BCDR Manager — Safeguard Smart Energy Network

Smart DCC Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Private healthcare

Flexible benefits

Hybrid work policy

Job summary

Smart DCC Ltd is seeking a BCDR Manager to lead supplier resilience testing and embed resilience requirements across projects and programmes. The role is hybrid with locations in London or Manchester and offers exposure to senior stakeholders within a critical national infrastructure environment.

You will coordinate testing programmes, support incident response, and produce resilience reporting. A professional BCDR qualification and at least three years of experience are required.

Qualifications

• Minimum three years' experience in Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, Operational Resilience or related disciplines.
• Professional qualification in Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery or Operational Resilience (e.g. MBCI or AMBCI).
• Strong knowledge of Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, Incident Management and Operational Resilience principles.
• Experience planning and facilitating disaster recovery testing, business continuity exercises and resilience assurance activities.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence internal teams, suppliers and senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and deliver DCC's annual Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery testing programme across critical services and suppliers.
• Lead supplier resilience assurance activities, ensuring recovery capabilities meet contractual, regulatory and business requirements.
• Embed business continuity, disaster recovery and resilience requirements within projects, programmes and operational change initiatives.
• Support business continuity and disaster recovery incidents, recovery activities, exercises and resilience testing across DCC and its supplier landscape.
• Produce resilience reporting, identify improvement opportunities and drive remediation activities to strengthen organisational resilience.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Communication

Leadership

Education

MBCl/AMBCI or equivalent

Job description

Smart DCC Ltd is seeking a BCDR Manager to lead supplier resilience testing and embed resilience requirements across projects and programmes. The role is hybrid with locations in London or Manchester and offers exposure to senior stakeholders within a critical national infrastructure environment.

You will coordinate testing programmes, support incident response, and produce resilience reporting. A professional BCDR qualification and at least three years of experience are required.