Access Control Officer (Sizewell C) Ipswich

Access Control Officer (Sizewell C)

Contract Partner Company: G4S Security

Employing Company: G4S Security

This position is based at Orwell Logistics Park in Ipswich. Access Control Officers are key members of the Security Team and are tasked with enabling access for the workers employed across the SZC project by controlling, issuing and receiving access control passes. Their primary duties include delivering front‑of‑house reception, administration and customer service to support the project, enabling both site pass holders and visitors to gain access to the SZC sites, and preventing unauthorised access where required.

This is primarily an administrative, customer‑facing, reception role with the operation of security and visitor management IT systems. The role requires an SIA licence in order to effectively perform these functions.

£17.28 per hour – Monday to Sunday.

Hours: Monday to Friday, early and late shifts between 06:00 and 20:00 and one Saturday per month, 06:00‑13:00. The role requires 12‑hour shifts rotating through days and nights to provide 24‑hour access control coverage across the SZC project.

Key Responsibilities

• Key enabler of access to the site and associated developments
• Reception duties
• Visitor management
• General office duties as required
• Assisting the Access Control Manager with arising tasks
• Monitoring and delivering service level requirements as per KPIs
• Supporting Site Induction Service
• Following project processes and working instructions

Skills and Competencies

• Strong written and verbal communication
• Attention to detail
• Ability to manage workload, prioritise and manage time
• Adaptable and flexible
• Customer‑focused

Educational Requirements / Qualification

• Good standard of education in Maths, English and IT

Preferred Experience

• Prior experience of working within a busy office environment and under pressure
• Excellent IT skills with a working knowledge of all MS Office packages

Personal Qualities

• Highest levels of integrity, respectfulness and professionalism at all times
• Open, trusting and supportive, especially when dealing with conflicts of interest
• Engaging and proactive 'can‑do' attitude where successes and failures are shared
• Doing what we say we will do and only committing to what can be done
• Listening and communicating effectively
• Ability to plan ahead as far as possible and share intelligence to prevent surprises

Specific Occupational Requirements

• Ability to pass and hold National Security Vetting
• SIA licence
• Training and development required

For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. As a project, we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.