Due to the ongoing success and growth of our team, an excellent opportunity has arisen at our award-winning Specialist Consultancy, Engineering, and Advisory Firm. We are headquartered in London, Riyadh, Singapore, Dubai, Cape Town, Cairo, and Sydney, and operate throughout the Middle East, Europe, and Asia. Our areas of expertise span four core verticals: Building Engineering, Planning and Infrastructure, Strategy and Advisory, and Commissioning, Handover, and Asset Management. We pride ourselves on being leaders in the industry, supported by a dedicated team with decades of collective experience in various fields including sustainable design, fire and life safety, cost management, and more.
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This senior technical and client-facing role is based at our Dubai headquarters. The Principal Security Consultant will lead security risk, resilience, threat and vulnerability assessments, security strategy, and built environment security consultancy services across the UAE, KSA, and wider international markets. The role involves translating complex security risks into clear, proportionate, and practical mitigation strategies for clients, designers, operators, and project stakeholders.
Qualifications & Experience:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in security, risk management, resilience, engineering, architecture, criminology, emergency management, or a related discipline.
- Professional membership, or progression towards membership, of a recognized body such as the Security Institute, ASIS International, or equivalent.
- Minimum of 10+ years of relevant professional experience in security risk consulting, resilience advisory, protective security, or security management.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Project or equivalent project planning tools, and experience with design review and coordination software.
Essential Skills:
- Strong capability in security risk/resilience advisory, threat, vulnerability and risk assessment, and risk treatment planning.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to convey complex security risks to diverse audiences.
- Proven ability to manage multiple projects with limited supervision, including scope, resources, and client expectations.
- Leadership in quality assurance of reports and mentoring junior team members.
Language Requirements:
Fluency in English; additional languages may be beneficial.
