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Resilience & Security Planner
Salary DOE + Benefits
Based Walsall with Hybrid working
Our client a Utilities company who serve over a million customers, seek a Resilience & Security Planner to play a pivotal role in protecting critical infrastructure. In the exciting role the successful candidate will lead emergency planning, business continuity, and site security across multiple locations. This role shapes worst-case scenario plans, multi-agency exercises, and CCA 2004 / SEMD compliance. This 6-month fixed-term contract offers immediate impact, senior stakeholder exposure, and ownership of high-profile resilience activity.
The Role:
- The Resilience & Security Planner is responsible for strengthening the organisation’s preparedness, response, and recovery capabilities across emergency planning, business continuity, and site security.
- The role ensures compliance with the Security Emergency Measures Directive (SEMD) and the Civil Contingencies Act (CCA) 2004, while supporting operational resilience across multiple sites.
- It involves developing emergency and worst-case scenario plans, coordinating multi-agency exercises, maintaining security systems and access controls, and acting as a technical advisor for emergency and security matters across the business.
Skills:
- Strong knowledge of emergency planning, incident management and business continuity
- Understanding of SEMD and CCA 2004 requirements
- Ability to develop and implement emergency plans, strategies and security policies
- Experience co-ordinating emergency exercises and multi-agency partnerships
- Ability to monitor and manage access control systems and security contractors
- Strong organisational, analytical and communication skills
- Ability to provide technical advice across departments
- Competent IT skills and ability to manage data systems
Experience:
- Developing and maintaining emergency response and business continuity plans
- Leading or supporting emergency incidents, exercises, or simulations
- Working in a resilience, emergency planning, security, or risk management role
- Managing security arrangements across multiple operational sites
- Coordinating with external agencies (emergency services, local authorities, regulators)
- Ensuring compliance with statutory or regulatory resilience/security requirements
- Supporting operational teams during planning, testing, and real incidents
- Translating strategic resilience requirements into practical, actionable plans
Knowledge:
- Civil Contingencies Act (CCA) 2004 requirements
- Security and Emergency Measures Direction (SEMD) compliance
- Business Continuity Management standards and best practice (e.g. ISO 22301 – desirable)
- Emergency planning frameworks and command structures (e.g. Gold/Silver/Bronze)
- Critical infrastructure protection principles
- Physical security standards, access control, and site security measures
- Organisational resilience concepts and service continuity
- Multi-site operational environments and associated risks
- Working with emergency services and public sector partners
To apply for this job email your details to jwoolf@ssr-personnel.com.
