Location
Multiple locations available across London and the Thames Valley/Home Counties including Swindon, Newbury, Reading, Guildford, and London sites at Coppermills (North), Crossness (East), and Ashford Common (West).

Hours
36 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Salary
£36,000 to £42,000 per annum, depending on experience and skills
£4,500 car allowance

About the Role
As a Regional Security Advisor within Thames Water's Protective Security team, you will work closely with site teams and stakeholders to support and enhance the physical security of critical assets within a designated area of our estate. You will act as the key link between regulatory guidance and the business, providing expert security advice and promoting adherence to security policies and procedures. Your role is vital in maintaining the security of Thames Water’s people, processes, premises, and assets.

Key responsibilities include conducting consistent security risk assessments and investigations, reviewing compliance forms and escalating issues as necessary, providing practical security advice, and participating in testing and exercising security arrangements. You will support incident responses, assist senior team members with audits and quality assurance of security projects, monitor security KPIs and SLAs, and develop strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Additionally, you will promote common security standards and foster a security-conscious culture across the organisation.

As part of the security team, travel across the Thames Water region will be required.

Experience
- Experience in developing and writing reports with strong written communication skills
- Experience in a related discipline such as risk management, protective security, technical or process management
- Experience working in a regulated environment (utilities, government departments, national infrastructure) is desirable, ideally with a background in water industry, water engineering, or civil engineering

About you
- Strong negotiation and people influencing skills with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels and present to audiences
- Ability to build strong relationships and collaborate effectively
- Self-motivated, committed, and well-organised
- Willingness to develop into a security role and engage proactively with the team

Qualifications
- Security Institute (SyI) BTEC Level 3 Advanced Certificate in Security Management is desirable
- National Protective Security Authority (NPSA) Foundation Course is desirable