA), or comparable professional credential.
Demonstrated experience interpreting and implementing ICD 705, SCIF, SAPF, OSS, TEMPEST, and related secure facility requirements.
Demonstrated ability to translate security requirements into construction drawings, specifications, technical details, and multidisciplinary design solutions.
Knowledge of secure perimeter construction and RF/TEMPEST mitigation techniques, including penetrations, shielding, non-conductive breaks, waveguide-below-cutoff protection, and power/signal filtering.
Strong understanding of multidisciplinary building systems and their interaction with physical and technical security requirements.
Experience with secure facility assessments, technical design reviews, and construction-phase support.
Strong technical leadership, coordination, written communication, and presentation skills.
Ability and willingness to travel periodically in support of CONUS and OCONUS projects.
Ability to pass drug and background checks to work on Federal grounds, military installations, and school grounds.
U.S. citizenship due to federal contract/security requirements.

Nice To Haves

15+ years of professional experience, including 5+ years focused on SCIF, SAPF, TEMPEST, OSS, or comparable secure/classified facilities.
Advanced experience with the design, documentation, construction, inspection, and accreditation/certification of secure facilities.
Completion of recognized training related to ICD 705, SCIF/SAPF design and construction, TEMPEST, RF shielding, or related secure facility criteria.
Experience working directly with SSMs, SSOs, CTTAs, Accrediting Officials, and other government security authorities.
Experience developing secure facility standards, specifications, standard details, design guides, or quality-control procedures.
Experience supporting secure facility projects in both CONUS and OCONUS locations.
Experience with Autodesk Revit and BIM-based multidisciplinary coordination.
Active U.S. Government security clearance, or demonstrated ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.

Responsibilities

Serve as a technical lead for secure facility design and execution, interpreting and applying ICD 705, SCIF, SAPF, OSS, TEMPEST, and related physical and technical security criteria.
Translate security requirements into coordinated design criteria, construction documents, specifications, technical details, and constructible solutions.
Lead multidisciplinary coordination with architects, engineers, technology and security specialists, contractors, and government stakeholders, including SSMs, SSOs, CTTAs, and Accrediting Officials.
Develop and review technical solutions for secure perimeter construction, doors and openings, penetrations, acoustic protection, access control, intrusion detection, and other physical security requirements.
Coordinate TEMPEST and RF mitigation strategies, including RF shielding, non-conductive breaks, waveguide-below-cutoff penetrations, power and signal filtering, grounding and bonding, and related countermeasures.
Conduct existing-condition surveys, facility assessments, and feasibility studies for new construction, renovation, conversion, and upgrades of secure environments.
Perform technical design, interdisciplinary coordination, quality-control, and constructability reviews to ensure security requirements are incorporated into project documentation.
Provide construction-phase technical support, including review of submittals, RFIs, shop drawings, and field conditions; inspections and testing; resolution of security-related issues; and support for accreditation, certification, and project closeout as applicable.
Support development and implementation of secure facility standards, specifications, details, tools, and best practices while maintaining awareness of evolving government security criteria.
Support proposal development, technical approaches, scopes of work, and strategic growth opportunities for the Mission Critical and Secure Facilities practice.