Programme Manager - Energy and Utilities
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£74,700
(£38.31 per hour)
Occupation rate applies
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Description
We are looking for an experienced Programme Manager to lead a major cybersecurity and compliance improvement programme.The role focuses on strengthening cyber resilience, governance, and assurance in a regulated operational environment.
You will manage a high‑profile programme, working closely with client leaders, operational teams, and technical specialists. Strong consultancy experience and a background in cyber governance, compliance uplift, assurance, and business change are essential. Knowledge of CAF and ideally eCAF is highly beneficial. This is a client‑facing leadership role that requires strong delivery discipline, clear communication, and the ability to drive progress across multiple workstreams.
Responsibilities
You will manage a high‑profile programme, working closely with client leaders, operational teams, and technical specialists. Strong consultancy experience and a background in cyber governance, compliance uplift, assurance, and business change are essential. Knowledge of CAF and ideally eCAF is highly beneficial. This is a client‑facing leadership role that requires strong delivery discipline, clear communication, and the ability to drive progress across multiple workstreams.
Responsibilities
- Lead the cybersecurity and compliance improvement programme for a key client in the water sector.
- Build and maintain integrated programme and project plans aligned to milestones, dependencies, and regulatory priorities.
- Set up and run governance structures, including steering groups, RAID management, reporting, and decision forums.
- Coordinate delivery across client teams, SMEs, operational staff, suppliers, and third parties.
- Identify, track, and escalate risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies.
- Shape and support the delivery of remediation and improvement plans following assessments or assurance activities.
- Manage budgets, forecasting, and resource planning.
- Ensure deliverables meet required quality levels and comply with regulatory and client expectations.
- Work closely with cybersecurity and operational teams to align technical, business, and operational needs.
- Contribute insights to support the growth of the Expleo Cybersecurity Practice.
- Degree or equivalent experience in Programme Management, Business Change, IT, Cybersecurity, Engineering, or similar.
- Strong programme governance and structured delivery management experience.
- Ability to define strategy, direction, and long‑range plans for multi‑workstream programmes.
- Good understanding of cyber governance, compliance, assurance, and control improvement.
- Practical experience with CAF and ideally eCAF‑related delivery.
- Ability to apply structured delivery methods in regulated environments.
- Strong leadership, communication, and self‑management skills.
- Confident influencer who can engage senior stakeholders.
- Proficiency with Microsoft tools and standard governance/reporting tools.
- High attention to detail and strong quality focus.
- Understanding of cybersecurity challenges across IT and OT environments.
- Knowledge of operational resilience and service continuity considerations.
- Consultancy background with strong client relationship skills.
- Experience with supplier coordination or cross‑functional transformation.
- Ability to turn high‑level objectives into structured plans and governance outputs.
- Experience coordinating multi‑disciplinary teams across business, IT, operations, and suppliers.
- Experience in regulated or critical national infrastructure environments (desirable).
- Experience in water, utilities, energy, or other CNI sectors.
- Strong experience in governance, reporting, and stakeholder management.
- Proven cybersecurity‑related delivery experience (compliance uplift, assurance, remediation, policy, etc.).
- Experience working across technology, operational, business, and supplier landscapes.
- Collaborative working environment – we stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients and our peers through good times and challenges
- We empower all passionate technology loving professionals by allowing them to expand their skills and take part in inspiring projects
- Expleo Academy - enables you to acquire and develop the right skills by delivering a suite of accredited training courses
- Competitive company benefits
- Always working as one team, our people are not afraid to think big and challenge the status quo
- As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we have committed to:
- Ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible
- Communicating and promoting vacancies
- Offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job
- Anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required
- Supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long term health condition, enabling them to stay in work at least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people
We treat everyone fairly and equitably across the organisation, including providing any additional support and adjustments needed for everyone to thrive