Stantec

Senior Physical Security Consultant

Stantec$103K — $153K *
Business Services
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of experience in physical security consulting and related fields.
  • Proven leadership in managing complex consulting projects and stakeholder engagement.
  • Deep understanding of physical security concepts like access control, surveillance, and threat assessment.
  • Familiarity with industry standards and guidelines such as ASIS and Government of Canada security protocols.
  • Strong communication skills, particularly in report writing and client engagement.
  • Demonstrated ethics and professionalism in all work activities.
  • Eligibility for federal government security clearance.

Responsibilities

  • Lead security design and threat assessments for a variety of projects.
  • Develop comprehensive physical security strategies and implementation plans.
  • Manage multidisciplinary consulting engagements from planning to execution.
  • Draft and evaluate security reports and compliance documents for clients.
  • Facilitate client workshops and present security recommendations to stakeholders.
  • Support project delivery by reviewing security-related technical submissions and changes.
  • Mentor junior consultants and ensure quality of security consulting outputs.

Benefits

  • Access to comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans.
  • Wellness programs and spending accounts for health aspects.
  • Group retirement savings and employee stock purchase plans.
  • Tuition reimbursement and support for professional memberships.
  • Paid time off and emergency travel benefits.
Full Job Description
Are you curious, client-focused, and motivated by complex security challenges? Join our dynamic team in Ottawa, Toronto, or remotely as a Senior Physical Security Consultant. In this role, you will help clients protect people, assets, operations, and communities across the defense, justice, government, industrial, critical infrastructure, transportation, health care, commercial, and institutional sectors. You will lead client engagements, provide strategic guidance, conduct threat and risk assessments, develop security strategies and requirements, support project delivery, mentor team members, and contribute to business development initiatives. You'll do this as part of Stantec, a global firm of 34,000 employees working in more than 450 offices across six continents. Your Key Responsibilities - Lead security design briefs, threat and risk assessments (TRA/HTRA), security master plans, CPTED studies, facility security assessments, and security gap analyses. - Knowledge of designing vehicle ramming mitigation measures. - Develop physical security strategies, security zoning concepts, operational requirements, performance criteria, and implementation roadmaps for complex facilities and campuses. - Lead multidisciplinary security consulting assignments from planning through implementation support, coordinating with architectural, engineering, ICT, operations, and client stakeholder teams. - Prepare and review security reports, basis-of-design narratives, functional requirements, security standards, policy inputs, implementation plans, and advisory documentation. - Translate client risk, operational, and business requirements into clear physical security requirements for executives, project teams, and technical disciplines. - Lead client workshops, stakeholder interviews, site reviews, and executive briefings, and present practical recommendations to senior stakeholders. - Support project delivery through advisory review of security-related RFIs, shop drawings, change orders, commissioning documentation, and implementation issues, coordinating with licensed engineers where engineering content, code compliance, system interfaces, or construction conformance are involved. - Ensure that physical security deliverables requiring professional engineering responsibility are prepared by, or under the supervision of, an appropriately licensed engineer, in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements.. - Mentor junior consultants, support quality reviews, and provide technical oversight within the candidate's area of physical security consulting competence. - Support proposals, fee estimates, client development, thought leadership, and strategic growth initiatives for the Physical Security Practice. Qualifications - 10+ years of progressive experience in physical security consulting, security planning, threat and risk assessment, security operations, or security program advisory. - Demonstrated experience leading complex consulting assignments, facilitating stakeholder workshops, and advising multidisciplinary project teams. - Strong knowledge of physical security principles, including access control strategy, video surveillance intent, intrusion detection concepts, perimeter protection, hostile vehicle mitigation planning, protective design coordination, and security operations. - Knowledge of ASIS, ULC, CSA, ASTM, Government of Canada security guidance, and other applicable physical security standards, guidelines, and established principles. - Excellent report-writing, facilitation, presentation, executive communication, and client relationship skills. - Ethics, honesty, diligence, professionalism, and discretion. - Be eligible to obtain a federal government security clearance (required). Preferred Qualifications - ASIS PSP, CPP, CPTED, P.Eng. or equivalent professional designation is preferred. - Experience with Government of Canada, DND, PSPC, RCMP, justice, transportation, critical infrastructure, or other high-security clients. - Knowledge of HTRA, NDSOD, federal security requirements, security planning frameworks, and security governance documentation. - Bilingualism in English and French is an asset. Pay Range: • Locations in Lower Mainland -- BC, GTA & Ottawa Ontario-$103,300.00 - $153,300.00 Annuel Pay Transparency: In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Please note, the final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible. Actual compensation for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on the agreed number of working hours per week. Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) will have access to health, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health care spending account, wellness spending account, group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, group tax-free savings account, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage, and paid time off. Temporary/casual employees will have access to group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, and group tax-free savings account. The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements. Primary Location: Canada | ON | Ottawa Other Locations: Canada | ON | Toronto Organization: 1586 Buildings-CA Quebec BSS-Ottawa ON Employee Status: Regular Business Justification: New Position Travel: No Schedule: Full time Job Posting: 17/07/2026 01:07:48 Req ID: 1006812 #additional

About Stantec

Stantec Inc. is a global engineering consulting firm headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The company provides professional consulting services in the areas of infrastructure, water, environment, buildings, and energy. Stantec has over 22,000 employees working in more than 400 locations across six continents. The company has a diverse client base that includes public and private sector clients. Stantec is committed to sustainability and has implemented green practices in its operations. The company has received numerous awards for its work, including the American Council of Engineering Companies' National Recognition Award for exemplary engineering achievement.
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Size
25,000 employees
Market Cap
$5.1 billion
Industry
Founded
1954
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