IT Project Manager

Wales & West Utilities Limited; Newport; Hybrid; GBP 62,000 - 71,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Annual leave 25 days

Pension plan

Life Insurance

Flexible benefits

Health & wellbeing

Job summary

Wales & West Utilities Limited is seeking an IT Project Manager to lead and deliver critical IT security projects within a multi-year program across our cyber security portfolio. You will work in a largely outsourced environment, coordinating with IT Business Analysts and business sponsors to define, initiate, plan and deliver projects on time and within budget.

You will report to the IT Programme Manager for Cyber Security and engage stakeholders across WWU sites, offices, depots and industrial

Qualifications

• ITIL experience or qualification.
• Experience with cyber resilience projects is desirable.
• Knowledge of Critical National Infrastructure regulations is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead IT security projects within a multi-year program.
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• Matrix-manage stakeholders and deliver projects on time, to scope and budget.
• Report to the IT Programme Manager for Cyber Security programs and coordinate with IT Business Analysts.

Skills

ITIL experience

Cyber Resilience

CNI Regulations

Utilities IT projects

Education

Degree level education

PRINCE2 or PMP

Job description

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Who are we?

We are a gas distribution business that services the gas infrastructure across Wales and the south-west of England. We serve our customers and communities with safe, reliable, and affordable energy services whilst investing to create a sustainable future to deliver our carbon-free vision for 2050.

What we’re looking for?

We are looking for an IT Project Manager who will manage and deliver critical IT security projects within a multi-year program of technology, change projects and cyber security projects. The candidate should ideally have previous experience of delivering IT solutions in or for utilities clients.

As the AT Project Manager you should be adept at managing projects in a largely outsourced environment. You will need to work at all levels of the organisation, experienced with handling multiple requirements and stakeholders concurrently, all whilst successfully influencing key decision making to ensure the project is initiated and delivered within the required timelines. You will report directly to the IT Programme Manager for Cyber Security programmes and will work closely with IT Business Analysts and key business sponsors and stakeholders to support project definition, to initiate, plan and deliver projects, demonstrating strong governance and reporting progress tracking to plan.

As WWU continues strengthen its controls and manage the risk associated with NIS Regulations the Cyber Security Programme team, working with other stakeholders from across the business, will undertake a significant amount of change, initiative and project work. The Project Manager role will be key to driving these undertakings to completion, delivering the projects on time, to scope and within budget. This role is expected to work with all necessary stakeholders and the scope of this role covers all WWU sites, including offices, depots and all industrial sites.

We’ll trust you to:

• Lead, manageand drive projects from the initial ideathrough to its successful delivery
• Matrix manage those responsible for delivering change, across the organisation
• Deliver the projects’ objectives to the sponsorand the organisation as a whole
• Develop timelines with associated milestones and deliverables in accordance with project scope
• Produce project reporting as appropriate

You can read a full job description here .

You’ll need to have:

• Degree level education or equivalent - mandatory.
• ITIL experience / qualification (desirable - helpful for interaction with IT Operations and Acceptance into Service).
• Relevant practitioner level qualification required. Preferred qualifications to include PMP or PRINCE2 (Essential)
• Experience within a Cyber Resilience setting (highly desirable).
• Knowledge of the regulations relating to the supply of Critical National Infrastructure (highly desirable).

We would also love to hear about anything else you feel you could add or bring to the role!

As we are a safety critical organisation, all offers of employment are subject to pre-employment drug & alcohol screening.

What’s in it for you?

• A competitive salary starting at £62,160 rising to £71,484
• Flexible working opportunities
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays which can be tailored to celebrations that reflect your beliefs
• Retirement Savings Plan (pension) with Aviva: 5% employee contribution, with WWU doubling your contribution at 10% - totalling 15%
• 14 x salary Life Insurance linked to membership of the Retirement Savings Plan
• “Choices” flexible benefit scheme options including corporate gym memberships, dental insurance, and health cash-plans
• Access to our Financial Wellbeing Programme - allowing you to manage your benefits flexibly to suit your financial needs
• Enhanced pay for parental leave
• Retail discounts and cashback scheme
• Friends & Family Discount for Three Mobile and Broadband
• Colleague recognition including Annual Celebrating Excellence Awards
• Living Wage Accredited Employer
• Award winning employer for ‘Outstanding Contribution to Workplace Health and Wellbeing’ and leading the industry in championing equality, diversity and inclusion
• Annual salary review
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Company Sick Pay
• In-house Occupational Health Team
• Employee Assistance Programme

The way we do things

Our Ambition, Priorities and Values inform everything we do as a business from our strategic planning to the performance management of our colleagues. Our values underpin everything we do and we are committed to creating a working environment that supports and fosters diversity, inclusion and equity, where all of our colleagues feel valued and supported to contribute to their full potential.

We are focused on creating a culture where it doesn’t matter about gender, race, sexuality or disability; it’s about our colleagues’ skills, the way we do things and how we live our values.

If you think you’d make a good addition to the team, we would love to hear from you!