Property Officer - Digital Forensics Services

Job Introduction

Salary: £28,486.92 plus £4,613.61 London allowance per annum with yearly increments based on performance.

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: Ebury Bridge, London 

Type of Working Arrangement: Office based

Hours: This is full-time role (37 hours per week)  

British Transport Police (BTP) is the national police force for the rail network throughout Great Britain. We are the ‘Guardians of the Railway,’ putting passenger safety at the heart of what we do. Our values are simply: We Care, We Do the Right Thing, We Strive to Be Better Every Day, We Are One BTP, and We Are Proud to Protect. Join us and help create an environment where we can all be our best every day.

The Opportunity: 

British Transport Police (BTP) have an opportunity for a Property Officer to join the Scientific Support Unit As a Property Officer with BTP, you will play a key role in maintaining the integrity, security and compliance of police property and exhibits, ensuring they are managed in line with Force policy and legislative requirements. 

You will be responsible for the administration and day‑to‑day management of the property store within SSU (Digital Forensics Services). This includes accurately recording items, booking property in and out, and completing regular audits. The role also involves the secure handling and storage of sensitive items and exhibits, ensuring they are available for court, retained for long‑term storage, or disposed of appropriately in accordance with Force policy. You will help ensure the property store and its contents are managed to the highest standards of accuracy, security and integrity.

What you'll be doing:  

• Managing the Property Store and evidence records, ensuring all items are accurately received, logged, stored and updated on case management and property databases in line with Force policy.
• Maintaining continuity and security of evidence, controlling access to the Evidence Store, conducting regular audits, and ensuring efficient retrieval, return or lawful disposal of property and exhibits.
• Supporting officers and investigations, liaising on property responsibilities, monitoring storage times, arranging authorised disposals, and ensuring exhibits are available for court as required.
• Ensuring compliance and quality standards, applying mandatory quality and forensic standards, maintaining specialist equipment and assets, managing sensitive and special property (including digital media and hazardous items), and supporting audits and inspections.

What you'll bring to the team: 

Essential Skills

• Strong attention to detail, with a consistent focus on accuracy, quality and compliance.
• Ability to follow and apply strict procedures, policies and legal requirements.
• Competent in using IT systems to accurately record, manage and track exhibits or assets.
• Clear understanding of confidentiality, data protection and information security.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills, able to communicate professionally with colleagues.
• Self‑motivated, adaptable and confident, with the flexibility to respond to changing operational demands.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel and Outlook.

Desirable Criteria

• Experience
  Previous experience handling sensitive materials and maintaining continuity of evidence.
  Experience working within a police or similar operational environment.
• Knowledge
  Knowledge of BTP policies and procedures.
  Awareness of quality assurance frameworks, including ISO 17025 and the Forensic Science Regulator’s Code of Practice and Conduct.

Additional Information: 

The role requires meticulous attention to detail and concentration to ensure no errors occur or records are lost of misfiled.

Items of property either of high value or of an illegal and/or dangerous nature will be stored in the property store for which the post holder will be fully accountable.

Due to the specialist operational nature of this role, post holders must provide finger/palm prints and a DNA sample for elimination purposes. 

Further information about this vacancy can be found in the attached job description.

What we offer:

• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing to 30 days after 5 years.
• Family-friendly policies, including up to 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave.
• Bespoke benefits platform and Blue Light Card access.
• Salary sacrifice options for cycles, home technology, gym membership, and electric vehicles.
• Interest-free annual rail season ticket loan after 6 months. (Remove if FTC)
• Access to the Transport Benevolent Fund for health, welfare, and financial support.
• Development opportunities, including fully funded apprenticeships.
• Excellent Pension scheme:  We offer the BTP GPP Police Staff Pension Scheme, administered by Royal London. This group personal pension plan is available to all police staff and is a defined contribution scheme. It provides the flexibility to vary your pension contributions from 4.4% to 12% of your salary. For more information, visit the Royal London dedicated pension page or email us at Pension-Queries@btp.police.uk. Note: If you are an existing member of Police Staff in the RPS, your pension will not be affected.

Application process 

Applications will be via an up-to-date CV and online application form, as part of this application please outline how your skills and experience demonstrate your suitability for the role. 

Completed applications must be submitted by 11.59pm, 4 May 2026

Vetting: Successful applicants will be required to pass Recruitment Vetting (3 years minimum UK residency required), including a full background and financial disclosure. For more information and Top Tips, please see attached document. 

Medical: We’ll ask for relevant health and medical history details to support employee wellbeing.  

References: We'll ask for references to cover the past 5 years. 

Inclusion & Diversity: 

We are committed to building a workforce where everyone feels they belong. 

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and lived experiences. Diversity strengthens our teams, improves our services and helps us better represent and support the communities we serve. 

We are proud to be an inclusive employer and strive to create a workplace that is fair, respectful and accessible to all. We actively work to challenge discrimination, remove barriers and ensure equity throughout our recruitment and employment practices. 

If you need any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment or selection process, please let us know - we are happy to support you. Your talent, your potential, and your unique perspective matter here. 

For more information on Inclusion or the Disability Confident Scheme, please click the links Inclusion & Diversity Disability Confident Scheme

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