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Principal Security Consultant...

TETRA TECH
London
1 day ago
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Job Description

Tetra Tech is looking for a Principal Security Consultant to join our leading security team. The role boasts amazing opportunities to work in a wide variety of sectors, alongside a team of professionally registered security professionals with a wealth of experience.

The team work on many prestigious built environment projects, focused on delivering security strategies and technical designs to support the aspirations of our clients. They have an unparalleled customer base, representing some of the best security challenges across the UK.

The role:

· Manage the allocation of resources to tasks/projects.

· Act as point of escalation for clients.

· Lead the coordination of day-to-day operational delivery across projects including overseeing accurate maintenance of our project information.

· Lead development and quality assurance of security risk management requirements in line with industry best practice and company standards.

· Work alongside senior stakeholders across multi-discipline teams

· Deliver excellent service to clients, ensuring consistency across the team

· Support the development of junior colleagues

About You:

  • A good understanding, and demonstrable experience of security risk management within the built environment.
  • Experience of delivering security projects within the built environment, a significant part of which must include demonstrable experience of working in a multi-disciplinary consultancy environment.
  • Relevant education in security or a related built environment discipline.
  • Possesses a good understanding of security risk management principles, policies, and procedures
  • Experience of current initiatives within the industry such as SABRE, Secured by Design, and security research, technology & innovation.
  • Significant experience in the production of technical reports, threat and risk assessments, and operational requirements and specifications, aligned with the RIBA Plan of Work stages.
  • Ability to engage with clients to establish clear security briefs and technology requirements.
  • Understanding of the risk management process aligned to ISO 31000.
  • Ability to manage and prioritise the workload of a project team including the delegation and quality assurance of tasks and deliverables.
  • Experience of security philosophies and strategies such as 'defence in depth', layered approach, and CPTED.
  • Excellent command of written and spoken English and the ability to communicate clearly at all levels, internally and externally.
  • A good understanding, and demonstrable experience, of electronic security systems, physical security design, and security operations within the built environment (noting it is anticipated one of these will be the stronger / preferred discipline).
  • Able to achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) before appointment. This role will require the candidate to achieve UKSV SC and DV.
  • The nature of the work requires you to be a sole UK National.
  • Willingness to travel across the UK when required
  • Willing to be in the office or project sites up to 3 days a week as part of our Hybrid working model.
  • Requisition #About Tetra Tech:

    Tetra Tech is a leading provider of high-end consulting and engineering services for projects worldwide. We combine the resources of a global, multibillion dollar company with local, client-focused delivery in more than 400 locations around the world. We are Leading with Science® to provide sustainable and resilient solutions for our clients.

    Tetra Tech is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity/shared parental leave, in line with the Equalities Act 2010.

    We are very happy to discuss flexible working, including the possibility of reduced hours, flexible start and finish times, or compressed hours. We can offer a range of solutions to help you to get the most out of your work / life balance.

    Additional Information

  • Organization: 784 TCE

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