Security & Emergency Preparedness Advisor

Security & Emergency Preparedness Advisor

Employment Type

Permanent

Application Start Date

14-10-2026

Application End Date

28-10-2026

Description

Security & Emergency Preparedness Advisor

Chemring Energetics UK manufactures energetic-material products and components for defence, civil-defence and commercial customers. The Security & Emergency Preparedness Advisor is responsible for the practical control of physical security, fire-management and emergency-preparedness arrangements at the Ardeer high-hazard manufacturing site.

This is a site-based operational role requiring previous experience in a regulated, safety-critical environment. Relevant backgrounds include explosives, energetic materials, munitions, defence manufacturing, chemicals, petrochemicals, oil and gas, pharmaceuticals, utilities, industrial logistics or comparable high-hazard operations. General corporate security experience without exposure to industrial sites, emergency response or fire-safety responsibilities is unlikely to be sufficient.

Essential experience and background

• Required: practical experience in physical security, site security, emergency preparedness, emergency response, fire safety or operational resilience.
• Required: experience in defence, explosives, energetic materials, munitions, chemicals, petrochemicals, oil and gas, pharmaceuticals, utilities, industrial logistics or another regulated high-hazard environment.
• Experience supervising security officers, operational personnel, contractors or an emergency-response team.
• Experience producing and maintaining emergency plans, physical-security procedures, fire plans, risk assessments, incident reports and management briefings.
• Experience planning or delivering emergency exercises, evacuation drills, fire-alarm tests, training, inspections and compliance audits.
• Experience investigating physical-security, fire or emergency-response incidents and managing corrective actions.
• Working knowledge of relevant security and fire-safety legislation; knowledge of the Explosives Regulations 2014 and L151 guidance is strongly preferred.
• Ability to coordinate with site management, contractors, emergency services, regulators and Local Resilience Partnerships.
• Security Institute BTEC Level 3 in Security Management, or a relevant equivalent qualification.
• Knowledge of the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Fire Safety (Scotland) Regulations 2006.
• Valid UK driving licence.
• NEBOSH Certificate in Fire Safety, Fire & Risk Management, or equivalent.
• Experience with COMAH emergency planning, explosives security, hazardous materials transport or Dangerous Goods Safety Adviser support.
• Experience leading or training Emergency Response Teams, fire wardens or incident-response personnel.

Key responsibilities

• Provide specialist advice on physical security, fire management and emergency preparedness.
• Manage the site security operation, including the Security Officer team and contractor interfaces.
• Develop, maintain and test emergency plans, response arrangements and escalation protocols.
• Lead and coordinate Emergency Response Team training, fire-warden training, alarm tests and site-wide exercises.
• Develop security plans, standards, procedures and risk assessments in line with legislation, guidance and Chemring Group requirements.
• Monitor access‑control and physical‑security arrangements for a high‑hazard manufacturing facility.
• Maintain security records and logs, prepare reports, and provide clear operational and management briefings.
• Conduct security and fire inspections, audits, monitoring activities and incident investigations.
• Ensure the security provisions of the Explosives Regulations 2014 and associated L151 guidance are addressed.
• Support COMAH emergency planning and coordination with Local Resilience Partnerships, emergency services and other external stakeholders.
• Conduct fire risk assessments, maintain fire plans and coordinate fire‑prevention and evacuation arrangements.
• Support the DGSA in relation to hazardous materials entering and leaving the site.

What we offer

Competitive salary and benefits including pension, healthcare, employee assistance programmes, Cycle2Work and employee discounts.

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