Physical Security Lead - Central Government

Spinwell Global Limited; Tees Valley; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 101,000; Full time

Job summary

Spinwell Global Limited is seeking a Physical Security Lead to cover the north region (Darlington, Leeds, Sheffield, Nottingham) on a hybrid 6-month contract. The role requires SC clearance, with 3 days in the office and a focus on advising clients on physical security, carrying out risk assessments, and developing procedures.

You will lead threat and vulnerability assessments, manage risk registers, asset catalogs, and security improvements while aligning with policy and project requirements.

Qualifications

• Experience in conducting security assessments.
• Ability to build relationships with clients across multiple sites.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a small team.
• Competence in analysing management information to inform decisions.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert advice on Physical Security to clients and stakeholders.
• Communicate threat and risk to identify emerging security issues at site level.
• Develop Operational Requirements to inform security posturing.
• Educate staff and stakeholders on security culture, threats and risks.
• Lead formal Threat and Vulnerability Assessments and maintain the Risk Register.
• Manage asset registers and track security system work orders and mitigations.
• Produce local Site Security Procedures and the Site Security Management Plan.
• Align activities with organisational policies and supply chain projects.
• Monitor security processes, conduct post-incident reviews, and drive improvements.
• Stay updated on emerging technologies and National Authority Guidance.

Skills

Security assessments

Stakeholder communication

Client relationship building

Team collaboration

Written communication

Autonomy

Data analysis

Job description

Role: Physical Security Lead REF 106969

Contract Length: 6 months

Location: Will cover the north region: Darlington, Leeds, Sheffield, Nottingham. Ideally that region located.

Hybrid role, 3 days in office

IR35: Inside

Pay Rate to Intermediary: Market Rate

Security Clearance: SC requested

Spinwell is recruiting for a Physical Security Lead for an excellent opportunity within the public sector.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PHYSICAL SECURITY LEAD

1. Provide expert advice on Physical Security

• Provide Stakeholder Advice: Deliver security advice and actionable recommendations to colleagues, ensuring clients are proactively informed if impacted.
• Communicate Threat and Risk: Work with client departments to identify emerging threats and risks at site level

• Operational Requirements: Drive the development of Operational Requirements (OR) to accurately inform security posturing.
• Providing Security Awareness: Educating staff, supply chain, and stakeholders on security culture, threats, and risks.

2. Conduct risk assessments in the local environment, extracting insights to provide an informed opinion on Physical Security risks and the adequacy of controls in place

• Execute Core Assessments: Act as the operational lead for executing formal Threat and Vulnerability Assessments and reviewing local security layers to formally document what controls are or are not in place and why.
• Risk Register: Build, maintain, and support the mitigation of the Risk Register.
• Asset Tracking: Maintain local Site Security Asset Registers to ensure clear visibility of physical infrastructure.
• Infrastructure Maintenance: Manage physical security system deficiencies by tracking Work Orders (WO) for equipment faults and ensuring mitigation is in place

3. Align with relevant regulation, policy and standards to provide proportional, practical advice, tailored to the local environment, and advise on any residual risk

• Policy & Procedure: Produce local Site Security Procedures in line with Security Policies.
• Security Management: Create the Site Security Management Plan (SSMP) and review Supply Chain site documentation for alignment.
• Corporate Strategy: Align activities with Organisational Policies
• Project Integration: Partner on new projects

4. Monitor the efficiency and effectiveness of the Physical Security processes across the organisation, and make recommendations for continual improvement

• Continuous Learning: Lead post-incident reviews to capture lessons learned and author formal post-incident security reports.
• Trend Analysis: Analyse incident and breach data to identify operational trends, communicating insights to drive continual improvement.
• Supplier Posture: Review supply chain to ensure efficient and effective delivery of services.
• Audit & Exercise Collaboration: Support the Assurance team

5. Maintain awareness of current and emerging technologies and their impact on existing security practices

Education and Awareness: Take personal responsibility to stay updated on emerging technologies, evolving security strategies, and National Authority Guidance to assess and adapt existing security practices.

We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the communities and wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a sense of belonging in a workplace where everyone feels valued.

We are looking for someone with a security background and who can demonstrate the ability to conduct site assessments and mitigate risks identified. You should be able to communicate with multiple stakeholders and be a self-motivated individual capable of working both individually and as part of a team.

Ideally, we are looking for someone that demonstrates continual learning through an association and membership with an organisation such as the Security Institute.

SKILLS/EXPERIENCE OF THE PHYSICAL SECURITY LEAD

• Experience in conducting security assessments
• Experience of working in a multi-client service organisation
• The ability to interpret and understand business needs of clients in order to build positive relationships
• Working collaboratively in a small team environment and in a positive manner to build trust and rapport across the client
• The ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing to gain support for initiatives and to enable solution implementation
• To work autonomously, prioritising tasks effectively in order to meet deadlines (both internal and external) and communicating progress wherever necessary
• Conversant with IT systems and the ability to analyse management information to inform decision making

We welcome all applications regardless of background, in line with our commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion.

Disability Confident

As a member of the disability confident scheme, the client guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.