Senior Aviation Security Consultant

Arup; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global engineering and consultancy firm is seeking a Senior Consultant in Aviation Security to enhance its aviation security services. You will develop solutions for security risks associated with airport infrastructure and work closely with clients in the aviation sector. The ideal candidate will have qualifications in security risk management or a related field, experience in professional consultancy, and be adept at communicating technical information clearly. This role requires strong leadership and innovative problem-solving skills.

Qualifications

• Professional qualification with a relevant recognised body.
• Track record in consultancy or client-facing role regarding security matters.
• Ability to convey complex technical information clearly.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the aviation security service offering's strategic direction.
• Work extensively with clients in the aviation sector.
• Assess and manage security risks in airport infrastructure.

Skills

Security risk management

Report writing

Oral communication

Visual presentation skills

Education

Qualification in security risk management, political science, or related fields

Job description

Joining Arup

Arup’s purpose, shared values andตู collaborative approach has set us apart for over 75 years, guiding how we shape a better world.

Arup's Security Advisory stream provides services both across the region and worldwide as part of Arup’s global Resilience, Security & Risk offering. Services include threat and risk analysis, threat, vulnerability and risk assessment, security intelligence (including as‑a‑service tailored security intelligence analysis and threat briefings), travel risk assessment, strategic security design, regulatory and policy affairs (including aviation security) and advice on operational security.

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The Opportunity

An opportunity has arisen for a Senior Consultant in Aviation Security to join the Security Advisory practice in our Resilience, Security & Risk team basedukken in the UKIMEA region.

You will work alongside others in our aviation security team and with clients in the aviation sector to develop our aviation security offering, in partnership with other subject‑matter experts from resilience, security & risk and design team members.

You will assist clients in evaluating and managing security risks in the design and operation of airport infrastructure, including management of engagement with regulators and other stakeholders, to develop solutions that address aviation security risks and other design and operational criteria.

The role will see you:

• Contributing to the development and implementation of the strategic direction for our aviation security service offering;

• Working extensively with and in front of clients in the aviation sector across the UKIMEA and in other regions (notably Europe) to understand their needs and to partner with them in the development and implementation of proportionate, sustainable and innovative solutions;

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• Contributing to the development of a pipeline of fee‑earning work in aviation security and being involved in all aspects of project and commercial management.

At Arup, you belong to an extraordinary collective – in which we encourage individuality to thrive. Our strength comes from how we respect, share and connect our diverse experiences, perspectives and ideas. Foggo.

You will have the opportunity to do socially useful work that has meaning – to Arup, to your career, to our members and to the clients and communities we serve.

Is this role right for you?

The successful candidate will be a well‑credentialled, technically excellent and inspiring leader with either a qualification in security risk management, political science, international relations, terrorism studies or an engineering discipline or with significant demonstrable experience in aviation security at a strategic level.

We are looking for a candidate who has:

• A professional qualification with a relevant recognised body e.g. Register of Security Engineers and Specialists (RSES), ICAO AvSec PM, Chartered Security Professional (CSyP) or Chartered Management Consultant (ChMC).
• A track record in professional services consultancy or similar client/site‑facing role where you have been responsible for advising on security matters.
• The ability to convey complex technical information and concepts clearly and to all levels of an organisation – with a particular focus on conveying information to non‑experts and excellence in report‑writing, oral communication and visual presentation skills.
• The ability to assess and evaluate physical and personnel security risk through threat, vulnerability and risk assessment effectively, and to develop proportionate, sustainable and innovative solutions to treat and manage risk that also answer to other design and operational criteria.