Interim Security Advisor

Junior Interim Security Advisor
Location: Wokingham | Hybrid - 50/50
Duration: 28/08/2026
MUST BE PAYE THROUGH UMBRELLA

Role Description:

Direct
Act as the Physical Security SME for the Physical Security Asset Refresh Programme, providing authoritative advice to programme leadership, project teams, suppliers and partners.
Provide oversight and assurance across all programme activities, ensuring protective security standards, operational requirements and relevant legislation are met.
Lead decision making related to physical security design, specifications, and implementation throughout the programme life cycle.
Work collaboratively with programme stakeholders to identify risks, resolve security-related issues, and ensure proportionate, risk informed solutions are adopted.
Ensure security requirements are Embedded into programme documentation, including designs, operational requirements, proposals, and acceptance criteria.
Support validation and verification of physical security solutions, ensuring they meet NESO security policy, regulatory expectations, and technical standards.
Support the NESO Security team in carrying out their roles and achieving their objectives.

Section 4 - Knowledge, Experience and Technical Know How
Experience acting as a Physical Security SME within major infrastructure programmes, providing assurance and strategic input to security related decision making.
Demonstrable experience of overseeing physical security upgrades or asset refresh programmes.
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 programmes.
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

Section 5 - Qualifications
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