Do you want to help power your career and be part of an evolving energy industry?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Cyber Performance Manager to join our Digital & Innovation team.
The energy industry is advancing with investment in smart technology innovation and Northern Powergrid, as the company responsible for powering everyday life for 8 million customers across 3.9 million homes and businesses in the North East, Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire, is at the forefront of delivering a power network that meets the region’s needs now and in the future.
The Cyber Performance Manager will support the Head of Cyber Security in developing and delivering the cyber strategy, turning strategic priorities into clear programme plans, deliverables and performance measures. The role will ensure regulatory reporting and regulatory change activity are tracked and delivered, while coordinating external engagement with stakeholders including academia and innovation partners.
Along with a competitive salary of between £60,000 – £70,000 we also offer great benefits such as:
- 25 days holiday
- 15% Performance Bonus
SC-level National Security Vetting clearance is required for this role. Candidates will be required to have lawfully resided in the UK for a minimum of 5 years to support security clearance processes.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the Head of Cyber Security in developing and delivering the cyber strategy, translating priorities into plans and measurable outcomes.
- Manage cyber programme deliverables, tracking milestones, risks, dependencies, benefits and executive reporting.
- Maintain delivery governance across cyber workstreams, action logs, dashboards and performance packs.
- Oversee regulatory reporting, ensuring accurate, timely submissions backed by clear evidence and assurance.
- Monitor regulatory change, assess impacts and translate new requirements into action plans and controls.
- Coordinate engagement with regulators, industry bodies and external stakeholders, including academia and innovation partners.
- Work with IT, OT, telecoms, legal, risk and operational teams to resolve blockers and embed requirements.
- Support cyber governance, performance metrics, continuous improvement and lessons learned.
- Ability to support the Head of Cyber Security in shaping strategy and translating it into deliverable plans.
- Programme delivery and performance management across cyber or technology portfolios.
- Regulatory reporting governance, including evidence packs for senior and external audiences.
- Horizon-scanning for regulatory change and translating requirements into delivery plans.
- Stakeholder management across regulators, academia, innovation partners and internal teams.
Skills, Knowledge & Qualifications
Essential Qualifications and Experience
- Security clearance required; applicants must have five years’ lawful UK residency.
- Experience supporting senior cyber/security leaders with strategy development and delivery.
- Experience managing cyber, digital, resilience or regulatory programmes.
- Knowledge of NIS-R, CAF, ISO/IEC 27001/27002, GDPR and cyber governance.
- Experience coordinating regulatory reporting, assurance evidence and governance papers.
- Regulatory change management, impact assessment and implementation tracking.
- Strong stakeholder engagement, including external partners and industry bodies.
- Understanding of IT, OT and telecoms environments and cyber risk impacts.
Desirable Qualifications and Experience
- Regulator, government or industry forum engagement.
- University, research or innovation partnership experience.
- PRINCE2, Agile, APM, MSP or similar.
- CISSP, CISM, ISO27001 Lead Implementer or similar.
Posted: 15/06/26
Closing date for applications: 01/07/26
Provisional date for interviews: W/C 13/07/2026
Hours: 37 hours per week, Monday – Friday
Location: Castleford
Applicants are considered on the basis of their suitability for the post irrespective of sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender re‑assignment, race, age or disability, in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.
We reserve the right to close this advert early depending on applications.
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