IT Programme Manager - Information Security

Location/s: Newcastle
Recruiter contact: Nikki George

Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices. 

We work across incredible global industries, delivering exciting work that is defining our future and making an important societal impact in the communities we serve. Our people power our performance – we succeed when they do. With countless opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, the possibilities for excellence are as varied as every individual. 

Whether you want to grow as a subject matter expert or broaden your experience with roles across our international community, you’re surrounded by global specialists who want to combine their expertise and champion you to be your best. As a proudly employee-owned business, we benefit our clients, our communities, and each other, investing in creating the right space for everyone to feel empowered, included, and valued. Whatever your ambition, Mott MacDonald is where people come to be brilliant.

About the business unit  

Mott MacDonald’s support services are the driving force behind our organisation enabling us to run efficiently and effectively. The team works collaboratively to offer specialist advice, best practice and technology to all areas of our business specifically designed for our global reach.

The IT Programme Manager – Information Security is responsible for overseeing and delivering complex IT security projects, ensuring alignment with organisational risk management and compliance objectives.  This role involves managing cross-functional teams, coordinating with stakeholders, and driving the implementation of security initiatives.  

Working closely with the IT Leadership and Management teams, PMO Analysts, Resource Managers, and customers of IT implementation services, you will manage a team of IT Project Managers and Business Analysts, ensuring their personal development needs are met and that IT projects are being delivered effectively.   

The successful candidate will act as a role model in successful programme, project management and delivery. This includes shaping the project plan with technical leads, tracking, and adjusting plans to ensure smooth delivery, managing and escalating project risks, managing resources (including third-party contractors or consultants), project documentation, and project plans to successfully deliver IT projects. 

Key duties and responsibilities include: 

• Lead the planning, execution and delivery of information security programme. 
• Work closely with leadership teams to align security programmes with organisational goals.  
• Provide clear project scope, objectives, timeline and resource allocation in collaboration with senior leadership team.  
• Monitor and Communicate programme and project status, performance, risk and mitigation strategies to executives & key stakeholders.  
• Facilitate collaboration between internal teams and third-party vendors.  
• Support development and execution of the long-term security strategy.  
• Identify security gaps and recommend remediation measures  
• Ensure compliance with internal policies and external regulatory requirements 
• Manage a team of IT project managers and Business Analysts setting individual objectives, managing performance within our connected conversations framework, providing coaching, and fostering a high-performance, collaborative team environment  
• Serve as a first-level escalation point to resolve issues faced by project teams  
• Identify process and project management improvement opportunities, and support the implementation of changes  
• Work with the teams to ensure new work is scheduled to start when approvals are given.  
• Liaise with team members, technical and business teams, management, and clients to ensure projects are completed to the highest standard through quality project delivery  
• Effectively communicate with the project team, project board, IT team and business teams  
• Follow IT  project delivery governance standards, ensuring that project documents are current and change control is followed  
• Monitor the quality of deliverables and ensure that they are in line with the expected scope 

Essential: 

• University degree or equivalent related to technology, project management, information security, or relevant industry experience  
• Project Management certification: PMP preferred 
• 8+ years in IT Programme/project management, with at least 5 years focused on Cybersecurity.  
• Proven track record in managing enterprise security initiatives (eg DLP, DevSecOps) 
• Experience with cloud security (Azure) and risk frameworks 
• Strong leadership and team management abilities.  
• Analytical mindset with strong problem-solving skills 
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences.   
• Experience with productivity tools such as, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Teams and Office 365  
• Experience using waterfall, agile and hybrid approaches  
• Exceptional customer service skills 

Desirable: 

• Knowledge of ITIL Service Management best practices. ITIL V3/V4 foundation certification. 
• Experience managing projects and teams across geographies, or having worked in a matrix environment  
• Broad technical Knowledge of IT applications, services and ISO standards 
• Industry certifications CISSP, CISM, CRISC  
• Experience of working in a global organisation in a corporate IT environment.  

Personal Attributes: 

• Passionate about information security technology and learning. 
• Ability to balance demands and priorities and manage deliverables under pressure. 
• Attention to detail and a strong focus on quality. 
• Excellent conflict resolution, communication, and collaboration skills. 
• Logical and analytical approach to solving problems. 

We are actively recruiting a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we serve. We recognise that differences in ability, skills and experience are a strength and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. 

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UK Immigration

Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is as a consequence of the changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024. We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK, that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in future.

Agile working  

At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team, and personal commitments. We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces your well-being, flexibility, and trust.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion 

We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.

Accessibility

We want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

Health and wellbeing

• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments.
• Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
• A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
• Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.

Financial wellbeing

• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.
• Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.
• Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
• As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.

Lifestyle

• A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.
• Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.
• Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers.

 Enhanced family and carers leave

• Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
• Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.
• Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.

Learning and development

• Primary annual professional institution subscription.
• A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.

Networks, communities, and social outcomes

• Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.
• Make a difference within our communities through our social outcomes.

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