Physical Security Lead: Critical Infrastructure & Risk

South West Water Limited; Exeter; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Pension scheme

Annual leave allowance

Bonus scheme

Employee discounts

Career development opportunities

Employee assistance programme

Job summary

South West Water Limited is seeking a skilled Physical Security Specialist to join our Group Security team and safeguard critical water and wastewater infrastructure across the Pennon Group. The role leads security assessments, develops operational requirements, and provides expert guidance on physical security controls.

The successful candidate will work across multiple sites, travel regularly, and help deliver security improvements while ensuring regulatory compliance and resilience of

Qualifications

• Experience in physical security, security risk management or security assurance.
• Experience conducting security risk assessments, threat assessments and assurance activities.
• Strong analytical, investigation and report-writing skills.
• Knowledge of security risk assessment methodologies, loss prevention principles and physical security controls.
• Experience developing security standards, procedures and risk mitigation strategies.
• Experience engaging with operational teams, contractors, regulators or external stakeholders.
• Understanding of drinking water and wastewater treatment, production and supply processes, or the ability to quickly develop this knowledge.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel regularly across the Group.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the Group Security Risk Assessment (SRA) and Operational Requirement (OR) programme across water and wastewater assets.
• Conduct site categorisation, threat assessments, vulnerability assessments and security risk assessments.
• Develop risk-based recommendations and Operational Requirements to support security improvements and investment decisions.
• Support security audits, assurance reviews, regulatory inspections and annual SEMD submissions.
• Provide specialist advice on physical, personnel and procedural security controls to operational teams, asset owners and capital projects.
• Develop and maintain security standards, procedures, guidance and improvement plans across the Group.
• Identify and report security risks, vulnerabilities and compliance gaps, supporting risk-based mitigation and prioritisation activities.
• Build strong relationships with regulators, government agencies, law enforcement partners, contractors and internal stakeholders.
• Support the continuous improvement of security resilience across critical operational assets.

Skills

Physical security

Security risk management

Threat assessments

Analytical skills

Report writing

Security standards

Stakeholder engagement

Driving licence

Education

Degree-level qualification

SC Security Clearance

Job description

South West Water Limited is seeking a skilled Physical Security Specialist to join our Group Security team and safeguard critical water and wastewater infrastructure across the Pennon Group. The role leads security assessments, develops operational requirements, and provides expert guidance on physical security controls.

The successful candidate will work across multiple sites, travel regularly, and help deliver security improvements while ensuring regulatory compliance and resilience of