Salary Range: $137,075- $182,767
Relocation offered: No
About Us
Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, headquartered in Dallas, is a regulated electricity transmission and distribution business that uses superior asset management skills to provide reliable electricity delivery to consumers. Oncor (together with its subsidiaries) operates the largest transmission and distribution system in Texas, delivering power to nearly 4 million homes and businesses and operating more than 143,000 miles of transmission and distribution lines in Texas.
Position Summary
This is an impactful role and one in which the incumbent leads and manages various highly complex security projects. This person will be the senior leader responsible for effectively executing industry leading security design concepts and project management principals to construct and/or renovate Oncor’s workplace facilities, transmission substations, and other locations. This highly complex and challenging position operates in a dynamic and multi-faceted environment, requiring a high level of technical expertise and problem-solving skills. This role reports directly to the Vice President, Chief Security Officer.
Key Roles & Responsibilities
Directly or through others, the incumbent will:
- Responsible for project management of Oncor physical security projects, to include: electric transmission, corporate facilities, logistic sites, and field locations.
- Responsible for Corporate Security's role in all stages of planning, development, construction, installation, and testing of security devices and designs of these facilities.
- Ensures project results meet requirements for quality, timeline, budget and provides timely and accurate information and status updates to management and internal and external customers.
- Monitors performance and recommends schedule changes, cost adjustments or resource additions.
- Secures required resources and uses formal processes and tools to manage resources, budgets, risks and changes.
- Manages the completion of various assessments of electric transmission facilities.
- Responsible for representing Corporate Security for facilities and transmission projects, interfacing with other project stakeholders: business unit leadership, project management groups, engineering, construction, operations, IT, cyber security, contractors, etc.
- Manages vendor relationships, to include various consultants and Security Technology Integrator(s)
- Coordinates compliance initiatives to facilitate effective infrastructure protection strategies.
- Plays key role in development of physical security standards and specifications for workplace and transmission facilities.
- Ensures security equipment integration for company facilities complies with security standards and regulatory requirements.
- Creates and/or reviews detailed security system design specifications and ensures they meet security standards and regulatory requirements.
- Researches and reviews technical security measures (i.e. technologies, fence systems) for use within the electric transmission facilities.
- Develops security drills and exercises to pen test security plans, equipment, and designs.
- Develops security design countermeasure strategies to respond to credible threat information.
- Evaluates intelligence from public and private sources and recommends appropriate strategic company design and mitigation posture.
- Prepares cost estimates by working with facility customers, management, and contractors.
- Works with Sourcing, leveraging purchasing power and competition to minimize costs.
- Resolves contractor performance problems or issues.
- Leads the development of project workflows to support projects.
- Recommends physical security countermeasures and mitigation strategies to reduce or eliminate threats to critical infrastructure.
- Assists with controls testing to ensure physical security measures are functioning properly.
- Responsible for representing Corporate Security in CIP audits, audit preparation, and development of mitigation activities.
- Other compliance and project related assignments as needed.
Education, Experience, & Skills
Education
- High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent is required.
- Candidates with a Bachelor’s degree in the following disciplines are encouraged to apply: Criminology, Criminal Justice, Business Administration, Computer Science, Engineering.
Experience
- Preferred: combined 15+ years of directly related project management / project lead / technician experience related to security design and/or transmission substation design measures.
- Demonstrated experience with contemporary security technology used for access control, intrusion detection, visitor identification and event monitoring.
- Demonstrated experience in security project management, relevant security technologies, and leadership in the assigned project areas.
- Demonstrate skills in developing, implementing, and managing security projects.
Skills
- Strong planning, project, and organization skills.
- Strong knowledge of and experience with contemporary security risk assessment methodologies and standards to mitigate risk.
- Ability to interpret codes, regulations, construction concepts, and practices.
- Analytical and abstract thinking skills.
- Demonstration of critical thinking abilities in a security environment.
- Ability to effectively lead and motivate staff in a team environment as well as to persuade others.
- Strong oral and written communication skills (includes technical writing).
- Understanding of the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Standards as they relate to the physical security protections of the bulk electric system.
- Resource management; Computer skills and application of software programs.
- Process information from many sources and formulate workable plan.
- Make effective decisions that positively impact the desired security posture.
- Knowledge of security regulatory compliance requirements for assigned projects.
- Proficiency in understanding and applying security principles for project completion.
- Demonstrate skills in developing, implementing, and managing security projects.
- Strong team building and customer relations skills.
- Effective negotiating within a project team to address identified problems.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, including interpersonal, facilitation, and presentation capabilities.
- Ability to manage multiple projects/portfolios covering a large geographic area or multiple locations.
- Ability to develop, manage, and monitor project performance, to ensure results meet project requirements, budgets, and schedules.
- Ability to resolve technical problems and implement changes.
- Ability to work and develop rapport with all levels of management and staff.
- Knowledge and ability to properly design, recommend and apply developed security standards.
- Ability to provide executive level summaries on security related projects that impact budget, risk exposure, or other security related topics within the electric transmission footprint.
- Project Management and/or ASIS certification(s) are desirable.
- Engineering experience preferred.
Job Requirements
- Mix of sedentary and field work: lifting a maximum of 20 – 40 pounds, regular standing/walking/driving
- Occasional travel within Texas may be required (estimated 25%)
- A Valid United States Driver’s License
Benefits
At Oncor, we offer a comprehensive set of benefits, compensation and performance management programs designed specifically to attract, retain, motivate and reward our high-performing workforce. Our supportive and inclusive culture allows every team member the opportunity to thrive and make a difference. We invest in our employee’s success and well-being by offering such things as:
- Annual incentive program.
- Competitive health and welfare benefits (medical, dental, vision, life insurance).
- Ability to earn wellness incentives (up to $2,000 in 2025) and other wellbeing resources.
- 401k with dollar-for-dollar company match up to 6%.
- 401k match with student debt program.
- Cash balance pension plan.
- Adoption Assistance.
- Mental health resources.
- Employee resource groups.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Competitive vacation, 10 company holidays and 2 personal holidays.
- Paid parental leave.
- Salary continuation for up to 6 months for approved employee illness or injury.
- Other perks such as commuter benefits, electric vehicle incentive program, appliance purchase plan.
Participation in benefit programs for employees in collective bargaining units is subject to the applicable collective bargaining agreement.
