Deputy Facility Security Manager

The F-35 Lightning Programme is one of the UK's most important defence capabilities, requiring the highest levels of security assurance and compliance.

We are seeking a highly motivated and professional Deputy Facility Security Manager (D-FSM) to join the SAP Facility Security Team. Supporting the Facility Security Manager (FSM) and Enclave Security Manager (ESM), you will play a key role in protecting classified information, personnel, systems and facilities, ensuring the continued accreditation and secure operation of the F-35 Special Access Programme .

Why Join Us?

This is an exciting opportunity to work at the forefront of one of the world's most advanced defence programmes. You will contribute directly to the protection of nationally important information and capabilities while developing your expertise within a highly respected security profession.

If you are passionate about security, compliance and protecting critical defence assets, we would like to hear from you.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Successful candidates will be required to work an 8-hour shift pattern. Shifts may be rostered at any time between 0600 hrs and 2359 hrs, according to operational requirements.

About the Role

As the Deputy Facility Security Manager, you will support the delivery of all aspects of security management across the SAP Facility. You will help ensure compliance , safeguarding classified information and maintaining the integrity, availability and confidentiality of programme assets.

You will act as a trusted security adviser, working closely with internal stakeholders, external security authorities and programme partners to maintain the highest standards of security assurance.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Facility Security Manager in the day-to-day management of the SAP Facility Security Programme.
• Manage and oversee access control procedures for personnel, visitors and contractors.
• Maintain security records, personnel security documentation and classified material control processes.
• Conduct security audits, inspections and assurance activities to verify compliance.
• Investigate, report and support the resolution of security incidents and breaches.
• Deliver security briefings, awareness training and education programmes.
• Provide expert advice on physical, personnel, information and operational security matters.
• Support risk management, security governance and business continuity planning activities.
• Assist in maintaining facility accreditation and preparing for external inspections.
• Lead and support Security Administrative Assistants, ensuring effective delivery of security administration processes.
• Foster strong working relationships with MOD stakeholders, programme partners and external security agencies.

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

Candidates will be required to provide CV details to include job history; qualification details and previous skills and experience.

Candidates will be required to provide a statement of suitability in no more than 500 words.

At sift, you will be assessed against your CV, Statement of suitability and the following Behaviours:

• Communicating and Influencing
• Developing Self and Others
• Managing a Quality Service
• Making Effective Decisions

At interview, you will be assessed against the following Behaviours:

• Communicating and Influencing
• Developing Self and Others
• Managing a Quality Service
• Making Effective Decisions

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

There may be occasions where it is not practicable or appropriate to interview all DCS candidates that meet the minimum criteria for the job. For example, in certain recruitment situations such as a high volume of applications, seasonal demand, or peak periods, the employer may wish to limit the overall number of interviews offered to both DCS and non-DCS applicants.

As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came into effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points-based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical. This role does not meet that category, and we will not sponsor a visa. It is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points-based system.

Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.

The Ministry of Defence requires all candidates who are successful at interview to declare any outside interests. These declarations will be discussed with successful candidates following the interview process and before a formal offer of employment is made, as some outside interests may not be compatible with MOD civilian roles. This will not, in the majority of cases, prevent employment in MOD, but it is a measure that must be taken to ensure that appropriate mitigations can be put in place to manage any potential, perceived or actual conflicts of interest from the first day of employment.

The Ministry of Defence adopts a zero-tolerance approach to unacceptable behaviours, which includes bullying, harassment, sexual harassment, discrimination, and victimisation. You will not be eligible and will not be considered for this post if you have been dismissed from a role for such unacceptable behaviours within the last five years. This will also apply if you resign or otherwise leave a role but, because of an adverse decision, would have been dismissed for gross misconduct had you continued in that employment. Pre-employment checks will be carried out.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.