Chief Information Officer - Planned Maintenance / Construction - Remote / UK Hybrid - £120k - £15...

TrueNorth®; London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Chief Information Officer (CIO) for a growing Private Equity backed group in the UK. This role, offering a competitive salary of £120k-£150k plus bonus, involves shaping the technology strategy and overseeing significant organizational changes, with key responsibilities ranging from data strategy to cyber security. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in the field services sector and demonstrate strong communication and leadership skills.

Benefits

Pension at 3% employer contribution

25 days annual leave

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience as a senior technology leader.
• Experience in digital and data transformation in traditional environments.
• Proven track record in managing IT integration in M&A.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement a scalable architecture aligned with business strategy.
• Drive innovation through technology, data, and automation.
• Lead and develop a lean IT function spanning Support, Development, PMO, and Infrastructure.

Skills

Data Strategy

Digital Transformation

Cyber Security

Technical Problem-Solving

Education

Degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering

Tools

BI tools

Modern cloud platforms

Job description

Chief Information Officer - Planned Maintenance / Construction - Remote / UK Hybrid - £120k - £150k base + Bonus + Package

Chief Information Officer - Planned Maintenance / Construction - Remote / UK Hybrid - £120k - £150k base + Bonus + Package

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Job Title: CIO

Package: £120k-£150k base + bonus 20-25% Bonus + Pension at 3% employers contribution + 25 days annual leave.

Based: Remote / Hybrid (occasional travel to various business sites across London, Essex, Leeds, Manchester and Edinburgh)

In 2024, our Private Equity client acquired a leading UK provider of industrial installation, maintenance, and refurbishment services to the critical environments in the power generation, energy from waste, nuclear and manufacturing sectors.

Since the first acquisition, they have completed the further acquisitions of two planned maintenance companies, as part of the continued growth the group. The strategy is to grow organically and through M&A to build a leading group of industrial services and infrastructure maintenance providers that support critical assets, unlock the energy transition and deliver world-class service to customers. By joining forces, our group companies will benefit from customer cross-sell opportunities, shared back- office infrastructure, increased investment in staff training and a significantly improved financial profile.

The Role

As a core member of the executive leadership team, the IT leader will be responsible for shaping and executing a technology, data, insights and cyber roadmap that supports strategy-setting, innovation, compliance, and operational excellence across our business. This role offers a unique opportunity to drive impactful change in a complex and fast-moving private equity backed group that is seeking to set a new standard for its industry.

A pragmatic leader transforming the businesses through exploitation of Technology and Data and to lead and deliver a new modern Platforms that will be used by external and internal users.

This is a senior role, reporting directly to the CEO with significant exposure to the group board and investor.

Responsible for creating and executing the IT strategy, aligned to the business strategy to deliver results with key responsibilities:

• Define and implement a scalable end-to-end target state architecture, aligned with key exit initiatives
• Drive commercial insights using data as a key enabler in delivering the business strategy
• Balance hands-on technical problem-solving with strategic, commercial thinking
• Deliver best-in-class IT operations, overseeing third-party vendors across networking,
• infrastructure, and security
• Lead and develop a lean IT function spanning Support, Development, PMO, and Infrastructure
• Drive business-focused innovation through practical, differentiating tech solutions
• Own vendor relationships, including license and contract management across Hosting and Cyber SOC
• Lead the Group’s Cyber capability to ensure secure and stable environments to enable the business to function.
• Engage and influence senior stakeholders, including at Board level
• Lead the charge on innovation, exploiting data, automation, AI and GenAI

Experience – Must have

• Experience in the field services sector
• Proven track record as a senior technology leader (at least 5 years' experience), with a track record
• of building and developing teams
• Demonstrated success in digital and data transformation in traditional environments, including
• automation and process improvement
• Strong background in data strategy, including MDM and data governance
• Skilled in leveraging BI tools for actionable business insights
• Familiarity with modern cloud and data center platforms
• Full ownership of departmental budgets (Opex and Capex)
• Hands-on experience with IT integration in M&A, including operational migration and
• implementation
• Solid understanding of information and cyber security principles
• Degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or a related field (preferred)

Personal characteristics

• Strong communicator with a pragmatic, solutions-focused mindset
• Passionate about tackling new challenges with resilience and determination
• Commercially savvy with strategic vision and business acumen
• Low ego, adaptable, and thrives in dynamic environments
• Proactive, hands-on, and execution-driven
• Creative thinker with the ability to challenge norms and drive innovation

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Executive

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting and Construction

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