Junior Security Consultant - Security Risk Management
Role Overview
WSP in the Middle East is seeking a Junior Security Risk Management Consultant for its growing team serving the UAE and Saudi Arabia.
The role supports major projects across critical infrastructure, aviation, transport, healthcare, hospitality, commercial, residential, and mixed-use developments in the Middle East.
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Role overview
WSP in the Middle East is seeking a Junior Security Risk Management Consultant for its growing team serving the UAE and Saudi Arabia.
The role supports major projects across critical infrastructure, aviation, transport, healthcare, hospitality, commercial, residential, and mixed-use developments in the Middle East.
Responsibilities
- Support Security Risk Assessments (SRA), Threat Vulnerability Risk Assessments (TVRA), and CPTED studies.
- Assist with security strategies, operational concepts, and security design reports; support security planning and design across multiple development sectors.
- Research regional threats, security standards, emerging risks, and industry good practice; support stakeholder engagement, workshops, and client presentations.
- Review architectural, engineering, and master-planning documentation for security and risk considerations.
- Contribute recommendations on CCTV, access control, perimeter protection, intrusion detection, and command-and-control systems.
- Prepare technical reports, presentations, and project deliverables.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Security Management, Criminology, International Relations, Engineering, Risk Management, or a related discipline.
- 1–3 years of relevant experience in security consulting, security operations, risk management, law enforcement, military, intelligence, or a related field.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, research, and report-writing skills; good communication and stakeholder engagement capabilities.
- Understanding of security design principles and risk assessment methodologies; ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary and international teams.
- Experience in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, or wider Middle East is advantageous.
Preferred certifications
- Relevant professional certifications are highly regarded, including ASIS Physical Security Professional (PSP), ASIS Certified Protection Professional (CPP), Security Institute Certificate or Diploma in Security Management, and Certified CPTED Practitioner.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) and Certified Security Project Manager (CSPM) are described as advantageous.
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