Security Compliance/ Assurance Lead - London, United Kingdom - Heathrow

Heathrow

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Heathrow is a city within a city, through which millions travel every year. As one of the world's busiest airports, we never stand still - and neither does our Security team.

Keeping our passengers and stakeholders safe whilst providing excellent customer service is a complex job, but it's a rewarding one.

Our Security team brings together compliance, intelligence, risk, product and operational delivery across our vast estate. We're constantly innovating, with the latest technology and new processes to drive excellence and reduce risk everywhere.

Join us and you'll connect with people from different cultures, nationalities and experiences, as we work together to give passengers the best airport service in the world.

Alongside this, the Security team works with a broad range of external stakeholders such as government, airline partners and baggage handlers, as well as ensuring excellent relationships with internal teams.

Such variety means there are endless opportunities to grow your skills and develop your career with us, within Security and across our whole business.

Our team will help you to be at your best, supporting you to learn and backing you to achieve more than you might ever have imagined.

Join us and discover a world of fresh possibilities every day.

The role of the Security Assurance Lead, is to engage with a variety of internal and external stakeholders to ensure that Security Standards are being achieved, and that we continue to prioritise balance Compliance in our journey to Protect, Serve and Grow.

The role is operationally focused with continuous improvement always at the top of the agenda - there is also a significant amount of project and programme activity to support the wider function, and to support the integration of Regulation into operational practice.

Being able to support and offer guidance to the wider business and third parties on the role of the Regulator, and the consequence of noncompliance on Heathrow's reputation and potential impacts
Identify security vulnerabilities working with the Intelligence team on threat assessment, worldwide events and performance challenges, and balance each of these with coordinated and robust mitigation plans. Advising the Security Function on day to day issues and the wider business on longer term strategic plans
Develop and maintain relationships with all key stakeholders; Regulator (CAA and DfT), Airlines, Security Leadership Team and Trade Union representatives. Also, third party providers of Security at Heathrow
Promote a 'can do' attitude around changes within Security. Shaping new processes, and interrogating new technology from an initial plan through to implementation; whilst ensuring compliance is never compromised, and our protection mindset is at the forefront of decision making
Systematically drive improvements, standardisation and consistency in day to day procedures, across Heathrow Security
Strong knowledge of a regulated environment in Security Aviation
Successful track record of delivering change
Ability to attain & retain an Airside Pass plus a Counter Terrorist Check (CTC)
Successful operator in a multistakeholder environment and ability to operate in a multisite role
Experience of working at pace in either project based or operational roles
Aviation security experience is essential for this role
Degree or degree calibre

Heathrow brings the world closer together. Our airport facilitates the global travel and trade that keeps the economy moving.

It's a place like no other - a city within a city - where colleagues connect around a common goal, giving our passengers the best airport service in the world.

There is a world of opportunity at Heathrow. You'll reach your full potential within our inclusive and supportive culture, whilst helping us to deliver our ambitious plans. Not only are we growing to welcome millions more passengers each year, we're also transforming our industry.

Sustainability is at the heart of Heathrow and we're leading global efforts on decarbonisation, so that aviation continues to be a force for good in our world.

Taking the journey with us means living our values. Doing the right thing. Keeping everyone safe. Working together. Treating everyone with respect. Giving excellent service. Improving every day. Our ever-changing airport runs on teamwork and creativity. A career at Heathrow is welcoming, diverse, challenging, exciting, and rewarding.

Join Heathrow and grow your career in an airport that matters to millions.

Our rewards

We offer competitive salaries and excellent benefits, along with performance-based annual bonuses, our longer-term Share in Success Bonus plans, generous annual leave allowances and market-leading pensions.

With family friendly policies, access to private health insurance and a wide range of wellbeing tools, we'll support you to be at your best inside and outside work.

And we'll provide learning and development op