Senior Engineer Industrial Cyber

At Heathrow, keeping our passengers, colleagues, and customers safe is our top priority. We have an exciting opportunity for candidates who understand Heathrow's various teams and departments and appreciate our assets. This role is ideal for those with a qualification and background in Control Systems or Electrical Engineering, with a strong understanding of cyber security.

This role will oversee various engineering systems at the airport and collaborate closely with teams in operations, maintenance, development, supply chain, finance, and safety. Your goal will be to ensure asset replacement and compliance align with Heathrow's strategic objectives for efficient procurement, delivery, and planning. The ideal candidate must be able to communicate effectively at all levels, work well in a team, and be comfortable working independently.

The role involves providing technical support to ensure a robust asset management strategy and overseeing a wide range of Operation Technology, interfacing with Fire systems, Mechanical, Water, Building Management, Electrical, Environmental, Rail and Security.

This is a hybrid role, with the requirement to be on site 3 days a week.

• Understand asset performance in terms of cost, service, and risk, working with maintenance, development, and supply chain teams.
• Ensure the business is aware of asset risks and that operational teams have plans to manage them.
• Provide expert support to Development and Maintenance teams to ensure assets are fit for purpose and support Quality Plans.
• Offer technical knowledge and experience to operational teams to meet asset plans and strategy.

• Incorporated Engineer status (or expected within 12 months) in Systems Control or Electrical and relevant asset management qualification.
• Strong understanding of maintenance practices, methodologies, strategies, whole life cost principles, asset management principles, and related legislation.
• Ability to influence at all levels, and provide advise to technical Stakeholders and Contractors.
• Strong analytical skills to manage complex scenarios, drive continuous improvement, and develop robust solutions considering costs, performance, and risks.
• Appreciation of Cyber Security methodologies including IEC62443, ISO27001 and passion to learn and develop in this space.

There’s something so special about working at the world’s most iconic airport. Its sights. Its sounds. Its constant air of excitement. Heathrow is an amazing backdrop to a career filled with unique opportunities.

Every day, you’ll discover a world full of fresh possibilities and end the day buzzing with stories to tell, as you encounter people from all cultures, nationalities and experiences. A world full of pride for what we do and no end of exciting career prospects to explore.

It brings out the best in all of us. And inspires everyone to deliver on our ambitious plans. Together, we’re working to welcome millions more passengers while ensuring aviation can continue to be a force for good by leading global efforts in sustainability.

Join us on that journey and we'll help you achieve your ambitions too. Supporting you to learn, encouraging you to be yourself, backing you to achieve more than you might ever have imagined. Because there’s no place like Heathrow. 

Our rewards

We offer competitive salaries and excellent benefits that will support you now and in the future. As well as performance-based annual bonuses and our longer-term Share in Success Bonus plans, we also offer generous annual leave allowances and market-leading pensions. With family friendly policies, access to private health insurance and a wide range of wellbeing tools, we’ll support you to be at your best inside and outside work. And of course, we’ll provide varied learning and development opportunities too. Here you’ll find everything you need for a fulfilling career journey that can take you in exciting directions. 

Working Location

Our Hybrid working approach offers the opportunity for colleagues in some roles to work from home for an average of two days a week, providing the flexibility to work in an agile way whilst ensuring we deliver for the operational needs of Heathrow.  Working arrangements vary from team to team and will be confirmed during the recruitment process. You’ll need to be based in the UK and within a commutable distance to Heathrow. 

Sustainable Travel to work

Heathrow’s Sustainable Travel Guide sets out easy and sustainable travel options that everyone can access.
 
Equal Opportunities

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all. We believe that diverse talent makes us stronger – not least because we welcome passengers from all corners of the globe, every single day. Heathrow is an accessible place to work. With five diversity networks, we champion inclusivity and celebrate individuality.