Project Manager - Cybersecurity

Whizdom; Perth; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Whizdom invites an experienced Project Manager - Cybersecurity to lead end-to-end cybersecurity initiatives for a major client in a regulated infrastructure environment in Australia. You will drive delivery, governance, and risk management across cross-functional teams, vendors, and stakeholders to meet security and compliance objectives.

You'll collaborate with cybersecurity, technology and business leads, applying Agile and hybrid delivery methods to optimise outcomes, balance costs and ensure

Qualifications

• Extensive delivery experience in energy and utilities or regulated sectors.
• Proven ability to lead complex projects and programs.
• Experience delivering in Agile and hybrid environments.
• Strong stakeholder and executive communication skills.
• Leadership and decision-making capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Deliver projects within scope, time and cost.
• Follow client project methodologies and governance.
• Manage project financials (Capex/Opex) and forecasts.
• Provide proactive status updates to stakeholders.
• Identify risks, issues, and dependencies with mitigations.
• Ensure QA controls and NFIT documentation.
• Support diverse enterprise functions to achieve outcomes.

Skills

Delivery experience in utilities

Project management

Agile & hybrid delivery

Digital transformation

Stakeholder communication

Leadership & decision-making

Job description

Project Manager - Cybersecurity

About the Company

Our client is a leading global consulting organisation delivering innovative digital and technology solutions across multiple industries. They are known for partnering with enterprise organisations to drive transformation through modern, scalable platforms.

About the End Client

You will be supporting a major organisation operating within a highly regulated infrastructure and utilities environment, focused on delivering reliable and customer-centric services across a large-scale network.

Role Overview

This role is responsible for the end-to-end delivery of cybersecurity projects and initiatives, ensuring outcomes are achieved in accordance with agreed security, compliance, cost, schedule, quality, and scope objectives while meeting the expectations of customers, stakeholders, and regulatory requirements.

The Project Manager will work closely with cybersecurity, technology, business, and vendor stakeholders to deliver effective, risk-based solutions that strengthen the organisation's security posture while meeting customer and stakeholder requirements and expectations.

Key Responsibilities

Delivering projects to the agreed scope, time and cost without compromising safety or quality

• Execute all projects according to the clients Project Methodology, Standards, Processes and Governance framework
• Ensure project financials are managed, maintained, forecasted and can be reported upon in terms of Capex and Opex
• Report the status of the assigned projects pro-actively and on an ongoing basis to key stakeholders and Team Leader, and co-ordinate and manage the work of the project team through up to date resource plans and project schedules
• Identify and actively manage project assumptions, risks, issues and dependencies associated with delivery ensuring appropriate mitigation strategies are established and actively managed
• Ensure project and quality assurance controls and gate checks are undertaken to minimise risk to delivery, costs and quality
• Conduct stakeholder analysis and establish effective stakeholder management plans
• Ensure that all project documentation is completed appropriately and satisfies NFIT requirements
• Support and build effective project teams across diverse Functions of the enterprise to deliver required project and program outcomes

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong delivery experience inEnergy & Utilities, asset-intensive, or regulated environments(highly desirable)
• Proven track record managingcomplex projects and programs
• Experience delivering inAgile and hybrid environments
• Experience withdata, digital, or platform transformations(desirable)
• Excellent stakeholder and executive communication skills
• Strong leadership, problem-solving, and decision-making capability