Built Asset Security Advisor

Turner & Townsend; Leeds; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy firm in the UK is seeking an experienced Built Asset Security Advisor to join their Real Estate Advisory team. In this role, you will provide guidance on managing security risk across various sectors, including life sciences and infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in security domains, strong communication skills, and the ability to work as part of a team. The company emphasizes a supportive work environment and equal opportunities for all employees.

Qualifications

• Strong communication skills to translate technical information for stakeholders.
• Proven experience with major projects.
• Relevant security qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Review security elements of capital programmes to meet client requirements.
• Define and assure security throughout the delivery lifecycle.
• Identify threats and risks in architecture design.

Skills

Excellent communication and facilitation skills

Experience as a subject matter expert

Demonstrable security experience or security qualifications

Job description

Turner and Townsend are actively recruiting for a Built Asset Security Advisor to work with our Real Estate Advisory team UK. If you are a security professional with a passion for working on the world’s most impactful programmes a Built Asset Security Advisor role may be just for you.

We are looking for experienced individuals with a range of skills across cyber security in the built environment, physical security, supply chain security and security delivery to join us in our growing Built Asset Security team.

As a Built Asset 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.

Responsibilities

• Review the security elements of capital programmes to ensure design meets the client’s requirement.
• Define document and assure security elements throughout the delivery lifecycle.
• 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

• Excellent communication and facilitation skills with the ability to translate technical information into actionable business language for communications with key stakeholders.
• Experience as a subject matter expert within major projects / programmes.
• Demonstrable security experience or security qualifications applicable to your area of expertise.

Desirable Skills

• Understanding of the RIBA plan of work and the delivery of security within the built environment.
• A UK Government security clearance or ability to become security cleared.
• Experience in one of Turner & Townsend’s key sectors.

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.

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 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.

SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role which are to be adhered to where applicable.

Remote Work: No

Employment Type: Full‑time

Key Skills: Laboratory, IT Training, Jdbc, Audit, Administration And Secretarial

Department / Functional Area: Real Estate

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1