Transport Security Research Lead

1 month ago

Birmingham, United States Department for Transport Full time

Job summary

We recognise the challenges that people with protected characteristics may experience on the job market and in their career progression. We are fully committed to being an inclusive employer and ensuring equal opportunities. We are keen to make our workforce as diverse as possible, and we hope to attract applications from underrepresented groups, including ethnic minorities, people with a disability, and people with gender diverse identities.

Do you have experience working in a scientific or technical area?�

Are you able to build and maintain relationships strong working relationships with a range of stakeholders?�

Have you got experience of managing a fast-paced and complex portfolio of work?

If so, we�d love to hear from you

Job description

The Transport Security Directorate (TSD) works across the Department for Transport, HMG, and with partners to mitigate the threats the transport sector faces domestically and internationally. We lead on high profile work to implement and improve the transport sector�s cyber security, maritime and aviation security regimes as well as working with international partners to raise global standards and build capability.

We are looking for individuals with a science background to join the National Security Science and Research (NSSR) Division of TSD. This is a very busy team working in a fast-paced environment. We provide evidence led scientific and technical advice across a wide range of disciplines, from physics and chemistry to engineering, human factors and ergonomics and support responses to security incidents on the transport network.

Your role will be to lead thematic transport security research and development projects and be a focal point between NSSR and our transport security policy teams. You will establish and run a range of technical projects that provide advice on understanding threats to transport and suggest and evaluate options for mitigating the threats or reducing their impact.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Be the subject matter expert for a specific research theme (actual technical area will be dependent on your skills and qualifications. Examples include; computational model design and interpretation, systems engineering, data management, threat detection equipment and algorithms, understanding threat and risk) across all transport modes, providing support and advice both to the NSSR division and policy colleagues.�Lead the commissioning, delivery and exploitation of transport security research and development projects.�Technically review and interpret data to make evidence -based recommendations to security policy leads.Develop effective partnerships with your expert counterparts across Whitehall Departments and intelligence agencies.Influence and leverage related research and development taking place internationally, including representing the UK at meetings with partner countries.

For more information, please see the attached Role Profile.

Person specification

To thrive in this role, you will:

Have experience of working in a scientific or technical area, including leading or overseeing technical delivery.�Have an understanding of science and technology for security.�Possess the ability to manage team and stakeholder relationships.�Have experience of making effective decisions to deliver against requirements.�Have experience of communicating scientific principles to a non-technical audience.

Candidates will be expected to demonstrate their technical experience against the

Additional information

A minimum of 60% of your working time should be spent at your principal workplace, although requirements to attend other locations for official business, or carry out detached duty in other DfT workplaces, will also count towards this level of attendance.�

This role will require UK travel approximately twice a month with the opportunity for occasional international travel. Travel expenses will be paid in line with department polices.

These roles require SC clearance, with the willingness to undergo DV clearance in the future if the role requires.

Open session

We will be holding a drop-in session for candidates to join and ask questions about the role on Monday 29th July, 13:00-14:00.

Please email if you would like to attend.

Qualifications

Formal qualification in a STEM subject to at least degree level; OR equivalent experience.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

Making Effective DecisionsSeeing the Big PictureCommunicating and Influencing

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

Government Science and Engineering Career Framework- Applying Knowledge.Government Science and Engineering Career Framework -Engagement with Others.

Benefits

Being part of our brilliant Civil Service means you will have access to a wide range of fantastic benefits. We offer generous annual leave, attractive pension options, flexible working, inclusive working environments and much more to support a healthy work/life balance.�

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