Head of Munitions Security & Risk

BAE Systems Taleo; Surrey Heath; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

BAE Systems is seeking a Head of Security (Munitions) to lead security, risk, resilience and protective security across five sites. You will provide strategic direction, ensure regulatory compliance, protect people, information, explosives and infrastructure, and align security with business objectives.

The role requires extensive leadership in regulated environments, experience with COMAH and FSC, and the ability to manage multi-site teams, investigations and loss-prevention programmes while

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.

Responsibilities

• 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

Skills

Security leadership

Protective security

Risk management

COMAH knowledge

FSC experience

Multi-site leadership

Regulatory engagement

Education

Security degree

Engineering degree

Job description

BAE Systems is seeking a Head of Security (Munitions) to lead security, risk, resilience and protective security across five sites. You will provide strategic direction, ensure regulatory compliance, protect people, information, explosives and infrastructure, and align security with business objectives.

The role requires extensive leadership in regulated environments, experience with COMAH and FSC, and the ability to manage multi-site teams, investigations and loss-prevention programmes while