We are the Environment Agency, and working in partnership with government, local authorities, businesses, and communities we tackle the impacts of climate change and manage the assets that protect Central London from flooding.

This role sits within the core security team at the Thames Barrier. You'll help deliver and continuously improve the administration of internal security and risk across our assets in a complex and demanding environment, assessing risks to the Thames Tidal Defences to protect our staff, critical infrastructure, and the public we serve.

Purpose of the Role
• Provide auditing and assurance of local security procedures and site protocols
• Oversight of staff and contractor access to physical sites, EA data, security vetting administration and government document classifications
• Development and delivery of security culture improvements, including initial inductions for staff and contractors, followed by ongoing training and assessment
• Financial management of key contracts and team spending

Key Responsibilities
• Undertake auditing and assurance of existing security procedures and protocols, keeping records of findings, and producing reports for the TTD security team to analyse and act upon.
• Manage the staff and contractor access to both physical sites and data, keeping records for personnel with clearance, what they have access to (sites and information) and maintain effective access controls accordingly
• Manage all new vetting applications in liaison with the government security clusters
• Create and develop a series of education induction modules as well as ongoing training and assessment to be delivered to team leaders, staff and contractors. Hold records of training and assess impact on cultural improvements
• Contribute to the effective planning and delivery of security contracts

You’ll have an inclusive incident management objective in your development plan. We’ll help you find a role to suit your needs. Appropriate training will be given.

Essential 
• Excellent organisational and administration skills 
• Able to form good relationships within your department and the wider security community and work effectively both independently and as part of a team 
• Proactive and efficient with the ability to deliver at pace 
• Effective communication skills, both written and verbal. 

Desirable 
• Experience of personnel security practices in a large business setting or the public sector 
• An understanding of personnel security and risk, as well as a willingness to develop knowledge in these areas, whilst recognising future risks and strategically planning to mitigate them. 
• Knowledge and a working understanding of industry good practice principles regarding personnel security vetting standards and frameworks, keeping abreast of changes to industry standards, regulations, and best practice 
• Knowledge of incident management processes 

You’ll have a range of development opportunities and appropriate training will be provided. 

See candidate pack and role profile.

You’ll have an EA Office base location, which will be at the Thames Barrier.  

We offer a fantastic benefits package including an attractive salary, flexible working, 25 days annual leave, and an award-winning Pension Fund. Please see the candidate pack for more details on these and how to apply. 

Additional Allowances - £4,406p.a. Inner London Weighting  

Applicants must be able to obtain and maintain a suitable level of security clearance and must have been resident within the UK for a minimum of 5 years.

If you have queries regards the role, please do contact Anthony Hoare via [email protected]  

Applications are “blind” assessed using your answers to the competency questions. 

Interviews will to be held in person at Thames Barrier Office, 8th and 10th September 2026.