HM Revenue & Customs
Head of Physical Security & Resilience
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Job summary
Explore the world of HMRC Estates, where we lead the way in government property transformation. As a key player in one of the UK's largest property programmes, HMRC Estates offers safe, inclusive workplaces and exceptional career development opportunities. Our team is dedicated to delivering high-quality, user-friendly services that enable our colleagues to thrive in an environment where they truly belong. Watch the video below to meet some of our team and come and discover a career in your hands at HMRC.
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Professional Services & Estates Assurance is a Deputy Director (SCS1) led team of subject matter experts and specialist engineers covering, Construction, Digital, Data & Analytics and the Professional Services Team (Fire, H&S, Security, BIM, Sustainability & Building Services). Providing specialist advice, guidance, assurance and statutory compliance.
The Head of Physical Security & Resilience is responsible for the Physical Security specialism across Estates, anticipating challenges, providing strategic direction, driving performance and building the capability required to ensure the security of HMRC's assets (staff, information, estate) and assuring HMRC is aligned to Government Security Minimum Standards. The role is also the Head of Security Profession for Estates.
Job Description
This is a critical role in Estates, responsible for the following:
- Threat & Risk Assurance (TaRA) process
- Physical Security Design Standards (PSDS)
- Departmental Security Health Check (DSHC) Physical section
- Strategic direction for physical security improvements
- Level 2 Physical Security Assurance
Physical Security and Resilience encompasses setting the standards across HMRC for:
Physical measures
- Hostile Vehicle Mitigation - HVM
- Walling & Door Systems
- Glazing
- Perimeter measures (Fencing & PID systems)
Electronic measures
- Access Control Systems (AACS)
- Intruder Detection Systems (IDS)
- Video Surveillance Systems (VSS)
- Integration of systems
Person specification
The Role Will Require An Individual From a Security And/or Engineering Background Who Is Able To Work Alone Or As Part Of a Team, While Exhibiting Diplomacy, Honesty And Integrity. They Will Require Academic / Professional Qualifications / Accreditation As Follows:
- Degree or equivalent in relevant subject(s).
- Member or Fellow of a relevant security professional body such as CSyP; Security Institute; RSES.
The successful candidate will have to undertake the role of subject matter expert, and so applicants must already have the requisite knowledge and experience as they will not be afforded time to learn on the job.
Essential Criteria
- Applied physical security - Expert
- Risk understanding and mitigation - Expert
- Protective security - Practitioner
- Threat understanding - Practitioner
- Legal & regulatory environment and compliance - Working
- BIM; REVIT; CAD - Working
- Ability to travel UK wide in role.
- Capable of operating efficiently across a wide variety of differing business areas.
Desirable Criteria
The Ideal Candidate Will Be Able To Demonstrate They Have Successfully Developed And Implemented Physical Security Strategies Within Large / Complex Organisations, And Will Have Circa:
- Extensive General Security experience.
- Built Environment Security experience.
- Hold a Security/ Engineering qualification such as CEng / IEng.
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Further Location Information
Please ensure that you only apply for a location that you are willing and able to work from, as we will only make one offer of employment. Any additional notes included in a 'Further Location Preferences (optional)' field within the application form, will not be considered. Please be aware that you cannot change your location preference after submitting your application.
Office closures
For more information on where you might be working, review this information on our locations.
If your location preference is for one of the following sites, it's important to note that these are not long-term sites for HMRC and we will require you to move to a new building in the future, subject to our location strategy and the applicable employee policies at that time.
These Sites Are:
- Benton Park View, Newcastle - moving to Pilgrims Quarter, Newcastle
- Telford Plaza, Telford - moving to Parkside Court, Telford
You will be given more information about what this means at the job offer stage.
Leeds Locations
Moves Adjustment Payment will be available for this role, provided the successful applicant is a current HMRC colleague in Bradford and meets the eligibility requirements outlined in the HMRC's Moves Adjustment Payment guidance.
Qualifications
Degree or equivalent in relevant subject(s).
Benefits
Alongside your salary of £58,541, HM Revenue and Customs contributes £16,959 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
HMRC operates both Flexible and Hybrid Working policies, allowing you to balance your work and personal commitments. We welcome applications from those who need to work a more flexible arrangement and will agree to requests where possible, considering our operational and customer service needs.
We offer a generous leave allowance, starting at 25 days and increasing by a day for every year of qualifying service up to a maximum of 30 days.
- Pension - We make contributions to our colleagues' Alpha pension equal to at least 28.97% of their salary.
- Family friendly policies.
- Personal support.
- Coaching and development.
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Selection process details
How To Apply
As part of the application process, you will be asked to provide the following:
- A name-blind CV including your Job History, previous Skills and Experience and Qualifications.
- A 500-word Personal Statement to demonstrate both Essential Criteria and Person Specification as detailed in the advert.
- Please complete a separate statement (Max 250 words) for the Desirable Criteria where applicable. This is not essential for the role but may be considered by the vacancy-holder where candidates have the same scores at interview.
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Sift
In the event of a large number of applications being received, an initial sift may be held on your CV.
At full sift your CV and your Personal Statement will be assessed, with the successful candidates being invited to interview.
We may also raise the score required at any stage of the process if we receive a high number of applications.
Interview
During the panel interview, you will be assessed on Experience. You will be asked questions relating to your experience regarding GovS 007 framework.
Interviews will take place via video link.
Sift and interview dates to be confirmed. Please note that circumstances may arise that require the planned interview format to change. We will endeavour to provide you with as much notice of any change as possible.
Eligibility
Please take extra care to tick the correct boxes in the eligibility sections of your application form. Mistakes sometimes happen but if you contact us later than two working days (Monday-Friday) before the vacancy closes, we may not be able to reopen your application for you. If you do make a mistake with your eligibility form, or have withdrawn yourself in error and need your application reinstated whilst the campaign is still live, please contact us via: unitybusinessservicesrecruitmentresults@hmrc.gov.uk - Use the subject line to insert appropriate wording for example - 'Please re-open my application - [insert vacancy ref] & vacancy closing date [insert date]'.
To check that you are eligible to apply for this role, please review the eligibility information before submitting your application.
Exceptionally, candidates who are not successful at this grade may be considered for appointment to similar roles at a lower grade where the eligibility criteria are met. If this applies, we will contact you directly.
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Reserve List
A reserve list may be held for up to 12 months from which further appointments may be made for the same or similar roles - if this applies to you, we'll let you know via your Civil Service Jobs account.
Criminal Record Check
Applications received from candidates with a criminal record are considered fairly in accordance with the DBS Code of Practice and the Recruitment of ex-offenders Policy.
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