Graduate Security Consultant

About the job Graduate Security Consultant

AESG is an International Specialist Consultancy, Engineering, and Advisory firm, with offices across the UK, UAE, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and Singapore dedicated to help solve our clients' greatest challenges, through collaboration, innovation, and advanced technical solutions.

Our areas of expertise are represented in five core verticals: Planning, Design & Engineering, Masterplanning & Infrastructure, Asset Management and Transaction Support.

We support our clients in developing robust Asset Protection Programmes and a company/site-wide Security Design that integrates physical, electronic, and operational security into a unified and effective strategy.

With AESG's recent acquisition of industry-leading Safety and Security Consultancy SGW, we now offer international building security consulting to our clients, showcasing our commitment to setting industry standards. Our team of experts brings over 20 years of specialised expertise in safety and security consultancy.

Job Description

Due to the continuing success and growth of our London team, this fantastic opportunity has arisen in our award-winning Safety and Security Consultancy.

At AESG we are looking for a Graduate Security Consultant to support the successful delivery of UK and international projects, working with a highly qualified team of Engineers and Senior Consultants throughout all project phases. The role will involve managing security risk assessments, researching crime rates, and attending consultation meetings to conduct security surveys across high profile construction projects.

The role will help you develop a deep understanding of security risk management principles, exceptional leadership skills, and the ability to deliver high-quality consulting services to clients. The ideal candidate will have a passion for creating technical engineering solutions and a willingness to work across multiple large-scale projects.

This role offers an excellent opportunity for a motivated Graduate Security Consultant seeking a position within a growing and ambitious company with a unique service offering that provides a significant opportunity for progression and career development.

The ideal candidate fits the below profile:

• Excellent communication skills
• Motivated and self-driven (entrepreneurial outlook)
• Committed to technical excellence
• Good relationship builders (internal and external)
• Collaborative personality

Key Responsibilities:

• Support Senior and Principal Engineers within the security consulting practice, through delivery of security risk assessments, and attending consultation meetings to conduct security surveys across high profile construction projects.
• Undertake technical work within our specialist security service areas following relevant design standards and codes, and to high-quality levels.
• Prepare briefs, scopes of work, and input into bid proposals.
• Work closely with the client and teams in the UK and overseas to deliver integrated design solutions.
• Provide expertise in security risk assessment, threat analysis, security design, and crisis management for clients operating in the built environment sector.
• Participate in UK security consulting projects, including conducting security assessments.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including architects, engineers, and project managers, to integrate security requirements into the design and construction process strategies, and overseeing the implementation of security measures.
• Stay informed about emerging security threats, industry trends, and regulatory requirements relevant to security in the built environment sector in the UK.

Essential Skills:

• Degree or equivalent qualification in a security risk management or built environment discipline in security studies, physical security engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum of 2 (two) years of experience in security consulting, preferably with focus on the UK.
• Membership to a relevant professional body relating to security disciplines, including ASIS International, the Security Institute, Institute of Engineering Technologies (IET) or Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) preferred.
• Knowledge of security risk assessment methodologies, security technologies and industry best practices.

Why join AESG?

AESG is a multidisciplinary specialist consultancy, offering a consultancy service and work environment like no other.

Through our world-class reputation for innovative thinking, pushing projects to outperform expectations through smart application of planning, engineering and architectural solutions, our project portfolio includes some of the world's most forward-thinking and exciting new developments.

The success of our company is built on the success of individuals. Our ability to achieve what we have is because our staff are driven, passionate and love what they do.

As an employee of AESG you can expect:

• A huge amount of freedom for our high-performing employees
• Great career opportunities as the company continues to grow, with access to huge variety of projects and incredible clients
• Working on some of the world's leading developments and tackling our clients' greatest challenges
• Commitment in building on your areas of specialism and focal interest points, supporting your professional development through a structured training and mentorship program
• Highly collaborative approach across the different technical service offerings
• Promotion of the importance of health and well-being of the team, including team building fitness activities, social events and the provision of a healthy work environment
• To be part of a dynamic and motivated team with an amazing team culture