Senior Project Engineer - Protective Design & Security
Thornton Tomasetti

Job Info

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Thornton Tomasetti applies engineering and scientific principles to solve the world's challenges. An independent organization of creative thinkers and innovative doers collaborating from offices worldwide, our mission is to bring our clients' ideas to life and, in the process, lay the groundwork for a better, more resilient future. We provide support and opportunities to our employees to achieve their full potential and cultivate a rewarding career.

Our Protective Design practice helps architects, owners, developers, and public agencies worldwide achieve security objectives while upholding each project's aesthetic, functional and budgetary goals. A recognized leader in security services - with more than 60 years of experience - we collaborate with clients and project teams to develop physical, technical, and operational security solutions for facilities of every type, use, and size.

The Role

We have an opportunity for a Senior Project Engineer for our Protective Design and Security Practice. Join our growing Protective Design & Security team working to keep people safe from security threats in the built environment. Our team includes people from a variety of architectural, engineering, law-enforcement and other security backgrounds who work together on a wide range of project types including education facilities, office buildings, transit infrastructure, and sports facilities. You'll join a team that is continuously learning and adapting as we perform risk assessments and advise clients on improving the safety and security of their facilities.We are seeking a motivated and experienced physical security engineer with a background in building and/or facility physical hardening (blast, ballistics & forced-entry) to drive innovated security strategies in collaboration with our diverse team of security professionals.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate alongside our experienced team security professionals.
  
• Facilitate Project Management through:
  
  • Proactive and direct client engagement to communicate clear understanding of physical security requirements and coordinate the implementation strategies related to blast hardening, progressive collapse resistance, forced-entry protection, ballistic-protection and site security.
    
  • Working with and directing our team of junior engineers.
    
  • Coordinating the preparation of construction documents and other deliverables with staff, clients.
    
  • Maintaining project schedules.
    
• Perform peer reviews and physical security studies and assessments.
  
• Manage and mentor other design team members.
  
• Participate in regular internal technical-development and knowledge sharing meetings.
  

Requirements

• Experience in the Blast Engineering and/or Physical Security Industry.
  
• Experience in Project Management and direct client engagement.
  
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering. Master's degree preferred.
  
• Proficiency with Physical Security Government Standards (DoD, DoS/OBO, GSA, VA, etc.)
  
• Proficient in one or several of the following software tools:
  
  • MS Word, PowerPoint, Bluebeam, Single-Degree of Freedom Solvers, Finite Element software
    
• The position requires the candidate to gain and hold US Security clearance.
  
• Professional Engineer and/or SE License.
  
• Ability and willingness to travel within the US and internationally.
  

Benefits

Depending on your employment status, benefits may include:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, Disability and other voluntary benefits
  
• Flexible Spending Accounts for Medical & Childcare
  
• Paid Time Off, Family Leave for New Parents, Volunteer Time
  
• Tuition Reimbursement
  
• Commuter Transit (where available)
  
• 401k retirement savings with Company matching on employee contributions and/or qualified student loan repayments
  
• Fitness Reimbursement
  
• And other various wellness, diversity/inclusion and employee resource programs and initiatives
  

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