IF1874 GE Energy Power Conversion UK Limited

Job Description Summary Reporting directly to the UK Marine Director, the Head of Security Control holds primary accountability for the protection of people, assets, infrastructure, and sensitive information across all UK and Ireland operations. You will lead the integration of security clearance and critical infrastructure protection into business planning, ensuring full regulatory compliance with legal and industry frameworks. As the primary point of contact for national security and the key interface between government agencies, you will be the driving force behind our security culture. This is a "boots on the ground" role where you will be responsible for the governance of personnel security, leading the end to end administration, auditing, and processing of complex security clearances (BPSS, SC, and DV). With a track record in executing strategies to mitigate risks across demanding environments, you will work closely with senior leadership to ensure we consistently meet and exceed rigorous government vetting and compliance standards. This is a hybrid role based at our Rugby, UK office 3 days a week. What you will do Regulatory Compliance: Maintain full compliance with the UK Security Policy Framework (SPF), JSP, and IPSA requirements, including the management, storage, and auditing of classified documentation. Personnel Security: Lead the administration and auditing of personnel security vetting, including the processing of BPSS, SC, and DV clearances. Stakeholder Liaison: Function as the primary site authority for security matters, managing enquiries from government agencies and customers to ensure all legislative requirements are adhered to. Operational Security Advice: Provide counsel to the UK Marine Director ensuring security protocols are integrated into operational business processes. Team Leadership: Manage a small team providing guidance to ensure consistent operational standards and delivery. Security Culture: Oversee the delivery of security education and awareness training to staff to maintain a compliant, security conscious work environment. What you will bring Professional Background: Proven experience as a Head of Security Control or equivalent within UK Defence, Aerospace, MOD, or Government contracting environments. Technical Knowledge: Comprehensive understanding of UK Government security standards (JSP, SPF) and the processes governing personnel security vetting (BPSS, SC, DV). Communication: Ability to communicate complex regulatory requirements clearly and professionally to internal and external stakeholders. Professional Conduct: Ability to manage sensitive information with integrity, discretion, and composure under pressure. Security & Vetting: UK Eyes only-must hold Sole British Citizenship with the ability to obtain and maintain SC-level national security vetting. What we offer Total Reward: Competitive compensation including performance related bonus, car allowance, flexible pension, employer funded private health insurance, income protection, and life assurance. Wellbeing & Balance: Flexible working and hybrid options, empowering you to achieve a work life balance that suits your lifestyle. Time to Recharge: 26 days of holiday, plus bank holidays. Career Growth: Continuous development through mentorship, open dialogue, and support for professional qualifications. Why join us? At GE Vernova's Power Conversion & Storage business, we provide the electrification systems that power the world's most critical energy needs. By joining our team, you will help deliver mission critical technology that solves complex electrification challenges and accelerates the transition to a sustainable, decarbonised future. This is more than just a job; you will be contributing to high performance projects that keep the world moving. Additional Information Relocation Assistance Provided: No The mission to electrify the world and decarbonise is embedded in the company's vision. For more information, visit

Job Description Summary Quality isn't just a process at GE Vernova-it's a promise. As a Customer Quality Specialist within our Power Conversion & Storage (PCS) business, you will be the voice of the customer, ensuring that what we build and deliver meets the highest standards. We support critical infrastructure projects across the nuclear, oil & gas, subsea, naval, and aerospace industries. When challenges arise, you will lead the investigation, shape the solution, and rebuild customer confidence. This is a great development opportunity for someone who is driven by solving complex problems within the world's most demanding electrification engineering environments. Customer Quality Specialist About the role: Quality isn't just a process at GE Vernova-it's a promise. As a Customer Quality Specialist within our PCS business, you will be the voice of the customer, ensuring that what we build and deliver meets the highest standards. We support critical infrastructure projects across the nuclear, oil & gas, subsea, naval, and aerospace industries. When challenges arise, you will lead the investigation, shape the solution, and rebuild customer confidence. This role would suit you if you are driven to solve complex problems within the world's most demanding electrification environments. This role offers the perfect environment to accelerate your career and develop your expertise in high-stakes engineering. What you'll do Customer Quality Assurance: Assist in developing and executing quality plans for customer-facing projects. Identify and mitigate risks to ensure our deliverables meet rigorous regulatory, industry, and contractual standards. Structured Problem Solving & RCA: Lead structured problem-solving on critical issues, facilitating Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and driving Corrective and Preventative Actions (CAPAs) to completion. Present technical findings and RCA reports to customers to maintain clear communication and confidence. Performance Review & Improvement: Manage customer feedback using data analysis to identify trends in quality performance, translating these insights into meaningful improvement actions. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Act as the primary liaison between customers and our internal teams (Engineering, Manufacturing, Procurement, and Project Management). Facilitate data-driven solutions to ensure project requirements are met. System Knowledge & Audits: Develop a deep working knowledge of our rotating machinery and complex electromechanical systems to effectively manage quality investigations. Support customer-led audits and internal assessments to ensure ongoing compliance and transparency. Quality Culture: Participate in the development of quality practices and share a continuous improvement mindset across the team. What you'll bring You are someone who combines analytical rigor with strong interpersonal skills-equally comfortable presenting an RCA to a senior customer stakeholder as you are getting into the detail of a failure mode. You bring a genuine commitment to quality and the resilience to see issues through to resolution. Essential qualifications & experience Proven experience: managed a customer-facing quality role with a solid background in project quality assurance and ISO 9001 standards. Problem Solving: Demonstrated proficiency in structured root cause analysis techniques (e.g., 5 Whys, Fishbone/Ishikawa, Pareto Analysis). Audit & Compliance: Experience conducting or supporting internal or customer-facing audits and assessments. Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present technical findings clearly to senior stakeholders. Security & Vetting: Must hold Sole British Citizenship with the ability to obtain and maintain SC-level national security vetting. As this role supports critical infrastructure government projects, all candidates will be subject to rigorous background checks and suitability assessments (BPSS or SC clearance) as part of the hiring process. Technical Literacy: Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook). Highly desirable traits: Sector Experience: Experience in complex engineering within the nuclear, oil & gas, subsea, naval, automotive, or aerospace industries. Technical Analysis: Familiarity with failure mode analysis methods, such as FMEA (Failure Mode and Effects Analysis). Mentorship: A background in delivering quality training or coaching team members. What we offer Total Reward: Competitive compensation including performance-related bonus, flexible pension, employer-funded private health insurance, income protection, and life assurance. Wellbeing & Balance: We embrace flexible working and hybrid options, empowering you to achieve a true work-life balance that suits your lifestyle. Time to Recharge: 26 days of holiday, plus bank holidays. Career Growth: We provide a platform for continuous development. Through mentorship, open dialogue, and support for professional qualifications, we help you map a career path that evolves with your ambitions. Additional Information Relocation assistance provided: No