Programme Security Lead

Rolls-Royce; Bristol; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Rolls-Royce in Bristol is seeking a Programme Security Lead to manage day-to-day security activities, budgets, and schedules on defence programmes. The role focuses on implementing security standards, maintaining procedures, and coordinating with UK and international partners.

You will drive risk management and ensure regulatory compliance across satellite locations. The candidate will lead security planning, liaise with government agencies, and support investigations or incidents while staying

Qualifications

• Sound knowledge of UK security regulations and UK MOD security policies.
• Understanding of security management principles and project management (budget, scheduling, risk, reporting).
• Strong influencing and communication skills, including training planning and delivery.
• Ability to work collaboratively across UK and international programme enterprise.
• Preferably experience handling Government classified assets and standards.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day security activities, including administration of programme security budget and schedule.
• Plan, coordinate, and execute programme security standards and requirements; manage GovS 007 policy compliance.
• Lead creation and maintenance of operational security procedures and local operating instructions, including satellite locations.
• Coordinate security management plans, processes and risk registers to ensure compliant outcomes.
• Interface on security topics with national and international partners and government agencies.
• Support security investigations and records; assist the Defence security team during incidents or breaches.
• Monitor changes in government and company guidance or legislation affecting local procedures.

Skills

Project management

Communication skills

Collaboration

Influencing

Security policy knowledge

Job description

Programme Security Lead

Full-Time

Bristol, site-based

What you will be doing:

• As part of the Programme Security team, support the day to day security activities associated with Defence programmes including the administration of programme security budget and schedule.
• Support the planning, co-ordination and execution of programme security standards and requirements, managing compliance against the GovS 007 Security policy.
• Lead on the creation and maintenance of operational security procedures, work instructions and local operating instructions, including our satellite locations.
• Coordinate security management plans, the security management processes and security risk registers to support compliant security outcomes.
• Where required, interface on security topics with National and International partners and government agencies.
• Support the Programme Security Team in the event of a programme compartment/facility security incident, breech, or emergency. Support security investigations, maintaining appropriate records and reports, and linking into the Defence security team.
• Maintain awareness of current and future changes in government and company guidance or legislation that may impact on the local operating procedures and work instructions.

Who we’re looking for:

• Lives our company behaviours to ensure “do the right thing” is achieved for all Security requirements.
• Has a sound knowledge of UK security regulations, UK MOD security policies and understanding of the principles of security management.
• Good understanding of project management (Budget, scheduling, risk and reporting).
• Good influencing and communication skills, including training planning & delivery.
• Ability to work collaboratively both internally and externally across the UK and International programme enterprise driving operational delivery.
• Preferably experienced in handling Government classified assets and Government security standards.

This role will require you to hold a Developed Vetting (DV). To start, you will require a minimum Security Check (SC) clearance without any caveats to that clearance. Rolls-Royce will support the application for Security Clearance if you don’t currently already have this in place.

Rolls-Royce are committed to being a respectful, inclusive, and non-discriminatory workplace where individuality is valued, diverse perspectives fuel innovation, and everyone can thrive.