Facility Security Manager

129056

£32,626 - £47,007

Salary dependent on experience

Permanent

DSTL - Platform Systems Division - Platform Survivability Group

Analytical
Information Technology
Science
Security

Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time, Compressed Hours

1

Fareham, South East, PO17 6AD

Are YOU ready to contribute to the Defence and Security of our nation and Armed Forces?

The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) is the science, technology and engineering arm of the UK’s Ministry of Defence.
At Dstl, we harness science and technology to protect our nation – bringing together the best people with the best ideas, and applying them in unexpected ways. Because we provide the UK government with specialist science and technology research, advice and analysis, what we do is often sensitive and collaborative. Much of our work is operationally critical and has the potential to save many lives.

The Platform Survivability Group (PSuG) is looking for a Facility Security Manager (FSM) to support several classified projects. The group conducts research and provides advice on all aspects of survivability for current military platforms and future concepts across air, land and maritime domains. Our work impacts both research and procurement decisions, and we help to inform MOD on the survivability performance of current and future systems.

You would primarily be working with the Combat Air Survivability - Simulation (CASS) team who provide advice and assessment of military fast-jet platforms in a variety of missions, against airborne and ground based threats, in addition to being responsible for a small team of security personnel supporting classified projects across Platform Systems Division.

This role will involve specialist support to a number of classified projects, with the FSM providing overall leadership for the physical facility. In this role you will also collaborate closely with UK and US Security personnel, be responsible for the management of indoctrinated Dstl personnel, the assurance of IT systems, configuration and testing of security measures, production and update of documentation and accreditation evidence.

This capability area is rapidly growing, and consequently there will be opportunity for you to grow your skills, experience and responsibilities. The role will support a number of work areas including those mentioned above across a range of projects across the Division, depending upon balance of demand.

In this role you will:

• Be responsible for timely delivery of specialist support to several classified projects, providing strong leadership to develop, document and implement policy;
• Be responsible for the way our facilities and personnel are led;
• Lead the development of new process and an increasing complexity in the way we run some of our facilities;
• Provide guidance and direction of others on these projects, monitoring their input and in some cases leading their work on a day-to-day basis;
• Implement testing of security measures, production and update documentation and generate accreditation evidence;
• Maintain a safe, secure and accredited working environment for classified projects.
• Collaborate closely with internal and external domain specialists, regulatory bodies, and interacting effectively with project managers (PMs), UK / International customers and military customers as vital;
• Conduct a regular tempo of inspection and documentation of security aspects for all projects under your control;
• Organise and participate in regular meetings in which partners lead current and emerging compliance issues;
• Support investigation and resolution of security incidents, including preparation and presentation of reports, evidence and associated factors.
• Over time, provide guidance and/or support where additional staff are brought in to supplement this function, including tasking, mentoring and oversight of colleagues’ work where appropriate.

Responsibilities

We are looking for someone who has:

• Experience of working in a high-security environment in government or industry;
• The ability to deliver in a fast-paced environment, using their own initiative and is and self-motivated;
• Drive and determination to solve complex challenges within multiple regulatory environments;
• Passion to be an enabler to teams conducting high-impact work for Defence;
• Diligence, attention to detail and responsive to critical review;
• Clear communication skills, in both oral and written mediums;
• A willingness to work away from site when required; and
• A willingness to go above and beyond when required.

Important Information

Our work in defence, security and intelligence requires our employees to be British Citizens who are able to gain a high level of security clearance to understand the work you will undertake to protect us from any security threats. For this reason, we regret that only UK Nationals will be able to apply for this role. If you are an international or dual-national candidate, and you think you have the skills we need, please consider applying to any of our government, security or defence partners.

This role will require full UK security clearance and you should have resided in the UK for the past 5 years. For some roles Developed Vetting will also be required, in this case you should have resided in the UK for the past 10 years.

If you are a current Dstl employee, you are encouraged to inform your line manager of your application as they can support you through the process and should you be successful it will help in negotiating a release date.

Work location
Dstl is strongly encouraging blended and flexible working either at one of our sites or from home or both. We want to empower you to undertake your duties at the most appropriate location for the task, however you will be allocated a Dstl site as a base. You may be required to travel to other Dstl and MoD sites as required.

We particularly welcome female and ethnic minority applicants and those from the LGBTQI community, as they are under-represented within Dstl at these levels.

We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Delivering at Pace
• Making Effective Decisions
• Working Together
• Seeing the Big Picture

We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:

• Delivering at Pace

We’ll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Managing security risk
• Working in a high security environment

We’ll provide a great range of benefits including;

• Fully flexible working, including alternative working patterns, annualised hours, compressed hours and job share, to name a few.
• Flexible Working hours, a 12 month reference period and the ability to bank hours. Up to 20 hours can be taken in any calendar month
• Excellent learning and development to ensure everyone fulfils their potential.
• Maternity, adoption or shared parental leave of up to 26 weeks full pay followed by 13 weeks statutory pay and a further 13 weeks unpaid, and paternity leave of 2 weeks full pay.
• Chartership and accreditation support.
• Pension.
• Generous annual leave, with the ability to buy and sell up to 5 days holiday per year.
• A competitive salary.
• Onsite gyms and restaurants.
• Staff discounts for high street and online shopping, restaurants and days out.

Our Diversity Networks

Dstl recognises the importance of diversity and inclusion as people from diverse backgrounds bring fresh ideas. We are committed to building an inclusive working environment in which each employee fulfils their potential and maximises their contribution. We have a number of support networks to ensure all employees feel supported at work.

These include the following;

• Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Network
• Faith and Culture Network
• Parents and Carer Support Network
• Alternative Working Network
• Gender Equality Network
• New Starters Network
• Enabled Network, for people with visible and non-visible disabilities

For further information about Dstl please check out our LinkedIn page