Security Officer Expert

You’ll be joining a diverse and ambitious team, spread across Germany, Canada, and Spain, all working together to shape the future of sustainable energy. At PowerCo we celebrate collaboration, progress and that spark that turns bold ideas into real impact. From our new gigafactory in Sagunto (Valencia), we’re driving a project that’s transforming both the region and the future of clean mobility in Europe — and you can be part of it. 

The Security Expert acts as the local Security Officer and central subject matter expert for security at PowerCo Spain. The role coordinates security governance and operations, ensures implementation of applicable legal, regulatory and company requirements, and provides professional guidance on security risks, incidents and protective measures. The role works closely with relevant internal functions, external security service providers, authorities and Group Security.

• Act as the local Security Officer and central point of contact for security matters, coordinating the implementation of applicable legal, regulatory, Group and company security requirements.
• Implement and continuously improve security policies, procedures and operational standards, including local implementation of applicable minimum security standards.
• Perform and coordinate security risk and threat assessments, audits and inspections, identify vulnerabilities and coordinate preventive and corrective measures.
•  Coordinate and professionally steer external security service providers, including operational requirements, service quality, performance and compliance.
• Coordinate security incidents and investigations, including documentation, corrective actions, required escalation and cooperation with relevant internal functions, authorities and Group Security.
• Fulfil the legally required functions of Director de Seguridad, where applicable, and maintain appropriate interfaces with law-enforcement and other competent authorities.
• Define operational and organizational security requirements and represent security interests in relevant projects and business processes. Technical design, engineering, implementation and commissioning of physical security systems are assigned to the Physical Security Integration function.
• Coordinate operational plant-security requirements, including access control, guarding services and other operational security processes.
• Contribute security expertise to emergency and crisis management, including incident response, situation assessment, exercises and coordination with relevant stakeholders.
• Coordinate security reporting, awareness activities and professional advice to management and relevant organizational units, including required interfaces with central Security functions.
• Support requirements related to know-how, prototype, event and personal security, where applicable, in coordination with the responsible company and Group functions.

• Bachelor in Security Management or equivalent; alternatively, at least 5 years of experience at military or police.
• More than 3 years experience in battery sector.   
• Fluent in English.
• Willingness to travel internationally.