Lead Major Incident Manager (SC cleared)

Job Title: Lead Major Incident Manager (Contract)
Contract Type: Inside IR35/Inside Scope
Duration: Initial 6-month contract (extension potential)
Day Rate: £450 per day pay rate
Location: Hybrid

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Lead Major Incident Manager to lead and mature Major Incident Management capabilities within a complex delivery environment operating across P3M (Portfolio, Programme and Project Management) services.

This role is responsible for driving effective incident governance, restoring service quickly during high-priority incidents, coordinating cross-functional teams, and embedding best practice aligned to ITIL Incident Management processes.

The successful contractor will bring strong stakeholder engagement skills, operational leadership, and a structured approach to managing major incidents across technology and business services.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end management of Major Incidents and ensure rapid restoration of impacted services.
• Own incident command during high-severity events, coordinating technical, delivery, and business stakeholders.
• Establish and maintain robust ITIL-aligned Incident Management processes across the P3M environment.
• Chair Major Incident bridge calls and provide clear communication to senior stakeholders and leadership teams.
• Drive service recovery activities and ensure actions are prioritised effectively.
• Produce timely and accurate incident communications, status updates, and executive reporting.
• Facilitate post-incident reviews and root cause analysis activities.
• Track remediation actions and support continuous service improvement initiatives.
• Identify trends, risks, recurring incidents, and opportunities for operational maturity.
• Define and monitor incident KPIs, SLAs, and service performance metrics.
• Collaborate with Service Management, Delivery, Operations, and Programme teams to strengthen operational resilience.
• Support governance forums and contribute to service management reporting.

Required Experience

• Proven experience operating as a Lead Major Incident Manager within complex enterprise environments.
• Strong practical experience of ITIL Incident Management and Major Incident frameworks.
• Experience working within P3M (Portfolio, Programme and Project Management) environments.
• Demonstrated ability to lead high-pressure operational incidents and coordinate multi-disciplinary teams.
• Strong stakeholder management and executive communication capability.
• Experience driving service improvement and operational maturity initiatives.
• Ability to make decisions quickly and maintain control during critical incidents.

Desirable Skills

• ITIL Foundation/ITIL Managing Professional certification.
• Experience within large-scale transformation or programme delivery environments.
• Knowledge of Problem Management, Change Management, and Service Operations disciplines.
• Familiarity with service management tooling such as ServiceNow or equivalent.

Contract Details

• Contract Length: Initial 6 months
• Engagement: Inside Scope (IR35)
• Pay Rate: £450/day (inside)

Reasonable Adjustments:

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