HS2 (High Speed 2)
Security Design Manager - Stations

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Base salary: £41,092pa to c.£52,212 pa depending on skills and experience. In addition, we offer flexible benefits fund of 15% which is paid on top of base salary and is fully pensionable, as well as a range of competitive benefits - check them out in the Benefits section on our website.
HS2 Ltd endeavours to ensure everyone working for us and with us feels included, thrives and achieves their full potential. In practice, this means we are positive and inclusive about making adjustments, providing flexible working, encouraging our staff networks to flourish and providing personal and professional development opportunities.
About the Role
As Security Design Manager you’ll lead security interface between the HS2 Railway Directorate and the HS2 supply chain producing security design deliverables; providing the Line of Defence (LOD) Level 2 assurance of such deliverables and providing subject matter expert support to the HS2 and supply chain project teams in order to support the design of a safe, technically integrated and compliant future operational railway.
About the Role:
- Support the implementation of the HMG standards and guidelines such as the DfT ‘Security in the Design of Stations’ Guide through supporting decision making, reviewing designs and working with Police CTSAs and DOCOs as appropriate.
- Provide justifications and elements of security design to the HS2 Security Steering Panel and Design Panel.
- Provide security input to the HS2 project wide Hazard Record, analysing threats, compliance evidence etc.
- Supporting the Senior System Security Manager and the Head of System Safety, Security and Interoperability to maintain cooperative relationships with DfT Land Security, Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure (CPNI) and the British Transport Police (BTP) to ensure we generate the approval of the HS2 designs.
- Ensure that implementation of security designs and future security operations are in strict compliance with UK legislation and HS2 requirements.
- Actively promote and embed Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work. Support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.
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About You:
Skills:
- The ability to brief and report to senior levels of HS2
- The ability to receive and understand complex engineering information
- The ability to manage or support multiple work streams simultaneously
Knowledge:
- Knowledge of security design assurance principles and processes, preferably within a CNI sector
- Knowledge of physical security principles, standards and guidelines
- Knowledge of security systems, blast mitigation and HVM principles and products
- Degree level qualification in Security, Engineering or a related subject, or equivalent experience
Type of experience:
- Experience of major rail infrastructure upgrade projects (interoperable railway) or a similar scale of project or a level of consultancy experience in producing assessment and deliverables for a project of HS2 scale and scope.
- Experience of delivering evidence of security design within a safety critical environment, e.g. aviation, rail, maritime, oil/gas, nuclear or military applications.
- Operating within a regulatory environment
- Management of multiple stakeholders
- Experience of implementing and delivering security assurance processes.
The post-holder is expected to behave at all times in a manner consistent with the HS2 values of Safety, Leadership, Integrity and Respect
It is expected that you will 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.
As HS2 Ltd do not hold a sponsorship license from the Home Office, we are not able to provide sponsorship to any applicant. Applicants must already have the Right to Work in the UK at the time of application and our process involves a Right to Work validation prior to the interview stage. Note, there are certain types of time-bound visas that we cannot accept.


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We ask for a variety of detail in your online application, however we perform the first assessment of suitability for a role based solely on the information in your CV. In a further development of our efforts to create a more diverse workforce, your CV will be anonymised and personal information will be removed during the first stage of the application review. This removes bias from the process and makes it even more important that you attach an updated word version of your CV for each new application ensuring you include evidence directly related to the criteria in the job advert.
Any applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
High Speed 2 (HS2 Ltd) will be the UK’s new high speed rail network. As well as improving capacity, the new scheme will shorten journey times between a number of Britain’s major population centres, boost the economy and create thousands of jobs.
HS2 Ltd will create a skills legacy and develop a diverse range of talent. We aim to be a leader in EDI practice by creating a safe & inclusive working environment for all our staff - living our values of Safety, Respect, Integrity and Leadership.
In practice, this means we are positive and inclusive about making adjustments, providing flexible working, encouraging our staff networks to flourish and providing personal and professional development opportunities.
HS2 Ltd is also a safety-critical organisation. Employees are required to ensure reasonable care of their own and others’ health and safety by taking personal responsibility for working to our ‘Safe at Heart’ programme principles and following safe working procedures at all times.
HS2 Ltd endeavours to ensure everyone working for us and with us feels included, thrives and achieves their full potential.
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