Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.
We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.
Role Description
Due to continued growth within Arcadis Security, we are expanding our Vetting team and are looking for an organised and detail-oriented Vetting Officer to support National Security Vetting (NSV), clearance aftercare and Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) screening activities.
This is a predominantly administration-focused role, responsible for coordinating vetting processes, maintaining accurate records, handling sensitive information and supporting colleagues, candidates and client vetting teams through the clearance process. Working alongside experienced Security Managers, you will help ensure Arcadis has the right people, with the right level of clearance, to support critical client projects.
The role is ideally based from our Watford office, with hybrid working available. Due to the nature of the projects supported and associated security requirements, applicants must be eligible to obtain and maintain UK National Security Vetting clearance.
Role accountabilities:
- Act as a key point of contact for vetting enquiries from employees, managers, candidates and client vetting teams.
- Administer National Security Vetting applications, transfers, shares, cancellations and clearance aftercare through the UKSV portal.
- Assess eligibility for security clearance applications and identify where additional information is required.
- Deliver BPSS screening, including new applications and client-led renewals.
- Review applications and supporting documentation, identifying gaps and obtaining outstanding information from candidates.
- Maintain accurate vetting records, databases and SharePoint sites.
- Process and securely handle highly sensitive personal data in line with security requirements.
- Manage the Arcadis Vetting shared mailbox and ensure timely responses to enquiries.
- Identify and escalate complex cases, potential risks and eligibility concerns to the Personnel Security Manager.
- Support compliance with UK legislation, GovS 007 and client security requirements.
Qualifications & Experience
- Experience in a vetting, screening, compliance, security administration or similar administrative role.
- Knowledge of National Security Vetting (NSV) and/or BPSS processes.
- Strong administrative and organisational skills, with excellent attention to detail.
- Experience handling confidential and sensitive information.
- Excellent communication skills and confidence working with stakeholders at all levels.
- Ability to manage multiple cases and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and case management or vetting systems.
- Eligibility to obtain and maintain UK National Security Vetting clearance.
- Experience within Defence, Government, Nuclear or Critical National Infrastructure environments would be advantageous.
- Current SC clearance and knowledge of UKSV, DISA or NPSA personnel security guidance would be beneficial.
Ready to Apply?
If you're a highly organised administrator with experience in vetting, compliance or personnel security, and are looking to build your career within a growing Security team, we'd love to hear from you. Join Arcadis and play an important role in supporting projects of national importance while working alongside experienced security professionals.
Why Arcadis?
We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.
You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.
Together, we can create a lasting legacy. Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.
Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging
We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas. Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I Workstreams: Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and Race. A diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success.
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