Location
Multiple locations available across London and the Thames Valley/Home Counties including Swindon, Newbury, Oxford, Reading, Guildford, and London sites at North (Coppermills), East (Crossness), and West (Ashford Common). This will be your base location, with a requirement to travel around your region.

Hours
36 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

Salary
Up to £42,000 per annum, depending on experience and skills, plus £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 physical security across a designated area of the 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 ensuring the security of Thames Water’s people, processes, premises, and assets.
- Conduct security risk assessments and investigations to a consistent standard.
- Review compliance assessment forms and escalate issues as necessary.
- Provide practical security advice as a subject matter expert.
- Participate in testing and exercising security arrangements.
- Support incident responses and risk register reviews.
- Assist senior team members with audits and quality assurance of security projects.
- Monitor security KPIs and SLAs.
- Develop and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Promote common security standards and foster a security-conscious culture across Thames Water.

Experience
- Experience in developing and writing reports with strong written communication skills.
- Strong negotiation and influencing skills with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels and build strong relationships.
- Experience in a related discipline such as risk management, protective security, technical or process management, with a willingness to develop into a security role.
- Experience working in regulated environments such as utilities, government departments, or national infrastructure is desirable, ideally with a background in water industry, water engineering, or civil engineering.

About you
- Self-motivated, committed, and organised.
- Excellent collaborator with strong communication skills.
- An ambassador for security, promoting adherence to policies and fostering a security-conscious culture.

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