Security Advisor

Inside IR35

Contract Term: 18 months

Contracting Authority: AWE

Location: Aldermaston

CTC/SC/DV Clearance is an essential requirement for this role, as a minimum you must be eligible and willing to undergo these checks

What if you could work on something that you can't test but cannot afford to fail? Something that could have spent years on a submarine, is launched into outer space (where the temperature is below -250c), comes hurtling through the atmosphere, being heated up and shaken and then must work? Some challenge.

That's exactly what the team of over 6,500 people at AWE do every day: delivering important work, in support of the most important mission - keeping the nation safe.

AWE plays a crucial role in national nuclear security. Their role in nuclear deterrence and their specialist technical assistance to nuclear threat reduction is vital in the defence against the most serious threats faced by the UK. Working to support the defence of our country, AWE has a clear mission: to keep everyone, the environment, their products and information, sites, and everything around them, safe and secure.

As a Security Advisor, your main responsibilities will be:

• Monitor the application of MOD security policies and any other relevant standards, reporting on any area where a shortfall is identified, or a possible amendment to policy required.
• Support the conduct of assurance activity to ensure the correct application of security policies and the maintenance of security standards across the Security Operational Area.
• Contribute to the ongoing review of existing security policies and processes to enable the maintenance of security standards that are both proportionate and relevant to the threat.
• Assist in the mitigation and monitoring of security risks identified within the Security Operational Area.
• Assess the performance and effectiveness of security elements as directed, to include the conduct of facility security audits, and advise the Security Manager of where corrective action and improvements are needed.
• Contribute to the conduct of security operations and training within the Security Operational Area.
• Support Company projects through engagement with stakeholders, the provision of advice in interpreting existing security requirements, and guidance on the application of security policies for construction enclaves.

• Candidates need to be a British National and have resided in the UK for the past five years for SC clearance (and ten years for DV). We may consider dual nationality for certain roles.

If this role sounds like something that you would be interested in, please click the link to apply or get in touch with Mark Spencer

AWE's ambition is to create workplaces that recognise and celebrate differences, encourage diverse contributions and where people feel able to be themselves at work. They strive to create a genuine culture of openness and inclusion and encourage diverse applicants.

Disability confident

As a member of the disability confident scheme, AWE guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

We will be in touch to discuss your suitability and arrange your Guaranteed Interview.

Should you require reasonable adjustments at any point during the recruitment process or if there is a more accessible way for us to communicate, please do let me know.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.