Senior Consultant - OT Cybersecurity & Critical Infrastructure Advisory
GHD · Atlanta
Bring your curiosity and determination to make a positive impact on the resilience of critical infrastructure.
At GHD, we don't just believe in the power of commitment, we live and breathe it every day.
As part of our continued growth across North America, we are seeking a Senior Consultant - OT Cybersecurity & Critical Infrastructure Advisory to support and grow our digital, operational technology (OT), industrial control systems (ICS), and critical infrastructure advisory services.
This role will help utilities, transportation agencies, municipalities, mining companies, and industrial operators improve the security, resilience, and performance of their operational environments. The successful candidate will serve as a trusted advisor, helping clients develop cybersecurity strategies, modernization roadmaps, secure system architectures, and risk management programs aligned with operational and business objectives.
Working with an energetic and high-performing team, this position offers a variety of work and will see you involved in:
OT Cybersecurity Advisory
- Lead cybersecurity strategy, governance, and risk management engagements for critical infrastructure clients.
- Conduct OT and ICS cybersecurity assessments, maturity reviews, and risk evaluations.
- Develop cybersecurity roadmaps, implementation plans, investment strategies, and improvement programs.
- Advise clients on recognized practices and frameworks, including ISA/IEC 62443, NIST CSF, NERC CIP, TSA, EPA, and applicable sector requirements.
- Support executive and board-level discussions regarding cyber risk, operational resilience, and investment priorities.
Systems and Technology Architecture
- Lead the development of secure OT, SCADA, industrial network, and IT/OT integration architectures.
- Support modernization programs involving SCADA, AMI, IoT, communications, and operational technologies.
- Develop security-by-design approaches for capital projects and major infrastructure investments.
- Provide technical leadership for network segmentation, secure remote access, monitoring solutions, and cyber resilience initiatives.
Project Delivery
- Manage multidisciplinary consulting engagements across North America.
- Develop project scopes, budgets, schedules, deliverables, and resource plans.
- Coordinate with engineering, advisory, digital, automation, asset management, and technology teams.
- Deliver high-quality technical reports, executive briefings, workshops, and client presentations.
- Support project commercial performance, quality, and client satisfaction objectives.
Business Development and Client Relationships
- Develop and maintain relationships with utilities, public-sector organizations, transportation agencies, mining companies, and industrial clients.
- Support proposal development, strategic pursuits, client interviews, and account growth initiatives.
- Identify opportunities to expand GHD's digital and critical infrastructure advisory services.
- Contribute to market development, thought leadership, and industry engagement activities.
Team Leadership
- Mentor consultants and technical specialists working across OT, cyber, digital, and engineering disciplines.
- Support capability development and recruitment across GHD's Americas business.
- Promote a collaborative, inclusive, and technically rigorous working environment.
What you will bring to the team:
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, Automation, Instrumentation, or a related discipline.
- 10+ years of experience in OT, ICS, SCADA, industrial cybersecurity, critical infrastructure, or a related consulting field.
- Experience leading complex consulting engagements and multidisciplinary project teams.
- Strong understanding of industrial networks, operational technologies, cybersecurity architecture, and risk management frameworks.
- Ability to translate technical cybersecurity issues into clear business and operational recommendations.
- Excellent written, verbal, facilitation, and presentation skills.
- Ability to travel periodically throughout North America.
Preferred Qualifications
- Professional engineering registration or equivalent professional certification.
- Experience within utility, water, transportation, mining, energy, manufacturing, or public-sector environments.
- ISA/IEC 62443, CISSP, GIAC, SANS, or similar cybersecurity credentials.
- Experience with SCADA modernization, AMI, digital transformation, systems integration, or operational technology programs.
- Experience developing client relationships and contributing to business development in the United States
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