Job Specifications
The Buro Happold Security group provide consultative services to clients in order to develop the built environment. We typically support our clients through security planning and strategy, physical security, security technologies and design, to ensure developments and their surroundings are safe, secure and functional. In addition, we provide advice in solution procurement and implementation during and beyond construction to provide clients with a comprehensive range of services.
Design of security systems and associated technologies goes beyond the conventional technologies of video surveillance, access control and alarm systems. As part of a considered and holistic design process we identify threats and risks to a project, then evaluate the requirements to eliminate or mitigate through informed and intelligent planning, coordination and design. Security technologies provide a means to monitor, control, analyse and automate activities in a building, allowing clients an enhanced level of situational awareness and the ability to manage and plan appropriately. Well designed and suitable security solutions can act as both a deterrent to certain behaviours, and to detect and provide an audit trail of activities when required. The increasing demand and expectation to live in safe and secure environments is driving new and emerging technologies, making this industry a highly valued and interesting sector to work within.
The team's project work spans multiple sectors including education, cultural, stadia, commercial, airports, mixed use and government. We work to support clients and design teams across the world.
We’re also active in research and development, in areas that improve our approach to design within the built environment. Examples of this include: building information modelling, SMART buildings and creation of bespoke software design tools. In order to maintain our position as a leading consultancy in this sector, it is vital to keep abreast of the latest emerging technologies and their potential benefits to our clients.
More About The Role...
To provide effective security system design, this role will require detailed coordination with related disciplines such as Fire, IT, Electrical, Architecture and numerous other parties. The successful candidate will work closely with both internal and external design teams to influence the design approach and ensure the final design functions to allow buildings to maximise not only security, but also simplicity and intuitive use, automation and consistency in operation.
Your daily responsibilities will be highly varied, but can typically be expected to comprise...
Co-ordinating engineering delivery for a range of security projects
Working with engineering disciplines and architects to ensure integrated design
Preparing technical specifications and documentation
Using software design tools
Assuming project management responsibility
Researching emerging technologies to employ in design
Enhancing design processes and increasing automation
Ensuring senior staff are kept informed of important and relevant service/design decisions and the objectives of the client are achieved.
Continually ensuring that practices, policies, strategy and services represent the client’s best interests and that BH policy is in keeping with current legislation, British Standards and Codes of Practice etc.
Inputting into and revising security project delivery standards and processes
Actively working towards professional registration with a relevant institution
More About You...
As an Engineer with some experience, it is expected that you can demonstrate the following...
You will have been working in a design role, ideally with experience of the built environment.
An understanding of the design process, specifically being able to identify critical factors and considerations in design.
Worked with design software, ideally Autodesk tools such as Revit, Navisworks and associated modelling
Enthusiastic and have a real interest in technology
Possess the aptitude to learn new skills and knowledge quickly
Innovative in finding solutions to challenges and processes
Good attention to detail and working with precision
Experience authoring technical specifications on projects
An appreciation of standards and application in the design of systems
You will be able to clearly communicate concepts and justify your approach to design
Ideally – an interest or knowledge of basic coding (C#), which can be applied to the development of design tools to facilitate automation.
Current security clearance or ability to gain clearance.
Qualifications:
Typically engineers we recruit have studied security, electronics or technology related degrees, such as the following (though similar courses will be considered):
Electrical Engineering
Electronic Engineering
Systems and Communications Engineering
What's In It For You...
In return, we can offer fantastic opportunities to...
Work on a global portfolio of pr
About the Company
We are an international, integrated consultancy of engineers, designers and advisers. For over 45 years, we have built an unrivalled reputation by delivering creative, value-led solutions for the benefit of people, places and planet. Described by our clients as 'passionate', 'innovative' and 'collaborative', Buro Happold is synonymous with the delivery of exceptionally complex projects on every continent, working with the world's leading architectural practices and organisations, such as the United Nations, UNESCO and C40 Ci...
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