Security Services Lead

2 weeks ago

Great Lea Common, United Kingdom Pertemps Thames Water Full time
As part of the Protective Security Team, you will be directing and controlling the performance of our security services and ensuring some of our critical assets and corporate locations are secure.
As well as managing the services to protect our infrastructure assets and office locations you will contribute to ensuring there is a robust response to operational and security incidents.
You will play a key role in mitigating the risks to Thame Water from national security threats including terrorism, unlawful protesters, and crime.
What you’ll be doing as a Security Services Lead.
You will be an ambassador for promoting security within the business to ensure Thames Water’s people, processes, premises, and asset security is maintained.
As a subject matter expert, you will act as the main point of contact for the business and service provider concerning all third-party security activities. (static guarding, mobile patrolling, temporary electronic security systems) across the Thames Water estate.
Proactive management of the associated services including regular engagement with peers from the service providers, monitoring of KPIs and SLAs, produce reports for TWUL senior management & financial management.
Own and maintain proactive patrol routes and associated resources, ensuring all agreed sites are patrolled as required, incidents are responded to and overall performance for audit purposes and reporting on any incidents, omissions, or breaches of KPIs.
Own site security procedures for corporate locations as well as the investigation of security incidents & review of site security risk assessments.
Attend ad hoc regional meetings representing Protective Security Team, with suppliers, regional business functions and internal team meetings as required.
Execute additional tasks to meet departmental/team project-related, development and change objectives.
Provide practical security advice aligned with relevant regulations, policies, and standards.
Promote common standards and alignment of security policy and practice across Thames Water including responsibility for compliance assessments, waivers & the adoption of best practices.
Contribute to developing and implementing new concepts, technologies, and solutions to challenges.
Maintain and develop relationships with internal and external stakeholders including, Intelligence Agencies, Specialist Police Units, Local Resilience Forums & Regulators including DEFRA and DWI.
Create reports, provide briefings, and update systems.
Testing and exercising our security arrangements to ensure that our people, systems, plans, and procedures are compliant with requirements.
Planning and responsibility for bespoke security projects which will involve working with project teams to oversee security arrangements and other initiatives.What you should bring to the role
Have a background in security (Security services, protective security, intelligence, security management, or risk management)
Have experience of working in a regulated environment i.e., utilities, government departments, national infrastructure etc.
Experience in managing static and mobile guarding services as a service provider
Experience in interpreting data and producing MI reports and dashboards
Excellent organisational skills – must be able to prioritise own workload and react to changing priorities.
UK driving license required.
Have experience in conducting security risk assessments and report writing.
Have experience in investigating security incidents.
Be able to communicate at all levels, present to an audience and build strong relationships.
Demonstrate leadership qualities and strong negotiation and people-influencing skills.
Be proficient in MS Office. (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Power BI)
Self-motivated, committed, and organised.What’s in it for you?
Are you looking for a role that offers variety and a collaborative team environment? We have an excellent opportunity for practical engineers to join our team No two days are the same in this role, and you'll be working alongside a passionate and supportive team. We focus on ensuring safe, efficient, and cost-effective delivery of projects while maintaining process integrity in operational sites. We're committed to excellence in waste treatment, water production, and pumping station technology. Join us and take your engineering career to the next level
Offering a salary between £46,000 and £52,000 per annum depending on experience and skills.
26 days holiday per year, increasing to 28 with the length of service. (Plus bank holidays).
£4,500 car allowance.
Contributory pension – Defined Contribution - Maximum of 12% -2x employee contribution.
Personal Medical Assessments – Open to all once a year.
A wider benefits scheme, including our benefits hub, is packed with offers and information to save you money and support your well-being.Who are we?
At Thames Water, our purpose is crystal clear - to deliver life’s essential service so our customers, communities and planet can thrive.
Water is life’s great leveller. Every living thing needs it, every single day. From people to plants, birds to bees, farms to factories, we all need it to thrive, and we’re committed to taking care of it for us all.
But keeping water flowing is becoming harder. From scorching summers to wetter winters, extreme weather affects everything from our pipes to our local rivers. We need to keep millions more kettles boiling, public services operating, washing machines spinning, showers running and more, so every drop is more precious than ever. Are you ready to play your part?
Working at Thames Water
At Thames Water, we recognise that people are at the heart of our business. To help us succeed in providing life's essential service, we need a range of skills and capabilities, representative of society throughout our business.
We seek to attract and retain a cultural mix of people who can offer different but complementary attitudes, values, talents, and knowledge. We understand the importance of appreciating and harnessing the unique skills, experiences, backgrounds, and differences that each individual brings.
Our over-arching diversity and inclusion aim is to ensure Thames Water is a diverse and inclusive great place to work. We encourage applications from everyone and offer extra support for those who need it throughout the recruitment process.
Find out more about working at Thames Water.
When a crisis happens, we all rally around to support our customers. As part of Team Thames, you’ll have the opportunity to sign up to support our customers on the frontline as an ambassador. Full training will be given for what is undoubtedly an incredibly rewarding experience. It’s also a great opportunity to learn more about our business, meet colleagues and earn some extra money along the way.
Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment

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