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Physical Security Lead

Experis · Manchester, Greater Manchester

Type
Contract
Posted
20 days ago

Overview

Your incident command and security risk assessment experience directly apply to leading physical security assurance across a government estate.

About this role

Physical Security Assurance Lead

📍 London | 💼 Contract (12 months initial) | 🔐 SC Clearance Required

💷 £450 –£550 per day (Inside IR35) | ✅ Extension potential

💼 Why this role stands out

  • Lead security assurance across a major UK government estate
  • Work on a 12-month contract with strong likelihood of extension
  • Influence multi-site security strategy, compliance & resilience
  • Engage directly with senior stakeholders and suppliers
  • Join a programme driving government transformation & modern workplaces

🔑 What you’ll be doing

  • Conduct security audits, risk assessments, and compliance reviews
  • Provide expert physical security advice and incident support
  • Identify vulnerabilities and drive practical mitigation solutions
  • Lead supplier assurance, audits, and tabletop exercises
  • Act as a key liaison across departments and partners

🎯 What we’re looking for

Experience in

  • Security assurance, audits, or compliance
  • Multi-site or multi-client environments
  • Stakeholder and supplier management
  • Risk assessment and incident response

Security qualifications or professional memberships are desirable (or willingness to work toward them).

👋 Interested?

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About security roles for ex-police

Security management, operations and consultancy roles. Years of operational policing — command, incident response, public order — translate directly into corporate security, and employers in this sector actively rate police experience.

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Why this fits a police background — match score 85/100

  • Incident command & response
  • Risk & threat assessment
  • Working to legislation & regulation
  • Security operations

What security roles pay ex-police

Advertised UK ranges, editorial estimates reviewed July 2026

Security officer (SIA)£24,000–£29,000
Security supervisor / team leader£28,000–£34,000
Site / security manager£38,000–£52,000
Regional / operations security manager£50,000–£65,000
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