Lead Security System Engineer
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| Job Type | Permanent |
| Location | Euston, London or Birmingham & WFH |
| Area | London, UKMidlands, UK |
| Sector | High Speed Rail |
| Salary | £80 - 99,000 + Pen (6:12) + 25 days holiday |
| Start Date | |
| Advertiser | Charlton Recruitment |
| Telephone | 07881022741 |
| Job Ref | HS1013 |
| Job Views | 601 |
- Description
- Lead Security System Engineer (SME)
Working on the new build of a High-Speed railway project in the UK.
The Lead Security Systems Engineer is responsiblefor the implementation of the physical security system strategy and for leading the development of the technical standards and specifications to which the physical security systems will be designed and constructed. Physical Security Systems include - Video Surveillance System, Access Control, Intruder Detection, Video Management System, Physical Security Information Management. This has an estimated budget of £50m across the project.
Reporting to the Head of Telecoms Engineering, the Lead Security System Engineer provides leadership of the CCS engineering tasks and is responsible for the quality of the work. The job holder will be required to engage with programme stakeholders, providing strategic direction for business critical workstreams and providing technical leadership for specialist and consultancy resource. The role is in the Infrastructure Directorate (department) which is accountable for specifying requirements that result in an operational railway.
The Successful Candidate
The successful Candidate must have experience specifying and integrating Physical Security Systems on Critical National Infrastructure such as: Water, Nuclear, Power, Rail, Airport, Port etc. Happy for candidates to have gained this experience as the client or working for a Physical Security System manufacturer.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Technical lead of the Security Systems Engineering discipline
- Engagement and management of stakeholders to ensure a holistic approach for development of engineering solutions.
- Provide technical assurance and management for Security Systems delivery.
- Work closely with the wider operations and engineering disciplines to develop the Physical Security Systems solutions that consider all relevant systems and subsystems.
- Develop the engineering requirements and specifications which deliver railway capability, and to achieve the security operational requirements while mitigating environmental impacts, within the programme and budget.
- Develop technical solutions involving proof of concept.
- Manage the technical risk for the Physical Security Systems works.
- Provide technical expertise and advice relating to the delivery of Physical Security Systems to the wider project organisation, working closely with the system safety, security and interoperability team who are responsible for the overall security integration and approvals
- Manage engineering aspects of work packages and suppliers, as required.
- You will be expected to actively promote and embed Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work, and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.
Criteria
Key experience
The successful Candidate must have experience specifying and integrating Physical Security Systems on Critical National Infrastructure such as: Water, Nuclear, Power, Rail, Airport, Port etc. Happy for candidates to have gained this experience as the client or working for a Physical Security System manufacturer.
You must be able to deliver– 1) The technical specification of the Physical Security System within UK Critical National Infrastructure 2) Interface Management - integration of the physical security systems with the other systems 3) Technical lead for security system engineering discipline as Subject Matter Expert (SME).
Skills:
- Able to provide specialist technical support and leadership on physical security systems -specific scientific, technical and engineering principles to project development / delivery teams but knowing when to seek further guidance from other Subject Matter Expert or others.
- Capable of being a Standard Owner for physical security systems, working under the guidance of the Standard Discipline Owner.
- Meets minimum CPD requirement for professional institution every year.
- Able to provide technical, commercial management and leadership skills to support project development / delivery teams, working under supervision of line manager (or delegate).
- Ability to communicate most discipline-specific technical ideas to colleagues, based largely on examples of application.
- Ability to apply many principles relating to standards, safety and the environment and able to articulate the rest.
- Applies principles and methods that ensure effective information management, modelling and data security; understands the approaches and consequences to data creation, transformation and visualisation and knowing when to seek guidance from other Subject Matter Experts
Knowledge:
- Applicable UK construction regulations including CDM requirements.
- The application of the Common Safety Method (CSM) for risk evaluation and assessment.
- Understanding of the Regulatory/Legislative Framework relevant to HS2 – Critical National Infrastructure
- Commercial awareness including understanding of cost delivery, schedule targets and the need to deliver an integrated solution that meets all functional requirements.
- Knowledge restricted to own discipline.
- Chartered Engineer/Membership of an appropriate professional institution or the equivalent experience.
Type of experience:
- Experience in managing multi-disciplinary engineering and safety standards, activity on large complex major projects/ programmes within a complex infrastructure delivery programme.
- Experience of managing competing project and engineering demands, with cost and schedule implications.
Leadership Competencies
- Inspirational Leadership: Demonstrating leadership flexibility, motivating and inspiring people from diverse functions and cultures.
- Execution: Stretching the performance of people with a wide range of skills and capabilities.
- Influence: Cross-matrix influencing, using a range of interpersonal approaches to persuade people with differing perspectives and interests.
- Collaboration: Collaborating across boundaries, to establish reciprocal relationships and alliances across the organisation.
- Direction: Co-ordinating cross business teams, creating a shared sense of purpose and keeping diverse teams focused on the same HS2 goals.
- Business Judgement: Ensuring values for money, making judgements on what will ensure commercial viability, appropriately balancing risk and return.
- Innovation: Inspiring differentiation, innovating and encouraging early adoption of new ideas and ‘pushing the boundaries’
- Growing Talent: Fast-tracking talent, taking risks with growth opportunities for high potential performers to ‘raise their game.’
LOCATION OF ROLE
The role is ideally based from the London Euston office, however, will comnsider people based from the Birmingham office. In line with Government advice the role will be working form home for the next 6 months.
