Security Officer
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Position Overview & Specifications
Job Title: Security Officer
Location: Ashchurch, Tewkesbury
Compensation: Competitive salary + benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF51522
At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Security Officer at our Ashchurch site.
The role
As a Security Officer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. Sense and Connect is a thriving and growing business unit within Mission Systems. We are transforming and we need you to support us in forging new paths, and contributing as we grow through exciting, but sometimes challenging change. As we grow our business, we have premises that requires 24/7, 365days security cover. As a member of our security team, you will be working within a small team to provide security cover at our Tewkesbury site.
Day to day, you’ll be:
- Securing premises with regular patrolling of property; monitoring surveillance equipment; inspecting buildings, equipment and access points; permitting entry if required
- Obtaining help by sounding alarms including marshalling
- Preventing losses and damage by reporting irregularities, informing staff and visitors of policy and procedures; deterring trespassers
- Compiling reports by recording observations, information, occurrences, and surveillance activities
- Maintaining environment by monitoring and setting building and equipment controls
Essential experience of the Security Officer,
- Ideally you will have previous security experience, but this is not essential
- Patience and the ability to remain calm in stressful situations
- Able to work well with others
This role is based on site at Tewkesbury. The shift pattern will comprise of twelve hour shifts over four days, four off, four nights, four off.
Qualifications for the Security Officer,
- GCSE - Maths, English
- Relevant qualifications desirable, but not essential i.e. BTEC Level three Security Management or SIA
The successful candidate must be able to achieve DV security clearance level for this role.
Our Benefits
- Generous holiday allowance
- Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
- Employee share scheme
- Employee shopping savings portal
- Payment of Professional Fees
- Reservists in the armed forces receive ten days special paid leave
- Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
- ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
For the full extensive Benefits package please visit our Careers pages
Babcock International
For over a century, Babcock International have helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.
If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please let us know. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive.
Closing date: 30/06/2023
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Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: Architectural & Engineering Services
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Security Officer roles across Babcock International's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to Architectural & Engineering Services.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £24,193 - £27,821 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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