UTAC is a market-leading international group in digital & sustainable mobility, customisable testing solutions, customisable testing systems, vehicle engineering, homologation, regulatory advice & expertise, certification, training, corporate events and classic & sportscars festivals.
The Group provides services and systems to customers in the various sectors: mobility, transport, tyre, petrochemical, agriculture and defence industries. UTAC operates test centres and laboratories in France (including the official Euro NCAP facility), the UK, USA, Finland, Morocco, and Germany; it has subsidiaries in China, Korea and Japan. UTAC employs around 1300 people across its various locations.
As a group we share a strong and clear vision to deliver safe and efficient solutions and systems to our customers. We are proud and confident in our heritage, our capabilities and our people and believe that by creating a culture where individuals feel they can make a difference and enjoy coming to work, we can deliver the best possible service to our customers.
Our core values of Expertise, Innovation and Integrity provide a clear daily guide to how we work together safely, as one team, helping each other to succeed.
Job Description
Reporting to – Defence Manager
This role is addition to, and in support of, the existing site Security Manager. The core element of the role is to ensure that, where required and necessitated by contract, UTAC UK’s facilities are compliant from a security standpoint. Role will also aid in development of an effective personnel security culture within the company including implementation of National Security Vetting and aftercare within the company and any subordinate organisations that the company provides sponsorship for.
In addition, this role is responsible for interpreting, implementing and monitoring security controls for the appropriate protection of Government Classified assets (including, but not limited to GFA/GFE) held on site. Elements of this role can be carried out by other individuals, such as a suitably empowered Deputy or vetting team. However, responsibility for oversight and delivery of any of the activities associated with the role rests with the SC.
Role and Responsibilities
These duties are to be undertaken in addition to the duties of your substantive role.
The establishment and oversight of an organisation’s approach to Security including:
* Liaising within the company, and between the company and the DSO or security officials of the relevant Contracting Authority;
* Co-ordinating the planning of appropriate security controls for a new contract or for the alteration of buildings where classified assets are to be handled, stored or produced;
* Arranging for appropriate security education and awareness training, particularly for new, young or inexperienced employees, to ensure that they understand the scale, nature of the threats and protective security controls required;
* Ensuring that any breach of security is immediately reported immediately to the respective Contracting Authority and, if appropriate the regional police and that the circumstances are fully investigated, the outcome is recorded in the company breaches register;
* Ensuring that any security incident involving government classified information is reported to the contracting Authority. Security incidents involving MOD owned, processed or generated information is to be immediately reported to the MOD Defence Industry Warning, Advice and Reporting Point (WARP) in the Joint Security Co-ordination Centre (JSyCC);
* Sitting on the Information Security Board (ISB) to support the wider Proving Ground activity, ensuring total compliance with required security processes.
* Supporting the UTAC Security Manager in controlling the site, perimeter, secure buildings and similar controls.
* Facilitate where necessary visits and inspections by individuals representing either the Government or Contracting Authority and to ensure any relevant documentation, process or records are available for inspection.
* Interpreting, implementing and monitoring security controls for the appropriate maintenance of personnel security for National Security Vetted staff either in the employment of the company or subcontractor.
* Responsible for ensuring the Board, and senior managers are aware of and discharge their security obligations and business choices in respect of personnel security risks and controls.
* Active management in the setting of personnel security risk levels, appropriate to the company and acceptable to the Contracting Authority.
* Overall responsibility for pre-vetting checks (BPSS) and the subsequent National Security Vetting process.
* Ensuring that processes are in place to brief/de-brief Security Check (SC) and Developed Vetting (DV) cleared staff who may travel to certain foreign countries, either on business or privately.
* Contributes to strategic plans, which satisfy the current and ongoing needs of the company’s business strategy, and its current and future capabilities.
* Act in accordance with the behaviours for UTAC staff at all times.
Qualifications
Skills
* Communicates and influences orally and in writing, to Board and senior internal and external stakeholder levels.
* Can present complex technical and non-technical security information, concepts and intelligence to a wide range of audiences and stakeholders.
* Willing to challenge assumptions and ‘business as usual’.
* Actively seeks and promotes collaboration between stakeholders.
* Project, planning and monitoring skills to meet time and quality targets.
* Maintains an awareness of security technologies and thinking to drive business and personal development.
* Good Level of understanding of the MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Project, PowerPoint)
* Strong understanding of Quality Control management processes
* Familiarity of working in an ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 environment
* Good understanding of Safety & Environmental management processes
Personal Behaviours :
* Confident communicator and an agent for change
* Highly motivated team player
* Punctual and well organised with a methodical approach
* Good communications skills with well noted documentation and work instruction.
* Good stakeholder engagement, ensuring the customer is kept at the centre of all decision making and promoting company values.
* Mentality to go further for the project and look for value-add situations.
* Ability to work under pressure.
* Excellent attention to detail and problem-solving skills
* Self-motivated / forward thinking / right first-time attitude with the willingness to learn.
* Able to use a zero-blame culture to improvement of self and facility.
* Flexible and adaptable
* Problem solving mentality, an agent for change, establishing, driving, and embracing industry best practice.
Other
* SC clearance or ability to achieve this (UK National with residency in the UK for the last 5 years). The individual identified as the FSC must be a Security Cleared British National (or a dual National where one of the dual nationalities is British).
* Willing to undergo a Criminal Disclosure check
Additional Information
For you, as a potential UTAC team member, we believe that the international and diverse nature of our business combined with the passion, energy and friendliness of our people create a great place to work. UTAC is proud to be an equal opportunities employer, valuing inclusion and supporting our people to be themselves and at their very best.
By joining us you will gain access to a broad range of learning relevant to your role and personal development, as well as exposure to leading technologies and expertise.
Our reward and benefit programmes are designed to support our people with competitive and locally tailored packages combined with support for individual health and wellbeing both inside and outside of work.
In the UK this includes ;
* Life Cover
* Access to a wide range of discounts and offers via the Perkz reward scheme
* Recognition awards linked to our UTAC values of Expertise, Innovation and Integrity.
* Healthcare cashback plans
* Generous holiday benefits
* Contributory pension schemes
* Attractive family friendly policies; maternity, paternity, shared parental leave, flexible working.
* Access to a variety of employee assistance support services.
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Candidates for positions at UTAC must be able to provide proof of identity and eligibility to work in the country the role is based in. Immigration visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
Note to Recruitment Agencies :
UTAC do not accept speculative applications from agencies for our open positions and any submissions made will not be accepted and no fees will be accepted or paid in respect of speculative CVs received.