Company Description

ADGA Group is a proudly Canadian-owned and operated defence and security technology company. Our core services include value-added program management, agile software engineering development, and integrated security solutions. As an industry partner to the Canadian Government and Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) for decades, ADGA is actively supporting ongoing and emerging requirements for operational readiness, reconstitution, and modernization.

For decades, we have recruited veterans to integrate their unique skillsets and highly specialized training into our workforce and work culture. At ADGA, we are united by our social purpose to create meaningful employment opportunities for veterans of the CAF and RCMP, their families, and fellow citizens who share a passion to contribute to the security and well-being of Canadians.

ADGA's social purpose empowers us to reinvest in our employees as well as to donate generously to veteran and military family causes in our community.

Join our team at ADGA, where we prioritize your success by fostering internal movement and growth in a safe, inclusive and agile work environment. We offer a wide variety of career and developmental opportunities, including the option to work on different projects and technologies, on-the-job training, cross-training, access to business and technical online courses, and formal education subsidies.

Job Description

ADGA is hiring an Industrial Security Manager to manage design and construction activities. Phases include pre‐design and design, drawings and specifications, construction, and commissioning.

The Industrial Security Manager will be responsible for overseeing the overall security governance of the project. The Manager will be the central point of control for all other appointed security officers. The Manager will also coordinate and ensure that project documentation (both logical and physical) is handled in a secured manner and in an approved secure space.

The Industrial Security Manager will perform and coordinate security inspections, investigations, and surveys for the duration of the project. The Manager will also serve as an advisor to the project team on security management issues related to incidents, overall project information and secure document management.

Responsibilities:

• The Industrial Security Manager will establish a review and approval process and manage the force protection and security requirements both at the base level and National level.
• The Industrial Security Manager shall use their security specialist to advise the design team and project staff throughout the life of the project on all Security issues, including but not limited to physical security, personnel and information technology (IT), Emission Security (EMSEC), Electronic Protection and Detection Device systems, Cyber Security for all Operational Technology (OT) used in building systems, personnel access control systems, Information Management (IM) and Information Technology (IT).
• The Industrial Security Manager shall design and implement this project in compliance with ‘The Security Matrix for the Definition Phase', ‘Construction Security Specification Guide and Template', and the ‘Security Design Brief'.
• Throughout the life of the project, the Industrial Security Manager shall provide an up-to-date Security Implementation Plan which shall meet the requirements of the Construction Security Specifications.
• The Industrial Security Manager shall design the facility in accordance with the level of force protection prescribed in the Security Design Brief, and in accordance with the National Defence Security Orders and Directives (NDSODs).
• Support and provide security-related comments on inputs from other project disciplines.
• Any other responsibilities shall be confirmed and itemized by the Project Manager early in the Concept Design process.

Qualifications

• Must hold or be able to qualify to receive a Secret (Level II) security clearance.
• Preferably have a college diploma or university degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in Technology or Engineering.
• Must hold a valid Project Management designation (i.e. PMI Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent.)
• Must hold a valid Professional Security designation/certificate (i.e. ASIS Certified Protection Professional (CPP) Designation and/or, ASIS Physical Security Professional (PSP) Designation, and/or ISC2 Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), or an equivalent certification)
• Must have 10 years of experience within the last 15 performing the following:
  • Managing TRA projects along with security resources (i.e. TRA Specialists) conducting security assessments and physical assessments.
  • Performing Threat and Risk Assessments (TRAs) and Security Design Briefs (SDB) for physical security and security system designs.
  • Experience working on the design and implementation of physical and cybersecurity transfer and upgrade projects.
  • Reviewing and recommending changes to the architectural designs for the security of facilities.
  • Experience working on physical or cyber security projects from the definition phase through pre‐design and design phases, drawings and specifications, construction, and commissioning.
  • Preparing proposals for the construction phase of security projects.
  • Experience acting as an SME supporting the installation, configuration, and validation of the production test and implementation of physical security assets.
  • Experience liaising with stakeholders and management to ensure that physical and cybersecurity systems and designs meet overall security requirements.
  • Experience working on DND or other high-security construction projects preferred.

Additional Information

Work-Life Balance

We strongly support a healthy and productive work-life balance. This starts with a flexible approach to work, and policies designed to support employees through their day-to-day routines and major life events. For example, we offer a Maternity/Parental Top-Up (up to 52 weeks) and a Reservist Leave Top-Up (up to 180 days).

Belong@ADGA

ADGA continuously strives to integrate advanced Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) approaches and practices into our work culture. Our employee-based DEI Committee explores activities and invites discussions that foster an environment where all employees feel valued, respected, and heard.

Compensation

Above and beyond our commitment to offer a competitive base salary, ADGA has a company-wide profit-sharing plan for all full-time and part-time employees.

Comprehensive Benefits and Total Rewards

We offer a comprehensive benefit program, providing employees with the choice between base or enhanced plans. Depending on the plan, ADGA pays for Health & Dental, a Health Spending Account, Short-Term Disability, an Employee Assistance Program, and a Telemedicine service. Also offered: discounts on gym memberships, 5,000+ perks through Perkoplis, a Deferred Profit Sharing Plan, and access to a wide range of other employee-centric services and savings programs.