Protective Design Engineer - Mid Level

We are seeking a talented and motivated Engineer or Architect with 11-15 years of experience to take an active role in building and site design as a specialist to integrate protective design measures across all disciplines. This individual will possess or have a desire to learn a broad understanding of design with the ability to assimilate and integrate specialized protective design criteria and security features into design projects and planning studies to meet the clients’ specific goals. The candidate must possess or have interest in an understanding of security design concepts and experience with working strategies that will support today’s elevated security threat for federal, state, and municipal clients.

Requirements:

• Candidate must possess excellent technical skills; and be motivated to apply those skills as part of a professional team to the support of projects with special protective design and security requirements.
• Ability to assimilate various project requirements and team goals into a comprehensive, practical security solution, and supporting construction documents, for overall site, perimeter, building envelope, as well as interior building projects is critical
• Candidates must be self-motivated, detail-oriented and thorough in their desire to develop a wide range of protective design solutions (AT/FP, perimeter security, vehicle entry control points, CPTED, blast/ballistic resistance, electronic security systems, etc.) in support of a varied client base. Familiarity with, or desire to learn, Department of Defense, Inter-agency Security Committee, and other industry-wide security criteria and experience with developing and overseeing construction documents (drawings and specifications) which comply with the criteria is important

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Architecture or other relevant discipline from an accredited program
• 11-15 years of relevant experience
• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Ability to obtain a TS/SCI security clearance
• Proficient with Microsoft Project™, Excel™, Word™
• Proficient in AutoCAD™
• Participant in NCARB AXP or NCEES FE

Preferred Qualifications:

• Licensed Professional Engineer or Architect preferred.
• Experience in or desire to learn the design of physical security protective improvements for DoD, DHS, and other federal clients in the Mid-Atlantic is highly desirable
• Proficient in Revit™
• Experience with Sketchup, Illustrator, Photoshop, and other graphics programs desirable
• ASIS Protective Design Professional (PSP) certification is a plus

Benefits:

WRA recognizes that employees play an important role in its success. Our commitment to full-time employees is reflected in the comprehensive benefits package we offer:

• Flexible work schedule options
• Competitive salary
• Leave accrual and paid holidays
• Healthcare benefits
• Group Life Insurance, as well as additional optional life Insurance, short and long term disability insurance
• Flexible spending accounts for medical and dependent care reimbursement
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program
• Parental and maternity leave benefits

WRA is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and complies with all applicable anti-discrimination laws.

The expected annual compensation range for this position is $100,000.00 - $180,000.00. This range represents a good faith estimate for this position. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s relevant knowledge, training, skills, work location, and/or experience.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future. WRA will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this opportunity. (no sponsorship is available for H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT or any other employment-based visa)

Position # 2595

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