Associate Director, OT & Cybersecurity in London

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact

As our OT & Cybersecurity practice continues to grow, we're looking for an experienced Associate Director to help shape its next chapter. This is a pivotal leadership role within our Digital & Data business, supporting critical infrastructure clients across a broad range of sectors, including energy, water, aviation and rail. You'll join a growing team at an exciting stage of its evolution, combining deep technical expertise with leadership, client engagement and business growth. Working alongside senior leaders, you'll help organisations strengthen the security and resilience of business-critical operational environments while contributing to the continued expansion of our OT cybersecurity capability. This role offers the opportunity to influence major programmes, develop high-performing teams and play a key part in the future growth of the practice.

What you'll do

• Lead the delivery of complex OT and cybersecurity engagements for critical national infrastructure and regulated industry clients, acting as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders.
• Help clients solve challenging operational technology security and engineering problems while ensuring high-quality delivery outcomes.
• Contribute to the growth of the practice through team leadership, mentoring and capability development.
• Build strong relationships across our business and client organisations, identify opportunities for growth and support the development of new business opportunities.

Here's what you'll need

• Strong experience within Operational Technology (OT), ideally gained within critical national infrastructure sectors such as energy, power, water or rail.
• Experience leading teams, developing people and creating high-performing, collaborative environments.
• A track record of delivering complex OT, cybersecurity or engineering programmes and engaging confidently with senior client stakeholders.
• A strong understanding of OT security principles and the ability to provide technical leadership and direction across multidisciplinary teams.
• Commercial awareness and the ability to identify opportunities for growth while building trusted client relationships.
• Experience from within consulting, utilities or engineering services, or complex regulated environments would be advantageous.

At Jacobs, you'll have the opportunity to work on some of the most important infrastructure challenges facing society today. You'll be supported by a collaborative team, trusted to make an impact and given the opportunity to help shape a growing practice with ambitious plans for the future. If you're looking for a role where you can combine technical leadership, client influence and team development while helping secure critical infrastructure, we'd love to hear from you.

Other important info

This is a full time, permanent role. Hybrid (3 days/week at office or onsite), flexible on location in the UK. The position will involve business travel across the UK & Europe. Full time employment at Jacobs is based on a 40 hour working week. We place a strong emphasis on work life balance and flexibility, and flexi-time is available.

We offer a wide range of employee benefits including comprehensive Health Cover, Life Assurance, Income Protection, holiday buy/sell scheme, and a variety of wellbeing, family, parental and fertility support offerings, along with an excellent enhanced contribution pension scheme.

All Jacobs employees will require a BPSS check as part of the hiring and onboarding process. This role will be subject to UK Security Vetting at SC (security check) level. Applicants must be eligible and willing to undergo the appropriate security clearance process, if not already cleared.

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