Senior Consultant (Risk) needed at QCIC

About the Job 

We are looking for an experienced security risk specialist at Senior Consultant level to join our expanding DESIGN team in Cape Town, this role is a crucial piece of our service offering enabling us to enhance our security service lines to a large range of clients. The candidate will be expected to support senior team members and the wider design team.
The successful candidate will have a security and risk-related background and be able to establish the key functional requirements of all building users, incorporating strategic engineering requirements aligning to cost plans and outline specification, identifying risk throughout, and providing a succinct analysis of client requirements throughout the design programme.
The successful candidate will assist the department lead in expanding the security risk element of the business, this role could be further enhanced with team responsibility or an element of business development in the future, so experience of either is beneficial.

What you will do within the THREAT & RISK team

• Assist the lead in developing and deploying an agreed plan/strategy to support the successful delivery of risk services across QCIC and its clients.
• Prepare SABRE assessments and manage the process.
• Prepare/review SNAs and manage the process.
• Assist with TVRAs.
• Assist senior team members with developing work and bringing in new business to the growing team, whilst enhancing and managing the current offerings.
• Manage budgets for assigned projects.
• Review process and procedures and aim for continual improvement.
• Show aptitude in attaining good rapport with clients (engagement with clients, stakeholders, and professional design team is essential in gaining trust and understanding).
• Provide professional and expert advice to clients and colleagues regarding all risk-related vulnerabilities.

What you will do within the wider DESIGN team

• Be able to support team members regarding Threat & Risk aspects.
• Assist lead with budgets and financial planning for the wider team.
• Peer review quality and technical correctness of DESIGN team projects.
• Identify critical personnel, processes, assets, utilities across projects.
• Demonstrate a good understanding and knowledge of the design of Physical Security Systems.

What we are looking for

• 5+ years experience in security risk management.
• Proven track record in writing and presenting detailed findings and recommendations reports, providing added value, and thought leadership.
• Experience in producing accurate fee proposals with the ability to review, adjust, and finalise financial and technical submissions/proposals within the scope.
• Experience in managing and overseeing financials with ultimate budget responsibility.
• Excellent writing and literacy skills.
• Ability to act on own initiative but be a team player.