Establishment Security Officer

Job description for Establishment Security Officer

Are you a proficient security officer eager to take your career to the next level? Do you thrive in fast-paced, stimulating, and challenging environments? Join Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) at Defence Munitions (DM) Gosport, where you can help make a real difference.

You’ll become part of a diverse and geographically dispersed team dedicated to ensuring the security posture across our offices, sites, and facilities. Your role will be crucial in maintaining operational preparedness for security incidents, ensuring that our operations run smoothly and securely. You’ll assist with business continuity and security management, providing informed opinions on security risks and contributing to the maintenance of site resilience. Your expertise will be vital in safeguarding our operations and ensuring that we are prepared for any eventuality.

This position requires the successful candidate to be on-site full-time, demonstrating a strong commitment to deliver security objectives. There may also be a requirement for travel to other UK sites to support the wider DM security team during periods of leave. This role may have managerial responsibilities and you may be required to undertake weekend and overnight on-site Duty Control Officer (DCO) responsibilities in support of Major Accident Control Regulations (MACR). The necessary training and Suitably Qualified and Experienced Personnel (SQEP) will be provided if this is identified as a business need. If required, extra weekend or overnight MACR responsibilities will be compensated with overtime pay.

Please note, you will need to hold a full UK driving licence, as you will be expected to drive to different locations on the site.

What you’ll be doing

• Identifying and mitigating security risks by overseeing physical security operations. Setting out the deployment of security measures to effectively protect assets, (information, people, buildings and equipment) throughout the office/site/facility
• Supporting the Head of Security and wider DM Security Team and Security Profession, including planning testing and responding to security/emergency incidents
• Conduct Security Investigations and lead any LFE actions and recommendations
• Conduct assurance of all risks pertaining to office/site/facility security, providing evidence-based risk mitigations to decision makers
• Ensure effective management of security infrastructure projects and programs
• Conduct assurance activities to ensure the implementation of effective security governance, guidance, education and training for all staff across the office/site/facility
• Develop and embed site security instructions
• Establish, maintain and promote effective strategic relationships with Policing and Guarding Providers

Person specification

To be successful with your application, you’ll need to show that you meet the following essential criteria:

• Experience of delivering and implementing security activities
• Demonstrable experience of leading multiple stakeholders to deliver effective security activities and Control Measures
• Candidates must either hold the unit Security Officers Course qualification or be willing to achieve within the first 6 months of joining

In addition to the responsibilities above, the following technical competences and behaviours will be assessed at interview:

• Core Behaviour 1: Changing and Improving– CSBC 3
• Core Behaviour 2: Making Effective Decisions – CBSC 3
• Technical Competence 1: Protective Security – Awareness
• Technical Competence 2: Security Compliance and Assurance – Supervised Practitioner

Offered Benefits

• 25 days’ annual leave +1 day a year up to 30 days, 8 bank holidays and a day off for the King’s birthday
• Flexible and hybrid working options
• Market-leading average employer pension contribution of 28.97%
• Annual performance-based bonus and recognition awards
• Access to specialist training and funded qualifications
• Support for progression
• Huge range of discounts
• Volunteering days
• Enhanced parental leave schemes

Improving innovation and enriching our culture, diversity of thought is vital to our success. So whether you’re looking for a new opportunity, a next step, or a helping hand as you return from a career break, bring your experiences and help deliver for the defence of tomorrow. Here you’ll find a supportive, family-friendly organisation to be a part of – and if you need any assistance with your application, just let us know.

Further Information

• Civil Service Recruitment Principles: Recruitment Principles – Civil Service Commission
• Candidate Information Pack: https://bit.ly/DES-Candidate-Information-Pack
• Terms and Conditions: https://bit.ly/DES-Terms-and-Conditions
• Civil Service Code: The Code – Civil Service Commission

Any personal data that you provide during the Recruitment process will be treated in accordance with the MOD Privacy Notice which can be accessed here.

Please note as a Disability Confident Leader we want to ensure you receive any reasonable adjustments that you need throughout the recruitment process. If you do require any reasonable adjustments, you can let us know on your online application under the section ‘Please indicate and give details of any reasonable adjustments you may require during the recruitment process.

Selection process details

Your application will go through the following stages of assessment:

Please Note: In the event of a tied score at interview, the Order of Merit will be distinguished based on the relative importance of the assessed competencies as per the hierarchy below:

• 1st: Core Behaviour 1
• 2nd: Core Behaviour 1
• 3rd: Technical Competencies
• 4th: CV Review

In the event of a further tie using the method above, we reserve the right to utilise an additional assessment.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview.

If you feel that your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance you should contact department via email: [email protected]. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission: Recruitment Complaints – Civil Service Commission