Job Title: Security Vetting Team Leader
Location: Warrington, Cheshire + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF
Lead the Way in National Security – Become a Security Vetting Team Leader
At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Security Vetting Team Leader at our Dalton Avenue site.
The role
As a Security Vetting Team Leader, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll be at the forefront of safeguarding our people and operations. You’ll lead a dedicated team responsible for managing security clearance processes for employees and contractors, ensuring compliance with national legislation and internal standards.
Day-to-day, you’ll be leading and supporting the site’s vetting team, providing subject matter expertise and line management.
1. Monitoring the delivery of screening and vetting services to ensure compliance with policies and SLAs
2. Engaging with stakeholders to promote security awareness, explain clearance processes, raise security awareness and promote security as an enabler
3. Acting as the escalation point for complex vetting queries
4. Flagging current or projected resourcing and staff training requirements to Head of Security Clearance and Vetting.
5. Overseeing the full lifecycle of security clearance to meet regulatory requirements
This role is full time, 37.5 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements.
Essential experience of the Security Vetting Team Leader:
6. Proven line management experience, ideally in team leadership
7. Strong understanding of HMG security clearance policies and processes (NSV, BPSS, IPSA)
8. Solid grasp of data protection legislation
9. Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise for self and others
10. Comfortable working independently and making decisions
Qualifications for the Security Vetting Team Leader:
11. We value difference and don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and/or willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) / Security Check (SC) clearance for this role.
Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at .
What we offer
12. Generous holiday allowance
13. Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
14. Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
15. Employee share scheme
16. Employee shopping savings portal
17. Payment of Professional Fees
18. Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
19. Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. There is an annual Window to request this benefit.
20. ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
21. Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.