Security Design Engineer
Security Design Engineer – Contract
Location: Remote Working / Portsmouth Site Visits
Duration: 12 Months (Initial 3-Month Booking)
Rate: £350–£400 per day
Working Arrangement: Predominantly Remote – Approximately 1–2 Site Visits per Month
About the Role
Are you an experienced Security Design Engineer looking for your next opportunity?
Technical Resources is partnering with a leading provider of large-scale electronic security infrastructure solutions to hire a Security Design Engineer. In this role, you will be responsible for delivering technical design assurance and developing security upgrade solutions across multiple sites, working closely with the Project Design Manager to ensure designs meet compliance requirements and project specifications.
This is an ideal opportunity to join an established organisation with a strong reputation for delivering high-quality physical security solutions across critical infrastructure projects in the UK.
Key Responsibilities
- Security System Design: Develop and review electronic security system designs and technical specifications, including CCTV, Access Control and Intruder Detection systems, to meet project and compliance requirements.
- Feasibility & Optioneering: Produce feasibility studies, optioneering assessments and detailed technical design documentation to support project planning and decision-making.
- Contractor Design Review: Review contractor designs, drawings and technical submissions, responding to technical queries, waivers and early warning notices to resolve design issues and reduce project risk.
- Technical Oversight & Reporting: Maintain design registers, risk registers and progress reports; support cost modelling and project planning; review O&M documentation and support project handover.
- Quality & Compliance: Carry out technical assurance reviews to ensure designs meet project specifications and relevant security standards, attending site surveys, technical meetings and compliance assessments as required.
Experience & Qualifications Required
Essential:
- Experience: Extensive background as a Security Design Engineer, with proven experience delivering electronic security design on large-scale infrastructure or commercial projects.
- Technical Skills: Strong working knowledge of CCTV, Access Control, Intruder Detection and associated security infrastructure; experience with Microsoft Excel, SharePoint and Teams.
- Project/Operational Scope: Demonstrated track record reviewing contractor designs, providing technical design assurance and developing feasibility and optioneering solutions on complex security upgrade programmes.
- Soft Skills: Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to liaise effectively with contractors, clients and project teams; comfortable working independently and managing multiple design workstreams remotely.
- Mobility & Eligibility: Right to Work in the UK; ability to attend the Portsmouth area for site visits typically 1–2 times per month.
Desirable:
- Certifications: SSAIB, NSI, or other recognised electronic security design accreditations; relevant industry qualifications such as IPSA or FIA membership.
- Sector Background: Previous experience on SEMD security upgrade projects; prior exposure to utilities, water infrastructure or other critical infrastructure environments; familiarity with physical and electronic security design integration and multidisciplinary design team environments.
What We Offer
- Competitive Day Rate: £350–£400 per day
- Benefits Package: Flexible remote working arrangement with expenses covered for site visits to Portsmouth; straightforward onboarding with a Teams-based interview process.
- Clear career progression within a growing global sector.
How to Apply
To apply for this Security Design Engineer position, please submit an up-to-date CV.
Note: Applicants must have the Right to Work in the UK at the time of application.
About Technical Resources: Technical Resources is a market leader in Fire & Security and Telecoms recruitment.
