Reference Number - 78716

This Cyber Security Portfolio Lead will report to the Head of Cyber Security and Technology Risk and will work within the Information Systems directorate based in either our Crawley, London or Ipswich office. You will be a permanent employee.

You will attract a salary of £80,000.00 and a bonus of 10%. This role can also offer blended working after probationary period (6 months) - 3 days in the office and 2 remote

Close Date: 07/07/2024

We also provide the following additional benefits

• Annual Leave
• Personal Pension Plan - Personal contribution rates of 4% or 5% (UK Power Networks will make a corresponding contribution of 8% or 10%)
• Tenancy Loan Deposit scheme
• Tax efficient benefits: cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Occupational Health support
• Switched On - scheme providing discount on hundreds of retailers products.
• Discounted access to sports and social clubs
• Employee Assistance Programme.

JOB PURPOSE:

You will be responsible for the development and management of a large portfolio of projects and programmes that are delivering enhanced cyber security technology, process and organisational change against a defined, UK Power Networks (UKPN) multi-year strategy.

DIMENSIONS:

• People - manage resources assigned to deliver projects will vary, as a minimum you will have direct management of circa 9+ permanent and temporary project resources which could rise to over 25 at peak project demand.
• Financial - shared responsibility for £1-3m annual budget covering permanent resources, tools and professional services, with governance and oversight responsibility for project/ programme budgets of approximately £80m over a 3-5 year time horizon.
• Communication - business-fluent written and spoken English language skills. Excellent verbal, written, and presentational skills to effectively synthesize and tailor communication of technically complex issues to various audiences to provide timely, balanced insights into and assurance on the health of the portfolio.
• Planning and Organisation: drive cohesion across the portfolio, identifying shared objectives, potential conflicts and common risks and work with project teams to design plans for optimizing outcomes across the portfolio. collaborating with senior partners on the prioritization of portfolio, tracking the scope, budget, and enforcing r

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

1. Transform the UKPN Cyber Security Strategy and strategic objectives into an aligned cyber security portfolio of programs, working with the Cyber Security Architecture Manager to develop the cyber security roadmap, and the Cyber Security Governance Manager on control remediation plans and assigning to teams to build and deliver the expected benefits and cyber security capability and control enhancements to the organisation.
2. Define controls and standards for projects to ensure the health of the portfolio is maintained with management of budgets, resources, risks and scope.
3. Develop portfolio-level performance metrics and provide senior management with regular, accurate management information on the portfolio status and against measurements.
4. Manage the Cyber Security Portfolio team, to ensure the quality and timeliness of services and deliverables to meet our requirements, reviewing performance and driving continuous improvement of the cyber security portfolio capabilities.
5. Collaborate with senior leaders, technical subject matter experts, operational teams and portfolio governance personnel to address issues and risks threatening the outcomes of the projects and to ensure the smooth transition of the new services into BAU operational management.
6. Accountable for the full cyber security project lifecycle, from initiation to completion, ensuring all project work for projects is delivered to agreed deadlines/schedule, meeting business objectives and financial targets.
7. Support Project Managers and Program Managers during the analysis and planning stages, driving adherence to processes, procedures, methods, and standards for program delivery.
8. Lead activities required for the realisation of the benefits of each part of the change programme, ensuring understanding of expected benefits.
9. Provide leadership to project teams, promote the adoption of industry best practice project management principles, methods and tools, govern the change control process, and assess and manage complex and material project risks.

NATURE AND SCOPE:

The Information Systems Department works across UK Power Networks, supporting us in the achievement of our vision to become the best performing DNO. The team achieve this through the provision of technology solutions and the optimisation of current solutions to improve how we operate. Continuous improvement, customer service and seamless delivery is at the heart of this ethos and are therefore strongly underpinned by effective cyber security.

You will oversee the delivery of UKPN's Cyber Security Resilience programme and project portfolio.

The Cyber Security Programme Manager will manage the cyber security roadmap across the organisation. We ask that you understand programme and portfolio management concepts, technologies, and best practices, and the ability to collaborate with other teams. You will be committed to delivering high-quality security projects that result in tangible risk reduction. You will have a track record in delivering cyber security change and transformation within critical national infrastructure or the energy-industry.

The Cyber Security Portfolio Manager's has five main functions/services.

1. Portfolio Leadership: Create clear, coherent approaches to guide effective program/project setup, execution, and control. Define a comprehensive portfolio plan, defining clear objectives, deliverables, budgets, and resource allocation. Conduct regular risk assessments and implement mitigation strategies to manage potential threats and challenges. Monitor program progress, identify potential roadblocks, and proactively initiate corrective actions. Maintain communication channels with partners, ensuring updates and transparent status reporting and progress. Operate controls and reporting standards for projects within the portfolio.
2. Value and Benefit Realisation - identify important value drivers and define metrics to monitor portfolio performance. Establish robust budget management across the portfolio and working with Finance and project teams to forecast, track, escalate and report. Support activities required for the realisation of the projected benefits of each part of the program, to deliver committed results.
3. Risk Management - identification, investigation, resolution and escalation of program issues and risks impacting project delivery to the appropriate senior partners; ensure mitigation strategies are executed.
4. Programme Management Office (PMO) - Ensuring implementation of common PMO standards, reporting, and closure process across programs. Coordinate and report programme and portfolio health, financial tracking and reporting, trend analysis for plan and budget including annual planning, quarterly/monthly forecasts.
5. CISO Office Administration - management and administration of the cyber security budget, supplier and contract management, function performance reporting, organise and coordinate team meetings and events, monitor staff development requirements. drive continuous improvement culture, govern documentation and knowledge management, training and compliance administration, recruitment and onboarding administration etc.

Your principal challenge is to translate the UKPN Cyber Security Strategy and strategic objectives into a multifaceted roadmap of tactical programs to deliver the required services, products and systems with the expected level of quality, and to the agreed schedule and cost.

SKILLS, QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, management or Information Systems or relevant field.
• 7 years of experience managing large-scale cyber security programmes delivering all aspects of cyber security transformation - including technology, processes, and culture.
• Hold an industry recognised Project, Program, and/or Portfolio Management certification such as Portfolio Management Professional (PfMP), Program Management Professional (PgMP), Managing Successful Programmes (MSP), Project Management professional (PMP).
• Hands on experience managing programme management concepts such as resource allocation, programme/project budgets, risk management, benefits tracking, programme assurance.
• Excellent experience in leading the implementation of cyber security technologies and capabilities - including Security Operations, SIEM platforms, PAM, Vulnerability Management
• equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.