Secure Facilities Technical Design – Mission Critical

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Ohio.

📋 Description

• Offer technical direction for the design and implementation of secure and classified facilities for U.S. federal, Department of War, and Intelligence Community clients.

• Interpret and apply ICD 705, SCIF, SAPF, OSS, TEMPEST, and associated physical and technical security standards.

• Convert security requirements into integrated design criteria, construction documents, specifications, technical details, and feasible solutions.

• Lead cross-disciplinary collaboration with architects, engineers, technology and security experts, contractors, and government stakeholders.

• Create and evaluate solutions for secure perimeter construction, doors and openings, penetrations, acoustic protection, access control, intrusion detection, and other physical security needs.

• Coordinate TEMPEST and RF mitigation strategies, encompassing shielding, non-conductive breaks, waveguide-below-cutoff penetrations, filtering, grounding, and bonding.

• Execute existing-condition surveys, facility evaluations, and feasibility assessments.

• Conduct technical design, interdisciplinary coordination, quality control, and constructability reviews.

• Provide construction-phase assistance through submittals, RFIs, shop drawings, field condition assessments, inspections, testing, and security issue resolution reviews.

• Assist with accreditation/certification processes and project completion.

• Establish secure facility standards, specifications, details, tools, and best practices.

• Contribute to proposals, technical strategies, scopes of work, and strategic growth initiatives.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Architecture or a related building design or technical field and 10+ years of professional experience, including two years of leadership, or a demonstrated equivalent of experience and/or education.

• Professional registration relevant to the candidate's discipline, such as Registered Architect (RA), or a comparable professional credential.

• Capability to pass drug and background screenings to work on Federal grounds, military installations, and school properties.

• U.S. citizenship is required due to federal contract/security regulations.

• Proven experience in interpreting and implementing ICD 705, SCIF, SAPF, OSS, TEMPEST, and related secure facility requirements.

• Proficient in translating security requirements into construction drawings, specifications, technical details, and multidisciplinary design solutions.

• Familiarity with secure perimeter construction and RF/TEMPEST mitigation methods.

• Strong understanding of multidisciplinary building systems and their relationship with physical and technical security requirements.

• Experience with secure facility evaluations, technical design reviews, and construction-phase support.

• Excellent technical leadership, coordination, written communication, and presentation abilities.

• Willingness to travel periodically for CONUS and OCONUS projects.

• Preferred: 15+ years of professional experience, including 5+ years focused on SCIF, SAPF, TEMPEST, OSS, or similar facilities.

• Preferred: Advanced expertise in secure facility design, documentation, construction, inspection, and accreditation/certification.

• Preferred: Recognized training in ICD 705, SCIF/SAPF design and construction, TEMPEST, RF shielding, or related criteria.

• Preferred: Experience collaborating with SSMs, SSOs, CTTAs, Accrediting Officials, and government security authorities.

• Preferred: Background in developing secure facility standards, specifications, standard details, design guides, or quality-control procedures.

• Preferred: Experience supporting projects in both CONUS and OCONUS locations.

• Preferred: Proficiency in Autodesk Revit and BIM-based multidisciplinary coordination.

• Preferred: Active U.S. Government security clearance or ability to obtain and maintain one.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.

• Life, AD&D, and disability insurance.

• Paid time off.

• Leaves of absence.

• Optional benefits and perks.

• Flexible work arrangements.

• Well-being resources.

• Employee assistance program.

• Business travel insurance.

• Service recognition awards.

• Retirement savings plan.

• Employee stock purchase plan.

• Award-winning training and development initiatives.

• In-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location.