Project Manager – Cybersecurity

About the Consultancy

Join a leading international consultancy delivering managed services, operational support, and application assurance across enterprise and highly regulated environments. Our teams specialise in keeping business‑critical platforms stable, compliant, and performing as expected, with strong governance and customer engagement at the core.

About the End Client

The end client operates within a regulated, asset‑intensive environment, where reliability, continuity, and service delivery are paramount. This role supports managed application and platform operations, ensuring BAU services are delivered consistently, risks are actively managed, and stakeholder expectations are met.

About the Role

This role is responsible for the end-to-end delivery of cybersecurity projects and initiatives, ensuring outcomes are achieved in accordance with agreed security, compliance, cost, schedule, quality, and scope objectives while meeting the expectations of customers, stakeholders, and regulatory requirements.

The role will lead and deliver cybersecurity projects of moderate complexity, visibility, and business impact, including security enhancement programs, risk mitigation initiatives, compliance and governance activities, cloud security implementations, identity and access management projects, vulnerability remediation programs, and security technology deployments. The Project Manager will work closely with cybersecurity, technology, business, and vendor stakeholders to deliver effective, risk-based solutions that strengthen the organisation's security posture while meeting customer and stakeholder requirements and expectations.

Key Responsibilities

• Delivering projects to the agreed scope, time and cost without compromising safety or quality
• Execute all projects according to Project Methodology, Standards, Processes and Governance framework
• Ensure project financials are managed, maintained, forecasted and can be reported upon in terms of Capex and Opex
• Report the status of the assigned projects pro-actively and on an ongoing basis to key stakeholders and Team Leader, and co-ordinate and manage the work of the project team through up-to-date resource plans and project schedules
• Identify and actively manage project assumptions, risks, issues and dependencies associated with delivery ensuring appropriate mitigation strategies are established and actively managed
• Ensure project and quality assurance controls and gate checks are undertaken to minimise risk to delivery, costs and quality
• Conduct stakeholder analysis and establish effective stakeholder management plans
• Ensure that all project documentation is completed appropriately and satisfies NFIT requirements
• Support and build effective project teams across diverse Functions of the enterprise to deliver required project and program outcomes

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong delivery experience in Energy & Utilities, asset-intensive, or regulated environments (highly desirable)
• Proven track record managing complex projects and programs
• Experience delivering in Agile and hybrid environments
• Experience with data, digital, or platform transformations (desirable)
• Excellent stakeholder and executive communication skills
• Strong leadership, problem-solving, and decision-making capability

What’s on Offer?

• 4-month initial contract with likely extensions
• Hybrid working

How to Apply

Please upload your CV to apply. Suitable candidates will be contacted promptly with next steps.

For further information, contact:

📞 George Wright – 0480 011 ***
📧 *******@whizdom.com.au