Project Manager - OT Security

We are supporting a leading organisation in appointing an Operational Technology (OT) Security Project Manager to drive the successful delivery of complex cyber and technology initiatives across a geographically dispersed, federated environment.

This is a high-impact role, requiring a structured and delivery-focused Project Manager with strong governance discipline, stakeholder engagement capability, and experience operating within cyber security programmes.

The Role

Project Execution & Planning

• Translate workstream scope and objectives into detailed delivery plans, sprint plans, and work breakdown structures
• Own and maintain project schedules, dependencies, and critical path
• Drive day-to-day delivery cadence (stand-ups, planning, reviews, retrospectives)
• Ensure clear task ownership and delivery momentum

Governance, Stage Gates & Reporting

• Prepare and coordinate stage gate evidence packs (scope, funding, risks, compliance artefacts, benefits)
• Track entry/exit criteria across delivery phases
• Produce structured reporting across scope, schedule, cost, quality, and benefits
• Maintain accurate, audit-ready project repositories and dashboards

Quality, Risk & Compliance

• Ensure deliverables meet agreed cyber standards and acceptance criteria
• Maintain full audit trails (design decisions, approvals, testing evidence, compliance checks)
• Coordinate peer reviews, architecture reviews, security assurance, and data protection checks
• Own and drive the RAID process (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Decisions)

Stakeholder & Change Management

• Map and manage stakeholders across business and technical teams
• Support change impact assessments, business readiness, and adoption planning
• Coordinate cross-functional teams (engineering, security, architecture, service, business SMEs)

Financial & Vendor Management

• Maintain Opex/Capex cost trackers (actuals, commitments, forecasts)
• Support quarterly budgeting and re-forecasting
• Oversee vendor delivery against scope, cost, and SLAs
• Validate invoices, track milestones, and manage accruals

Transition to BAU

• Build service transition artefacts (RACI, runbooks, SLAs, DR/BCP, monitoring)
• Coordinate go-live readiness and hypercare
• Ensure a clean, accountable handover into BAU operations

Experience & Skills Required

• Proven experience delivering cyber security or technology projects, ideally within Operational Technology (OT) environments
• Strong experience managing budgets, governance frameworks, and project controls
• Experience delivering projects across federated or geographically dispersed organisations
• Ability to manage competing priorities within matrixed environments
• Experience operating within IT service providers, consultancies, or complex enterprise environments advantageous
• Strong knowledge of security frameworks and standards (ISO 27001, NIST CSF, CIS, GDPR, SOC 2, IEC 62443)
• Familiarity with risk management and regulatory compliance

Desirable Certifications

PMP, MSP, CISSP, CISM or equivalent