UK Personnel Security and Vetting Process Lead in Birmingham

Energy Jobline ZR; Birmingham; A distancia; GBP 83.000 - 157.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Uniper is seeking an experienced contractor to establish the UK personnel security and Security Vetting processes. The initial three-month assignment focuses on process design, governance, documentation and implementation readiness.

Based on project needs, performance and approvals, the role may extend into 2027 to support the full implementation across UK screening, BPSS and vetting lifecycle, with strong stakeholder engagement across Security, HR, Legal and IT.

Formación

• Strong UK personnel security, Security Vetting or background-screening experience.
• Practical knowledge of BPSS and the UK vetting lifecycle.
• Experience designing and implementing operational processes in regulated environments.
• Excellent stakeholder management across Security, HR, Legal and IT.
• Ability to work independently and deliver within short timeframes.

Responsabilidades

• Assess current UK screening and vetting arrangements and identify gaps.
• Design end-to-end processes for background screening, BPSS and vetting.
• Define roles, governance, decision points and escalation routes.
• Establish approach for identifying roles needing enhanced screening.
• Develop process maps, procedures, templates and guidance.
• Define data-handling, reporting, QA and audit requirements.
• Prepare an implementation roadmap with risks and dependencies.

Conocimientos

Personnel security

Security vetting

Background screening

Stakeholder management

Data protection

Descripción del empleo

Job Description

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

Hiring manager: Sandra Hoffmeister (Uniper SE)

IR35 Status: Inside IR35

Assignment overview: Uniper is seeking an experienced contractor to set up the UK personnel security and 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.

Key deliverables

• Assess the current UK screening and vetting arrangements and identify gaps.
• Design the end-to-end process for background screening, BPSS and 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, 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 requirements.

Desirable experience

• Experience in energy, Critical 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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