Director- Access Control Services

Overview
Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values
Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:

1. Students are our top priority.
2. We strive for excellence.
3. We thrive on diversity.
4. We celebrate collaboration.
5. We champion innovation.
6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.
7. We nurture the wellbeing of our community.
8. We act ethically.
9. We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

Department Information
Auxiliary Services manages a diverse portfolio of business services on the Georgia Tech campus. We strive to enhance the quality of life for our campus community by providing innovative services and operational excellence.

Enterprise-wide leadership, strategic planning, and management of Campus Credentialing and Access Control Systems, with focus on creating new value in business models, customer experiences, enhanced security measures, and internal capabilities that support core operations. Develop and implement digital transformation plans and oversee operations in digital sectors, including the service management program, cloud platforms and tools, and client services and support. Ensure that programs and services within Campus Credentialing and Access align with customer and Institute needs and expectations. Recommend and benchmark services and programs to align and evolve technology and service offerings, in response to peer institutions and industry advancements.

This role will plan, develop, and direct the overall, campus-wide physical access control service offering to ensure the safety and security of all campus facilities and community members. This position will interact on a regular basis with: Institute leadership, staff, and vendors. This position typically will advise and counsel: Institute leadership, staff, and vendors. This position will supervise: Assigned staff

Job Duty 1 -
Develop requirements and lead new physical access control installations to include capital projects and renovations. Perform all work in compliance with engineering plans, specifications, industry best practices, and institute standards. Communicate and coordinate effectively with internal and external project stakeholders to ensure all parties are well-informed and proper review and approval is received.

Job Duty 2 -
Set policies, procedures, and physical access control administration practices that ensure the timely assignment, revocation, and changes to individual privileges to ensure the safety and security of all campus facilities. Practices should reinforce the successful delivery of core departmental services within each facility.

Job Duty 3 -
Collaborate, develop, and support departmental initiatives, policy proposals, and policy plans.

Job Duty 4 -
Design, implement and manage an operational support model founded on core service management principles that ensures the highest level of service integrity, responsiveness, and continuity.

Job Duty 5 -
Develop and maintain strong stakeholder and vendor relationships.

Job Duty 6 -
Mentor and coach staff and ensure their professional development through continuing education and professional affiliations and association membership.

Job Duty 7 -
Perform other duties as assigned

Educational Requirements
Bachelor's Degree in Business Information Technology, Project Management or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience

Required Experience
Seven to eight years of job related experience

Additional Preferred Qualifications
ASIS Physical Security Professional Certification

Enterprise-wide leadership, strategic planning, and management of Access Control Systems, with focus on creating new value in business models, improving customer experiences, enhanced security measures, and internal capabilities that support core operations. Ensure that programs and services within campus access align with customer and Institute needs and expectations. Recommend and benchmark services and programs to align and evolve technology and service offerings.

Comprehensive knowledge of locks, card access systems, and ADA door requirements; comprehensive skills in the installation, operation and maintenance of electronic security systems; knowledge of the evaluation of construction blueprints; familiar with electric lock hardware installation; low voltage electrical hardware; strong computer skills and a working knowledge of Microsoft Office; must be familiar with the workings of complex computer networks and components.

SKILLS
This job requires advanced skills in planning, monitoring, influencing, budgeting, contracting, service management, project management, and negotiating and communicating with diverse stakeholders. Must have excellent communication skills and ability to apply innovative thinking with technical understanding across multiple organizations with diverse functions. Additional skills include strategic problem solving, ability to prioritize and execute competing tasks, and manage a team of IT professionals.

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The University is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and University policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.

Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. This prohibition applies to faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including affiliates, invitees, and guests. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.

All members of the USG community must adhere to the USG Statement of Core Values, which consists of Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values shape and fundamentally support our University's work. Additionally, all faculty, staff, and administrators must also be aware of and comply with the Board of Regents and Georgia Institute of Technology's policies on Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom. More information on these policies can be found here: (usg.edu).

This is a supervisory position.
This position has financial responsibilities.
No, this position will not be required to drive.
This role is considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
This position will not travel.
This position does not require security clearance.

Job Grade: I7
Salary: Starting $106,474.00+
Location: Atlanta, GA 30332

Successful candidate must be able to pass a background check. Please visit Georgia Tech's for more information.