Security Coordinator Jobs

We are looking for a Security Clearance Coordinator to work under the WSP Canada Security Services core Team. The Security Clearance Coordinator supports the Federal security clearance process, including the processing of high-volume security clearances, monitoring progress of new, expiring and terminated clearances, raising concerns/issues to Company Security Officer (CSO), protection of personal information, training ACSOs, identifying process improvements and changes to Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) policies and procedures and correspondence with PSPC. This role requires internal and external facing relationships and will have significant interaction with onboarding new employees, Partners, and WSP Canada clients.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Coordinates with engagement leaders on which employees require access to Protected/Classified information, assets, or Protected/Classified work sites and ensuring that accurate and complete personnel security screening documentation is submitted for such employees.
• Ensures the proper completion of Request for Visit forms.
• Ensures that only personnel who have been security screened to the appropriate level and who have a need-to-know have access to Protected/Classified information and assets or controlled sites in accordance with contractual requirements (ie. Security zones in Ottawa).
• Ensures that employees receive a security briefing upon notification of having been granted a Reliability Status or Security Clearance.
• Management of the Federal & Provincial security clearance processes, including the processing of high-volume security clearances, monitoring progress of new, expiring and terminated clearances, raising concerns/issues to CSO, protection of personal information, training ACSOs, identifying process improvements and changes to PSPC policies and procedures, and correspondence with PSPC.
• Maintains a current list of security screened employees.
• Where necessary, arranges Resolution of Doubt interviews with/for employees when PSPC requests are made.
• Participates in Contract Security Program (CSP) inspections and, as needed, act as lead ACSO representative in the Queensview Ottawa office during CSP inspections.
• Provides change of circumstance reports for personnel regarding their security screening status as outlined in the Contract Security Program Manual.
• Ensures the Security Screening Certificate and Briefing Form (TBS 330-47) is submitted to terminate the Reliability Status or Security Clearance of those employees who no longer require access to Protected/Classified information and assets or controlled sites in accordance with contractual requirements.
• Oversight and management of the High Security Zone – proper management of the High Security zone, its use and the data stored within it, is critical to complying with the requirements of WSP Canada Facility Security Clearance (FSC) and Document Safeguarding Capabilities (DSC) (which allows WSP Canada to maintain Government contracts at the Secret level) including maintaining the Visitor, Access, Media and Data control Logs.
• Ensures that personnel security screening files are properly safeguarded.
• Informs the PSPC CSP prior to any physical move or new construction which could affect the safeguarding of Protected/Classified information or assets.
• Ensure compliance pertaining to company security policies.

Skills And Attributes For Success

• Excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills with a customer focus
• Ability to learn new applications and techniques quickly and effectively
• Ability to prioritize and execute multiple tasks
• Demonstrated initiative and ability to seek out answers to questions and problems
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to pull together data from a variety of sources, generate reports and conduct base level analysis. Must be able to make recommendations to business leaders based on information in data
• Strong communication and listening skills
• Extremely trustworthy and capable of handling highly sensitive and confidential information
• Ability to remain efficient and extremely organized while handling a high volume of work

To qualify for the role you must have

• Strong PC proficiency including MS word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• 2-3 years experience in Security Operations or other work with Security Clearances.
• Ability to obtain Canadian Secret Level Security Clearance.

Ideally you will also have:

• Secret level Security Clearance is a strong asset.
• Bilingual (French/English), both spoken and written is an asset but not a requirement.

About Us

WSP is one of the world's leading professional services firms. Our purpose is to future proof our cities and environments.

We have over 65,000 team members across the globe. In Canada, our 12,000+ people are involved in everything from environmental remediation to urban planning, from engineering iconic buildings to designing sustainable transportation networks, from finding new ways to extract essential resources to developing renewable power sources for the future.

At WSP:

• We value our people and our reputation
• We have an empowering culture and hold ourselves accountable
• We are locally dedicated with international scale
• We foster collaboration in everything we do
• We are future focused and challenge the status quo

Please Note:

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Offers of employment for safety-sensitive positions involving fieldwork are contingent upon candidates being able to perform key physical tasks of the job as described in the job posting and interview. This may include the ability to work in a variety of environmental conditions, such as remote or isolated areas, working alone, and in inclement weather (within safe and reasonable limits).

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