Senior Director ESS

Job Description

• Lead the Engineering, Estimation, and CAD organizations, including staffing, budgeting, resource allocation, performance management, and employee development
• Establish and continuously improve engineering standards, estimating methodologies, CAD conventions, quality procedures, review gates, performance metrics, and repeatable design processes
• Serve as the senior technical authority for complex electronic and physical security system designs and integrated architectures
• Review and approve design packages, shop drawings, device and cable schedules, block and riser diagrams, network diagrams, wiring details, equipment layouts, sequences of operation, compliance matrices, test plans, and as-built documentation
• Direct estimating for federal, commercial, and critical-infrastructure opportunities, including labor, materials, equipment, subcontractor costs, travel, procurement strategy, and risk contingencies
• Approve technical solutions, designs, and estimates before proposal or customer submission
• Partner with Business Development, Operations, and Project Management to transition work from sales and engineering into installation and execution
• Support field teams throughout installation, integration, testing, commissioning, customer acceptance, and project closeout
• Oversee engineering quality assurance, drawing control, revisions, engineering changes, and installation compliance
• Support proposals, customer presentations, design reviews, RFIs, ROM estimates, compliance responses, and technical evaluations
• Evaluate technologies, manufacturers, and system architectures
• Report to executive leadership on workload, staffing, estimate accuracy, design quality, project risk, backlog, utilization, and team performance
• Develop and track goals related to estimate accuracy, on-time design releases, quality, change-order drivers, utilization, backlog, and professional development Travel periodically to customer sites and project locations, with potential overnight travel

Skills and Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related technical discipline, or equivalent relevant experience

• 10+ years of experience in electronic security systems design, engineering, integration, installation, and implementation

• 8+ years of leadership experience managing engineering, design, estimating, CAD, or technical services teams

• Experience leading large-scale federal, commercial, or critical-infrastructure security projects

• Extensive experience with solutions engineering, requirements-driven design, and systems engineering

• Proven experience supporting estimating, proposal development, engineering execution, field installation, commissioning, and project delivery

• Strong knowledge of access control, video surveillance, intrusion detection, intercom, and communications systems

• Knowledge of structured cabling, fiber-optic infrastructure, enterprise networking, routing, switching, and firewalls

• Experience with power distribution, UPS systems, and supporting data infrastructure

• Ability to perform or oversee calculations involving power loading, voltage drop, battery sizing, bandwidth, heat loading, conduit sizing, and rack planning

• Understanding of NEC and NFPA requirements, UL 294, UL 1076, UL 2050, NISPOM, ICD 705, Trade Agreements Act compliance, Buy America requirements, Buy American requirements, and applicable federal or customer-specific security standards

• Strong leadership, communication, customer engagement, technical problem-solving, and cross-functional collaboration skills Ability to manage competing proposal and project priorities while communicating technical and commercial risks to executives and customers

• Hands-on experience with security platforms such as Identiv/Hirsch, LenelS2, Software House C•CURE, Genetec, Avigilon, Honeywell Pro-Watch, Gallagher, Milestone, Bosch, Axis, Hanwha, DMP, Commend, Zenitel, Aiphone, or 2N

• Experience with AutoCAD, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, and Excel

• Experience with electronic security estimating platforms

• Experience with enterprise resource planning and project management systems

• PSP, CPP, PMP, NICET, or CSEIP certification Relevant security-system manufacturer certifications

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to [email protected].