Regional Security Manager

We have an excellent opportunity for an experienced Regional Security Manager to join us.  You will split your time between visiting sites in the North of England and homeworking with the occasional visit to our head office in Dartford.  

The Security Manager is responsible for developing, implementing, and overseeing security strategies across all construction projects—both sensitive and non‑sensitive—to protect people, assets, information, and operations. The role ensures that physical, personnel, and information security controls are applied consistently, proportionately, and in compliance with legal, regulatory, and client‑specific requirements.

 

Key Deliverables and Accountabilities

Physical Security

• Develop and implement project‑specific physical security plans for controlled, restricted, and standard construction sites.
• Conduct site security risk assessments and recommend proportionate mitigation measures.
• Oversee management and performance of physical security systems (CCTV, access control, alarms, perimeter protection, lighting).
• Crime reduction strategies
• Lead incident response for security breaches, theft, vandalism, or unauthorised access.
• Coordinate with site managers to ensure security controls align with construction phasing and operational needs.

Personal Security

• Support project personnel vetting compliance and provide main point of contact for client security team.
• Maintain access management processes to project sites.
• Deliver security inductions, toolbox talks, and awareness training for all workers.
• Ensure compliance with insider‑threat controls, contractor management procedures, and behavioural security expectations.
• Investigate personnel‑related security incidents and escalate where required.
• Advise HR and project leadership on employment lifecycle security considerations (onboarding, role change, exit procedures).

Information Security

• Implement and monitor information security controls aligned with company policy and project sensitivity levels.
• Ensure secure handling, sharing, and storage of digital and physical information, including drawings, specifications, schedules, and restricted technical documentation.
• Enforce procedures for classification, marking, and protective handling of sensitive information.
• Coordinate with IT to ensure secure use of systems, mobile devices, cloud services, and site‑based technology.
• Support implementation of Secure‑by‑Design principles for sensitive construction environments.
• Lead or support incident response for data breaches, cyber‑related issues affecting site operations, or loss of information assets.

Compliance and Governance

• Ensure compliance with relevant legislation, standards, and client frameworks (e.g., health & safety law, data protection, security‑specific project requirements).
• Maintain policies, procedures, and audit readiness for security assurance activities.
• Prepare reports, dashboards, and risk assessments for internal governance and external stakeholders.
• Participate in tender responses, client meetings, audits, and design reviews for security aspects.

Risk Management

• Carry out security risk assessments across the project lifecycle (design, construction, commissioning).
• Identify emerging threats (criminal, environmental, cyber, insider) and implement mitigation measures.
• Maintain security risk registers and ensure controls remain proportionate and effective.

Incident Management and Investigations

• Lead security incident investigations and coordinate with law enforcement, regulators, and clients where appropriate.
• Maintain incident logs, root‑cause analyses, and lessons‑learned processes.
• Develop and exercise emergency and crisis response plans relevant to security scenarios.

Leadership and Stakeholder Engagement

• Act as the primary security SME to project teams, senior management, and client representatives.
• Support security integration into site planning, logistics, design, and operational decision‑making.
• Build strong working relationships with police, local authorities, regulators, and security partners.

Liaison

• Liaise with internal colleagues in integrated LOR Specialist Business Trading Companies, especially Select Site Solutions, Facilities.
• Liaise and work with various Client Specialist Services, Police Constabularies, Regulatory bodies, Border Force, Immigration and UK Intelligence Agencies to facilitate information and intelligence exchange
• Collate and review specialist 3rd party intelligence reports
• National liaison with LOR management regarding any security related matter that may affect the operation of any LOR site/office/project
• Liaise with Client security representatives and consultants
• Close liaison with local Police.

Key Skills

Essential

• Excellent team player
• Effective problem-solving skills
• Detail-oriented and capable of managing multiple priorities while meeting deadlines
• Analytical
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and build strong relationships with internal and external partners
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to present complex security concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Self-motivated individual with an effective time management skill set

Qualifications

Desired

• Level 4 security risk management qualifications or equivalent

Essential

• Relevant experience within construction security setting

Experience and Technical Capabilities

Essential

• Proven experiencein security industry, preferably in a corporate or industrial setting.
• Knowledge and application experience of GovS007, DEFCON,ONR SyAPs and experience of ISO 27001 and ISO 19650-5 standards
• Knowledge and application of physical security principles, methodologies, and industry standards
• Proficient in conducting risk assessments, vulnerability analysis, and threat modelling.
• Understanding of security compliance
• Strong IT capability – Microsoft PowerBi

 

About Us
Laing O'Rourke are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.

Certainty, reliability, quality – this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.

As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long term conditions and disabilities through the ‘Offer an interview scheme'. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know if you would like to opt in to this scheme and let us know if you require any adjustments for the interview process.

We want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you need the application form in an alternative format or you would like to know more about our recruitment process, please email resourcingteam@laingorourke.com

 

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