Academy Security Group

Job Description Job Description You take a qualified scope and turn it into a solution we can actually build and stand behind. That means selecting the platform and hardware, confirming it satisfies the specification, and catching the problems that otherwise surface on install day, when they are expensive. You are the technical eye that decides whether an opportunity is ours to win and the person who designs the system that wins it. This is an on-site seat in our Farmers Branch office, inside the Project Department, reporting to our President. What you will be doing Read specifications and drawings and select the platform, hardware, and topology that satisfy them. Decide whether an incoming opportunity is a fit on geography, scope, spec, and our vendor and manufacturer capabilities. Assign a part number to every item. Nothing gets priced without one. Enforce the electrified opening rules, including exit devices, request-to-exit, power supply, and power transfer. Confirm network requirements: controller placement, ports, connectivity, conduit, and distance to the IT room. Run the site walk: prep beforehand, capture everything on site, and debrief before we price. Issue requests for quote to subcontractors and suppliers and evaluate what comes back. Flag specified products we do not support and propose the substitution with the reasoning. Hand off finished designs to the field with documentation clear enough to build from without you in the room. What we need you to bring 5+ years hands-on in access control, video surveillance, and/or electrified door hardware, as an installer, service technician, or integrator, before moving into design or estimating. Ability to read drawings and hardware schedules and take off from them. Familiarity with manufacturer part numbering. Working knowledge of CCTV: camera selection, NVR/VMS platforms, basic IP networking, PoE and power, and cabling. Working knowledge of Access Control, solutions like Avigilon, Verkada, Axis etc The discipline to flag uncertainty rather than fill it in. Strong written and verbal communication with vendors, sales, and non-technical stakeholders. Comfortable using AI tools, including Claude, in your day-to-day work. Open to working alongside the Academy Project Framework, which our won projects are delivered under. Valid driver license and comfort working on active construction sites. Helpful, but we will teach it Hands-on experience with the platforms ASG deploys, such as Verkada, Openpath, Avigilon, and Axis. Manufacturer certifications on the lines we carry. Division 8 and Division 28 experience. Prior estimating or takeoff experience. Experience responding to government or municipal bid and RFP processes. What good looks like at ninety days Your bills of material match what opportunities actually consume, compliance problems are getting caught at estimate rather than at install, and subcontractor quote cycles are turning around quickly. Where this can go This is a newly created, foundational seat, not a backfill. You would be the first to own this function at ASG, with real influence over how we evaluate, design, and win opportunities. As our volume grows, so does the role, with a path to lead the function and build a team under you. Travel: Regular local travel, occasional out of state. Valid driver license required. Academy Security Group is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other protected status. Company Description Academy Security Group designs and delivers integrated access control and video surveillance for commercial and government clients. Company Description Academy Security Group designs and delivers integrated access control and video surveillance for commercial and government clients.