Cyber Program Manager: IT & OT Security Leader

Sword Group; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Flexible working

Private health

Pension

Job summary

Sword Group is seeking an experienced Cyber Project Manager to lead a portfolio of cyber security initiatives across IT and OT environments in the energy, utility, and industrial sectors in the UK.

You will coordinate cross-functional teams, manage budgets and schedules, and report to senior sponsors while driving security improvements and digital transformation. Experience in regulated industries is highly valued.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering cyber security or technology projects.
• Strong project management skills with budgets, timelines, risks, and stakeholders.
• Ability to engage with technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience working within regulated, critical infrastructure, energy, utilities, or industrial environments.
• Strong understanding of project delivery methodologies, including Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid approaches.

Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end delivery of multiple cyber security projects across IT and OT environments.
• Lead the planning, governance, execution, and reporting of cyber programmes and initiatives.
• Coordinate internal teams, third-party vendors, and business stakeholders to ensure successful project outcomes.
• Support the expansion and enhancement of enterprise cyber security services and capabilities.
• Drive the replacement and modernisation of cyber security technologies protecting industrial control systems and offshore operational assets.
• Manage project risks, dependencies, budgets, schedules, and resource requirements.
• Ensure appropriate change management and stakeholder engagement throughout project lifecycles.
• Provide clear communication and reporting to senior leadership and programme sponsors.
• Support compliance, security, and operational requirements across both business and industrial environments.

Skills

Cyber project mgmt

Budget & timelines

Stakeholder engagement

Regulated environments

Delivery methodologies

Job description

Sword Group is seeking an experienced Cyber Project Manager to lead a portfolio of cyber security initiatives across IT and OT environments in the energy, utility, and industrial sectors in the UK.

You will coordinate cross-functional teams, manage budgets and schedules, and report to senior sponsors while driving security improvements and digital transformation. Experience in regulated industries is highly valued.