Head of Security at Foster + Partners in London, England, GB

As a Head of Security at Foster + Partners, you will lead and shape a global security and resilience strategy across our international portfolio. This is a senior leadership opportunity to drive transformation, strengthen operational resilience, and ensure our people, projects, and workplaces are supported by a forward-thinking, intelligence-led security function. Working closely with executive stakeholders, you will influence strategic decisions while overseeing security operations, crisis management, business continuity, travel risk, and protective intelligence across the practice.

This role is ideal if you want to:

• Lead the evolution of a global security and resilience function.
• Shape security strategy and operating models that support business growth.
• Advise senior leaders on complex security, risk, and resilience matters.
• Drive continuous improvement across security operations and governance.
• Work in a dynamic international environment with broad strategic impact.

What you will bring to the team:

• Significant senior security leadership experience within a large corporate or professional services environment.
• A proven track record of improving security operations, standards, and service delivery through the implementation of hospitality-led operating models.
• Strong expertise in business continuity, operational resilience, and crisis management.
• Experience leading transformation programmes and governance initiatives.
• Knowledge of physical security, investigations, protective intelligence, and travel risk management.
• Confidence engaging and influencing executive and board-level stakeholders.
• Relevant qualifications in security, resilience, emergency management, or business continuity, ideally including a CBCI or equivalent credential.

What we offer:

We offer a benefits package designed to help you thrive professionally and personally. This includes: private medical insurance for you and your family; life assurance; personal travel insurance; access to a range of wellbeing support, comprising virtual GP services, mental health support and lifestyle coaching; as well as discount programmes for various retailers. On our London campus, we have subsidised catering facilities and host regular social events, and sports activities, for everyone to enjoy.

To support you in building a meaningful career, the practice offers opportunities to develop both your technical and non-technical skills through continuous learning, professional development support, and knowledge sharing and insights from experienced colleagues.

If our designs spark your curiosity and you would like to contribute to solving complex challenges with local and global impact, we invite you to join our team. You’ll be challenged and inspired, collaborating on extraordinary projects in an environment designed to cultivate excellence.