Central Vetting Officer (CVO) - Hinkley Point C

Our Central Vetting Officers fulfil a key role in delivering the industry
assurance requirement to have all staff and contractors cleared to at least
the Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) before being set to work
unescorted on civil nuclear industry licensed sites.
Central Vetting Officers are responsible for the verification of all security
clearance applications submitted to the Central Vetting Service so that a
clearance decision can be made and a BPSS or LAPEC clearance issued
which will eventually lead to the applicant gaining unescorted access to
licenced sites.
Located at our office in Bridgwater, this is a busy, administrative full-time
role which will work Monday to Friday, office hours.
Location EDF Hinkley Point C Nuclear New Build, Wickmore Drove, Nr Bridgwater,
Somerset, TA5 1UF including Associated Developments
Your Time at Work
Pay £19.21 per hour
Weekly Hours 40 hours per week, normal office hours
Our Perfect Worker
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver all aspects of Personnel Security administration for Central Vetting, managing post
and emails following process and GDPR.
- Ensuring regulatory requirements for vetting on sites are complied with by all staff and
contractors.
- Support daily and monthly reporting
- Ensure all vetting enquiries are directed to Site Vetting Units
- Process, verify and manage vetting casework for Hinkley Point C and Sizewell C within
Service Level Agreements
- Conduct assurance activities
- Provide support to Personnel Security projects and casework as identified by the Nuclear
Services Personnel Security Manager
- Collaborate with the Nuclear Operations Limited facing part of the team where applicable
ensuring consistency of approach
- Identify opportunities for efficiency and where possible using existing and available
technology platforms to the business
Skills and Competencies
- Excellent customer service skills
- Strong Written and Verbal Communications
- Strong IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Ability to manage workload, prioritise and manage time
- Adaptable and Flexible
- Ability to follow process and procedure
- Team player
Profile
Educational Requirements/Qualifications
- A good standard of education in Maths, English and IT.
Preferred Experience
- Prior vetting experienced preferred but not essential
- Prior experience of working within a busy office environment and under pressure
- Excellent IT skills with a working knowledge of all MS Office packages
Personal Qualities
- Highest levels of integrity, respectfulness and professionalism required at all times.
- Open, trusting and in the spirit of mutual support, especially when dealing with conflicts of
interests.
- An engaging and proactive 'can do' attitude where successes and failures are shared.
- Doing what we say we are going to do and only committing to what can be done.
- Listen and communicate effectively.
- Ability to plan ahead as far as possible and share intelligence to prevent surprises.
Key Information and Benefits
Permanent Contract
224 hours (28 days leave per year inclusive of Bank Holidays)
G4S National Pension Scheme,
Dell, Vodafone and O2 discounts,
Perks at Work (national reward and discount scheme),
Aviva car, home and travel insurance discount,
Health Saturday Fund (health cash plan for you and your family)
Ref 1G4S ( G229)
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