Defence Security Controller

Job Description

Mott MacDonald

Position location: Bristol, Exeter Glasgow or Cambridge

Recruiter contact: Laura Kennedy

We’re a global engineering, management, and development consultancy.
Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients’ businesses, our communities and employee opportunities.

A fundamental part of this is respecting each person’s differences and striving to meet their needs.

Our values: Progress, Respect, Integrity, Drive, Excellence.

About the business unit

With extensive experience in the global defence sector, Mott MacDonald’s advisory and programme delivery teams deliver projects ranging from complex infrastructure upgrades to carbon reduction initiatives.

Our experience in energy ranges from nuclear, renewables, hydro, thermal to electricity and gas, providing services to a global customer base within the energy sector, supporting the delivery of major capital projects and the transition to low-carbon generation.

Overview of role

Come to work for our growing and exciting Defence and Energy Security Team who provide essential support to a number of clients across a wide and exciting portfolio.

The Defence Security Controller role provides internal assurance within the Defence and Energy Portfolio by providing project security support and assurance to MML Defence and Energy projects in respect to our compliance against security obligations.

Key Projects include those supporting the Defence Infrastructure Organisation, Defence Equipment and Support and a number other industry stakeholders. Responsibilities of the Defence Security Controller include;

Essential Elements of Support

• Reporting to the UK Defence Security Controller on internal project assurance in relation to relevant and applicable security management policy and obligations.
• Primary role to support major MML Defence projects as their Project Security Controller to provide advise and input on project security requirements and provision of programme and project security advice and guidance as required to the PPs and PMs.
• Provision of advice on interpretation, implementation and monitoring security controls for the appropriate protection of HMG classified assets held by MML MOD projects.
• Provision of advice on Classification and aggregation, travel advice, ISNs, GovS007, JSP 440 and other regulatory compliance and use of DISX and other secure IS systems.
• Support the UK Defence Security Controller to provide internal assurance of MM compliance with the Cabinet Office’s GovS007 and legacy Security Policy Framework (SPF) and provide management guidance for interpretation and implementation of contractual and, where appropriate, legislative security controls.
  

Desirable Elements of Support

• Provision of advice on project adherence to Corporate Security Instructions on behalf of the UK Defence and European Civil Nuclear Security Controller
• Assist the UK Defence Security Controller to provide advice for MOD security aspects of bids to increase MML’s ‘Right to Win’.
• Assist in co-ordination the planning of appropriate security controls for a new contract or for the alteration of offices / buildings where classified assets are to be handled, stored or produced.
• Support the UK Defence and European Civil Nuclear Security Controller with managing and developing internal corporate security audits for UK Defence and European Civil Nuclear related activities and projects.
• Provide regular inputs to the MM Defence security risk register relating to projects being controlled in line with requirements of the Group Risk Management policy.
• Investigate, report, and log any internal security related breaches in accordance with MML and Contracting Authority incident reporting requirements as required by the UK Defence and European Civil Nuclear Security Controller
• Provide security guidance for EUNA Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery plans as required by the UK Defence and European Civil Nuclear Security Controller
• Attend project kick-off meetings as required to ensure compliance / awareness.
• Oversee project security plans / strategies.
  

Candidate Specification

• Internal SAL analysis, dissemination, and review.
• Internal auditing against security obligations and management of corrective actions. • Input to Security Management Plan for bids, projects and frameworks.
• Delivery of internal Project security training
• Follow up to internal Project Security Incidents
• Updates to Security Risk Register

Essential

• Knowledge and delivery of HMG security policy.
• Knowledge of HMG IT, physical and personnel security matters and understanding of data security requirements in different contexts
• Flexible and adaptable to change in complex project environments.
• Experience operating within a similar security management position.
• Effective communicator.
  

Desirable

• Experience and relevant qualifications in risk management, if in particularly in defence or security setting.
• Experience of conducting audits against standards and guidance, particularly if in particularly in defence or security setting.
• Experience of delivering training.
• Experience in any Critical National Infrastructure sector.
• Relationship and customer management.
• Drive and tenacity to deliver results.
• Proactive in seeking continuous improvement.
  

Please be advised that offers for this role are conditional upon obtaining the appropriate level of Security Clearance.

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Equality, diversity, and inclusion

We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.

Accessibility

We want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

Agile working

Happy to talk Flexible Working and how we can support your responsibilities beyond the workplace.

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

• Pension matched up to 7%
• Life insurance
• An annual professional institution subscription
• Continuous development opportunities – because we want you to thrive
• Agile/flexible working – because life isn’t 9-5
• Enhanced parental leave; shared parental leave policies – for parents and care givers
• Annual bonus scheme
• Flexible benefits that suit you, including ability to buy/sell annual leave entitlement, cycle to work & interest free season ticket loans
• Wellbeing support including access to an independent Employer Assistance Scheme, wellbeing champions and access to learning and support resources
• Access to our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability and parents/carers communities
• The opportunity to make a difference; learn more about our social outcomes

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