Senior OT Cyber Security Consultant – Energy

Waterstons; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible holidays

EV car scheme

Sponsored training

Private medical insurance

Wellbeing initiatives

Life assurance

Season ticket loan

Cycle to work

Job summary

Waterstons is seeking a Senior Information Security Consultant with deep OT cyber security expertise, focusing on energy-sector operations. The role involves delivering consultancy across multiple clients, performing risk assessments, and producing clear client-facing deliverables.

You’ll mentor junior staff, help shape Waterstons' OT security capability, and be willing to travel to client sites in and around Glasgow for several days per week.

Qualifications

• A minimum of five years’ experience delivering OT cyber security consultancy, including at least two years’ experience within the energy sector or directly supporting energy-sector organisations.
• Extensive experience defining, reviewing and assuring OT security architectures across complex operational environments.
• Experience in security governance, risk and assurance, including experience implementing and enhancing security risk methodologies, leading comprehensive risk assessments and delivering security audit and assurance programmes.
• Practical experience applying recognised cyber security frameworks and standards, including IEC 62443, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, NIST SP 800-82, ISO/IEC 27001 and the NCSC Cyber Assessment Framework.
• Experience planning, managing and delivering consultancy engagements, including managing client expectations, budgets and project milestones.
• Someone who enjoys a varied environment, sharing their knowledge and experience to support colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Deliver OT cyber security consultancy engagements across a range of clients and sectors.
• Perform OT security assessments, gap analysis and risk assessments against recognised frameworks and standards.
• Develop pragmatic recommendations that improve cyber resilience while supporting operational requirements.
• Produce high-quality reports, presentations and client-facing deliverables.
• Build trusted relationships with client stakeholders across both operational and technology teams.
• Support proposal development, bids and client growth opportunities.
• Mentor junior consultants and contribute to knowledge sharing across the cyber team.
• Work closely with Principal Consultants and senior leadership to develop Waterstons' OT security capability.

Skills

OT cyber security consultancy

Energy sector experience

Security architectures

Governance, risk & assurance

Recognised frameworks & standards

Managing consultancy engagements

Stakeholder communication

Job description

Waterstons is seeking a Senior Information Security Consultant with deep OT cyber security expertise, focusing on energy-sector operations. The role involves delivering consultancy across multiple clients, performing risk assessments, and producing clear client-facing deliverables.

You’ll mentor junior staff, help shape Waterstons' OT security capability, and be willing to travel to client sites in and around Glasgow for several days per week.