Information Security Project Manager

We are currently seeking a Information Technology Project Manager, reporting directly to Head of Information Security for Business Projects.

Home Office: Rome - Italy

Other locations: You may be required to perform short missions outside of the country or, in exceptional cases, commit to a long-term expatriation on a construction site.

About The Role:

Inside these teams, the Information Security Project Managers (ISPM) play a particular role. They address the business aspects of the domain. They are onboarded in the industrial projects that T.EN performs for its Clients, at the same time protecting these projects (IT) and contributing to securing the systems being delivered by them (OT). 

For the entity of Rome Operating Center, T.EN offers the successful candidate to join an international and dynamic career as ISPM.

REPORTING LINE

Operation hierarchy: reports to Project Manager / Director or Proposal Manager (or equivalent)

Functional hierarchy: reports to Head of Information Security in Business Projects

KEY INTERACTIONS

Internally: reporting lines, other Cybersecurity functions, other IT functions, Project and Proposal teams

Externally: Clients, vendors and subcontractors, auditors, regulatory organizations

INSIDE OUR INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS

• You are responsible for coordinating the IT Cybersecurity activities for the project(s) you are assigned to. Inside these projects, you handle various activities related to the IT Cybersecurity, for example coordinating the implementation of particular technology controls
• You are more generally responsible for the Information Security inside the Projects, meaning the protection the information on all media and by all means
• You are responsible to define the OT Information Security strategy, plan the activities and support them which can be partially assimilated to a “vendors’ management” scope (T.EN acts as a System Integrator in the projects). The activities are executed by a small team of OT Cybersecurity Engineers that you supervise
• For the 3 above perimeters, you are fully integrated inside the Project team and represent the T.EN Information Security posture in front of the other Departments or in front of the Client. This representation role is an important part of the job

BEFORE OUR INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS

The ISPM is involved in the proposal phase (or tendering), when the commercial offers are being emitted to potential Clients and targeting at tentative projects (prospects)

You are responsible for analyzing all the documentation provided by the potential Client, outlining from it the key elements that will require Information Security inputs, writing commercial narratives and preparing a quotation for the services of your colleagues.

This estimator’s role is an important part of the job.

SPOT ACTIVITIES

Based on the situation, you are involved in ad-hoc activities like Information Security Incident management or Information Security audits.

MAIN DUTIES/RESPONSABILITIES

• Project Management-related activities:
  • Planning of activities and, generally, Project Management activities at your level (integrating the key factors: time, cost, quality)
  • Projects’ documentation analysis (notably, contractual documents)
  • Projects’ documentation writing (procedures or technical specifications)
• Relationship management inside and outside your project(s)
• Implementation of project-level IT Cybersecurity or Information Security measures
• More specifically for OT Cybersecurity with regards to the supply chain projects:
  • OT Cybersecurity specifications preparation for vendors of OT systems
  • Vendors’ document reviews for the implementation of OT Cybersecurity measures
  • Tests planning and execution for the implementation of OT Cybersecurity measures by vendors
• Common activities:
  • Information Security risk assessment (IT or OT)
  • Information Security audits (IT or OT)
  • Information Security trainings (IT or OT)
  • Incident management (IT, OT or non-technical)
• Team’s coordination or, for the OT Cybersecurity, team’s supervision
• More specifically for proposals (commercial offers):
  • Proposals’ documentation analysis
  • Proposals’ quotation issuance
  • Proposals narratives writing
• Reporting

About You:

Catch this opportunity and invest on your skills development, should your profile meets these requirements.

• experience in either Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Operations Technology or industrial Project Management activities
• experience in team management or team coordination
• ideally an experience in the Energy sector or a similar industrial one
• Diplomas or certifications in Cybersecurity will be given preference. If not applicable, a field knowledge of Information Security and Cybersecurity standards such as ISO 27001, NIST CSF, ISA / IEC 62443 will be appreciated
• ease in multicultural environments
• Project Management skills account for 50% of your future success, since the role is not mainly a technical one and requires polyvalence. By Project Management, is meant the capability to prioritize, plan and budget activities for delivering a service, communicate about them, trigger the necessary collaboration, and reach the completion stage on time, within budget and with the expected level of quality
• strategic point of view and capacity to explain it to non-IT/OT practitioners will be an advantage
• ability to coordinate with technical roles (engineers) is required
• excellent verbal and written communication skills
• ease to work with plenty of documents, reading or writing them, may they be IT specifications, procedures or contracts
• Client and Business-oriented
• Contract and cost-minded
• Autonomous and problem-solving mindset

Languages: Fluent in English; knowledge of French language will be considered a plus. 

What’s Next?

Starting Date:  April - May 2025

Internal applications are treated with priority by our Recruiting Team against external applications.  We also consider providing timely and direct feedback to internal applicants a must have. And once receiving your application, Recruiting Team will screen and match your skills, experience, and potential team fit against the role requirements.

We ask for your patience as the team completes the volume of applications with reasonable timeframe.  You can check your application progress directly in PeopleConnect Recruiting.