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ISS Facilities Services; Inverness; On-site; GBP 42,706,000 - 49,594,000; Full time

Job summary

ISS Facilities Services is seeking a Security Officer in Inverness to ensure site safety and protect people and assets. The role involves patrolling internal and external areas, monitoring activities, and maintaining professional relations with customers and staff.

Rotating shifts including days, nights, and weekends, with a permanent contract and on-site hours. The position offers a structured training path and opportunities for apprenticeship progression under ISS’s security program.

Qualifications

• Must be able to achieve SC clearance.
• Previous security experience.
• A valid front-line security guarding, door supervision or close protection SIA licence.
• Knowledge and experience with security systems and related tech.
• Great attention to detail and a consistent approach.
• A team player with good customer service skills.
• New recruits will be encouraged to enrol onto the relevant apprenticeship during training.

Responsibilities

• Always ensure the safety of the site and everyone on it.
• Stay vigilant and identify any suspicious activities.
• Prevent any unauthorised access.
• Keep up to date with site activity and daily events.
• Create a positive, professional relationship with customers and colleagues.
• Patrol the client’s external and internal facilities.
• Adhere to Health & Safety procedures and report breaches.
• Work as part of a team or on your own depending on site requirements.

Skills

SC clearance

Security experience

SIA licence

Security systems knowledge

Attention to detail

Team player

Apprenticeship training

Job description

Working Pattern: Rotating shift pattern, covering days, nights and weekends

Contract Type: Permanent

Hourly Rate: £14.95

Are you passionate about safety and delivering a great customer experience?

As a Security Officer with ISS, you will be at the forefront of creating a safe environment, protecting your colleagues and our customer's property, people, and assets by providing exemplary security operations.

The Role

• Always ensure the safety of the site and everyone on it
• Stay vigilant and identify any suspicious activities
• Prevent any unauthorised access
• Keep up to date with all the activity on site and have full knowledge of daily events
• Create a positive, professional relationship with customers and colleagues
• Patrol the client's external and internal facilities
• Adhere to all Health & Safety procedures and ensure any breaches are reported
• Work as part of a team and on your own depending on site requirements

About You

• Must be able to achieve SC clearance
• Previous security experience
• A valid front-line security guarding, door supervision or close protection SIA licence
• Knowledge and experience with security systems and other related tech
• Great attention to detail and a consistent approach
• A team player with good customer service skills
• New recruits will be encouraged to enrol onto the relevant apprenticeship as part of their training and development

The Company

ISS is a world-leading workplace and facility management company, connecting people and places to make the world work better. Working with customers day by day, side by side, we understand every aspect of the user experience.

Through a unique combination of intelligent solutions, high standards and people who care, to help our customers achieve their purpose, whether it’s hospitals healing patients, businesses producing the next great innovation, or airports bringing passengers home to their families. ISS is committed to doing business the right way, taking its corporate responsibility very seriously. Our passion is people.

We offer you a challenging and exciting career in an organisation with people at its heart. In ISS, everyone has the opportunity to develop, grow and make a difference. #Becomewhoyouwant, #Bepartofsomethingbigger, #aplacetobeyou,

#facilitiesmanagement

ISS is proud to be a diverse and inclusive employer.

ISS welcomes all applicants regardless of age, disability, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race (which includes race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin and caste), religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation or educational background.

We are proud to be a Gold Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) award holder and a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, recognising our commitment to supporting veterans, reservists, and military families. Through our Joint Forces Programme, we provide mentoring and support to members of the Armed Forces community and their spouses as they transition into civilian careers.

We are a Disability Confident Committed (Level 2) employer, proudly supporting and promoting inclusive hiring practices in line with the UK government’s Disability Confident scheme.

Our passion for inclusivity and diversity makes ISS a more creative, productive and happy place to work.

Security Officer

Company: ISS Facilities Services

Salary: from £14.95 an hour

Hours: Full-time

Location: Inverness, IV2 7GE

Working pattern: On-site

Job type: Permanent

Posting date: 1 Oct 2026

Closing date: 31 Oct 2026

Summary

Security Officer

Contract: Business & Industry

Location: Inverness, IV2 7GE

Hours of work: 42

The Role

• Always ensure the safety of the site and everyone on it
• Stay vigilant and identify any suspicious activities
• Prevent any unauthorised access
• Keep up to date with all the activity on site and have full knowledge of daily events
• Create a positive, professional relationship with customers and colleagues
• Patrol the client's external and internal facilities
• Adhere to all Health & Safety procedures and ensure any breaches are reported
• Work as part of a team and on your own depending on site requirements

About You

• Must be able to achieve SC clearance
• Previous security experience
• A valid front-line security guarding, door supervision or close protection SIA licence
• Knowledge and experience with security systems and other related techGreat attention to detail and a consistent approach
• A team player with good customer service skills
• New recruits will be encouraged to enrol onto the relevant apprenticeship as part of their training and development

The Company

ISS is a world-leading workplace and facility management company, connecting people and places to make the world work better. Working with customers day by day, side by side, we understand every aspect of the user experience.

Through a unique combination of intelligent solutions, high standards and people who care, to help our customers achieve their purpose, whether it’s hospitals healing patients, businesses producing the next great innovation, or airports bringing passengers home to their families. ISS is committed to doing business the right way, taking its corporate responsibility very seriously. Our passion is people.

We offer you a challenging and exciting career in an organisation with people at its heart. In ISS, everyone has the opportunity to develop, grow and make a difference. #Becomewhoyouwant, #Bepartofsomethingbigger, #aplacetobeyou,

#facilitiesmanagement

ISS is proud to be a diverse and inclusive employer.

ISS welcomes all applicants regardless of age, disability, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race (which includes race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin and caste), religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation or educational background.

We are proud to be a Gold Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) award holder and a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, recognising our commitment to supporting veterans, reservists, and military families. Through our Joint Forces Programme, we provide mentoring and support to members of the Armed Forces community and their spouses as they transition into civilian careers.

We are a Disability Confident Committed (Level 2) employer, proudly supporting and promoting inclusive hiring practices in line with the UK government’s Disability Confident scheme.

Our passion for inclusivity and diversity makes ISS a more creative, productive and happy place to work.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

About Disability Confident Disability Confident is a government scheme. It encourages employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with long term health conditions.