Security and Estates Lead

As a Security and Estates Lead within the UKTL Team, you’ll play a critical role in safeguarding our people, facilities, and reputation. You’ll lead on physical and personnel security, ensuring our security posture remains proportionate to risk and aligned with government standards, and you’ll also be responsible for managing our site and facilities and health and safety. This is a hands‑on role where you’ll design, implement, and oversee security measures across a complex environment, including secure facilities and data centre operations. You’ll be the go‑to expert for all security and estates matters, working closely with leadership and collaborating with cyber security colleagues to deliver a holistic approach to risk management.

Key Responsibilities

• Overall responsibility for all security and estates matters at the UKTL facility.
• Maintain and promote a strong security culture.
• Oversee physical security standards, ensuring compliance with DSIT and accreditation requirements.
• Plan and conduct internal security audits, identifying gaps and recommending improvements.
• Partner with the Cyber Security team to deliver integrated risk management.
• Lead investigations into vulnerabilities or procedural failings and report findings.
• Build strong relationships with internal teams, contractors, and government agencies.
• Develop operational procedures to address security gaps and support compliance.
• Responsible for maintaining all aspects of our secure site, including IT facilities and managing facilities contracts.
• Monitor emerging threats and provide intelligence to inform risk strategies.
• Respond to out‑of‑hours incidents and perform key holder duties.
• Manage security aspects of data centre facilities, ensuring resilience and continuity of operations.

The post holder will be responsible for out of hours incident response and key holder duties and therefore must be located no more than 1 hour commute of the Facility. Successful Applicants must be able to commute to the UKTL offices in Birmingham at least twice a week.

About You

You’re an experienced security professional with a proven track record in designing and managing secure facilities and data centre environments. You combine technical expertise with strong communication skills, enabling you to influence and collaborate effectively across all levels.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Experience in physical security design and implementation, including data centre security.
• Ability to balance business needs with security and health and safety requirements.
• Strong organisational skills and ability to manage competing priorities.
• Membership of a relevant professional body (e.g., DISA, Security Institute).
• Vocational qualification such as CSMP or ASIS CPP.
• Discretion, integrity, and sensitivity in handling confidential matters.
• Adaptable, proactive, and able to work autonomously.

Please note: Applications will be reviewed, and interviews conducted throughout the duration of this advert; therefore we may at any time bring the closing date forward. We encourage all interested applicants to apply as soon as practical. We actively recruit citizens of all backgrounds, but the nature of our work in this specific area means that nationality, residency and security requirements are more tightly defined than others. To work in this role, you will need to have an DV clearance with no restrictions, or you must have the ability to obtain an DV clearance.

Work Life Balance

We strive to offer a great work life balance - if you are looking for full time, part time or flexible options, we will try to make this work where business possible. This will be dependent on the kind of role you do and part of the business you work in.