Total 12 Others level Legal / Public / Security job vacancies in B1 1BA

Are you looking for an external affairs role, where your experience of building relationships with senior external and internal stakeholders will make a real difference? Where you will play a critical role in managing the reputation of National Highways by supporting our engagement with our most influential stakeholders?

Our external affairs team is responsible for delivering National Highways' external affairs strategy in support of our corporate priorities and business plan. We have some exciting opportunities for you to join our team as we look to further strengthen our industry stakeholder engagement.

You will work closely with senior leaders and teams across National Highways to connect us with some of our most influential audiences. You will be champion for external affairs within National Highways, working with others to drive high quality engagement across the business.

With a strong track record in external affairs, public affairs or strategic stakeholder engagement you will represent National Highways at external events and build a network of external affairs contacts.

Location: The role will be a hybrid mix of working from one of National Highways' main offices in Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham, Guildford or Bristol.

What you'll be leading on

• Supporting the delivery of our external engagement strategy to build support and advocacy for our work with influential industry stakeholders.
• Planning and delivering stakeholder visits to build greater visibility and understanding of our work, working with other communications disciplines including press office, as required.
• Supporting the development of briefings on key issues ahead of meetings and events.
• Representing National Highways at external events to keep stakeholders informed on key issues and listen to their views.
• Develop a network of relationships with external affairs / public affairs professionals across influential organisations, enabling partnership working and intelligence sharing.

To be successful

• A strong track record in external affairs, public affairs or strategic stakeholder engagement.
• Politically astute, with the confidence and ability to develop and maintain relationships with senior leaders and influential stakeholders.
• A commitment to delivering excellent communications and championing best practice stakeholder engagement.
• A flexible team player, with a proactive approach to delivering good outcomes.
• Comfortable working under pressure and to tight and sometimes changing deadlines, with an ability to manage complex issues.

To apply, please include a copy of your CV and a covering letter setting out how you meet the success criteria.

A bit about us

Our directorate plays a critical role in National Highways. We set the course for strategic roads, enabling the company to deliver economic and social benefits through meeting the needs of our customers and clients, as well as our regulatory obligations.

We are the focal point within National Highways responsible for providing the corporate strategic planning function for the organisation.

We deliver critical analytical support, provide strategic direction for our customer service imperative, partner with colleagues across the business to devise and deliver communications activities, and we shape, lead and drive the overall transformation of National Highways

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Fire Security Engineer required for a leading organisation with sites based across the midlands.

You will need to have a quality understanding of technology, good organisation, and communication skills. Ability to work from steps and ladders, with an understanding of health and safety is essential.

Key Responsibilities include (but not limited to)

• Carry out planned and fault diagnostic work to various Fire panels and Intruder panels.
• To carry out PPMs on Intruder, Fire, EML,.
• To carry out small works when required.
• Work flexible hours to suit business requirements.
• Maintain a safe working environment for yourself, other engineers, end users on site and Public at all times.
• Ability to work effectively on own or as part of team to ensure we meet our client contract Expectations.
• To collaborate with other engineers and site staff to arrange site access to required working areas.
• A flexible approach to supporting other resources as required.
• Working with Management to assist with the Fire & Security growth.

Head of Enterprise Security Architecture

Location: UK / Hybrid - with some travel

National Highways have an exciting career opportunity to join us as Head of Security Architecture. Reporting directly into the Chief Security Officer you will oversee and lead the provision of security architecture services to change initiatives, aligning and coordinating with wider architecture governance functions to advise on and deliver a comprehensive enterprise (IT) and operational technology (OT) security architecture which reduces both the probability and impact of a cyber attack against to National Highways.

This is a hybrid role which can be based from any main National Highways office - (40% office based)

Please note we require the successful candidate to be SC cleared or willing to go through checks at the time of onboarding.

What you'll be leading on

• Own, improve and articulate the Highways England enterprise and operational technology security architecture.
• Oversee wider architectural governance functions, ensure all change initiatives are reviewed and supported to ensure alignment with the enterprise and operational technology security architecture.
• Set the direction for external partners to influence cyber security related regulatory requirements and ensure that change initiatives are aligned with those requirements.
• To be accountable for overseeing and maintaining appropriate technical security guidance documentation in support of wider security policies.
• Maintain the effectiveness of core enterprise and operational technology security capabilities.
• Anticipate technology trends, future threats and capability requirements. Assess their business value and initiate team and wider capability development to address these.
• Manage, decide mitigations for and resolve architecture/cyber security related risk

To be successful you'll need

• HoldrelevantCyber Security qualifications in either of the following:
  • BSc / MSc in Cyber Security, Computer Science or related subject;
  • CISSP, GICSP, Senior CCP (Architect) or similar Security Architecture qualification;
  • CCSP, CCSK or similar Cloud Security qualification
• Have a demonstratable track record of leading a team of Security Architects along with a background of delivering security architecture in both OT and IT domains
• Experience of working at an enterprise level as a member of an organisation's architectural governance apparatus
• Experience of delivering security architecture to meet NCSC Cyber Assessment Framework requirements
• To be able to translate security impacts into business consequences
• The ability to take business requirements and propose corresponding security requirements
• Have strong commercial acumen with the ability to work with suppliers to drive cost effective solutions for National Highways
• To be able to produce detailed written briefs and to conduct concise verbal briefings to senior stakeholders

A bit about us

The Digital Services Directorate is a growing and vibrant team and there has never been a better time to join us as we go through our transformation programme. We are helping to transform the way National Highways operates by delivering digital, data and technology services from frontline to back office, in a modern and efficient way. Our vision is to develop integrated information and technology that empowers our colleagues and provides real time information to our customers, integration with intelligent vehicle and transport systems as they develop, to improve journey safety and reliability.

Why you should join us

At National Highways we believe in a connected country. We are passionate about creating a culture where colleagues feel connected, included and enjoy greater wellbeing to achieve this. We're proud that as an organisation we are continually striving to do better and actively encourage and support our colleagues to do the same with their careers.

Want to know more?

To request a copy of the role profile, please contact quoting reference number 5792

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Cyber Security Infrastructure Engineer

Pay up to £38,373, plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance.

This role within our Digital Security Transformation Programme is working in a security engineering team with an objective to improve the Department's Cyber Security posture across our estate of Digital Services, embedding security controls to ensuring we are secure by design.

DWP. Digital with Purpose.

We are looking for a Cyber Security Infrastructure Engineer to join our community of tech experts in DWP Digital.

We're using fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives.

DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people.

The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us.

What skills, knowledge and experience will you need?

• Ability to demonstrate an understanding of Software Delivery Methods: Knowledge of modern software delivery methods (e.g., DevOps, CI/CD) and how they can be applied within security practices, including experience with automation in the SDLC: Demonstrated experience with automating security processes, including the use of infrastructure as code and automated testing tools
• Proven ability to analyse security requirements and develop security cases compliant with legal and regulatory frameworks (e.g., GDPR, ISO 27001)
• Experience of writing clear, structured reports and delivering presentations tailored to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Hands-on experience conducting vulnerability assessments, prioritising remediation, and maintaining ongoing security with relevant tools and practices
• Security Frameworks and Standards: Familiarity with security frameworks such as the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, CIS Critical Security Controls, or similar
• Strong coding skills in developing and testing secure scripts or programs, ensuring system functionality and security in critical environments.

You and your role

As a Cyber Security Engineer, you will be responsible for embedding security into all stages of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) in a large-scale, complex environment.

You will play a key role in maintaining the security of nearly 1 billion lines of code by implementing and maintaining modern software delivery practices, including automation and continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines, ensuring the development and deployment of secure, resilient software solutions.

Working collaboratively with development, operations, and security teams, you will design and implement security policies and controls that prevent vulnerabilities, ensuring alignment with industry best practices.

You will contribute to the enhancement of security processes and tooling that support the DevOps model, ensuring security is integrated at every step of the development cycle.

Details. Wages. Perks.

Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle or Sheffield whichever is most convenient for you.

Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face to face in a hub.

Pay: We offer competitive pay of up to £38,373.

Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth over £10,000 per year.

Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 24 days rising to 31 days over time.

You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You'll also get all the usual public holidays.

We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes:

• An award-winning environment and culture: Employer of the Year 2023 (Women In IT Awards), Founders Award for Outstanding Digital Leadership 2023 (Digital 100)
• Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-friendly policies
• Time off volunteering and charitable giving
• Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP'
• Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more
• Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference
• Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities.

Process:

We know your time is valuable, so our application and selection process are just two stages:

Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There'll be full instructions when you click through.

Interview: a single stage interview online.

CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for Litigation Solicitor /Chartered Legal Executivewith 4 years of experience to joina well-established legal firm, offering excellent benefits.

As a Litigation Solicitor /Chartered Legal Executive, you will oversee all aspects of a case in dispute resolution department, from initial consultation to final resolution. This role offers hybrid working.

You will be responsible for:

- Manage a varied caseload of contested probate claims.

- Oversee other commercial and civil litigation matters, including professional negligence and construction disputes.

- Maintain high standards of customer care and strong billing practices.

What we are looking:

- Previously worked as a Litigation Solicitor, Litigation Lawyer, Chartered Legal Executive or in a similar role.

- Minimum4 yearsexperience inlitigation work.

- Proven track record of strong billing.

- Excellent people skills and a team-oriented attitude.

- Strong organisational, time management, and IT skills.

Apply now and seize this exceptional opportunity to contribute to a dynamic legal firm's growth and success.

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Are you an experienced PA who enjoys working at Senior Executive level? Are you a strong allrounder with excellent senior stakeholder management experience? Do you want to work for a firm who value all of their employees? Great - please get in touch.

ThisLegal PA role is a key role and will support a senior partner based in Birmingham but with national clients. Your role is a key one - the Legal PA will be a confident and professional communicator who is able to lead projects, manage team activities and run the diary for this senior partner. The Legal PA will also take on the management of secretaries within the department and help the team continue to thrive.

Benefits

• 27 days holiday
• Discretionary bonus available
• Good pension scheme

What are the day-to-day responsibilities of the Legal PA:

• Manage the volume and quality of work undertaken by team secretaries
• Manage diary and arrange meetings in a proactive manner
• Draft and format key documents and letters to a high standard

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• Previous team leading or management experience
• Prior experience as a PA or similar role
• Previous Legal experience is desirable in a PA, Secretarial or administrative role
• Good technical knowledge - Word, Outlook, Teams, Case management systems
• Happy to undertake occasional travel to support Partner

If you are interested and have the relevant experience, please apply with an up-to-date copy of your CV and we promise to get back to you.

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We are working with a fantastic and successful client, based in Birmingham who are looking for a Legal Receptionist / Legal Assistant to join their team on a permanent basis. You will meet and greet clients face to face as well as provide support within the office.

To be considered for the Legal Receptionist / Legal Assistant role, you'll require the following essentials:

• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Excellent people skills, ideally with previous reception and admin
• Approachable and passion for customer service
• Ideally hold experience of working in a legal office or similar
• General computer skills (Outlook, Excel, Word)

Within this position, you'll be:

• Welcoming all visitors, ensuring all guests are signed in
• Keeping reception areas neat and tidy
• Answering all calls with a professional manner and forwarding to the relevant team
• Ensuring data accuracy is to the highest standard
• Preparing legal documents via the CRM system
• Managing incoming and out bound mail, taking deliveries and distributing mail as needed
• Providing an excellent customer service
• Daily aministration duties such as filing and opening and closing of files

More experienced candidates will ideally have some exposure to Conveyancing and would have the opportunity to pick up further duties within this discipline as part of the ongoing progression of this role.

Rate & Working Hours

• Permanent
• Full time - 9am - 5pm
• £22,000 - £25,000 per annum depending on experience

Talk Staff Recruitment is an established division of Talk Staff Group and works with companies throughout the East Midlands and UK with roles including many areas such as: Accountancy & Finance, Human Resources, Marketing, Contact Centre and Office Support.

Talk Staff Recruitment act as an employment business in relation to this vacancy.

See our website for more details and jobs available - http://www.talkstaff.co.uk/jobs

My client is a thriving boutique employment law practice which is rapidly building a reputation as being the go-to firm for employment law not just in Yorkshire but across the country at large. In order to continue their development and growth, my client is offering an excellent opportunity for an employment law paralegal based within commutable distance of Leeds City Centre to work in a 360 role (as opposed to being entirely desk based) to join the team and help them continue their journey on the way to becoming the market leader when it comes to employment law services.

Applicants will need to be able to demonstrate a passion and enthusiasm for employment law which can be evidenced through previous experience working as a paralegal or through specific studies or relatable experience. The successful candidate can expect to work on behalf of clients from across a wide range of sectors with plenty of opportunity to build personal client relations and make a meaningful contribution to providing solutions to their employment and HR issues.

This role will involve dealing with employment law issues across the board including employment tribunals regarding the full spectrum of employment law matters (with the potential to engage in your own advocacy), settlement agreements, bespoke advice on redundancies/grievances/disciplinaries/TUPE transfers etc. and producing/presenting training to HR professionals and other key figures within client businesses.

Most importantly, applicants will need to have an open attitude towards further learning and development as well as a friendly and approachable attitude to fit in with the supportive and progressive culture in existence, which really sets my client apart from other employers within the Leeds market.

Ideally, applying candidates will be able to start ASAP but any and all lawyers with an interest in this position should apply regardless of their notice period.

For further information about this role, please contact Samuel Higgins at Hays Legal (0113 200 3717).

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Fire Service Engineer
OTE 45k+
Birmingham

A fantastic opportunity for an experienced Fire Alarm Engineer (Service) looking to join a leading Fire & Security company working on flagship contracts including banks and retail.

**Award winning training provided**

* Salary - £33,000
* Optional Overtime (1.5X Mon - Sat, 2.0X Sun & Bank Holidays) (£10k+ approx.)
* Paid Travel - Mileage Basis (Additional 5% on salary approx.)
* 1 in 5 Day call out rota (Standby is 5X Hourly Rate + Door to Door at Overtime rate for any call outs)
* Commission Bonus Scheme (£2500 approx per year)
* Company Van
* Minimum 2 training course per year
* Fuel Card
* Phone, Laptop
* 25 Days Holiday (Plus Bank Holidays)
* Pension (Matched to 7%)
* Full Sick Pay
* Life Insurance
* Discounted Holiday, Restaurants & High Street Shop vouchers
* Free Eye test Plan
* Industry leading Health & Safety and an employee assistance program
* Career progression opportunities - Newly introduced Engineering career ladder 2022
* Engineer average length of service = 15+ years
* Staff Referral Scheme = £5,000

Competitive earnings, industry leading training & a career route of progression is on offer for a Fire Alarm Engineer local to Birmingham carrying out Installation on a range of commercial contracts.

For more information on this exciting opportunity, please apply!

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About The Role
We are recruiting a Corporate Security Officer to support in providing safety, security and front of house support. You'll play a key role in the security team's delivery of a professional service to high profile businesses, with a firm focus on delivering high levels of customer service.

Your main responsibilities will also include:

• Providing concierge, front of house and reception duties, including personally welcoming clients, customers and employees
• Managing building access control for staff, visitors and contractors
• Carrying out security patrols and Health & Safety checks
• Monitoring Fire, Security and Intruder Alarms & Building Management Systems
• Undertaking a range of administrative tasks

To succeed in this role you will also need:

• Experience of working within a professional, corporate security environment
• An SIA Door Supervisor or Security Guarding licence (essential)
• Computer literacy
• Enjoys dealing with people at all levels

What will you get in return?

• A pension scheme- to save for the future - eligibility rules apply
• Access to high street discounts
• Access to low interest loans
• Recognition scheme 'OCS Stars'- monetary rewards given to top performers
• Training and Development- apprenticeships, e-learning, English as a Second Language and our award nominated 'Impact' Programme
• Long Service Awards
• Cycle to work scheme- discounted bicycles
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme- 24-7 Wellbeing Support

About The Company
OCS UK & Ireland, part of the OCS Group, is a leading facilities management company providing a range of both standalone and integrated services including cleaning, catering, security, technical services, energy management and compliance, front of house, landscaping, logistics, waste management and pest control services. The company has a turnover of £1.5bn and operates across the UK and Ireland with 50,000 colleagues delivering innovative award-winning services to the private and public sectors and supporting the local communities in which it operates.

DWP. Digital with Purpose.

• Do you want the chance to work on the some of the latest cyber security platforms across public and private cloud environments?

• Do you want to contribute to ensuring our security platforms provide the necessary controls to protect critical national infrastructure, and have the appropriate resilience and support?

We are looking for Infrastructure Engineers to work in Security Platforms.

The role involves dealing with the implementation, management and development of security infrastructure products using DevOps tools such as Terraform and GitLab.

DWP services are in demand more than ever before. This financial year is forecasted to see an estimated £244 billion in welfare spending, rising to £260 billion in 2024-2025.

Our digital teams continue to build a complex network of systems and infrastructures, that are the foundations of the modern services we provide.

We're designing services that ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the vast quantities of personal data we hold, with defence-in-depth controls embedded through a culture of secure-by-design.

The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us.   

Deploying World-class Platforms.

As an Infrastructure Engineer in the Security Platforms team, you will be responsible for the operational stability of the infrastructure solutions and be able to affect change in the on-going robustness and resilience of those products.

You will collaborate with seniors and own Infrastructure Development Lifecycle Process as part of a delivery team focused on one or more products.

You will help ensure our security platforms are providing the required controls, in alignment with the NIST Cyber Security Framework and CIS Critical Security Controls.

What skills, knowledge and experience will you need? 

• Principals of Cyber Security Architecture - Design, Build, Maintain.
• An Understanding of ITIL service management.
• Knowledge of IT infrastructure in on premise and cloud environments.
• Understanding of Infrastructure as code and DevOps principals.
• The ability to design, build and maintain monitoring systems and processes to ensure the smooth operation of live services.

Details. Wages. Perks.

You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds Manchester, Newcastle or Sheffield, whichever is most convenient for you.

We also have all the tools and tech we need to enable our people to work and collaborate flexibly, here we work a hybrid model, with some time at home and some time in a hub with the team.

We offer competitive pay of up to £36,545.

You'll be eligible for a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth over £9,000 per year.

You'll get a generous leave package starting at 24 days, plus all the usual bank holidays, and the option to take extra days off on flexi leave.

We also have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes:

• Flexible working, flexi hours and flexi days
• Hybrid working: some time in a hub with the team, some time at home
• Family-friendly policies
• Time off volunteering and charitable giving
• Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP' 
• Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more
• Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference
• Working in an award-winning environment and culture
• Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities.

Process.

Stage 1: Application

Stage 2: Interview

We know how valuable your time is. We have a clear and succinct hiring process with only TWO STAGES.

Click apply now to see the full job description and get started with the next step in your career at DWP Digital.