Physical Security Designer
Role summary
The role of Physical Security Designer is to provide advice and expertise on the design and implementation of Physical Security measures.
Entry Route
Internal
Suitable for an individual from the Government Security specialism or other relevant profession. For example, Science and Engineering Profession).
External
Suitable for an individual from an applied research, engineering or scientific background.
Role level
Typical role expectations
- Issue and produce specifications or requirements for Physical Security design
- Review and quality assure local Physical Security solutions for an environment
- Share best practice advice with the wider research, development and design community
- Leverage understanding of local level risks and threat environment to inform relevant advice
Typical role expectations
- Lead teams issuing and producing specifications or requirements for Physical Security design across an organisation or across wider government
- Oversee, quality assure, and commission local Physical Security solutions for multiple environments
- Shape best practice advice and share with the wider research, development and design community
- Develop and lead organisational understanding of local-level risks and threat environment to inform relevant advice
Skills
| Skill | Lead | Principle |
|---|---|---|
| Design | Practitioner | Expert |
| Legal and regulatory environment and compliance | Practitioner | Expert |
| Applied Physical Security | Practitioner | Practitioner |
| Protective security | Working | Practitioner |
| Risk understanding and mitigation | Working | Practitioner |
| Secure operations management | Working | Practitioner |
| Threat understanding | Awareness | Awareness |
Core learning
Lead
NPSA – Foundation Course
NPSA – Catalogue of Security Equipment
NPSA – Sensitive Information and Assets
Principal
NPSA – Foundation Course
Certified ISO27001 Practitioner
NPSA – Catalogue of Security Equipment