Project Manager - Security

Project Manager – Physical Security

Location:

Augusta, ME | Work type:
Office | Number of Positions: 1 | Salary Range: $116,640 – $145,800 per year.

• Competitive benefits and growth opportunities
• Generous performance‑based bonuses (12%)
• 401(k) match
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Professional development and clear career‑advancement pathways

The Project Manager, Physical Security Guarding Operations reports to the Physical Security Sr. Manager and is responsible for proactively protecting people, assets, intellectual property, and information to achieve the strategic goals and mission of AVANGRID. The role involves security operations and the planning, implementation, and integration of security systems across AVANGRID facilities, working in a multi‑site environment, engaging with law enforcement, and overseeing contractors providing guard services and field construction services.

• Create and execute strategies to improve the reliability and effectiveness of physical security systems at existing and new projects.
• Define, implement, and maintain corporate security rules, policies, and procedures.
• Lead vulnerability audits, forensic investigations, and mitigation procedures.
• Respond immediately to security‑related incidents and provide a thorough written post‑event analysis and identify potential areas of improvement.
• Act as security liaison with key stakeholders and other company business units relative to implementation of physical security systems.
• Support security organization training in security awareness, rules, policies, and procedures.
• Support administration of department budgets and staff schedules.
• Evaluate and identify threats and vulnerabilities.
• Implement and maintain effectiveness measures, standards, guidelines, and procedures to ensure security compliance with corporate and government regulations.
• Recommend security improvements; ensure that technology decisions made are compliant with enterprise security architecture.
• Resolve enterprise and departmental security issues, incidents, events, concerns, or questions.
• Effectively execute department strategy/goals to drive organizational performance.
• Provide management with timely updates on programs and projects.
• Special projects and assignments as business dictates.
• Travel to operations centers, substations, and other facilities will be required to address security concerns and security projects.
• Establish liaison contacts with federal, state, and local law enforcement.

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, Criminology, Homeland Security, or related field; or 10 years relevant security‑related work experience.
• Work experience in Law Enforcement or a related governmental agency with at least 3 years’ experience in a leadership role.
• Ability to obtain Secret Security Clearance, as necessary.

• Experience working in a multi‑site security environment and knowledge of contract security guarding programs and operations, including security management systems such as access control and video management systems.
• Global view of business and security threats.
• Reliance on experience and technical knowledge to plan and accomplish goals.
• Experience developing and executing security contract guarding programs (from policy to operations).
• Experience performing risk assessments and site inspections.
• Strong organizational skills with ability to effectively plan and execute multiple events simultaneously.
• Ability to analyze financial and operational needs of individual business segments and their impact on combined businesses.
• Successful record of leadership, team building, motivating, and leveraging external partners to achieve organizational goals.
• Advanced crisis management skills.
• Ability to collaborate and build successful partnerships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Solid computer, verbal, written, and interpersonal skills.
• Confidentiality and discretion.

• PSP, CPP or similar certification.
• Working knowledge of the CFATS and the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) standards.

Any applicant who is not a citizen of the country of the vacancy will be subject to compliance with the applicable immigration requirements to legally work in that country.

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