Physical Security Engineer — National Travel

Government Property Agency; Manchester; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Government Property Agency (GPA) seeks a Physical Security Engineer to lead the design and delivery of physical and electronic security across GPA’s office estate, including new and refurbished sites. You will interpret GPA’s security standards and advise on risk, mitigation options, and architectural integration, with travel to UK sites.

Reporting to the Head of Physical Security, you will set technical standards for security across projects, ensure compliance, and influence security across

Responsibilities

• Interpreting and implementing GPA's physical security policies and strategies and leading on their communication.
• Advising on threats and assessing risk and assurance of the physical (including blast design) and electronic (eg CCTV and ACS) security and resilience engineering standards.
• Setting the technical and process standards for the physical security aspects of the GPA public office estate.
• Leading on the engineering aspects of GPA's security and resilience planning.
• Defining and updating the employers' security requirements.
• Defining physical security assurance and due diligence requirements and ensuring statutory compliance for safe office buildings.
• Applying security industry best practice and innovation.
• Setting requirements for delivery of physical security across project lifecycles and RIBA stages.
• Advising on access control solutions.
• Identifying and promoting VfM.
• Providing security assurance support to Workplace Services and their service contractors.
• Managing external professional services contractors.
• Leading the physical and electronic security and resilience function within the Design and Engineering team.
• Maintaining up-to-date professional knowledge through CPD and applying knowledge effectively.
• Managing strategic supplier relationships for security consultancy and design services.

Job description

The Government Property Agency (GPA) seeks a Physical Security Engineer to lead the design and delivery of physical and electronic security across GPA’s office estate, including new and refurbished sites. You will interpret GPA’s security standards and advise on risk, mitigation options, and architectural integration, with travel to UK sites.

Reporting to the Head of Physical Security, you will set technical standards for security across projects, ensure compliance, and influence security across