Turner & Townsend
Specialist Security Advisor
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Company Description
At Turner & Townsend we are passionate about making a difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realise their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society.
For over 75 years we have been helping our clients deliver on their objectives. Our success at realising outcomes for clients has resulted in significant growth and we are now facing a new wave of growth to achieve our ambitious 2025 vision. To reach this goal, we need great people who are passionate about both delivering great outcomes to our clients and contributing to our future vision. This is made entirely possible through our entrepreneurial culture, allowing employees of all levels to directly influence the business and to own their career.
Within the Real Estate Programme Services division at Turner & Townsend, the Real Estate Advisory team comprises experts in workplace consulting, change management, corporate real estate, and facilities management. We deliver some of the world’s largest programmes and projects for a market-leading client base across both the public and private sectors. Our mission is to unlock the full potential of our clients’ real estate and drive transformational change.
Job Description
Are you a security professional with a passion for working on the world’s most impactful programmes? If so a Programme Security Advisor role with Turner & Townsend may be just for you.
We are actively recruiting for a Senior or Principal Consultant who has prior consulting experience or experience as the key security contact in large scale organisations and capital programmes. Individuals looking to apply should have demonstrable skills in areas including information security, supply chain security management and cyber security.
As a Programme Security Advisor you will be advising clients, architects, engineers, suppliers and project managers on the best approaches to manage security risk in capital programmes across a range of sectors including life sciences, defence, datacentre and infrastructure.
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Roles and Responsibilities
- Engage with clients to identify and manage security risks throughout the different phases of capital programmes.
- Provide mitigation solutions against security threats.
- Review and assure architecture, design and implementation to identify threats & risks.
- Offer clear, structured guidance and advice to strengthen security.
- Take part in design assurance sessions to identify, manage and mitigate security risks.
Qualifications
Essential Skills
- Knowledge and experience at Information security strategy and governance.
- Demonstrable knowledge and application of ISO 27001.
- Appreciation of Cyber Security standards, requirements and implementation.
- Experience in supply chain security assurance, governance and engagement.
- Excellent communication and facilitation skills, with the ability to translate technical information into actionable business language for communication with key stakeholders.
- Experience as a subject matter expert within major projects/programmes.
- Security qualifications in your area of expertise.
- Must hold, have held or be eligible for UK National Security Clearance.
Desirable Skills
- Previous consulting experience, and/or previous experience in managing security in major capital programmes.
- Understanding of the RIBA plan of work and the delivery of security within the built environment.
- Experience in one of Turner & Townsend’s key sectors.
- Qualifications in related security fields e.g. BSc, MSc, CompTIA, CISSP, CISM, ISO19650-5.
- Demonstrable knowledge and application of GovS 007, Cyber Essentials, Cyber Assessment Framework, Contracting Securely.
Additional Information
Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.
We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.
Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.
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SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.
Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects:
It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time.
Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review.
Department: Real estate
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