Rail Crime Prevention & CPTED Design Officer

British Transport Police; Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 33,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave + holidays

Family-friendly policies

Blue Light Card access

Salary sacrifice options

Rail season ticket loan

Transport Benevolent Fund

Fully funded apprenticeships

Pension scheme

Job summary

British Transport Police in Liverpool, Manchester Peninsula, or Preston is seeking a Designing Out Crime Officer (DOCO) to advise on CPTED, protective security and public safety risk across the rail environment, influencing design, investment and operations.

The role requires Level 4 DOCO qualification with plan to Level 5 within 12 months, experience in risk assessments and stakeholder engagement; travel and occasional unsocial hours are required.

Qualifications

• Level 4 Professional Qualification in Designing Out Crime, with willingness to undertake Level 5 within 12 months.
• Experience of planning and managing workloads, producing high quality outputs within agreed timescales and organisational expectations.
• Experience of working collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders and producing reports, risk assessments and evidence-based recommendations.
• Strong influencing, negotiation, stakeholder engagement and presentation skills, with the ability to analyse complex information and communicate clear recommendations.
• Sound knowledge of crime prevention methodologies, planning and community safety legislation, Designing Out Crime principles and relevant data protection requirements.
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team while managing competing priorities effectively.

Responsibilities

• Providing specialist crime prevention and security advice on railway developments, station refurbishments and large-scale infrastructure projects.
• Assessing crime, safety and environmental risks and producing evidence-based recommendations, reports and risk assessments.
• Building effective partnerships with railway stakeholders, local authorities, government bodies, architects, engineers and developers to embed crime prevention principles into designs.
• Delivering presentations, professional guidance and expert challenge to promote best practice and improve safety outcomes across the rail industry.

Skills

Workload planning

Stakeholder collaboration

Influencing & negotiation

Autonomy & teamwork

Crime prevention knowledge

CPTED knowledge

Education

Level 4 Professional Qualification in Designing Out Crime

Job description

British Transport Police in Liverpool, Manchester Peninsula, or Preston is seeking a Designing Out Crime Officer (DOCO) to advise on CPTED, protective security and public safety risk across the rail environment, influencing design, investment and operations.

The role requires Level 4 DOCO qualification with plan to Level 5 within 12 months, experience in risk assessments and stakeholder engagement; travel and occasional unsocial hours are required.