Construction Security Program Manager

THE COMPANY:

STACK INFRASTRUCTURE (STACK) provides digital infrastructure to scale the world’s most innovative companies. We are an award-winning industry leader in building, owning, and operating highly efficient, cost-effective wholesale, colocation, and cloud data centers. Each of our national facilities meets or exceeds the highest industry standards in all operational categories of availability, security, connectivity, and physical resilience.

STACK offers the scale and geographic reach that rapidly growing hyperscale and enterprise companies need. The world runs on data. Data runs on STACK.

THE POSITION:

The Construction Security Program Manager is responsible for the physical security of STACK’s North American construction projects. The successful candidate will bring a strong background in security practices and management, tactically implementing best practices at data center construction sites. The Construction Security Program Manager is responsible for ensuring Contractor compliance with security requirements. This candidate must be comfortable identifying potential security gaps and recommending remediation solutions. Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Construction Security Management

• Develop and implement site-specific construction security postures that align with corporate standards and adapt to evolving threats.
• Identify risks and implement layered security solutions on STACK development sites including fencing, access control, guard services, and surveillance technologies.
• Serve as the primary liaison between Security, Property Management, Development, Construction and other business units.

Vendor Selection & Management

• Partner with the assigned General Contractor on RFPs, evaluations, and onboarding for security integrators and guard services.
• Coordinate with vendors to ensure timely mobilization of physical security services such as guard forces and perimeter surveillance.

Construction & Stakeholder Engagement

• Partner with general contractors and project managers to integrate security requirements into construction plans and schedules. Oversee the coordination with construction teams to ensure timely deployment of security infrastructure (access control, surveillance, fencing, etc.).

Risk Mitigation & Compliance

• Conduct root cause analysis for incidents, implement corrective actions, and document lessons learned.
• Ensure compliance with regional regulations, client requirements, and industry best practices for physical security in construction environments.
• Continuously monitor and improve security programs through audits, testing, and post-project evaluation

Security Standards & Basis of Design (BOD) Compliance

• Implement and enforce security standards defined in STACK’s Basis of Design (BOD) to ensure consistency across all projects.
• Hold security integrators accountable for adhering to BOD standards during installation, commissioning, and final acceptance.
• Partner with security design consultants to validate that BOD requirements are fully incorporated into construction drawings and specifications.

Design Reviews & Commissioning Oversight

• Participate in physical security design review calls to ensure new site drawing sets reflect BOD security standards.
• Collaborate with architects, engineers, and security design consultants to identify gaps and enforce corrections early in the design process.
• Support commissioning walks to verify security drawings have been executed accurately and that systems meet design intent.
• Ensure seamless handoff of as-built security documentation to operations and ongoing security teams

THE DETAILS:

• Location: Shreveport, Louisiana
• Must be eligible to work in the United States
• Must pass a comprehensive background screening

MUST-HAVE QUALIFICATIONS:

• 5 years of experience in security management preferred
• 2 years of experience in construction projects preferred
• Subject matter expertise in physical security processes and technologies
• Experience conducting inspections to identify security risks
• Experience investigating and documenting root cause analysis of issues
• Data center or construction site security experience preferred
• Comfortable working in a matrixed organization
• Experience working with external security services firms

THIS MIGHT BE RIGHT FOR YOU IF:

• You are a strong communicator, you are persuasive and clear, blending analytics with experience in decision-making.

• You do not get flustered easily. You can juggle multiple priorities while balancing urgent requests with shifting timelines and deliverables.

• You are a team builder. You take the time to understand and develop the strengths of your resources while formulating long-term plans for the growth and success of the team.

• You are naturally curious and driven toward continual improvement. While you celebrate your successes, you take time to review and analyze campaigns for future learning.

WHY STACK?

• We offer a competitive compensation package with strong benefits, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401K program, flexible spending accounts – even a cell phone subsidy.

• We foster a culture of appreciation, including peer-to-peer recognition and rewards programs.

• Fun is part of our DNA, with events, game nights, happy hours, and barbecues.

• We’re growing – this is a great time to join and make an impact!

STACK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law

Note to external agencies: We are not accepting any blind submissions or resumes/cvs from recruitment agencies. Any candidates sent to STACK Infrastructure, Inc. will not be accepted or considered as a submission without a signed agreement in place. Fees will not be paid in the event a candidate submitted by a recruiter without an agreement in place is hired; such resumes will be deemed the sole property of STACK Infrastructure, Inc.