IT Project Manager - Business Continuity (BCP)

Sword is a leading provider of business technology solutions within the Energy, Public and Finance Sectors, driving real transformation change within our clients. We use proven technology, specialist teams and domain expertise to build solid technical foundations across platforms, data and business applications. We have a passion for using technology to solve business problems, working in partnership with our clients to help in achieving their goals.

We’re partnering with a leading oil & gas operator in Aberdeen to recruit an experienced Project Manager with Business Continuity (BCP) expertise to support a critical programme of work.

This role will focus on refreshing Business Continuity Plans (BCP) for key IT systems, ensuring the organisation can continue to operate safely and effectively in the event of system disruptions.

Working closely with the HSE team and IT stakeholders, you’ll play a key role in safeguarding operational resilience across the business.

• Develop and manage detailed project schedule and work plans.
• Assemble, plan and lead teams to deliver the project objectives.
• Facilitate business impact analysis sessions with each business function.
• Identify key processes, confirm the critical processes and the IT service that support them.
• Create and Maintain project documentation to track actions, risks and issues.
• Track project progress and costs, and proactively manage any changes via a controlled Change management process.
• Conduct regular reviews during project, providing feedback and reports to key stakeholders / senior management.

Requirements:
• Proven experience as a Project Manager delivering Business Continuity (BCP) or resilience-focused projects
• Strong understanding of IT systems and infrastructure in an enterprise environment
• Experience working with or alongside HSE / operational risk teams
• Background within oil & gas, energy, or highly regulated industries
• Ability to engage stakeholders at all levels and drive delivery across cross-functional teams
• Strong planning, risk management, and governance skills
• Experience facilitating BCP testing and crisis simulation exercises is highly desirable

Key Skills :

• Project delivery (Agile / Waterfall / Hybrid)
• Business Continuity Planning (BCP)
• IT systems and operational resilience
• Stakeholder management
• Risk & compliance awareness

Benefits:
At Sword, our core values and culture are based on caring about our people, investing in training and career development and building inclusive teams where we are all encouraged to contribute to achieve success.

We offer comprehensive benefits designed to support your professional development and enhance your overall quality of life. In addition to a Competitive Salary, here's what you can expect as part of our benefits package:

Personalised Career Development: We create a development plan customised to your goals and aspirations, with a range of learning and development opportunities within a culture that encourages growth.

Flexible working: Flexible work arrangements to support your work-life balance. We can’t promise to always be able to meet every request, however are keen to discuss your individual preferences to make it work where we can.

A Fantastic Benefits Package: This includes generous annual leave allowance, enhanced family friendly benefits, pension scheme, access to private health, well-being, and insurance schemes, an employee assistance programme, discounted cash plan and more…..

At Sword we are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, ensuring that all applicants receive fair and equal consideration for employment, regardless of whether they meet every requirement. If you don’t tick all the boxes but feel you have some of the relevant skills and experience we’re looking for, please do consider applying and highlight your transferable skills and experience. We embrace diversity in all its forms, valuing individuals regardless of age, disability, gender identity or reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. Your perspective and potential are important to us.

If we can do anything to help make the hiring process more accessible, please let our talent acquisition team know when you apply so we can support any adjustments.