IT Project Manager - Cyber

Yolk Recruitment Ltd; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 64,000 - 79,000; Full time

Job summary

Yolk Recruitment Ltd is seeking an experienced IT Project Manager to lead a major cyber security and technology transformation programme in Newport. This hybrid role offers clear ownership across the full project lifecycle, from concept through delivery, with emphasis on governance, budgets and stakeholder engagement.

You’ll work with senior sponsors, technical teams and trusted suppliers in a regulated environment, ensuring successful delivery and real operational impact.

Qualifications

• Extensive end-to-end IT project management experience.
• Experience in regulated environments.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Strong supplier and commercial management experience.
• Experience owning project budgets and financial performance.
• Degree-level education or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Lead IT and cybersecurity projects from definition through delivery.
• Build project plans, milestones and deliverables.
• Manage budgets, risks, issues, dependencies and governance.
• Collaborate with senior sponsors and stakeholders.
• Manage third-party suppliers and delivery partners.
• Run multiple projects and workstreams simultaneously.
• Drive change adoption, training and transition into BAU.
• Provide concise reporting on progress and performance.

Skills

IT project management

Cyber security

Stakeholder management

Vendor & supplier management

Budget management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

ITIL

Regulated environment experience

Job description

IT Project Manager - Cyber Security | Newport | Hybrid Working | up to £71,500

Want to take ownership of high-profile technology and cyber security projects where the work you deliver genuinely matters?

We're looking for an experienced IT Project Manager to join a major, multi-year cyber security and technology transformation programme within a highly regulated environment.

You’ll be trusted to lead complex projects from initial concept through to delivery, working with senior stakeholders, technical teams and specialist third-party suppliers. This is an opportunity to get involved in business-critical change with plenty of visibility, ownership and variety.

What you'll be doing

You’ll take responsibility for projects across the full lifecycle, including:

• Leading complex IT and cyber security projects from definition through to successful delivery
• Building project plans, milestones and deliverables and keeping delivery firmly on track
• Managing budgets, risks, issues, dependencies and governance
• Working closely with senior sponsors and stakeholders across the organisation
• Managing third-party suppliers and outsourced delivery partners
• Running multiple projects and workstreams simultaneously
• Driving change adoption, training and transition into BAU
• Providing clear, concise reporting on project progress and performance

What we're looking for

You’ll already have a strong track record of delivering complex IT projects and be comfortable operating in an environment where stakeholder management and successful delivery are equally important.

You'll ideally bring

• Extensive end-to-end IT project management experience
• Experience working within a complex, regulated environment
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills
• Strong supplier, vendor and commercial management experience
• Experience owning project budgets and financial performance
• Degree-level education or equivalent

Experience within cyber security, cyber resilience, utilities or Critical National Infrastructure would make you particularly well suited to the role, while ITIL experience would also be beneficial.

Why consider it?

This isn't a role where you'll simply maintain project plans and produce status reports.

You'll be joining a significant programme of technology and cyber security change, taking ownership of projects that have real operational importance and working across a complex organisation with senior-level exposure.

If you're an experienced IT Project Manager looking for greater exposure to cyber security, critical infrastructure and large-scale transformation, we'd be keen to hear from you.