Senior Security Risk & Advisory Consultant

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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.

The Opportunity

An opportunity has arisen for a Senior Security Consultant with a focus on malicious Risk and associated Risk Management Strategy to join the Security Advisory practice in our Resilience, Security & Risk team based in the UKIMEA region.

The Security Advisory practice provides a range of tailored consultancy services including Security Risk Assessment, Security Strategy, Security Operations, Security Governance and Culture, and Security Awareness. We work across a range of sectors including transport (Rail, Aviation and Maritime), infrastructure (Energy, Water and Data) and property (Sports and Venus, Government Property, Healthcare) amongst others. We work both to support the wider Arup with project delivery, and directly with Clients to help them understand their security risk and implement effective mitigation measures.

You will work alongside others in our Security Advisory team and directly with clients in the across a range of sectors to develop our security offering, in partnership with other subject-matter experts from Resilience, Security & Risk and design team members. You will be responsible for leading on Security Risk Assessment and management and delivery of projects, including managing teams to deliver project work and working directly with Clients to understand their needs, define appropriate project scopes and then deliver.

You will also have the opportunity to shape our internal methods and service offerings, particularly in the area of risk, working directly with the Security Advisory leadership and wider Arup to develop new project delivery methods, new product offerings and similar, aligned to wider market needs.

You will assist clients in evaluating and managing security risks in the design and operation of their assets across a range of sectors, including management of engagement with regulators and other stakeholders, to develop solutions that address 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 Security Advisory service offering.
• Working directly with and in front of clients, primarily across the UK but with opportunity to work in other regions (notably Europe) to understand their needs and to partner with them to understand their risk appetite and support them in defining the security risks to their site, business and / or operations.
• Managing project delivery within the Security Advisory team and wider Resilience, Security and Risk practice.
• Contributing to the development of a pipeline of fee-earning work in the Security Advisory space and being involved in all aspects of project and commercial management.
• Developing our internal tools, methods and service offerings to ensure we are aligned to market needs and maintain technical excellence.

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You will have the opportunity 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 significant demonstrable experience in security risk assessment…