Information Security Manager

Mace; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Mace Limited - Construction Projects in Birmingham seeks an Information Security Lead to maintain and continuously improve the ISMS, ensuring compliance with client and regulatory obligations across major UK infrastructure programmes.

You will own security policies, lead incident response, manage audits and drive data protection, disaster recovery and security awareness across the project team and supply chain.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years' experience in an information security management role.
• Strong knowledge of IS principles, frameworks and risk management.
• Ability to develop and enforce IS policies.
• Experience in IT security infrastructure, including access controls, network security, endpoint protection, and secure communications.
• Cyber Essentials auditing.
• Hold a recognised information security qualification such as CISSP, CISM or ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Implementer / Lead Auditor.
• Compliance for BPSS clearance.
• Confident presenting to senior leadership, clients and non-technical audiences.
• Line management experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop and own information security strategy aligned with requirements.
• Ensure compliance with contractual information security obligations.
• Maintain disaster recovery and incident management processes.
• Lead the ICT Security team implementing secure IT systems.
• Lead Data Protection Compliance through systems auditing.
• Manage data retention systems across the project.
• Own ISMS policies and ensure embedding across the project.
• Provide IS performance reporting to Senior Leadership and client.
• Maintain ISO 27001, PAS1192-5 and Cyber Essentials Plus certifications.
• Oversee security across the supply chain with audits.
• Lead incident response and breach handling.
• Oversee security awareness training.
• Collaborate with other disciplines to embed security.
• Undertake system access reviews and risk assessments.
• Manage relationships with external auditors, regulators and vendors.
• Keep ahead of evolving threats and frameworks.
• Manage Contractor Assessment, onboarding and IT exit Plans.
• Training and developing project team and contractors around ICSC awareness.

Skills

Information security strategy

Risk management

Policy development

Leadership & stakeholder communication

IS governance reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

CISSP / CISM / ISO 27001 Lead Implementer

Tools

Access controls

Network security

Endpoint protection

Secure communications

Job description

About The Company

At Mace Construct, our purpose is to redefine the boundaries of ambition. We are innovators, trusted partners, construction experts. Founded on a belief that the built environment sector could be more efficient, innovative and responsible. We’ve built a reputation and track record for delivering projects better than ever before: safer, faster and greener. Transforming industries, supporting communities and leaving legacies.

About The Project

Curzon Street station is a new £800m HS2 project in Birmingham city centre. The station development, whilst forming part of the new HS2 network between London and the North, will provide a catalyst for development across the East side of Birmingham. As a leading station, Curzon Street strives to provide a centre of excellence for the development of best practice reporting and management models.

About The Role

The Information Security Lead is responsible for maintaining and continuously improving the Information Security Management System (ISMS), including supporting processes, across two major UK public infrastructure programmes delivered under a joint venture in Birmingham and London. The role ensures compliance with the client’s contractual information and cyber security requirements, as well as parent-company and regulatory obligations. The postholder is also accountable for retaining ISO 27001 and Cyber Essentials Plus certifications, and for meeting the security obligations associated with nationally significant infrastructure projects.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Develop and own our organisation-wide information security strategy, aligning it with client, parent company and regulatory requirements.
• Ensure compliance with the client's contractual information security and cyber security obligations, as detailed in the project's Information Security and Cyber Security Management Plan.
• Maintain the disaster recovery plan and incident management response aligned to parent company and client requirements.
• Lead the ICT Security team in implementing and maintaining secure IT systems.
• Lead on Data Protection Compliance through digital / project systems, maintaining / auditing systems and coordinating breach handling,
• Manage data retention systems across the project.
• Own the ISMS suite of policies, including the IS Policy Statement, Acceptable Use Policy, Remote Working Policy, Information Classification and Handling Policy, and Clear Desk Policy, ensuring they remain current and embedded across the project.
• Provide IS performance reporting to Senior Leadership and the client.
• Maintain the ISO 27001, PAS1192-5 and Cyber Essentials Plus certifications through ongoing compliance and surveillance audits.
• Monitor and enforce information security requirements across the supply chain, including compliance checks and delivering supply chain audits for information security.
• Lead incident response efforts—investigating, containing, and remediating security events with precision and speed.
• Oversee security awareness training, empowering every employee to be a first line of defence.
• Collaborate with other discipline and IT teams to embed security into procurement, design, construction delivery and Handover.
• Undertake system access reviews and conduct regular risk assessments to identify and address weaknesses.
• Manage relationships with external auditors, regulators, and security vendors.
• Keep ahead of evolving threats, tools, and compliance frameworks (ISO 27001, NIST, GDPR, etc.).
• Manage Contractor Assessment, onboarding and IT exit Plans.
• Training and developing the project team and contractors around ICSC awareness.

What You’ll Bring

• Minimum 5 years' experience in an information security management role.
• Strong knowledge of IS principles, frameworks and risk management.
• Ability to develop and enforce IS policies.
• Experience in IT security infrastructure, including access controls, network security, endpoint protection, and secure communications.
• Cyber Essentials auditing.
• Hold a recognised information security qualification such as CISSP, CISM or ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Implementer / Lead Auditor, with relevant professional membership (e.g. CIISec) desirable.
• Compliance for BPSS clearance.
• Confident presenting to senior leadership, clients and non-technical audiences.
• Line management experience.

Nice to have

• Strong understanding of UK data protection legislation (UK GDPR, Data Protection Act 2018) and NIS Regulations.
• Competence in leading internal and external information security audits.
• Experience in creating and delivering training.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.

You can find more information about our culture, values, and how we reward our people here.

Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates.

Primary Location

GB-GB-Birmingham

Organization

Mace Limited - Construction Projects

Schedule

Regular

Job Type

Full-time