Security Guard

Becoming a member of Heysham 2’s Security team you’ll conduct yourself in a professional, approachable and safety focused manner. Site safety and security will be at the forefront of your everyday operations, not only supporting your wider team but also ensuring the safety of colleagues, visitors and the wider public.

You’ll manage varying requests from stakeholders on site, perform routine duties to ensure Station security but also utilise OPEX to constantly improve yourself and your teams knowledge to remain on top of your game.

If this sounds like a role for you, we would love to hear from you

Applications for this role close**:Sunday 8th January 2023**

**Pay, benefits and culture**

In addition to a salary ranging from £28,140 - £37,080 we offer a company pension scheme, paid holidays and a range of flexible benefits that support our employees’ physical, emotional and financial wellbeing.

At EDF, everyone’s welcome. We strive to create an inclusive and diverse environment where everyone has a voice and where you feel confident being yourself. We’re committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We’d like our future workforce to have an equal gender balance, represent a broad mix of people from minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+, those with a disability and supporting social mobility. We are a disability confident employer and we’ll do all we can to help you through the process, making adjustments along the way as required.

We value the difference you bring and offer opportunities for you to thrive and succeed.

**What you'll be doing**

You will be performing patrolling duties, monitoring CCTV, using security systems and radio communications as well as driving site vehicles. You will be communicating and co-operating with different levels of staff, contract partners and regulators. There will be times when you will be assisting with unexpected events for which you will need to be proactive, level-headed and actively seeking resolutions.

As a Security Guard at Heysham 2, your day to day roles and responsibilities may include:

- Ensuring effective control of access to site
- Responding to emergencies in accordance with procedures and direction from Team Leaders
- Maintaining security logs, key registers, search registers and other related records in accordance
- Liaising with Civil Nuclear Constabulary (CNC)
- Undertaking person/bag/vehicle searching in accordance with mandatory requirements
- Monitoring physical security alarm management systems, access control systems and other security assets

**Who you are**

You’ll be self-motivated, resilient and highly professional. Ideally having come from a regulated security background, working to strict regulations and procedures.

Relevant security experience such as; patrolling, person/bag and vehicle searching, key control and CCTV operation as well as other tasks that you may have undertaken previously will be advantageous.

As the role of a Security Guard is customer-facing, and at times highly demanding, you’ll naturally have exceptional people skills and be able to work in extremely challenging and fast paced environments.

To comply with Emergency Scheme arrangements staff should live within 25 miles (30 minutes) of Heysham 2.

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