Physical Security Team Lead - Proposal Contingent

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GPTech is seeking an experienced Physical Security Team Lead to support our team's proposal for the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO), Worldwide Architecture and Engineering (A/E) Support Services IDIQ (RFP 19

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26R0258). This is a proposal-contingent consulting opportunity with potential for long-term engagement supporting diplomatic facilities and other U.S. Government infrastructure programs worldwide. The Physical Security Team Lead will provide senior technical leadership for the assessment, planning, design, modernization, and evaluation of physical security measures at U.S. diplomatic facilities and associated infrastructure. Assignments may include complex, multi-phased facility renovations, security upgrades, perimeter improvements, and integration of protective design measures into new and existing buildings.

The successful candidate will bring demonstrated expertise in physical security engineering and protective design, including perimeter hardening, forced-entry/ballistic-resistant (FE/BR) construction, blast mitigation, vehicle barriers, and controlled access points. The position requires the ability to develop and evaluate practical, innovative security solutions that balance protective performance with architectural design, structural integrity, constructability, operational requirements, and lifecycle costs. The position may involve direct participation in physical security planning and design, independent technical assessments and design reviews, and construction-phase engineering support, depending on individual task-order requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and perform physical security assessments, protective design studies, and technical evaluations for new construction, renovations, facility modernization, and security infrastructure upgrades.
• Develop and review physical security design concepts, drawings, specifications, technical reports, and construction documents through successive stages of design development.
• Provide technical expertise in perimeter security, fencing, vehicle barriers, controlled access points, security entrances, protective building envelopes, and related physical security infrastructure.
• Evaluate forced-entry/ballistic-resistant (FE/BR) construction, blast-resistant design, structural hardening, and other protective measures appropriate to facility security requirements.
• Assess existing facilities and infrastructure to…