Senior Project Manager - Cyber Security

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Closing Date

2025-02-28

Location: Durrington (Worthing) – Hybrid 2/3 days a week in office

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: To 60K GBP Annual

Hours: 37 hours

Are you ready to make a difference in the water & waste industry?

The Senior Project Manager – Cyber Security is responsible for overseeing and managing cyber security projects to ensure the protection of an organisation's information systems and data. This role involves coordinating with various stakeholders, managing project timelines, budgets, and resources, and ensuring compliance with relevant security standards and regulations.

As Senior Project Manager, you will be to lead the delivery of programmes of change from initiation through to service transition, matrix managing all project resources and managing relationships/deliverables with third party providers and internal stakeholders.

You will also be responsible for supporting the Programme Manager in delivery of the overall portfolio, including supporting with scoping, definition and management of resources across the team.

Your responsibilities are to include:

• Project Planning and Initiation: Define project scope, objectives, and deliverables. Develop detailed project plans, including timelines, budgets, and resource allocation.
• Stakeholder Communication: Maintain clear and consistent communication with all stakeholders, including technical teams, executive management, and external vendors.
• Risk Management: Identify potential security risks and develop mitigation strategies. Ensure compliance with industry standards such as NIST, ISO, and other relevant frameworks.
• Project Execution: Oversee the execution of cybersecurity projects, ensuring they are completed on time, within scope, and within budget. Coordinate with technical teams to implement security measures.
• Monitoring and Reporting: Track project progress and performance. Provide regular status updates to stakeholders and report on project milestones, issues, and risks.
• Team Leadership: Lead and motivate project teams, ensuring collaboration and effective communication. Provide technical supervision and guidance as needed.
• Vendor Management: Manage relationships with third-party vendors and service providers. Ensure that all external contributions align with project goals and security requirements.

Skills and experience needed:

• Education: further education college/university, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related field.
• Certifications: PMP, CISSP, CISM, or other relevant certifications.
• Experience: Proven experience in project management, particularly in cybersecurity projects. Familiarity with cybersecurity tools and best practices.
• Skills: Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills. Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and work in a fast-paced environment.

What Do We Offer?

• 25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays.
• BUPA cash plan cover (with options to upgrade for family coverage).
• Free annual flu jab and eye test vouchers.
• Pension contributions up to 11% (depending on your contribution).
• An employee assistance program.
• A network of sports and social clubs.
• Company and performance-related bonus.
• Life assurance equal to 4x salary.
• Salary sacrifice electric car scheme (after 6 months service).
• Health Cash Plan.
• Two paid volunteering days a year.
• Occupational health service.
• Discounts with over 800 popular retailers.
• Digital GP service.
• Study support may be available for job-related qualifications.
• Competitive maternity & paternity leave and flexible return to work options.
• Cycle to work scheme.

Does this opportunity excite you but you're not 100% sure if you meet all the requirements for the role? Or are you concerned that 'normal' office hours aren't possible given your personal circumstances? Whilst we can't accommodate every flexible working request, we'll try to find a practical solution. So why not engage with us and find out more about this role?

If this role isn't quite what you're looking for but are keen to be contacted about opportunities at Southern Water, you can register your details here: Introduce Yourself (myworkdaysite.com)

Our customers are at the heart of everything we do, because delivering water for life is our core purpose. To achieve this, we need 24/7 support in place to resolve incidents quickly and efficiently. All our employees understand the importance of out-of-hours incident support – because when problems appear, fixing them is our top priority.

That's why our people join together and support when and however needed to make sure our customers get the service they deserve. Joining the Southern Water family means you'll become part of our incident support team. During your interview, your manager will speak to you about any incident support rotas that apply to your position.

Privacy Statement:

Please note: If you are an existing Southern Water employee, you will need to confirm within your application that your Manager is aware of your application.

All applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK. You will need to provide evidence of eligibility (e.g. a passport or long birth certificate and proof of NI) and current proof of address (dated within the last 3 months), will be required as part of the recruitment process. If you do not meet these criteria, your application will not be considered.

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