Facility Controller

About the Role

Rheinmetall Electronics UK Ltd. is seeking a Facility Security Controller to oversee the company's security governance for defence project delivery. This pivotal role ensures that all UK MOD, UK Government, international, customer-specific, and corporate security obligations are met, implemented, and continuously improved. You will act as the central point of contact for all facility security clearance, classified information handling, security aspects letters, secure working environments, personnel security, supplier security requirements, and the overall security culture across the company.

This is an assurance and enabling function designed to protect the company, its customers, personnel, assets, information, and reputation, while actively supporting the practical delivery of defence sector projects.

Key Responsibilities:

• Security Governance & Compliance: Lead the security governance framework for defence projects, ensuring compliance with UK MOD, international, customer, and corporate security requirements. Manage security committees, risk/action logs, and report to senior leadership. Maintain awareness of relevant government and industry security standards, including GovS 007.
• MOD & Classified Information: Coordinate Facility Security Clearance (FSC), IPSA, and customer audit readiness. Manage Security Aspects Letters and project security instructions. Ensure classified information, assets, and technical data are handled, stored, transferred, and destroyed according to authorised procedures.
• Secure Facilities: Serve as the focal point for secure rooms, controlled areas, and SECRET working readiness. Oversee secure access controls, visitor management, approved storage, registry records, and secure destruction processes.
• Project Security: Integrate security requirements into bids, contracts, project delivery, and supplier engagement. Advise Commercial, Engineering, Programmes, Supply Chain, IT/Cyber Security, Quality, and Facilities on security obligations. Ensure project teams understand security requirements before sensitive work or information sharing commences.
• International & Export Controls: Coordinate international and customer-specific security requirements. Support compliance with NATO, foreign government, US CUI, ITAR, and export-controlled information where applicable.
• Personnel Security: Coordinate security vetting, clearance tracking, and access authorisations. Ensure access to sensitive information is based on appropriate clearance and need-to-know. Support insider risk management in conjunction with HR, IT, and line managers.
• Security Culture & Incident Management: Flow security requirements to suppliers and subcontractors. Manage visitor controls for sensitive areas. Lead the reporting and investigation of security incidents and breaches.

What We Are Looking For:

• Experience in security, compliance, assurance, defence project security, facilities security, information security, personnel security, or a regulated operational environment.
• A working understanding of UK MOD security obligations for defence suppliers, including FSC, IPSA, SALs, classified information handling, supplier flow-down, and audit evidence.
• Knowledge of GovS 007, Government Security Classifications, and practical handling requirements for OFFICIAL, OFFICIAL-SENSITIVE, and SECRET environments.
• Practical understanding of secure room, controlled area, and SECRET working requirements, including facility readiness, access control, storage, secure destruction, and user briefing.
• Awareness of non-UK MOD and customer-specific security obligations, including international classified information, NATO/foreign government handling, US CUI, ITAR considerations, export-controlled data, and customer flow-down obligations.
• Ability to interpret contractual and customer security requirements and translate them into practical controls, briefings, records, and evidence packs.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders, project teams, technical specialists, and external security contacts.
• Excellent written communication skills, with the ability to produce clear policies, procedures, announcements, briefings, and concise senior reports.
• High discretion, integrity, and accuracy when handling sensitive information.
• Eligibility to obtain and maintain the required level of National Security Vetting. Applicants must have lived in the UK for at least 5 years.

What We Offer You:

Rheinmetall Electronics UK Ltd. (REUK) is committed to being an employer of choice, offering significant opportunities for career growth within our expanding business. We are passionate about attracting and retaining the best talent and want you to be proud to work with us.

Our vision is to be a recognised and respected solution provider, delivering high-technology, high-reliability, and high-quality products and systems. As an REUK employee, you will benefit from:

• 25 Days holiday plus Bank holidays (increasing with service)
• Flexible Working arrangements
• 4-times Death-in-Service Scheme (after 3 months of service)
• BUPA Healthcare & Dental-Care Insurance (after successful probation)
• Long Service Rewards with additional holidays
• Enhanced Employer Pension contributions (6.8%)
• Salary sacrifice schemes (e.g., Cycle to Work)
• Discounted Ferry Bookings
• Discounted Gym Membership
• Bi-Monthly on-site massages
• Excellent Training Opportunities
• Recommend a friend scheme
• Buying & Selling of Annual Leave
• Excellent canteen facilities with a state-of-the-art kitchen, pool table, and tuck shop
• Staff social events throughout the year
• Recognition for your work