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Personnel Security Co-ordinator – Australian Nuclear Science and Technology
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- Reference Number: VN-0769986
- Agency: Australian Nuclear Science and Technology
- Job Title: Personnel Security Co-ordinator
- Position Number: PD-2436
- Classification: Position Number PD-2436
- Closing Date: Sunday 14 June 2026
- Job Type: Full-Time, Ongoing
- Location: Lucas Heights NSW
- Future Merit Locations: Lucas Heights
- Salary: $86,861 – $97,569
- Office Arrangement: On Site (On-site)
About Australian Nuclear Science and Technology
The Personnel Security Coordinator plays a key role in maintaining secure and efficient site
access, supporting essential administrative functions and front desk operations, and upholding
ANSTO’s robust security protocols. This position reflects the organisation’s commitment to
operational excellence and regulatory compliance, while serving as a central point of contact for
both internal and external stakeholders.
Duties
- Your Duties and Responsibilities
- Security Suitability Assessment Processing: Check applications for completeness,
- ensuring all required information has been provided. Identify and resolve missing,
- incomplete, ineligible, or unclear information, and follow up promptly with applicants as
- required. Perform external checks with a high degree of precision, maintaining 100%
- accuracy to uphold compliance obligations, security integrity, and agreed KPI timeframes.
- Ensure all records are maintained in strict accordance with privacy and confidentiality
- requirements.
- Front Desk and Stakeholder Management: Manage front desk operations to deliver
- professional, efficient and welcoming reception services. Act as the central point of contact
- for external visitors and incoming enquiries, ensuring a high-quality stakeholder experience
- and timely resolution of issues whilst maintaining the integrity of ANSTO’s safety and
- security standards.
- Building Access Management: Administer and facilitate access across more than 70
- buildings within the Lucas Heights campus, each with complex internal access requirements.
- Manage and maintain the Electronic Access Control System (EACS), Visitor Management
- System (VMS), and Application Service Management (ASM) to ensure secure and efficient
- access control.
- Pass issuance: Independently manage the issuance, tracking and retrieval of access
- passes for personnel and visitors to the secure Lucas Heights facility. Verify identities and
- applicable security suitability levels, ensuring compliance with protocols, including escort and
- supervision requirements. Maintain accurate records and liaise with security teams to
- prevent unauthorised access.
- SAP Administration: Administer SAP for all security suitability assessment holders,
- ensuring information is accurate and up to date, including assessment levels and relevant
- validity dates. Maintain associated HR data for non-employees as required, ensuring
- integrity across all records for all individuals accessing ANSTO information, assets and
- infrastructure.
- These responsibilities ensure the effective and efficient operation of ANSTO’s security functions,
- contributing to the overall safety and security of the organisation.
- Please view the full or click Apply to view. Position Description
- Note: A requirement of this role will be to obtain a Negative Vetting 1 national security clearance
- after the probationary period.
Eligibility / Notes
- How to Apply
- For further technical information relating to this position please refer to the or Position Description
- contact Melissa Heggie on (02) 9717 3002. For all other queries please contact Talent Acquisition
- on +61 (02) 9717 9361.
- To be eligible for appointment, applicants will require a security and pre-employment medical
- assessment.
- Application closing date: 11:59pm 14 June 2026
- All applicants must be Australian citizens.
- * AI generated responses will not be considered.
- In order to solve great challenges, we need great minds and great teams. At ANSTO, we
- understand that diverse teams produce better outcomes and we value the merit that a diverse
- perspective can bring to our team. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for
- our roles including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, primary carers, those with a
- disability, and women in STEM. ANSTO is a charter member of the Science in Australia Gender
- Equity (SAGE) initiative and is proudly taking action to create a gender-inclusive workforce.
How to Apply
Position Contact Donna Mansfield, (02) 9717-9361
Agency Recruitment Site www.ansto.gov.au
Applicants to vacancies notified in all formats of the electronic Public Service Gazette should be aware:
that the names of successful applicants will also be notified in all formats of the electronic Public Service Gazette
applicants found suitable may be offered similar employment opportunities by other Australian Public Service agencies
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