Junior Security Consultant - Security Risk Management

About the role

WSP in the Middle East is looking for a Junior Security Risk Management Consultant to join its growing Security Risk Management team in the UAE and Saudi Arabia. It suits an early-career professional interested in security consulting, risk management and the protection of people, places and assets, working on major projects across critical infrastructure, aviation, transport, healthcare, hospitality, commercial, residential and mixed-use developments.

Key responsibilities

• Support the delivery of Security Risk Assessments (SRA), Threat Vulnerability Risk Assessments (TVRA) and Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) studies.
• Assist in developing security strategies, operational concepts and security design reports.
• Support security planning and design across aviation, transport, critical infrastructure, commercial, residential, hospitality, healthcare and mixed-use developments.
• Research regional threat environments, security standards, emerging risks and industry good practice.
• Support senior consultants with stakeholder engagement, workshops and client presentations.
• Review architectural, engineering and master planning documentation from a security and risk perspective.
• Contribute to security technology recommendations such as CCTV, access control, perimeter protection, intrusion detection and command-and-control systems.
• Prepare technical reports, presentations and project deliverables.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Security Management, Criminology, International Relations, Engineering, Risk Management or a related discipline.
• 1-3 years of relevant experience in security consulting, security operations, risk management, law enforcement, military, intelligence or a related field.
• Experience in the UAE, Saudi Arabia or wider Middle East is advantageous.
• Preferred: candidates holding, working towards or interested in ASIS PSP, ASIS CPP, Security Institute certificates, CPTED practitioner certification, PMP or CSPM.

Required skills

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, research and report-writing skills.
• Good communication and stakeholder engagement capabilities.
• Understanding of security design principles and risk assessment methodologies.
• Ability to work in multidisciplinary and international project teams.