Project Manager - Cyber Security

Morgan Philips Group; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 129,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan Philips Group is recruiting a Cyber Project Manager for Stevenage (Hertfordshire) and London. This 12-month contract role is inside IR35, offering a daily rate of 700–750 GBP.

You will lead end-to-end delivery across the cyber portfolio, coordinating stakeholders, technical teams and governance bodies to achieve defined business outcomes. You will develop plans, manage budgets and risks, and ensure caims are met while maintaining rigorous reporting and change control processes within a

Qualifications

• Experience managing projects in business change, transformation, technology or operations.
• Familiarity with cyber frameworks and controls (NIST, CIS, ISO, CAF).
• Strong knowledge of project management methodologies, governance and controls.
• Experience creating project plans, schedules, reports and RAID logs.
• Proven ability to manage stakeholders across multiple functions.
• Experience managing budgets, risks and dependencies.
• Thrives in complex, fast-paced environments.
• Experience in a PMO or Programme setting.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of projects from initiation through closure.
• Develop and maintain project plans, milestones, schedules and roadmaps.
• Define scope, objectives, deliverables and success criteria.
• Coordinate resources and activities to achieve outcomes.
• Provide timely reporting to Programme Managers and governance forums.
• Identify, assess and manage risks, issues and dependencies.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Budget & forecasting

Risk management

PMO governance

Cyber industry frameworks

Job description

Cyber Security Project Manager - Stevenage in Hertfordshire/& London

Essentially Firewall Replacmement

• 1st of October 2006
• 12 Month contract
• Inside IR35 - 700 to 750 per day

The Cyber Project Manager is responsible for the successful delivery of projects within the organisation's cyber portfolio, ensuring agreed scope, timescales, costs, quality standards and business outcomes are achieved. Day-to-day management of projects through the full delivery lifecycle, working closely with business stakeholders, technical teams, suppliers and SPMO colleagues to ensure effective planning, governance, reporting/execution.

Operates within the standards, frameworks and governance established by the SPMO and contributes to the successful delivery of strategic change initiatives across the organisation.

What we’ll need you to deliver

• Project Initiation Documentation (PID).
• Project Plan.
• Detailed Project Schedule.
• RAID Logs.
• Budget and Forecast Reports.
• Project Status Reports.
• Stakeholder Engagement Plans.
• Benefits Tracking Information.
• Change Requests and Decision Logs.

Planning & Delivery:

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of assigned projects from initiation through to closure.
• Develop/maintain project plans, milestones, schedules and delivery roadmaps.
• Define project scope, objectives, deliverables and success criteria.
• Ensure project activities remain aligned to approved business cases and programme objectives.
• Coordinate project resources and activities to achieve agreed outcomes.
• Manage project lifecycle activities including initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, control and closure.

Governance & Controls:

• Apply PMO governance standards, methodologies and delivery controls.
• Maintain project management documentation and audit trails.
• Ensure project decisions, approvals and changes are appropriately documented.
• Provide timely and accurate reporting to Programme Managers and governance forums.
• Escalate issues, risks and decisions requiring intervention.

Risk, Issue & Dependency Management:

• Maintain project RAID logs and associated action plans.
• Identify, assess and manage risks, issues, assumptions and dependencies.
• Monitor mitigation activities and ensure timely escalation where required.
• Manage project interdependencies with other projects, programmes and business initiatives.

Financial Management:

• Support project budget planning and forecasting activities.
• Monitor project expenditure against approved budgets.
• Track financial performance and highlight variances.
• Manage financial risks and support business case controls.

Stakeholder Management:

• Build effective working relationships with project sponsors, business representatives and delivery teams.
• Manage stakeholder expectations and communicate project progress regularly.
• Facilitate project meetings, workshops and decision-making forums.
• Ensure stakeholders understand project objectives, risks, impacts and required actions.
• Provide professional challenge where delivery commitments or expectations are unrealistic.

Benefits & Outcome Delivery:

• Support identification and tracking of project benefits and outcomes.
• Ensure project deliverables contribute to agreed programme and portfolio objectives.
• Work with business stakeholders to support transition into operational use.
• Monitor delivery against success measures and acceptance criteria.
• Support post-implementation reviews and lessons learned activities.

Essential: Core skills, experience, qualifications you'll need from day one:

• Experience managing projects within business change, transformation, technology or operational environments.
• Familiarity with cyber industry frameworks and controls (NIST, CIS, ISO, CAF).
• Strong understanding of project management methodologies, governance and controls.
• Experience creating project plans, schedules, reports and RAID logs.
• Demonstrable experience managing stakeholders across multiple functions.
• Experience managing project budgets, risks and dependencies.
• Ability to work effectively in complex and fast-paced environments.
• Experience operating within a PMO or Programme environment.

We are committed to ensuring that all job applicants are treated equally, without discrimination because of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age.