Interim Security Advisor

Interim Security Advisor
Location: Wokingham Hybrid 2 days on site
Duration: 28/08/2026
Total cost to Capgemini: £500
MUST HOLD ACTIVE SECURITY CLEARANCE
MUST BE PAYE THROUGH UMBRELLA

Role Description:
It should be noted that this post requires the holder to attain higher levels of security clearance in line with UK Government requirements and may at times require travel.
Direct

• This position is responsible for supporting the clients Corporate Security Team in generating and deploying the security policy, ensuring an appropriate and proportionate approach to security management across the clients portfolio within the UK.
• Lead the Physical Security function to deliver security programmes and solutions to safeguard the organisations people and assets, ensuring compliance with applicable legislation, regulatory and corporate policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Delivery of protective security advice to all areas of the business, both written and verbal as required.
• Assist the Corporate Security Team working with National Grid's UK Physical Security Team and Security Control Centre/Physical Security Operation Centre.
• Responsible for supporting UK Government Counter Terrorism and Crime Prevention strategies, utilising external relationships and committees to influence and shape UK Government security policy.
• Responsible for the efficient designing, developing, implementing, and managing of security programs to protect corporate assets and people against theft, acts of terrorism, and other such hostile activity.

Knowledge, Experience and Technical Know How

• Proven experience of working with key Government departments and Law enforcement agencies, supporting wider UK Government Counter Terrorism, Domestic Extremism and Crime prevention Strategies.
• Proven people management skills, managing performance and development plans.
• Excellent knowledge of physical, personal and personnel security and related principles.
• Must have previous experience in designing, developing, implementing, and managing of security programs.
• Possess strong analytical, organisational, management, and administrative experience within the security industry or UK Security Service.
• Proven track record of delivering and running physical security programs and campaigns.
• Able to demonstrate a high degree of credibility and influence senior stakeholders within the organisation and key external stakeholders.
• Prior Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) experience essential.
• Experience of managing Government marked information and material.
• Security Surveys
• Operational Requirements
• Site Specific Operational Requirements
• Project support relating to security
• Infrastructure Security
• National Protective Security Authority
• Protective security

Essential (at appointment): Educated to degree level in a relevant discipline or a minimum of 5 years relevant experience.
Essential

• Aptitude to convey the business benefit of a threat based, risk informed security approach ensuring business risk owners are empowered to make appropriate and proportionate security decisions.

Desirable:

• Security related credentials would be beneficial, preferably Home Office/UK Security Service trained.
• ASIS International Certified Protection Professional (CPP) or Physical Security Professional (PSP)
• CCTV Public Space Surveillance licences.
• Register of Security Engineers & Specialists