BCDR & Safety Lead - DV Clearance Required

LA International Computer Consultants Ltd; Basingstoke and Deane; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

LA International Computer Consultants Ltd is seeking a BCDR & Safety Manager with active DV clearance to lead business continuity, disaster recovery and safety programmes for critical IT services in security‑conscious environments.

You will develop BCPs/DRPs, coordinate BIAs, run DR exercises, and ensure governance, safety documentation and regulatory compliance. This role requires strong stakeholder management and experience with government/defence contexts.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery or operational resilience.
• Experience developing BCPs/DRPs and coordinating recovery exercises.
• Strong understanding of BIA, RTOs, RPOs and dependencies.
• Experience coordinating technical recovery across complex IT environments.
• Knowledge of ITIL processes: Incident, Problem, Change and Configuration.
• Experience in Safety and Environmental Management within IT services, Defence or critical infrastructure.
• Knowledge of safety documentation, risk assessments and Safety Data Sheets.
• Experience supporting environmental compliance and sustainability reporting.
• Strong governance, risk management and audit experience.
• Excellent stakeholder management and technical documentation skills.
• Experience supporting secure Government/Defence environments is advantageous.
• Certifications such as CBCI, MBCI or ISO 22301 are desirable.
• ITIL 4 certification and resilience management knowledge would be beneficial.
• NEBOSH or IEMA qualifications would be advantageous.
• ISO 14001, ISO 45001, JSP 815/JSP 816 knowledge desirable.
• COSHH/REACH and hazardous substances management understanding beneficial.
• Crisis management and cloud/hybrid disaster recovery experience advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Business Continuity Plans (BCPs), Disaster Recovery Plans (DRPs) and recovery runbooks.
• Coordinate Business Impact Analysis (BIA), identifying critical services, recovery priorities and dependencies.
• Plan and manage disaster recovery exercises across infrastructure, networks, storage, backup, identity and applications.
• Validate recovery readiness, including backup, replication and restoration following cyber incidents.
• Monitor RTOs, RPOs, recovery dependencies and resilience risks.
• Maintain safety documentation, risk assessments, Safety Data Sheets (SDS) and supporting assurance evidence.
• Support customer safety case development, reviews and approval submissions.
• Develop and maintain sustainability plans covering carbon reduction, single-use plastics and hazardous substances.
• Coordinate safety and environmental compliance activities, audits and corrective actions.
• Manage incident and near-miss reporting, lessons learned and improvement activities.
• Maintain governance reporting, risk registers, remediation plans and audit-ready documentation.
• Review service changes for impacts on business continuity, disaster recovery and safety.
• Coordinate stakeholders, suppliers and technical teams to resolve risks and maintain compliance.
• Submit plans and assurance evidence for customer approval.

Skills

Business continuity management

Disaster recovery planning

Operational resilience

ITIL processes

Safety and environmental management

Governance and risk management

Stakeholder management

Technical documentation

Regulatory compliance

Security-cleared environments

Certifications (CB.CI/MBCI/ISO 22301)

IT risk assessment

Job description

LA International Computer Consultants Ltd is seeking a BCDR & Safety Manager with active DV clearance to lead business continuity, disaster recovery and safety programmes for critical IT services in security‑conscious environments.

You will develop BCPs/DRPs, coordinate BIAs, run DR exercises, and ensure governance, safety documentation and regulatory compliance. This role requires strong stakeholder management and experience with government/defence contexts.