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Physical Security Assurance Lead (2LD) (Sizewell C)

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Employing Company:  Sizewell C

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Physical Security Assurance Lead
Sizewell C 


Security Clearance: Active Security Clearance (SC) is required for this role
Location: London with hybrid working; regular travel between Suffolk and Gloucestershire Offices
Contract: Permanent, full-time 
Salary: £82,186, depending on experience
Benefits include: 
Annual Leave: 28 days per annum, increasing to 30 days after 5 years of service, plus bank holidays
Bonus: 5% annual bonus
Pension Contributions: Defined Contribution Pension Scheme with up to 7.5% employee contribution and 15% employer contribution
Life Assurance: Up to 8 x salary
Closing date: 23rd September 2026
 

Role overview:


We are seeking a Physical Security Assurance to drive Level 2 physical security assurance activities across the Sizewell C programme. Reporting to the Deputy Head of Security, Resilience and Assurance you will provide expert oversight of physical security arrangements across project, corporate and supplier environments, ensuring controls remain effective, proportionate to risk and aligned with regulatory requirements. This is an excellent opportunity to play a key role in one of the UK's most significant infrastructure projects, working closely with senior leaders, regulators, security specialists and delivery partners to shape and continuously improve physical security assurance arrangements throughout construction and beyond.
 

Role Responsibilities:


Lead the Level 2 Physical Security Assurance Programme across Sizewell C.
Deliver risk-based audits, inspections and assurance reviews across project, corporate and supplier environments.
Identify security risks, recommend improvements and oversee corrective actions.
Provide expert advice on physical security controls, standards and regulatory requirements.
Manage corporate physical security arrangements, including access control, regulated areas and protection of sensitive information.
Lead security investigations and support continuous improvement initiatives.
Manage the relationship with Nuclear Security Services (NSS), defining the annual task order, including monitoring delivery against agreed objectives.
Engage with regulators, suppliers and senior stakeholders to support effective security outcomes.
Support governance forums and provide assurance reporting to senior leadership.
 

Knowledge & Skills


Essential


Strong knowledge of physical and technical security principles, controls and assurance requirements within Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) environments.
Strong understanding of three lines of defence, risk management and integrated assurance models.
Ability to develop and deliver risk-based security assurance programmes, including audits, reviews, reporting and action tracking.
Ability to translate risk, regulatory expectations and assurance findings into practical security improvements.
Ability to provide clear and proportionate advice on physical security risks and controls to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders, regulators, suppliers and delivery partners.
Ability to manage supplier performance and support compliant delivery.
Experience drafting and maintaining security policies, standards, processes and procedures.
Excellent written, verbal and governance communication skills, including leading assurance forums and meetings.
 

Desirable


CITB certification.
Knowledge of governance and assurance requirements within nuclear, CNI, regulated or major project environments.
 

Qualifications & Experience:


Essential


Experience within a highly regulated and/or high-security environment, ideally nuclear or Critical National Infrastructure.
Experience assessing security threats and risks and implementing proportionate mitigations.
Experience delivering security audits, reviews, assessments or assurance activities relating to physical security controls.
Experience implementing and managing physical security controls in line with regulatory requirements and guidance, including ONR and NPSA expectations.
Experience implementing security frameworks, standards and management arrangements.
Experience managing corporate physical security arrangements, including access control, regulated areas and protection of sensitive information.
Experience managing security providers and monitoring performance against agreed KPIs or service standards.
Experience supporting budgets, forecasts, business cases and performance reporting.
Experience supporting regulatory inspections, audits, reviews and assurance forums, including evidence preparation, reporting and action tracking.
 

Desirable


Formal physical security qualifications or accreditations (e.g. SIA, NPSA).
Project or programme management qualifications and/or experience within major infrastructure projects.
Experience enhancing security culture through communications, engagement or behavioural change initiatives.
Experience delivering operational security within construction, infrastructure or major project environments.
 

Why Join us?


Be part of one of the most important low-carbon energy projects in the UK.
Work in a mission-driven environment that values innovation, integrity, and long-term sustainability.
Competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for career development.
Flexible and hybrid working options. 

 

 

 

For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. As a project, we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

The Sizewell C Jobs Service supports local people into exciting, long-term careers across our Project.#SZCJobs

 

 

Physical Security Assurance Lead
Sizewell C 


Security Clearance: Active Security Clearance (SC) is required for this role
Location: London with hybrid working; regular travel between Suffolk and Gloucestershire Offices
Contract: Permanent, full-time 
Salary: £82,186, depending on experience
Benefits include: 
Annual Leave: 28 days per annum, increasing to 30 days after 5 years of service, plus bank holidays
Bonus: 5% annual bonus
Pension Contributions: Defined Contribution Pension Scheme with up to 7.5% employee contribution and 15% employer contribution
Life Assurance: Up to 8 x salary
Closing date: 23rd September 2026
 

Role overview:


We are seeking a Physical Security Assurance to drive Level 2 physical security assurance activities across the Sizewell C programme. Reporting to the Deputy Head of Security, Resilience and Assurance you will provide expert oversight of physical security arrangements across project, corporate and supplier environments, ensuring controls remain effective, proportionate to risk and aligned with regulatory requirements. This is an excellent opportunity to play a key role in one of the UK's most significant infrastructure projects, working closely with senior leaders, regulators, security specialists and delivery partners to shape and continuously improve physical security assurance arrangements throughout construction and beyond.
 

Role Responsibilities:


Lead the Level 2 Physical Security Assurance Programme across Sizewell C.
Deliver risk-based audits, inspections and assurance reviews across project, corporate and supplier environments.
Identify security risks, recommend improvements and oversee corrective actions.
Provide expert advice on physical security controls, standards and regulatory requirements.
Manage corporate physical security arrangements, including access control, regulated areas and protection of sensitive information.
Lead security investigations and support continuous improvement initiatives.
Manage the relationship with Nuclear Security Services (NSS), defining the annual task order, including monitoring delivery against agreed objectives.
Engage with regulators, suppliers and senior stakeholders to support effective security outcomes.
Support governance forums and provide assurance reporting to senior leadership.
 

Knowledge & Skills


Essential


Strong knowledge of physical and technical security principles, controls and assurance requirements within Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) environments.
Strong understanding of three lines of defence, risk management and integrated assurance models.
Ability to develop and deliver risk-based security assurance programmes, including audits, reviews, reporting and action tracking.
Ability to translate risk, regulatory expectations and assurance findings into practical security improvements.
Ability to provide clear and proportionate advice on physical security risks and controls to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders, regulators, suppliers and delivery partners.
Ability to manage supplier performance and support compliant delivery.
Experience drafting and maintaining security policies, standards, processes and procedures.
Excellent written, verbal and governance communication skills, including leading assurance forums and meetings.
 

Desirable


CITB certification.
Knowledge of governance and assurance requirements within nuclear, CNI, regulated or major project environments.
 

Qualifications & Experience:


Essential


Experience within a highly regulated and/or high-security environment, ideally nuclear or Critical National Infrastructure.
Experience assessing security threats and risks and implementing proportionate mitigations.
Experience delivering security audits, reviews, assessments or assurance activities relating to physical security controls.
Experience implementing and managing physical security controls in line with regulatory requirements and guidance, including ONR and NPSA expectations.
Experience implementing security frameworks, standards and management arrangements.
Experience managing corporate physical security arrangements, including access control, regulated areas and protection of sensitive information.
Experience managing security providers and monitoring performance against agreed KPIs or service standards.
Experience supporting budgets, forecasts, business cases and performance reporting.
Experience supporting regulatory inspections, audits, reviews and assurance forums, including evidence preparation, reporting and action tracking.
 

Desirable


Formal physical security qualifications or accreditations (e.g. SIA, NPSA).
Project or programme management qualifications and/or experience within major infrastructure projects.
Experience enhancing security culture through communications, engagement or behavioural change initiatives.
Experience delivering operational security within construction, infrastructure or major project environments.
 

Why Join us?


Be part of one of the most important low-carbon energy projects in the UK.
Work in a mission-driven environment that values innovation, integrity, and long-term sustainability.
Competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for career development.
Flexible and hybrid working options. 

 

 

 

For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. As a project, we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Why Join Us?

For more than 60 years, nuclear power stations in the UK have been quietly keeping Britain fuelled with massive amounts of home-grown energy.

Our teams up and down the country are proudly continuing to serve the nation – but they also have an eye on the future.

EDF is leading the UK's nuclear renaissance with the construction of a new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point C and plans for a new power station at Sizewell C in Suffolk.

Nuclear power is the most reliable, low-carbon energy source currently available to the UK. EDF is playing a key role in the development of nuclear sites, while Hinkley Point C will provide low-carbon electricity to meet 7% of the UK demand. The project is already making a positive impact on the local and national economy as well as boosting skills and education.

We’re not just building new nuclear power stations. We’re developing careers, upskilling generations and creating thousands of employment and apprenticeship opportunities across a variety of skills areas.

It takes a special kind of person to work in the nuclear energy industry and although we have thousands of them there’s always a need for more.

Our industry has a mind-boggling range of opportunities and more jobs, and in more places, than you might think. But it’s also an industry which is changing.

We’re a responsible business and proud to be Britain’s biggest generator of zero carbon electricity. With size, age and experience, we believe we can do even more.

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