Technical Security Delivery Manager
| Posting date: | 16 October 2025 |
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| Salary: | £44,447 to £46,547 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 October 2025 |
| Location: | Sheffield |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 432250/8 |
Summary
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is one of the government’s largest public service departments with a sizeable annual budget, serving over 20 million citizens.
The estate spans 1.4 million square metres across 800+ sites and supports around 78,000 colleagues.
Our vision includes DWP colleagues, supply chain, partners and, most fundamentally, the customers the Department exists to serve. They are the reason for our existence.
We are responsible for the day-to-day operation of our vast Estate by managing a private sector supply chain that delivers essential services such as Security Guarding, Maintenance, Property and Leasehold Management, Construction, Cleaning and Facilities Management.
DWP Estates is not just about maintaining buildings - it’s about transformation. Our strategic goals include:
Transitioning to a smaller, more affordable, and adaptable estate to meet future needs.
Investing in infrastructure through planned replacement works.
Embedding sustainability in line with Government Greening Commitments (GGCs).
Delivering cost-effective services while maintaining high standards.
Creating a professional, best-in-class working culture across the Government Property profession.
Our Estates strategy ambitions have been refreshed to take us through to 2030:
- OPTIMISE: Continue to transition to a more affordable and adaptable DWP estate that creates productive environments
- INVEST: Investment in an improved environment that better meets the needs of customers and colleagues and minimises service disruption
- SUPPORT the drive for sustainability throughout DWP
- DELIVER: Expertly deliver improving, cost-effective services for DWP
- THRIVE: Continue to develop a working culture for DWP Estates that is best in class across government
There is no better time to join the award winning DWP Estates team.
Job Description
Government Property Profession Career Framework (Link)
This role sits within the following:
- Job Family – Workplace & FM
- Core Role – Workplace Management
- Level – Senior Practitioner
The ideal candidate will have experience of and be responsible for:
Strategic Planning: Ensuring the estate is future-proofed against aged and obsolete systems by developing and enhancing electronic security controls and systems
Supplier Management: Managing supplier delivery within the Critical Security Infrastructure (CSI) Programme, ensuring contract obligations are met and taking corrective actions when necessary
Data Management: Providing leadership on data management in line with GDPR legislation and DWP policies
Stakeholder Collaboration: Working closely with DWP stakeholders to identify security requirements and develop DWP's security standards
Cost Reduction and Innovation: Focusing on reducing costs, improving service delivery, and encouraging innovation
Performance Framework: Developing a performance framework with the DWP Estates Performance & Audit team
Compliance: Ensuring compliance with legislative requirements of security services and programme delivery across the estate
Professional Leadership: Leading engagement with key internal and external stakeholders and providing professional security leadership
Technical Competence: Lead on providing electronic security control guidance to suppliers and end users on its design and operation in line with Government and industry standards
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