Job Description

Job Title: Security Vetting Team Leader
Location: Warrington, Cheshire + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF66748
Lead the Way in National Security - Become a Security Vetting Team Leader
At Babcock, we're working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Security Vetting Team Leader at our Dalton Avenue site.
The role
As a Security Vetting Team Leader, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. You'll be at the forefront of safeguarding our people and operations. You'll lead a dedicated team responsible for managing security clearance processes for employees and contractors, ensuring compliance with national legislation and internal standards.
Day-to-day, you'll be leading and supporting the site's vetting team, providing subject matter expertise and line management.

• Monitoring the delivery of screening and vetting services to ensure compliance with policies and SLAs
• Engaging with stakeholders to promote security awareness, explain clearance processes, raise security awareness and promote security as an enabler
• Acting as the escalation point for complex vetting queries
• Flagging current or projected resourcing and staff training requirements to Head of Security Clearance and Vetting.
• Overseeing the full lifecycle of security clearance to meet regulatory requirements

This role is full time, 37.5 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements.
Essential experience of the Security Vetting Team Leader:

• Proven line management experience, ideally in team leadership
• Strong understanding of HMG security clearance policies and processes (NSV, BPSS, IPSA)
• Solid grasp of data protection legislation
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise for self and others
• Comfortable working independently and making decisions

Qualifications for the Security Vetting Team Leader:

• We value difference and don't have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and/or willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) / Security Check (SC) clearance for this role.
Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at .
What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. There is an annual Window to request this benefit.
• 'Be Kind Day' enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Babcock International
For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.
We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email with the subject header 'Reasonable adjustments requirement'. We're committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone's free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working - please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.
Closing date: 18/09/2025

Skills Required