Manager, Cyber-Physical Security

Hill International is seeking a Manager, Cyber-Physical Security in White House, Tennessee

Client Engagement & Advisory

• Build trusted relationships with mid- to senior-level client stakeholders across infrastructure, utilities, energy, transportation, and institutional sectors.
• Lead cyber-physical discovery activities including stakeholder interviews, site assessments, threat modeling workshops, and operational reviews.
• Translate client concerns around safety, security, resilience, and compliance into clearly scoped problem statements and engagement plans.
• Support senior leadership in identifying cross-sector risk patterns, emerging threats, and scalable cyber-physical security opportunities.

Solution Design & Innovation Delivery

• Lead development of cyber-physical security strategies, architectures, and transformation roadmaps.
• Apply systems thinking to map interdependencies between physical assets, digital systems, people, processes, and governance.
• Evaluate risks across IT, OT, IoT, physical security systems, and operational workflows.
• Design fit-for-purpose solutions spanning detection, prevention, response, and recovery-balancing security, usability, and operational impact.
• Support development of pilot programs, proofs of concept, and phased implementations.

Program Management & Execution

• Oversee day-to-day delivery of cyber-physical security engagements across multiple clients or workstreams.
• Develop detailed project plans, manage dependencies, track milestones, and ensure alignment with client expectations.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams including cybersecurity, engineering, facilities, operations, analytics, and technology partners.
• Identify risks, issues, and mitigation strategies; escalate complex challenges appropriately.
• Ensure high-quality, consistent, and client-ready deliverables.

Practice & Capability Development

• Partner with the Director of Client Innovation to help define and refine the Cyber-Physical Security practice vision, offerings, and delivery model.
• Contribute to development of methodologies, frameworks, assessment tools, and playbooks that enable repeatable, scalable delivery.
• Support go-to-market efforts including proposal input, client workshops, and thought leadership.
• Stay current on evolving cyber-physical threats, regulations, standards, and technologies to inform practice direction.

Team Leadership & Collaboration

• Provide coaching, structure, and direction to Senior Consultants and Consultants supporting cyber-physical security engagements.
• Foster collaboration across GISI operating companies and technical disciplines.
• Promote a culture of practical security, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Analysis, Insights & Reporting

• Provide coaching, structure, and direction to Senior Consultants and Consultants supporting cyber-physical security engagements.
• Foster collaboration across GISI operating companies and technical disciplines.
• Promote a culture of practical security, innovation, and continuous improvement.

• 6-9 years of experience in cybersecurity, cyber-physical security, critical infrastructure protection, OT/ICS security, or related consulting and delivery roles.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field; Master's degree preferred.
• Proven experience leading client engagements and delivering complex, cross-functional initiatives.
• Strong grounding in systems thinking, risk-based analysis, and structured problem solving.
• Experience working in or with asset-intensive, safety-critical, or regulated environments.
• Cyber-Physical Security & Risk Assessment (IT/OT/Physical).
• OT / ICS Security Concepts and Architectures.
• Threat Modeling & Security Architecture Design.
• Systems Mapping and Dependency Analysis.
• Familiarity with relevant standards and frameworks (e.g., NIST, IEC 62443, ISO 27001, or similar).
• Program and stakeholder management in complex environments.
• Operates confidently between strategic framing and hands-on delivery.
• Communicates complex technical and security concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders.
• Builds trust through thoughtful facilitation, practical recommendations, and reliable execution.
• Comfortable helping build something new-shaping offerings, refining approaches, and learning alongside clients.
• Balances security rigor with operational realities and business outcomes.

Depending upon your employment status, Hill's comprehensive benefits may include, Medical, Dental, Vision, Employer Paid Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurances, Business Travel Accident Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Flexible Spending Account, Health Savings Account, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, Commuter Benefits, Legal Assistance, Identity Theft Protection, Pet Insurance, Auto & Home Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Voluntary Life & Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance. Paid Time Off (PTO), Holidays, 401(K) Retirement Savings Plan, Employee Referral Program, Professional Certification Incentive Program, Hill University Learning and Development, Tuition Reimbursement, EAP, Years of Service Awards Program.

Hill International, with more than 4,100+ professionals in over 100 offices worldwide, provides program management, project management, construction management, project management oversight, advisory, facilities management, and other consulting services to clients in a variety of market sectors. Engineering News-Record magazine recently ranked Hill as one of the largest program management firms in the world. For more information on Hill, please visit our website at www.hillintl.com.

Hill is exclusively a program, project, and construction management provider, meaning we have one focus as a company: protecting client interests. Free of any potential conflicts, our entire business is geared towards helping clients achieve their desired outcomes. We are dedicated to exceeding expectations throughout the entire construction project lifecycle and adapt to the needs of each assignment to develop tailored approaches and solutions to meet those needs.

Hill is a GISI Consulting Group company, part of the Global Infrastructure Solutions, Inc. (GISI) family of companies. Learn more about GISI Consulting Group at www.gisiconsulting.com.

Hill International is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veteran/Disabled

Note: This job description is intended to provide an indication of the nature and levels of work, knowledge, skills, abilities and other essential functions to be carried out as part of fulfilling the role mentioned in the job title. Various other duties as required.

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