Security Guard

EDF Energy Limited; Leiston; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Electric vehicle leasing

Health insurance

Product discounts

Critical illness insurance

Technology vouchers

Gym membership

Season ticket loans

Job summary

EDF Energy Limited is seeking a Security Guard for Sizewell B Power Station on a 12- to 18-month fixed term contract. You will conduct security duties such as access control, patrols, and logging, with comprehensive training provided.

The role offers a competitive UK salary with shift pay and a commitment to diversity, inclusion, and employee development across on-site and flexible work arrangements.

Qualifications

• GCSEs including English and Maths or equivalent.
• Articulate with reporting skills and good written English.
• Pro-active and able to work in a close-knit team.
• Past security experience is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Carry out security duties including access control and patrols.
• Maintain accurate security records and logs.
• Respond to incidents and generate reports as required.
• Ensure compliance with site licence, safety rules and procedures.

Skills

Pro-active approach

Team player

Verbal & written reporting

Security procedures knowledge

SIA qualification (advantage)

Education

GCSEs including English & Maths

Tools

Computer literacy

Security systems familiarity

Job description

About the Role

The Opportunity

We are looking for a Security Guard to join our team at Sizewell B Power Station on a 12-to-18-month Fixed Term Contract.

The successful candidates will be required to carry out security duties, including personnel and vehicle access control, patrols, maintaining appropriate security records and searches with particular emphasis on the use of modern security techniques. Full training will be given in all aspects of the job.

Pay, benefits and culture

The salary range associated with this role is £36,497 to £42,559 with an additional allowance of shift pay in line with the appropriate salary point (£12,204 to £13,143).

You'll be appointed based on the parameters outlined in the Company Agreement as well as your existing salary, competence, experience and qualifications.

We're talking about everything from enhanced parental leave to electric vehicle leasing, health insurance to product discounts, critical illness insurance to technology vouchers, gym membership to season ticket loans.
At EDF UK, we embrace flexibility while recognising that everyone's working needs are different. Whether you're in our office spaces, on site, or working remotely, we promote an environment that supports collaboration, connection, and comfort. No matter where you are, our priority is to make sure you feel safe, valued, and celebrated.
Here, we do right by each other and everyone's welcome. We're on an action-oriented journey, championing equity, diversity, and inclusion. We'd like our future workforce to have an equal gender balance, represent a broad mix of people from minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+, those with a disability and supporting social mobility.
We're a disability confident employer and we'll do all we can to help with your application. Please let us know if you need to request reasonable adjustments.
We take pride in fostering a dynamic and inclusive environment, where the diverse backgrounds and experiences of our employees drive fresh thinking and innovation. We understand that success means different things to different people. We believe there are multiple definitions of what it means to succeed. That's why we support you to pursue a career that's unique to you. Because success is personal.

What you'll be doing

You will be ensuring that all activities, including those undertaken by contract partners, are carried out with full regard to site licence requirements, Security agreements, statutory Regulations, company and local directives, procedures and safety rules.

Undertaking and advising on general security guard duties.

Maintaining appropriate records of occurrences and all logs related to the security department and production of management printouts and/or reports as requested.

Who you are

The successful applicant will need to demonstrate a pro-active approach and that they can work flexibly as a member of a team with the minimum level of supervision.

An understanding of Security procedures would be an advantage.

Security Industry Authority (SIA) qualification in security or service background would be an advantage.

As a minimum, applicants will be educated to GCSE/national qualification standards (or equivalent).Candidates with these qualifications that include c' and above grade passes in English and mathematics will have an advantage.

Applicants will need to be articulate, well-mannered and be able to respond in a tactful and discretionary manner. The ability to complete detailed and meaningful verbal and written reports of specific and routine incidents is also required.

Previous security experience and computer literacy is also desirable.

Candidates should have proven experience of being proactive and working as an effective member of a close-knit team.

Applicants should be able to demonstrate a flexible approach to work duties and cover arrangements.

Closing date for applications is Sunday November 22nd, and interviews will follow early to mid-December.

To be appointed to this role, you will need to meet the criteria for Counter Terrorist Check (CTC) which will, ordinarily, require you to have British residency for the last 3 years.

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