Security Project Manager

Security Project Manager - Electronic Security Systems

Lead complex electronic-security projects from concept through closeout, overseeing access control, video surveillance, intrusion detection, intercom, structured cabling, and integrated security solutions. This role owns project planning, client communication, field coordination, financial performance, installation quality, commissioning, and final acceptance across commercial, enterprise, and mission-critical environments.

The best fit is a client-focused security project leader who can manage several concurrent projects, control budgets and schedules, resolve technical and field issues, and deliver an exceptional customer experience from kickoff through turnover.

Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Schedule: Full time; schedule flexibility and regional travel based on client needs

Work Setting: Combination of office, active-construction, and client-site work

Role Type: Direct hire

Compensation: Market rate. The hiring team is more interested in finding the right person than limiting the search to a fixed number and will work with qualified candidates to build a competitive offer based on experience, technical depth, and overall fit.

Benefits

• Lead security programs that protect people, facilities, operations, and critical infrastructure.
• Own high-visibility projects while building long-term client partnerships.
• Work with experienced engineering, field operations, quality, commissioning, and leadership teams.
• Career development through technical training, leadership development, mentoring, and certification support.
• Growing organization with advancement opportunities and the ability to influence project-delivery practices.
• Comprehensive compensation and benefits package, with complete details reviewed during the interview process.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple electronic-security projects from kickoff through commissioning, final acceptance, closeout, and turnover.
• Develop and maintain schedules, budgets, forecasts, staffing plans, procurement timelines, risk registers, and billing milestones.
• Coordinate engineering, estimating, field operations, subcontractors, vendors, manufacturers, customers, IT stakeholders, and construction trades.
• Lead kickoff meetings, progress reviews, customer updates, inspections, punch-list reviews, and closeout activities.
• Serve as the primary customer contact, manage expectations, communicate risks, resolve issues, and build trusted relationships.
• Manage labor utilization, material procurement, subcontractor performance, purchase requests, change orders, invoicing, cash flow, and profitability.
• Review drawings, specifications, low-voltage designs, RFIs, submittals, schedules, scope revisions, and closeout requirements.
• Lead field supervisors, technicians, subcontractors, programmers, and project-support personnel.
• Oversee access control, CCTV/video surveillance, intrusion detection, intercom, structured cabling, installation, testing, and commissioning.
• Ensure compliance with contracts, customer standards, applicable codes, OSHA requirements, quality plans, and company procedures.
• Coordinate inspections, functional testing, punch resolution, as-builts, customer training, warranties, and turnover packages.
• Identify additional-service, upgrade, expansion, and future-project opportunities while protecting customer trust.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of project-management experience in commercial electronic security, low-voltage systems, integrated technology, or comparable construction environments.
• Strong knowledge of access control, CCTV/video surveillance, intrusion detection, intercom, structured cabling, door-hardware interfaces, and integrated security.
• Experience with Avigilon/Motorola Solutions, Genetec, LenelS2, Software House C-CURE, Paxton, Openpath, Milestone, or comparable platforms.
• Responsibility for schedules, budgets, forecasts, field labor, subcontractors, procurement, change orders, billing, and customer relationships.
• Knowledge of RFIs, submittals, revisions, device schedules, punch lists, as-builts, and closeout documentation.
• Ability to interpret construction drawings, specifications, security designs, door details, risers, and project schedules.
• Experience leading installation, testing, commissioning, customer training, final acceptance, and turnover.
• Strong leadership, organization, communication, negotiation, customer-service, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage concurrent projects without losing financial, documentation, safety, or quality control.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and familiarity with Microsoft Project, Bluebeam, Procore, or Smartsheet.
• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Ability to complete applicable background, drug, client, and site-access screening requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Data-center, mission-critical, healthcare, financial, government, enterprise-campus, or critical-infrastructure security experience.
• PMP, ASIS PSP, SIA CSPM, RCDD, CTS, or relevant manufacturer certifications.
• Certifications involving Genetec, LenelS2, Avigilon, C-CURE, Milestone, Axis, Bosch, AMAG, Gallagher, or comparable platforms.
• Associate’s or bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business, Security Technology, or a related field.
• Experience with Division 28, IP networking fundamentals, PoE, VLANs, security integrations, and enterprise commissioning.

Work Environment

This position combines office, client-site, and active-construction work with regional travel. Work may require appropriate PPE, navigating active construction environments, frequent use of laptops and mobile devices, and lifting up to 40 pounds. Reasonable accommodations may be made for qualified individuals with disabilities.