Senior Aviation Security Consultant

Joining Arup

Arup’s purpose, shared values and collaborative approach has set us apart for over 75 years, guiding how we shape a better world. 

Arup's Security Advisory stream provides services both across the region and worldwide as part of Arup’s global Resilience, Security & Risk offering. Services include threat and risk analysis, threat, vulnerability and risk assessment, security intelligence (including as-a-service tailored security intelligence analysis and threat briefings), travel risk assessment, strategic security design, regulatory and policy affairs (including aviation security) and advice on operational security. 

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The Opportunity

An opportunity has arisen for a Senior Consultant in Aviation Security to join the Security Advisory practice in our Resilience, Security & Risk team based in the UKIMEA region.

You will work alongside others in our aviation security team and with clients in the aviation sector to develop our aviation security offering, in partnership with subject-matter experts, resilience, security & risk peers and design team members. You will assist clients in evaluating and managing security risks in the design and operation of airport infrastructure, including management of engagement with regulators and other stakeholders, to develop solutions that address aviation security risks and other design and operational criteria.

The role will see you contribute to the development and implementation of the strategic direction for our aviation security service offering. As part of your role, you will be market-facing, working extensively with and in front of clients in the aviation sector across the UKIMEA and in other regions (notably Europe) to understand their needs and partner with them in the development and implementation of proportionate, sustainable and innovative solutions. Substantial travel is required as a core part of the role.

As part of your role, you will contribute to the development of a pipeline of fee-earning work in aviation security, be the principal consultant for the delivery of these commissions including all aspects of project and commercial management, and will have responsibility for line management, management of performance and career development of members. 

At Arup, you belong to an extraordinary collective – in which we encourage individuality to thrive. Our strength comes from how we respect, share and connect our diverse experiences, perspectives and ideas.

You will have the opportunity do socially useful work that has meaning – to Arup, to your career, to our members and to the clients and communities we serve.

Is this role right for you?

The successful candidate will be a well-credentialled, technically excellent and inspiring leader with a qualification in security risk management, political science, international relations, terrorism studies or an engineering discipline .

We are seeking the following skills and knowledge:

Professional qualification with a relevant recognised body e.g. Register of Security Engineers and Specialists (RSES), ICAO AvSec PM, Chartered Security Professional (CSyP) or Chartered Management Consultant (ChMC) A track record in professional services consultancy, with experience of developing opportunities, a strong win-rate in conversion to fee-earning commissions, excellence in all parts of client delivery and success in growing client accounts through repeat commissions  Recognised as a subject-matter with an interest in applying your skills across a broad range of tasks and projects, working in partnership with many different specialists  The ability to convey complex technical information and concepts clearly and to all levels of an organisation – with a particular focus on conveying information to non-experts and excellence in report-writing, oral communication and visual presentation skills  The ability to effectively assess and evaluate physical and personnel security risk through threat, vulnerability and risk assessment, and to develop proportionate, sustainable and innovative solutions to treat and manage risk that also answer to other design and operational criteria. An appreciation of design of engineering infrastructure and systems, particularly in the aviation sector.

Experience of, or interest in, some of the following would be beneficial: security governance, behavioural science, personnel security, study of hostile reconnaissance, deterrence communications and insider risk.

What we offer you

At Arup, we care about each member’s success, so we can grow together.

Guided by our values, we provide an attractive total reward package that recognises the contribution of each of our members to our shared success. As well as competitive, fair and equitable pay, we offer a career in which all of our members can belong, grow and thrive – through benefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to have an impact through the work they do.

We are owned in trust on behalf of our members, giving us the freedom, with personal responsibility, to set our own direction and choose work that aligns with our purpose and adds to Arup’s legacy. Our members collaborate on ambitious projects to deliver remarkable outcomes for our clients and communities. Profit Share is a key part of our reward, enabling members to share in the results of our collective efforts.

We also provide Private medical insurance, Life assurance, Accident insurance and Income protection cover. In addition, you’ll have access to flexible benefits to help you look after all aspects of your wellbeing and give you the freedom and flexibility to find the best solutions for you, your family, and your individual needs.