Manager Of Campus Physical Security

Manager Of Campus Physical Security

Brown University

Job Description:

Major Responsibility: Facility Assessments and Standards Evaluation

• Conduct routine physical security assessments of existing campus buildings, evaluating access control, video surveillance coverage, intrusion detection, door hardware, lighting, and perimeter security against the university's established physical security standards.
• Apply CPTED (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design) and ASIS International guidelines when assessing facility risk and vulnerability.
• Document assessment findings and produce reports with prioritized, actionable recommendations for remediation.
• Evaluate new construction and renovation plans against the university's established physical security standards, applying the existing baselines to design and specification reviews.
• Verify that facilities, system installations, and vendor work comply with the university's established physical security standards, and flag and track non-compliance items through remediation.
• Continually assess the university's physical security standards themselves, not just compliance with them, identifying gaps, outdated requirements, or emerging risks, and recommending updates through the appropriate governance process.

Major Responsibility: Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) and Site Safety

• Assess campus lighting levels, fixture placement, and maintenance to support natural surveillance and reduce concealment areas along pathways, parking areas, and building exteriors.
• Evaluate landscaping, vegetation, and sightlines for blind spots and overgrowth that compromise visibility, and coordinate trimming or design changes with Facilities and Campus Operations.
• Review pedestrian pathways, parking layouts, and building entrances for natural access control, wayfinding, and territorial reinforcement (signage, landscaping edges, and other cues that distinguish public from private space).
• Evaluate the placement, coverage, and functionality of emergency blue-light phones, callboxes, and other emergency communication infrastructure across campus.
• Incorporate lighting, landscaping, sightline, and other safety-through-design factors into new construction and renovation reviews alongside access control and surveillance requirements.

Major Responsibility: Cross-Functional Coordination

• Partner closely with the OIT's Public Safety Apps team on the technical implementation of access control, video management, and alarm systems, ensuring physical assessments and system configuration stay aligned.
• Coordinate with Facilities and Campus Operations on building conditions, maintenance schedules, construction or renovation timelines, and day-to-day building use, event scheduling, and occupancy patterns that affect physical security infrastructure.
• Attend design and construction meetings for capital projects to represent physical security standards and flag issues early in the design process.
• Perform field inspections during construction and at final commissioning to confirm security hardware is installed to specification.

Major Responsibility: Security Request Evaluation

• Serve as a standing member of the team that reviews and evaluates incoming departmental requests for new or modified security measures (e.g., additional cameras, card readers, door hardware).
• Assess each request against the university's established security standards and risk criteria to determine need, appropriate placement, and hardware requirements.
• Provide recommendations and consult with requesting departments on scope, feasibility, and sequencing of approved work.

Major Responsibility: Continuous Improvement

• Monitor the effectiveness of implemented security measures and standards, and recommend refinements as part of an ongoing, continuous review process; this role is expected to actively help evolve the university's physical security standards, not simply verify adherence to them.
• Track industry trends, emerging threats, and best practices, and bring recommended updates to standards forward through the appropriate governance channels.
• Contribute to after-action reviews following incidents or drills that touch physical security infrastructure.

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