Deputy Incident Response Manager

Job Title:                         Deputy Incident Response Manager
Location:                         Capenhurst, Chester
Compensation:                £51,000 + Benefits
Role Type:                       Full time / Permanent 
Role ID:                           SF61919

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Deputy Incident Response Manager at our Capenhurst site.

The role
As a Deputy Incident Response Manager, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll be responsible for the overall operational management of staff and provide strategic direction and leadership to ensure Contractual Performance compliance is achieved.  This position offers an opportunity to make a tangible impact on the organisation’s security posture, playing a critical role in defending against all potential threats to site and safeguarding business continuity.

Day-to-day, you’ll act as the second-in-command to the Incident Response Manager assisting in overseeing the incident response team, coordinating response efforts and implementing best practices to enhance the organisation’s resilience. 

• Assist in leading the response to all security and safety incidents, including detection, containment, eradication, and recovery phases
• Act as a mentor and leader for all Incident Response Staff, fostering skill development and knowledge sharing while providing support and guidance during high-pressure situations
• Collaborate with customer security teams and threat intelligence teams to analyse potential threats and assess their impact on the site
• Ensure all key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the effectiveness of the Incident Response Teams are complied with including security, safety, and medical indicators. Understand when service delivery is not achieved and provide a suitable remedy
• Lead and inspire teams while promoting company values, exhibit appropriate behaviour in accordance with company ethos and demonstrate a strong security and safety culture. Challenge behaviour and report issues when standards and expectations fall below required levels

This role is full time, 40 hours per week and is based on site at Capenhurst. As this is a 24/7 service there will be a requirement to work outside of office hours, evenings, and weekends so flexibility is essential.

Interviews will take place week commencing 17/02/2025.

Essential experience of the Deputy Incident Response Manager:

• Experience in leadership and management delivering in a pressurised operational environment
• Experience of leadership in security, with a focus on incident response or threat management
• Strong understanding and working knowledge of security and safety concepts, tools, and incident response frameworks
• Analytical and problem-solving skills with a team-oriented mindset with a proactive and decisive approach
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to prioritise workloads, manage contractual requirements from the customer with timescales and challenging deadlines

Qualifications for the Deputy Incident Response Manager:

• Formal management qualification or time served relevant experience

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance 
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme 
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave 
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Babcock International 
For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal. 

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 07/02/2025