Full-Time Head of Industrial Security

Navantia UK is seeking an experienced and driven Head of Industrial Security to lead and manage all aspects of protective security across the organisation. This pivotal role ensures the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information and assets, while aligning with business goals and compliance obligations.

The successful candidate will take a risk-based, proportionate approach to physical, personnel, information and cyber security, and manage relationships with internal teams and external stakeholders including government agencies and industry partners.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Personnel Security: Oversee vetting, induction, training and awareness programmes, supervision, aftercare, investigations and incident reporting.
2. Physical Security: Advise on and supervise measures to meet operational needs, including secure storage facilities and physical access controls across sites.
3. Information Assurance: Manage all classified information throughout its lifecycle—creation to destruction—ensuring compliance with standards and accountability processes.
4. Cyber/IT Security: Collaborate with Cyber Security and Technical teams to address risks, system accreditation, and documentation of all CIS assets.
5. Policy & Compliance: Develop, implement and audit security policies, processes, and controls. Provide incident response and recommendations.
6. Supply Chain Security: Ensure security compliance within contracts and Security Aspects Letters (SALs).
7. Security Operations: Monitor threats, conduct investigations, and ensure continuous protection of company assets.
8. Security Education: Design and deliver awareness programmes and induction training across the business.
9. Team Leadership: Manage and develop both the Corporate and Port Facility Security Teams.
10. Stakeholder Engagement: Build and maintain relationships with UK Government and security agencies.
11. Bid Support: Contribute to proposals by providing security risk assessments and strategic input.
12. Travel: Ability to travel to any of the physical sites.

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