UK Personnel Security and Vetting Process Lead

Rullion; Birmingham; Remote; GBP 83,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

Rullion is seeking an experienced contractor to lead the UK personnel security and National Security Vetting processes. The role focuses on design, governance, documentation and implementation readiness for an initial 3-month period with potential extension into 2027.

The assignment requires strong UK security experience, BPSS knowledge, and the ability to work quickly in a regulated environment, with options for extended support as the project progresses.

Qualifications

• Strong UK personnel security, National Security Vetting or background-screening experience.
• Practical knowledge of BPSS and the UK vetting lifecycle.
• Experience designing and implementing operational processes in a regulated or high-security environment.
• Strong stakeholder-management skills across Security, HR, Legal, Data Protection, Procurement and IT.
• Experience producing clear procedures, process maps, guidance and implementation plans.
• Strong understanding of confidentiality, data protection and secure handling of sensitive information.
• Ability to work independently and deliver within a short timeframe.
• Current SC clearance, or the ability to meet the relevant clearance and UK residency requirements.
• Experience in energy, Critical National Infrastructure, government, defense or another regulated environment.
• Experience working with screening providers, managed services or contractor-vetting processes.Knowledge of SAP Fieldglass or similar vendor-management systems.

Responsibilities

• Assess the current UK screening and vetting arrangements and identify gaps.
• Design the end-to-end process for background screening, BPSS and National Security Vetting.
• Define roles, responsibilities, governance, decision points and escalation routes.
• Establish an approach for identifying roles requiring enhanced screening or vetting.
• Develop process maps, procedures, templates and guidance.
• Define data-handling, reporting, quality-assurance and audit requirements.
• Review the current process and document required provider, system and workflow changes.
• Prepare an implementation roadmap, including risks, dependencies, resources and key decisions.

Skills

Personnel security

National Security Vetting

Background screening

Stakeholder management

Process design

Documentation

Data protection

Independent worker

SC clearance

Regulated environments

Tools

SAP Fieldglass

Job description

UK Personnel Security and Vetting Process Lead

UK Personnel Security and Vetting Process Lead

Engagement: External contractor

Location: United Kingdom, remote

Duration: 3 months, with an option to extend into the 2027 implementation phase

Start date: As soon as possible

Working pattern: Full-time

Business area: Security & Resilience

IR35 Status: Inside IR35

Assignment overview

Uniper is seeking an experienced contractor to set up the UK personnel security and National Security Vetting processes. The initial three-month assignment will focus on process design, governance, documentation and implementation readiness. Subject to project requirements, performance, approval, the assignment may be extended to support implementation in 2027.

• Assess the current UK screening and vetting arrangements and identify gaps.
• Design the end-to-end process for background screening, BPSS and National Security Vetting.
• Define roles, responsibilities, governance, decision points and escalation routes.
• Establish an approach for identifying roles requiring enhanced screening or vetting.
• Develop process maps, procedures, templates and guidance.
• Define data-handling, reporting, quality-assurance and audit requirements.
• Review the current process and document required provider, system and workflow changes.
• Prepare an implementation roadmap, including risks, dependencies, resources and key decisions.

Required experience

• Strong UK personnel security, National Security Vetting or background-screening experience.
• Practical knowledge of BPSS and the UK vetting lifecycle.
• Experience designing and implementing operational processes in a regulated or high-security environment.
• Strong stakeholder-management skills across Security, HR, Legal, Data Protection, Procurement and IT.
• Experience producing clear procedures, process maps, guidance and implementation plans.
• Strong understanding of confidentiality, data protection and secure handling of sensitive information.
• Ability to work independently and deliver within a short timeframe.
• Current SC clearance, or the ability to meet the relevant clearance and UK residency requirements.
• Experience in energy, Critical National Infrastructure, government, defense or another regulated environment.
• Experience working with screening providers, managed services or contractor-vetting processes.Knowledge of SAP Fieldglass or similar vendor-management systems.

Please note:

Should your application be successful, and you are offered the role,

a number of

pre-employment checks need to be carried out before your appointment can be confirmed. Any assignment offer with our client will be subject to a satisfactory checking report from the Disclosure Barring Service.

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Rullion celebrates and supports diversity and is committed to ensuring equal opportunities for both employees and applicants.