Security Project Manager

Position Details

Position Type:
Full-Time, Non-Exempt, Contingent on Contract Award

Work Locations:
Greater Atlanta, GA (Covington, GA / Lithia Springs, GA / Jackson, GA)

Shift: 40 hours, Monday to Friday

Contract Length: 36 months

Reports To:

PGI Senior Security Program Manager

Oversee design and installation of physical security features and systems for data centers and related facilities. Manage security projects from design through implementation, ensuring compliance with security standards and public sector requirements.

• Lead physical security design and system installation for new data centers, expansions, and special projects.
• Provide physical security project lifecycle management, including specifications, drawings, code compliance, vendor management, budget, change orders, and close‑out documentation.
• Manage contract execution, QA/QC, and support processes.
• Represent the physical security team for acceptance, sign‑off, and operational readiness validation of high‑security facilities alongside other customer teams.
• Report performance metrics such as system installation rates, vendor service delivery, post‑installation defect rates, and program analysis.
• Collaborate across teams to drive security projects.
• Provide weekly project updates to the customer Security Program Manager Team Lead.
• Perform other duties as required.

• 5+ years of experience with physical security design and/or implementation of electronic security systems (Access Control, Intrusion Detection, CCTV).
• 2+ years of program or project management experience, leading both technical and non‑technical teams in physical security design and standards.
• Proficient with project management, design, and construction software.
• Strong understanding of construction plans, elevations, and architectural, mechanical, electrical, civil, and telecommunications plans.
• Ability to quickly learn complex systems.
• Excellent writing and presentation skills.
• Occasional travel to customer facilities within a 50‑mile radius of the assigned site.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Ability to pass a pre‑employment drug screen and periodic random drug screening, and a background check.

• Training and administrator certification with Lenel Access Control Systems.
• Experience with Axis camera and Commend Intercom systems.
• Experience with Traka key management systems.
• Project Management Professional Certification.
• Experience with Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, and Blue Beam Revu.
• Knowledge of ICD 705 and IC Tech Spec – IC 705.
• Military Officers, Non‑Commissioned Officers (E‑7+), Warrant Officers (CW‑2+), and former federal GS employees are encouraged to apply.
• Graduates of SAMS, ILE, USASMA or equivalent courses.
• Previous battalion or higher echelon staff experience.

• Lifting, standing, walking, sitting, and bending throughout the workday.

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