EL1 - Assistant Director, Protective Security Specialist, Integrated Services

Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts; Canberra; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts is seeking a role that oversees physical and personnel security. You will coordinate risk reviews and site security plans across Canberra and regional sites, driving governance, assurance and compliance uplift.

You will lead integration of cultural considerations with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stakeholders, and apply knowledge of electronic access control systems to protect

Qualifications

• Experience in physical or security governance roles.
• Ability to coordinate security risk reviews and site plans.
• Familiarity with PSPF reporting processes.

Responsibilities

• Oversee security governance and compliance across the department.
• Coordinate protective security risk reviews and site security plans.
• Manage security contracts and support budget management.
• Drive remediation and assurance improvements, including PSPF reporting.

Skills

Security governance

Stakeholder engagement

Electronic access control

Job description

The role oversees physical and personnel security activities across the department, coordinates security risk reviews and site security planning, and drives continuous uplift in security governance, assurance and compliance.

Key responsibilities

• Inherent requirements for the role.
• Manage protective security contracts and service agreements and support security budget management.
• Coordinate Protective Security Risk Reviews and Site Security Plans across all departmental sites, including sites outside Canberra.
• Drive remediation, assurance and compliance improvements, including coordinating annual PSPF reporting processes.

What you need

• Lead the integration of cultural considerations into work area outcomes.
• Build trusted relationships with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander stakeholders.
• Demonstrated technical knowledge or experience relevant to Electronic Access Control Systems, security infrastructure or physical security technology.