Security Clearance Controller

Are you highly organised, detail‑driven, and confident working with sensitive information?

Our HR team is looking for a Security Clearance Controller to manage the full lifecycle of personnel security checks across our organisation. This is a crucial role ensuring that employees, contractors, and third‑party partners meet mandatory clearance requirements to work on sensitive and restricted projects.

As our Security Clearance Controller, you will be the central point of contact for all vetting activity, managing applications from initial submission through to approval, transfer, renewal, or closure. This includes BPSS, DBS, SC, DV, and EL1 clearances.

You will collaborate closely with government vetting bodies, internal stakeholders, and applicants to ensure timely, compliant, and efficient processing. Alongside this, you will maintain accurate records, support audit activities, and ensure our processes align with governance, security, and data protection standards, including UK GDPR.

In this role, you will play a critical part in safeguarding the organisation’s ability to operate securely and compliantly. By managing the vetting lifecycle with precision and consistency, you will ensure that only appropriately cleared individuals access a sensitive environment – directly supporting operational readiness, reducing organisational risk, and strengthening trust with external partners and clients.

Your work will underpin a smooth, transparent, and robust clearance process that reinforces our wider security posture.

• Experience in an administrative, security, vetting, HR, or compliance‑based role
• Proven ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with discretion
• Strong communication skills and a confident, customer‑focused approach with internal and external stakeholders/partners
• Excellent data entry and processing capabilities
• A solid understanding of data protection principles (UK GDPR)

• We put people first: We're proud of our friendly, inclusive and collaborative environment where everyone feels valued and driven to succeed.
• We are driven to achieve: Named in the top 50 companies to work by Glassdoor 2025. Recognised by Corporate Knights as one of the world's top 10 most sustainable companies 2025.
• We do what is right: Industry leading training and development as well as paid for professional subscriptions. A professional progression plan, supporting you to become chartered.
• We are better together: A supportive and collaborative team environment and wider ERG network (see more on our ERGs here: Stantec Employee Resource Groups)
• Growth: We're on an exciting growth journey across the UK – we want you to be part of it!
• Great Benefits: Competitive salary, bonus schemes, enhanced pension plan, annual leave with the option to buy/sell additional days, private medical insurance, group income protection & life assurance included as standard as well as discounted gym membership and lots more.
• Flexible working: Enjoy a healthy work-life balance with our hybrid approach to flexible working. Please note, we ask our full‑time employees to come into the office 3 days per week.

The Stantec community unites more than 34,000 employees working in over 450 locations across 6 continents. We have been working with our clients and communities in the UK for over 150 years. We plan, design, deliver and manage the development and infrastructure needed to support the creation of sustainable, healthy and prosperous communities.

Our teams provide effective and relevant solutions, translating our clients’ vision into valued consents, deliverable plans for projects and programmes, and efficient designs for delivery, based on technical excellence and deep market insights. We deal with today’s challenges, but also keep a fairer, better tomorrow in sight, looking at how we deliver clean growth, support radical changes in our economy and meet the needs of future communities.

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