Munitions Head of Security

This vacancy is open to permanent and fixed-term BAE Systems employees only. While agency workers have access to relevant permanent opportunities, this role has been designated as an internal opportunity and therefore only permanent and fixed-term employees of BAE Systems are eligible to apply.

You’re expected to have completed 12 months in role prior to applying for an advertised vacancy and you should also discuss the internal opportunity with your line manager to ensure sustained business continuity and to further support your career development.

We know there may be exceptional individual circumstances that impact this, in the first instance please discuss this with your line manager.

If you don’t feel you can talk to your Line Manager, you can contact your HRBP.

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Head of Security Munitions

The Head of Security (Munitions) will lead and oversee all security, risk, resilience and protective security activities across five operational sites, ensuring the protection of people, information, products, explosives and infrastructure. You will provide strategic leadership to a distributed security team, maintain regulatory compliance and accreditations, support safe and resilient operations, reduce loss, and ensure security arrangements align with business objectives, programme requirements and COMAH obligations.

• Developing and delivering the Munitions security strategy, ensuring alignment with business objectives, regulatory requirements and operational priorities

• Leading security risk management, threat assessment and protective security measures across people, information, assets, facilities and supply chains

• Ensuring compliance with COMAH, government security standards and facility accreditations, supporting inspections, audits and regulatory engagement

• Overseeing physical, personnel, information and operational security across five sites, including incident management, investigations and continuous improvement

• Leading loss prevention and asset protection programmes, safeguarding explosives, hazardous materials, sensitive information and critical infrastructure

• Providing leadership to the security team, fostering a strong security culture, stakeholder engagement and resilient, compliant business operations

Your skills and qualifications\:

• Significant security leadership experience within defence, manufacturing, industrial, infrastructure or high-hazard environments

• Strong expertise in protective, physical and personnel security, investigations and risk management

• Experience working within regulated environments and engaging with regulators and government accreditors

• Knowledge of COMAH principles and security requirements within high-hazard facilities

• Experience maintaining Facility Security Clearance (FSC) and regulatory accreditations

• Proven leadership of multi-site security teams, incident response, assurance activities and loss prevention programmes

• Degree-qualified in Security, Risk, Business, Engineering, or equivalent professional experience

Location\: Any Digital Intelligence or Land site with onsite attendance 2 days per week at one of the following sites\: Radway Green, Ridsdale, Washington, Bishopton, Glascoed.

You will also be required to attend team meetings at various locations as requested.

Grade\: GG14

Clearance\: You must hold or be able to obtain DV clearance for this role.

Digital Intelligence

BAE Systems Digital Intelligence is home to 4,500 digital, cyber and intelligence experts. We work collaboratively across 10 countries to collect, connect and understand complex data, so that governments, nation states, armed forces and commercial businesses can unlock digital advantage in the most demanding environments.

Our Land business supports both maritime and land forces, manufacturing a broad range of conventional and naval munitions from 4.5-inch and 5-inch naval rounds to large-calibre artillery and insensitive munitions. With the launch of our ‘Next Generation Munitions Solution’ (NGMS), we are securing the UK’s future in the munitions industry. Backed by decades of expertise at sites including Glascoed, Washington, Radway Green, and Bishopton, we deliver the firepower armed forces need safely, reliably, and to the highest standards.

We are committed to supporting work life balance for all our employees and embrace a range of modern working practices, which aim to enhance flexibility for individuals whilst also enabling business performance. Flexibility provisions vary by role, but include; hybrid working arrangements, flexible working patterns and shift working.

There are endless opportunities to grow at BAE Systems, and we will build upon the diversity of your experience through supporting your movement across our organisation. Our mission is to support our colleagues reach their full potential and so you’ll always find something new that will continue to inspire and provide an exciting and varied career that continues to play a crucial role in creating a secure tomorrow for generations to come.

We believe when you bring together different people and different perspectives it inspires creativity and drives innovation. It helps us fulfil our purpose and it's integral to our culture. We want everyone to be heard and respected, allowing us all to develop in an inclusive workplace and thrive together. We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified people, who are BAE Systems employees and have been in their current role for 12 months or longer.

Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.