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Job Title


Senior Physical Security Consultant


Company : Jacobs


Location : Birmingham, England


Created : 2025-09-24


Job Type : Full Time


Job Description

Senior Physical Security Consultant Jacobs, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom At Jacobs, we’re challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world’s most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing. This role focuses on delivering integrated physical security across project delivery and the ongoing lifecycle of high-profile assets, ensuring provision and support across the full spectrum of security engineering activities — design, development, integration, delivery and in-service support of complex technical projects. Responsibilities Develop security standards and policy in line with client requirements and industry best practice. Develop security requirements for different phases of construction, including threat and vulnerability risk assessments, security management plans, asset risk management and protestor plans for an operational site. Write security management plans and scope of works; apply security risk/threat assessment approaches and communicate business benefits to empower risk owners to make appropriate security decisions. Conduct security reviews and audits, support accreditation activities with the client and regulatory authorities. Consult on security operations including protective monitoring, incident management, incident response and incident recovery activities. Engage with stakeholders including emergency services and NPSA; create and chair working group meetings with stakeholders. What you’ll need Degree-level qualification or an equivalent combination of education and experience with a strong technical background in physical security and commissioning integrated systems. Additional professional security qualifications or certifications would be advantageous. Detailed knowledge of security principles such as crime prevention in depth, design in depth and NPSA (Deter | Detect | Delay | Mitigate | Respond), plus experience delivering incident management exercises with an understanding of JESIP principles. Ability to coordinate planning and implementation of security projects in complex environments with emphasis on operational safety and security of operating environments. Previous experience in the CNI sector, delivering integrated physical security solutions, including hostile vehicle mitigation (HVM) and vehicle dynamics assessments. Military experience is welcome, ideally with post-service consultancy based work. About Jacobs Joining Jacobs connects you locally and globally. We value safety, integrity, inclusion and belonging, and place people at the heart of our business. We support a culture of caring and provide flexibility, well-being benefits, volunteering programs, and opportunities to help clients make the world a better place. We are committed to inclusion and belonging and work with programs such as Jacobs Employee Networks and Communities of Practice. We partner with VERCIDA to attract a diverse workforce and provide accessibility accommodations where needed. We are a disability confident employer and welcome flexible-working candidates and those who may not meet every listed requirement. We support a hybrid working policy, enabling a balance of on-site and remote work to maximize performance. If you require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact Careers Support. #J-18808-Ljbffr