Head of Physical Security & Resilience

HM Revenue & Customs; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

HM Revenue & Customs seeks a senior leader to head the Physical Security & Resilience function within Estates Assurance. You will drive strategic direction, oversee risk assurance and lead the security profession across the department to protect staff, information and assets.

The role requires an engineering or security background, qualifications such as CSyP or related bodies, and willingness to travel UK-wide. It emphasizes strong collaboration and integrity in safeguarding HMRC assets.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in relevant subject(s).
• Member or Fellow of CSyP; Security Institute; RSES.

Responsibilities

• Oversee TaRA process and drive risk-based assurance.
• Set strategic direction for physical security improvements across Estates.
• Lead design standards for physical security and ensure compliance with security health checks.
• Coordinate security measures for perimeter, access control and system integration.

Skills

Security background

Engineering background

SC clearance willing

Education

Degree or equivalent in relevant subject(s)

Tools

BIM

REVIT

CAD

Job description

Professional Services & Estates Assurance is a Deputy Director (SCS1) led team of subject matter experts and specialist engineers covering, Construction, Digital, Data & Analytics and the Professional Services Team (Fire, H&S, Security, BIM, Sustainability & Building Services). Providing specialist advice, guidance, assurance and statutory compliance.

The Head of Physical Security & Resilience is responsible for the Physical Security specialism across Estates, anticipating challenges, providing strategic direction, driving performance and building the capability required to ensure the security of HMRC's assets (staff, information, estate) and assuring HMRC is aligned to Government Security Minimum Standards. The role is also the Head of Security Profession for Estates.

Job Description

This a critical role in Estates, responsible for the following: -

• Threat & Risk Assurance (TaRA) process.
• Physical Security Design Standards (PSDS).
• Departmental Security Health Check (DSHC) Physical section.
• Strategic direction for physical security improvements.
• Level 2 Physical Security Assurance.

Physical Security and Resilience encompasses setting the standards across HMRC for: -

Physical measures

• Perimeter measures (Fencing & PID systems).

Electronic measures

• Access Control Systems (AACS).
• Integration of systems.

Person specification

The role will require an individual from a Security and/or Engineering background who is able to work alone or as part of a team, while exhibiting diplomacy, honesty and integrity.

They will require academic / professional qualifications / accreditation as follows:

• Degree or equivalent in relevant subject(s).
• Member or Fellow of a relevant security professional body such as CSyP; Security Institute; RSES.

The successful candidate will have to undertake the role of subject matter expert, and so applicants must already have the requisite knowledge and experience as they will not be afforded time to learn on the job.

Travel Requirements

• Ability to travel UK wide in role.
• Applied physical security - Expert.
• Risk understanding and mitigation - Expert.
• Protective security - Practitioner.
• Legal & regulatory environment and compliance - Working.
• BIM; REVIT; CAD - Working.
• Capable of operating efficiently across a wide variety of differing business areas.

The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate they have successfully developed and implemented physical security strategies within large / complex organisations, and will have circa

• Extensive General Security experience.
• Built Environment Security experience.
• Hold a Security/ Engineering qualification such as CEng / IEng.

Additional Security Information

This role requires the successful candidate to hold or be willing to hold Security Check (SC) clearance.