Senior Cyber Project Manager

LET’S CUT STRAIGHT TO IT

Here at Severn Trent, our Technology mission is simple – we deliver and maintain secure and stable IT services, which maximises value to our business.

Dig a little deeper and you will find a living, breathing department of highly talented individuals and teams, buzzing with energy, ideas, and enthusiasm. Our teams are always interested in learning new, innovative, and exciting ways for us to aid our business colleagues, and ultimately our customers experience.

Collectively, we provide a critical national infrastructure to millions of customers in our region, so the only question is… why wouldn't you want to be part of that?

LET’S TELL YOU MORE

Are you looking to work in a face paced and challenging environment to deliver programme and project management using various methodologies?

We are looking for a Senior Cyber Project Manager to join our Cyber Security team. With a proven track record of I.T. programme/project management on large scale, you will be responsible for making sure the business outcomes are delivered effectively within a budget and will benefit both the business and the customers we serve.

The projects/programmes will be a wide variety of complex and multiple high profile predominantly worked in a waterfall environment, with some exposure to agile. You will have worked within this environment and have strong knowledge of the end-to-end IT development and infrastructure delivery process from Vision to deployment, business adoption and support and have significant exposure to IT architecture and data strategies.

You will have robust stakeholder management skills balanced with diplomacy and tact to work strategically and collaboratively across departments, building lasting relationships with the technology team, various business functions, 3rd party suppliers, senior leaders and board members.

You will have also borne fiscal responsibility for the projects that you had delivered by tracking and controlling costs to ensure delivery within budget.

You'll be based at our Severn Trent Centre head office in Coventry. You’ll work within our dedicated cyber Projects & Portfolio team and with this being such a critical role, we’re looking for someone who can join us 37 hours a week, Monday to Friday.

HOW WE WORK

You'll join a caring culture that collaborates to achieve, grow, and develop. Our employee engagement scores are among the highest globally in energy and utilities. That’s why, we value in-person moments to keep our culture alive but also understand the flexibility working from home can bring. So, you'll usually find us in the office, but working from home is supported, when you need it.

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

We would be looking for you to have a sound knowledge and experience of formal project methodologies (For example Prince 2), for managing and controlling the delivery of IT systems. We’ll also want you to take pride in being an inspiring leader with proven experience of developing the capability of teams through effective coaching and mentoring.

Skills and experience are important, but character, positivity, and a caring attitude matter too. We welcome people from all walks of life and celebrate individuality as we know diverse minds, experiences and backgrounds help us to learn and better serve our communities. We seek people who get involved, want to be part of something bigger, and make a difference because they care.

HOW WE’LL REWARD AND CARE FOR YOU IN RETURN

It's not just a job; it's a career. We offer benefits that reward great work and award-winning training to help you reach your potential. Plus, you'll contribute to the environment and community too. Here are some of our favourites:

28 days holiday + bank holidays (and the ability to buy/ sell up to 5 days per year). Annual leave rises to 28 days after 5 years of service.

Annual bonus scheme (of up to £2,250 per annum based on company performance)

Leading pension scheme – we will double your contribution (up to 15% when you contribute 7.5%)

Family friendly policies (including, a year off fully paid maternity and adoption leave)

Sharesave – the chance to buy Severn Trent Plc shares at a discounted rate

Dedicated training and development with our ‘Academy’

Electric vehicle scheme and retail offers

Two volunteering days per year

LET’S GO

We can't wait to hear from you! Have an updated CV ready and spare five minutes to apply. We'll let you know the outcome after the closing date, so keep an eye on your phone and emails.