Contract Length: 6 months initially
Location: Remote & Travelling to be expected to various sites as needed.
IR35: Inside
Pay Rate to Candidate: Maximum £429.83 Umbrella – Max £315.17 PAYE
Key accountabilities
• Lead accountability for ensuring definition of processes and standards related to technical security systems. including but not limited to – computer aided access control systems, intruder alarms, closed circuit television (CCTV) systems, access doors/barriers/shutters, imaging, sensors, and other security related equipment.
• Works in close collaboration with the Security Supply Chain Manager and other Service Delivery colleagues.
• Supporting Estates in the identification and technical advice on specifications / systems required for technical security installations and their safety features and requirements to meet legal compliance and security requirements. Work closely with stakeholders across Estates Design Standards, Policy and Compliance and Projects Team to provide review and support.
• To monitor, review in detail and provide assurance of asset management activities planned and carried out by our Supply Chain partners including auditing and monitoring the accuracy of the asset register for security assets.
• Audits project completion activities to ensure that asset registers and PPM records are updated on completion of projects.
• Ensure adherence to relevant policy, standards, and statutory requirements.
• Create a dashboard for asset trends as part of asset compliance reporting.
• Maintains a live database of technical security related risks/issues, (Risk Register) ensuring action is taken to resolve issues in a timely manner.
• Carries out routine deep dive audits of technical security asset compliance across the Estate, assessing the outputs to identify performance trends and potential issues. Addresses identified issues directly with the Supply Chain partner.
• Undertake review of recommendations provided in relation to asset management from the supply chain. This includes advising on/validating recommendations from security risk assessments, remedial works from PPMs, project works and supporting their progression to completion. This will include receiving frequent updates from the Integrator and Supply chain on plans related to recommendations and actions.
• Assess MI to determine and assess asset performance, identifying improvements and the need for interventions.
• Provide technical support during investigations of accidents, incidents and near misses.
• Communicates and escalates information / new requirements / lessons learned to Estates, the Integrator and Supply Chain.
• Be the subject matter expert for the Estates on all technical matters related to technical security systems and working with colleagues to shape policy on meeting building user safety compliance.
• Identifies and advises the Estates function, Integrator and Supply Chain partners on appliable technical, industry and compliance standards and how these need to be applied to maintain standards, achieve compliance, or improve energy efficiency.
• Escalates any immediate risks/issues identified to the Asset Intelligence Manager, Security Supply Chain Manager and the Head of Technical Compliance and Audit (Estates Policy and Compliance Team).
• Resolves areas of dispute associated with security assets with the Supply Chain related to the need to carry out remedial actions and/or the priority/timeframe of remedial actions.
• Single point of accountability for providing the necessary approvals for changes to the PPM schedules related to security assets.
• Reviews relevant work orders raised to confirm that the technical solution proposed is sound and that cost estimate is reasonable.
• Reviews documentation attached to completed work orders to confirm the technical solution has been fully implemented.
• Provides technical support to the Capital Projects and Major Projects when required.
• Drives the management of assets and development of asset strategies, within a large portfolio, in support of achieving defined Sustainability and Net Zero Carbon objective.
• Commitment to Sustainability and Net Zero Carbon improvements across the Authority, demonstrating leadership in making the public estate smaller, greener, better.
• To support and deputise for the Asset Intelligence Manager as required.