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Covestic Inc lists this Security Project Manager - QA/QC & Automation opportunity in northern, Kentucky. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Position Summary
We are seeking a highly experienced Physical Security Project Manager (SPM) who has passion to lead the delivery of physical security systems for new office and facility builds, and who will also own GSIS QA / QC governance and the automation program that scales the DEC practice. This role will serve as primary point of coordination across internal teams, vendors, and construction partners to ensure systems are implemented on time, on budget, and aligned with GSIS standards. The SPM will manage the complete project lifecycle from project inception through operational handover, and will own change management and the exception process for the contract document set and deployed systems while building the automations, AI-assisted workflows, and internal tooling that reduce consultant and PM hours and drive global standards compliance. The ideal candidate is familiar with electronic security systems design, document control and QA governance, hands-on tool building (BIM add-ins, scripting, web utilities), and thrives in a fast-paced, multi-stakeholder environment.
Key Responsibilities
Physical Security Project Management: Office Build-Out (50%)
Project Execution | Design Engineering | Stakeholder Coordination
Ownership of project schedules and plans, budgets, correspondence, communication, coordination, meeting documentation, project document organization
Produce request for proposals (RFP’s), review vendor proposals (design consultants, security integrators, service and manufacturer partners) evaluate for competitive scope and pricing, process and manage purchase and change orders for facilities and office build projects
Perform iterative reviews of contract requirements and associated progress; communicate and enforce with vendor partners
Lead integration bid process activities, including organization and packaging of Contract Documentation, RFP release and response review, response to bid requests-for-information (RFI’s), interviews, proposal review, recommendation, selection, and award
Attend new build kickoff site visits to evaluate space aspects, identify challenges and opportunities for systems technology implementation and design engineering approach
Review and negotiate lease contracts, perform feasibility and due diligence efforts, and collaborate with internal teams to assess site-specific zoning requirements, security risks and mitigation strategies, global and region-specific threat profiles
Oversee contracted design engineering consultants to ensure project Contract Documents (drawings, specifications, ancillary documents) are complete, accurate, coordinated and aligned with Real Estate, GSIS requirements and overall business drivers
Track coordination elements between design engineering consultants and associated project disciplines (architectural, electrical / fire alarm, network, AV/VC, etc.); manage Contract Documentation backcheck process
Construction Administration | Programming & Commissioning | Operational Handover
Lead construction kickoff activities, including security integration schedule creation and dependencies, risk identification and mitigation, kickoff and recurring coordination meetings
Interface with General Contractor, associated construction teams, and construction execution platforms to manage process and communication protocols
Manage submittal and RFI review and approval processes
Liaison between design consultants, security integrators and internal operations teams to streamline security systems programming, on-site acceptance testing and commissioning
Travel to project sites to oversee thorough acceptance testing and validation of all security systems functionality, aligned with standards, and global and site-specific operational needs
Manage punch list items to ensure adherence to Contract Documentation for integration sign-off
Collect and organize closeout documentation, and manage systems operational training strategy with Regional Security Managers and Facilities stakeholders
Quality Assurance / Quality Control (QA / QC)
Collaborate with internal stakeholders to develop and continuously evolve standard documentation, processes, templates, checklists, and automations
Perform iterative reviews of DEC documentation, and consult with Global Security Technology Lead to manage process for updates aligned with systems technology, standards and BOD updates
Produce and actively update tracking, change management and exception evaluations
Align QA tools across business units and drive global standards, documenting regional variances
Own / develop vendor key performance indicators (KPIs) and quarterly business reviews (QBRs)
Collect feedback from security operations, integration vendors, and other construction partners to inform continuous development of project management, design engineering, systems technology, and standard operating procedures
Provide overall project and program status presentations to the Physical Security DEC Manager with focus on priority improvement recommendations
Program Strategy Focus: QA / QC + Automation (50%)
QA / QC Governance
Own GSIS QA / QC governance, change-management, and the exception process for the contract document set and deployed systems
Align QA tools across business units, drive global standards compliance, and document regional variances
Produce change-management, exception, and tracking logs; report priority-improvement recommendations to the DEC Manager
Automation + Internal Tooling
Build and maintain automations and AI-assisted workflows (template propagation, drawing markup, schedule generation, spec cross-checks) that reduce consultant and PM hours
Develop internal tooling - BIM add-ins, web utilities, scripted document generation - with internal IT / software partners under sustainable internal-tool practices
Create iterative processes to pull lessons learned, unique project approaches, and elevated workflows from each stage of the full project lifecycle to improve standards, templates and tools
Establish a recurring process to capture lessons learned, effective project approaches, and workflow improvements at each phase of the project lifecycle, and apply them to update standards,
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Who can apply
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