Technical Security Project Manager

Southbank Centre; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Southbank Centre, London, is seeking a Technical Security Project Manager on a 12-month fixed term contract to lead security technology upgrades across the estate. Hybrid working supports collaboration between Property, IT, operations and external security contractors.

You will define requirements, engage suppliers, provide technical oversight and ensure new systems integrate with existing infrastructure to keep visitors and staff safe during over 3,000 events yearly.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering security technology and infrastructure projects.
• Ability to define requirements and procurements for security upgrades.
• Experience working with installers, integrators and suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Define requirements and engage suppliers for security enhancements.
• Provide technical oversight and ensure integration with wider estate.
• Act as bridge between technical teams, stakeholders and contractors.
• Manage multiple workstreams and competing priorities.
• Document systems and hand over to operational teams.

Skills

Bridge between technical teams

Stakeholder management

Project coordination

Security project delivery

Tools

CCTV systems

Access control

ANPR

Alarm systems

Security infrastructure

Job description

Technical Security Project Manager (12 Month Fixed Term Contract)

Southbank Centre, London

Hybrid Working

Southbank Centre is the UK's largest arts centre and one of Europe's leading cultural destinations, welcoming millions of visitors each year to its iconic riverside estate. As part of a major programme of investment across its 11-acre campus, Southbank Centre is transforming the technology and infrastructure that supports the safety and security of its people, visitors and venues.

We are seeking a Technical Security Project Manager to play a key role in the delivery of this programme, helping to shape and modernise security systems across one of the UK's most complex and operationally demanding environments.

This is a role for someone who understands security technology and knows how to bring people together to get things done. You'll act as the crucial link between Property, IT, operational stakeholders and specialist security contractors, ensuring a range of security improvement projects are successfully delivered whilst maintaining the smooth operation of a site that hosts more than 3,000 events every year.

Projects will include the upgrade and integration of CCTV systems, access control technologies, ANPR, bag screening solutions, refuge alarms and wider security infrastructure. You'll help define requirements, engage suppliers, provide technical oversight and ensure new systems are effectively integrated into the wider estate.

Success in this role will come from your ability to understand both the technical and operational picture. You'll be comfortable discussing system architecture and infrastructure with technical specialists one moment, before engaging with non-technical stakeholders to drive decisions and maintain momentum the next.

About You

We are interested in your experience delivering security technology and infrastructure projects. You may currently work within a security integrator, a large estate, a cultural institution, a university, transport environment, local authority or another complex operational setting.

You will bring experience in several of the following areas:

• CCTV, access control, ANPR, alarm systems or wider electronic security infrastructure
• Delivering security system upgrades, migrations or integrations
• Working with security installers, integrators and technical suppliers
• Acting as the bridge between technical teams, operational stakeholders and external contractors
• Managing competing priorities across multiple workstreams
• Producing technical specifications and supporting procurement activities
• Navigating complex stakeholder environments and building strong relationships
• Ensuring systems are documented, understood and effectively handed over to operational teams

This is an opportunity to leave a lasting impact on one of the UK's most recognisable cultural institutions. You'll take ownership of meaningful security technology improvements across a unique estate, helping create a safer, more resilient and better-connected environment for visitors, performers and colleagues alike.

Alongside a competitive benefits package, you'll be joining an organisation with creativity, collaboration and public engagement at its heart.