Balfour Beatty plc

Security Manager

Company
Location
Grays, England, United Kingdom
Posted At
6/24/2025
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Description
About The Role

Balfour Beatty Highways maintain, manage and operate major highway networks across the UK and support local authorities creating communities where people want to live work and play.

We provide high quality asset strategy, management and planning consultancy services to a wide range of public and private sector customers. We provide specialist, reliable, sustainable and creative advice for asset management planning and implementation in the UK. We put our customers first and prioritise completing schemes safely, efficiently and to a high standard.

As a Security Manager, you will be responsible for the provision of day-to-day management of all aspects of security, supporting senior managers in promoting a security culture throughout the workforce.

What you'll be doing

  • Be empowered to influence decisions regarding security of Balfour Beatty staff and assets
  • Implement & Manage security solutions on site in line with Balfour Beatty security policies, produce and update security plans and procedures
  • Identify security threats, risks and vulnerabilities within the scope of works and provide cost efficient mitigation
  • Responsible for creating and maintaining security processes within the scope of works designed to protect personnel and assets
  • Investigate security incidents and crimes committed within the scope of works
  • Auditing and reporting on security processes adopted to include penetration testing
  • Update the Projects Security Management Plan in line with the scope and monitor compliance
  • Lead with the procurement for the Main Works security scope

Who we're looking for

  • Proven background in security and security related matters
  • Proven ability to deal with security related issues
  • Ability to manage security staff
  • Results Driven – demonstrates a passion and excitement for his/her work. Tackles problems head on and works to resolve these without delay.
  • Focus on Excellence – continually searches for ways to add value and take performance to the next level.
  • Customer Focus – Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers.
  • Operational Excellence – Plans and organises work to safely achieve maximum efficiency and output. Delivers results consistently.
  • Adaptability – Learns quickly and adapts positively to changing business and customer demands. Energised by change.

Still interested? then come and become colleagues with 26,000 staff and join a business which recorded 8.6bn in revenues last year, achieved industry leading customer satisfaction scores and has unrivalled employee engagement statistics.

An excellent range of benefits awaits the successful candidate: -

  • An attractive / negotiated salary
  • 42 core base hours per week
  • Company car
  • Hybrid working available
  • 25 days annual leave
  • Pension savings schemes
  • A whole host of other BB staff employee bens (discounts, exclusive offers etc)
  • Refer a friend bonus scheme
  • Scores of other Balfour Beatty opportunities available as well via our balfourbeattycareers.com portal.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

Benefits

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

  • Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
  • 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
  • Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
  • Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

About Us

Balfour Beatty’s Highways business delivers major schemes including motorway upgrade programmes, complex national infrastructure projects and regional investment programme works for National Highways. We have a strong orderbook and a positive pipeline of opportunities, we put the road user, at the heart of everything we do. We work safely, reduce carbon emissions and added social value to the communities within which we work.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: [email protected]
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