Head of EMEA CRES Projects

Join Barclays as a Head of EMEA CRES Projects, where you will lead medium to large transformation projects to drive innovation and excellence according to the bank’s capital projects yearly program. In this role, you’ll manage and oversee security system deployment projects across the EMEA region for Physical Security. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring all installations are delivered on time, within budget, and meet our design and technical standards. You will continuously enhance the delivery of security systems installation programs by adopting best practices, effective management, and cost control.

To be successful as a Head of EMEA CRES Projects, you will need the following:

• Proven experience in managing large projects in commercial, retail, and corporate organizations, including installations of building automation systems, CCTV, alarm systems, and electronic security systems.
• Proven experience in managing the procurement of materials, supplies, services, and controls necessary for the timely and cost-effective completion of projects within budget.
• Proven experience in managing, coordinating, and overseeing subcontractor selection process and work performance.
• Strong analytical skills necessary to resolve problems and find solutions, solid conflict resolution skills.
• Ability to facilitate a collaborative working environment for customers and team members.
• Extremely adaptable; responds effectively to changes in situations or information; possesses the ability to influence others and build consensus using advanced written, verbal communication, and presentation skills.
• Strong financial analytical skills, including cost control.
• Solid team leadership, team building, and facilitation skills.
• Experience managing client relationships and communications.

Some other highly valued skills and experiences may include:

• Project management experience.
• Previous security industry experience in a relevant engineering field service or project management.
• Certifications & Licenses: Project Management Institute (PMI) certification desirable; industry-specific certifications and/or licenses.
• Exceptional ability to engage and communicate with diverse internal and external stakeholders, tailoring messages to different audiences effectively.

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in this role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

Purpose of the role

To develop risk management strategies that support the protection of the bank's regional sites against a range of variables.

Accountabilities

• Management of specialist security services to support the bank’s regions through site-level security oversight activities, including the execution of security risk assessments and the alignment of security objectives, contractor management to review the effectiveness of existing physical controls.
• Implementation of security policies to ensure the effectiveness of existing security operations and controls such as the bank's systems, applications, and networks.
• Development and implementation of risk management strategies to identify and mitigate physical security risks, including access, fire, and natural disasters, and implement security controls and provide training to colleagues to mitigate those risks.
• Development of crisis management and contingency plans for the bank's facilities, evaluated through simulations, to demonstrate how colleagues should coordinate with stakeholders during a crisis.
• Management of stakeholder relationships including colleagues, vendors, and regulatory agencies to align security operations with the bank's objectives.

Vice President Expectations

• Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management, on functional and cross-functional areas of impact and alignment.
• Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team does.
• Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the organization functions to contribute to achieving the goals of the business.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business-aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategies.
• Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought comparing and selecting complex alternatives. In-depth analysis with interpretative thinking will be required to define problems and develop innovative solutions.
• Adopt and include the outcomes of extensive research in problem-solving processes.
• Seek out, build, and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders in order to accomplish key business objectives, using influencing and negotiating skills to achieve outcomes.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence, and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge, and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.