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Protective Design Engineer

Control Risks
Fremont, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 12/12/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/12/2026

The Protective Design Engineer role will be experienced in protective design, physical security, and/or civil construction to support the Client's Global Security Systems & Technology program. The individual will directly support the Design, Engineering, & Construction (DEC) team and will require a strong understanding of construction project life cycles, including pre-lease, design, and construction phases. In partnership with teammates, this individual will manage all aspects of project management and coordination of protective design requirements including site hardening (barriers, fencing, lighting), structural hardening of the building perimeter (façades and doors), and structural hardening of building interiors (lobbies, mailrooms, critical spaces) for new build and retrofit projects. In addition, the position requires close coordination with operational and technological security teams as well as architects, engineers, manufacturers, and contractors across a variety of disciplines (Civil, Landscape, Architectural, and Structural).

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

  • Lead daily operations and direct the implementation of guidelines and processes that ensures a cohesive, consistent, and uniformed global program.
  • Manage end-to-end protective design scope (pre-lease, planning, design, construction, quality assurance) ensuring on-time delivery while driving execution.
  • Partner with other project specialists responsible for similar processes to collaborate and consolidate project work.
  • Manage builds of existing and new construction and retrofits, protective design consultant selection, and third-party vendor recommendations.
  • Act as the liaison and point of contact for both internal and external cross-functional partners, third party vendors, and protective design consultants.
  • Foster strong cross-functional partnerships and provide clear, concise communication to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Meet regularly with stakeholders and project design teams to provide status updates and coordinate project specific requirements.
  • Provide ongoing communication of planning, project status, issues and risks in a timely fashion to internal global security team members and cross functional partners.
  • Support continual improvement efforts through evaluation of current practices; investigation of new products; development of presentation materials, forms, and guidance documents; coordination and execution of pilots for programs; and present recommendations and provide business justification to relevant partners.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Engineering (Architectural, Civil, Structural), and/or Construction Management with 3-5 years of relevant work experience in design and construction supervision of offices. Alternatively, 6 years of experience in project management or design and construction of offices.
  • Knowledge of workplace or office design project, protective design and construction management in NORAM region.
  • Experience with PlanGrid, or ability to learn quickly.
  • Experience documenting, managing, and executing scalable and repeatable processes.
  • Experience in cross-functional and multi-disciplinary coordination through planning, design, and construction project phases.
  • Experience communicating technical information to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Proficient with Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint. Strong verbal and written communication, attention to detail, and organization.
  • Highly motivated and able to work independently without overhead guidance.
  • Comfortable working in a fast-paced and demanding setting.
  • Travel within region required.
  • Direct experience with protective design products, systems, and/or projects.

  • Control Risks offers a competitively positioned compensation and benefits package that is transparent and summarized in the full job offer.
  • Medical Benefits, Prescription Benefits, FSA, Dental Benefits, Vision Benefits, Life and AD&D, Voluntary Life and AD&D, Disability Benefits, Voluntary Benefits, 401 (K) Retirement, Nationwide Pet Insurance, Employee Assistance Program.
  • As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us and are fully committed to equal treatment, free from discrimination, of all candidates throughout our recruitment process.

Salary: $100,000-$105,000 annually

Control Risks is committed to a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age or veteran status. If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made in order to participate fully in the interview process, please let us know and we will be happy to accommodate your needs.

Control Risks participates in the E-Verify program to confirm employment authorization of all newly hired employees. The E-Verify process is completed during new hire onboarding and completion of the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, at the start of employment. E-Verify is not used as a tool to pre-screen candidates. For more information on E-Verify, please visit www.uscis.gov.

Salary : $100 - $105

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