Overview
Equans UK & Ireland is looking for a Security Mobile Patrol Officer to support Southern Water contracts across multiple sites. You’ll be based primarily at Testwood, Brunel Road, Totton, Southampton (SO40 3WX), with patrols also covering sites in Otterbourne and Twyford. This is a permanent, full-time position working 42 hours per week.
Salary: £29,784.08 plus a competitive benefits package. You’ll be directly employed by Equans and play a key role in safeguarding Southern Water’s operations.
Shift pattern
4 days on, 4 days off 07:00 – 19:00
About Us
Equans working for Southern Water is dedicated to delivering exceptional service while maintaining the highest standards of security and operational efficiency.
Position Overview
The Security Mobile Patrol Officer is responsible for providing mobile security services across various sites around Otterbourne / Twyford / Testwood Southern Water sites under the company’s control. This role involves patrolling, responding to incidents, key holding, visitor and vehicle management. The officer will be required to travel between different company contracts to provide a seamless and professional service. The role demands a flexible and proactive approach to security operations while ensuring the safety and security of all locations, assets, and personnel. The role involves physically patrolling in varying environments with long periods of driving and walking.
Key Responsibilities
* Mobile Patrols: Conduct regular mobile patrols to ensure the safety and security of all sites. This involves monitoring for any security breaches, suspicious activities, or maintenance issues.
* Incident Response: respond to alarms, security breaches or emergency situations, following established procedures to mitigate risks and prevent escalation.
* Call-Out Response: Be available for out-of-hours call-outs, responding to emergencies or security incidents at any time.
* Covering Security Positions: Provide temporary cover for other security roles as needed, ensuring continuous and effective security coverage across all sites without disruption.
* Key Holding: Manage key holding duties, including unlocking and securing premises and responding to out-of-hours call-outs.
* Site Coverage: Provide coverage at various sites, ensuring that security standards are maintained across locations.
* Transportation: Safely transport items, documents or individuals between sites, following all company protocols and ensuring secure handling of sensitive materials.
Requirements
* Full clean driving licence held for 2 years minimum
* SIA Door Supervision Licence or SIA Security Guard Licence
* Physical fitness
* Ability to work flexibly and enthusiastically
* Strong communication skills, both oral and written
* Experience with security systems and communication tools
* Ability to work outside in varying weather conditions and drive to remote locations
* Physical fitness suitable for mobile patrols and covering security posts
* Attention to detail
Desirable
* Previous experience in mobile patrol or response security roles
* First Aid Trained, Fire Safety Trained, any other relevant security related training / skills
* Experience with working in high-security environments
What We Offer
* Generous holiday allowance
* Company share scheme
* 2 paid volunteering days a year
* Cycle to work scheme
* Season ticket loan
* Employee assistance programme
Who are we?
In the UK & Ireland, Equans is a provider of sustainable facilities management and regeneration, and cutting-edge energy and digital services. Our 15,000 employees combine these activities to deliver decarbonisation across the built environment and help businesses, communities, public sector organisations and government to accelerate the transition to a low carbon, resilient world.
Globally, Equans is a world leader in the energy and services sector with operations in 20 countries, 90,000 employees working on 5 continents and a turnover of €19.2 billion in 2024. Equans is a subsidiary of the Bouygues group.
Our ambition
At Equans, we are driven by our ambition to be recognised for our operational excellence and as the best place to work for our employees. This commitment extends to achieving global and sustainable performance through Impact, ensuring that everything we do aligns with our core values—Accountability, Respect, Team Spirit, and Service Focus. We take ownership, act with integrity, and set high standards. We listen, support, and care for one another. We collaborate and build trust to achieve shared goals, always striving to meet our customers' needs in a proactive and pragmatic way. These values shape our culture, strengthen our community, and inspire us to deliver excellence every day.
What’s next?
If this role is of interest to you, please click below to register, apply, and track your progress! A member of our Resourcing Team will review your application and be in touch.
As part of our commitment to better reflect the markets within which we operate, we encourage applications from women, ethnically diverse individuals and people with disabilities, along with all candidates who identify with protected characteristic groups under the Equality Act 2010.
At Equans we’re committed to delivering a culture where everyone’s voice is heard and supported. We know the value a diverse workforce creates, delivering better results for our people, customers, and stakeholders. Diversity and inclusion is at the core of what we do, should you join Equans you’ll find a welcoming and open workplace where you’re supported and encouraged to be your true self at work.
You’ll also have access to our growing employee networks including AccessAbility, Encompass, RISE, Veterans & Reservists, WOMEN Together, Working Parents, and Young Professionals.
For this role, you must have evidence of the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we are not able to offer a relocation package with this job role. Certain roles may require applicants to undergo a Disclosure check, as noted in the role requirements. The Equans Resourcing Team manage this requirement. Agency involvement is not required. All related enquiries should come to the resourcing team, not direct to Equans Managers.
Seniority level: Entry level
Employment type: Full-time
Job function: Other, Information Technology, and Management
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