Enova Power Corp. is trusted and dedicated to delivering safe and reliable energy solutions that power our communities forward.
Serving more than 165,000 residential and business customers in the Cities of Kitchener and Waterloo, Townships of Woolwich, Wilmot, and Wellesley, Enova Power Corp. is the 7th largest electricity distribution utility in Ontario.
A vacancy exists in the Information Technology department for the position of Manager, Cybersecurity & Project Management Office.
This role is accountable for the governance of Enova’s cyber security program and the governance of its technology project and program standards. This role owns Enova’s cyber security strategy, policies, standards and roadmap, and is accountable for maintaining compliance with the Ontario Energy Board’s Ontario Cyber Security Framework. This role is accountable for the identification, assessment and treatment of cyber security risk across Enova’s information and operational technology and provides oversight and coordination of security monitoring and incident response. To facilitate successful cyber security implementations during projects this role also owns the frameworks used for medium to large sized technology projects and/or programs from conception to delivery ensuring that security-by-design is embedded in the project portfolio. This role leads a team that includes project planning, tracking and support and system architecture. Managing project budgets, timelines, scope, and resources including business, technical, contract and vendor at the Lead and SME levels is a key part of this role.
Skills/Abilities
- Leadership in cyber security governance, risk management and compliance. Ability to establish, mature and lead a cyber security program as a professional practice within Enova
- Cyber Security Risk Management – ability to identify, assess, prioritize and treat cyber security risks across information and operational technology, and to communicate risk clearly to executive and non-technical audiences
- Working knowledge of security-by-design principles and the ability to integrate security controls and review gates into the project delivery lifecycle without unduly compromising delivery
- Leadership in project management best practices and methodologies. Contribute to establishing project management as a professional practice discipline within Enova. Strong leadership skills to guide and motivate project teams
- Time Management – effective at managing multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Strategic thinking – ability to align projects with strategic goals
- Ability and willingness to stay up to date with changes in at least one area of technology from both Enova, as well as changes in the technology industry
- Ability and willingness to work under pressure for sustained periods of time on potentially multiple projects
- Risk Management - Ability to identify, assess and mitigate project risks
- Intermediate skills in Microsoft Business Suite
- Advanced planning, problem solving and analytical skills. Proficient in identifying issues and developing innovative solutions
- Advanced verbal and written communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively with various internal and external stakeholders
- Advanced organization and technical skills to support independent management and timely completion of work plan assignments and priorities
- Customer service orientation with a strong sense of accountability and ownership
- Ability to negotiate and influence the behaviour of stakeholders to achieve desired results
- Ability to effectively communicate and maintain positive relationships with all types of staff, including technical, professional, vendor and upper management
Education/Knowledge
- University, college degree/diploma or equivalent training or experience
- CISSP, CISM or equivalent cyber security certification, with a willingness to maintain certifications
- Expert knowledge of cyber security governance, risk and compliance practices, and working knowledge of a recognized security control framework (e.g. NIST CSF, ISO 27001, CIS Controls)
- Knowledge of the Ontario Energy Board’s Ontario Cyber Security Framework
- Awareness of operational technology security considerations is an asset
- PMP or equivalent experience with a willingness to maintain these skills
- Expert knowledge of Project Management practices
- Thorough knowledge of various software development lifecycle (SDLC) models
- Influencing and negotiating expert including stakeholder management
- Knowledge of energy sector business, preferably from a business process perspective
Experience
- Progressive experience in a cyber security role, including accountability for security governance, risk assessment, policy development and compliance reporting
- Experience overseeing security operations and incident response, including coordinating internal resources and external service providers during and after security events
- Experience in planning, scheduling and resource balancing for a variety of sizes of projects
- Strong financial acumen with considerable experience in managing the financial aspects of large complex projects
- 5+ years’ related experience of contributing directly to and managing projects
- 3+ years of experience in a supervisory role leading teams in any discipline above
Primary Responsibilities
- Cyber Security Governance: Own and maintain Enova’s cyber security strategy, policies, standards and roadmap, and lead their continuous improvement in line with the evolving threat landscape and Enova’s risk appetite. Act as Enova’s accountable cyber security lead, providing expert advice to senior management and the Enova Project Steering Committee on cyber security posture, risk and investment priorities. Establish and maintain the cyber security governance framework, including the control catalogue, standards and the exception and risk-acceptance process. Build, mature and lead the cyber security function over time, including the design and staffing of the team and the definition of supporting roles.
- Regulatory Compliance: Maintain Enova’s compliance with the Ontario Energy Board’s Ontario Cyber Security Framework and other applicable cyber security regulatory and reporting obligations. Lead periodic self-assessments and maturity evaluations against the framework, own the resulting improvement plan, and prepare and submit the required attestations and reports. Serve as the primary point of contact for cyber security audits, regulatory enquiries and related assurance activities.
- Cyber Security Risk Management: Lead the identification, assessment, prioritization and treatment of cyber security risk across Enova’s information and operational technology. Maintain the cyber security risk register and ensure risks are visible to, and understood by, senior management. Cyber security risk acceptances above a defined threshold – including any decision to proceed to go-live or into production with open security findings – are escalated to the VP of Information Technology for decision rather than accepted within this role, in order to preserve independent oversight of security risk.
- Provision of Expert Advice: Provide expert advice to senior management and stakeholders of IT program and project strategies including best practices. Lead contributor at Project Steering Committee meetings. Plans and directs enterprise-wide projects and/or programs of high complexity. Deliver data driven recommendations to enhance program outcomes and efficiencies. Provides formalized continuing work direction and leadership to assigned team(s) or business resources, developers, business analysts and technical specialists including the scheduling assignment and review of project work. Mentor project leads and junior project managers, and other resources on project management methodologies and best practices.
- Project Management: Negotiates with business partners the overall comprehensive and integrated project management plan for major projects of a complex nature involving multiple business areas or systems crossing multiple services with multiple dependencies. Plans and directs all aspects of the project including Project Charter, Scope, Schedule, Cost, Quality, Staffing, Communication, Risk and Procurement. Negotiates project deliverables, schedules and costing for services from other departments across the entire organization as well as external vendors where applicable. May be involved in leading several projects of varying complexity concurrently. Carry out complex work requirements as generally directed, working largely autonomously to meet needs of teams, projects and timelines.
Salary: $128,200 – $160,250 per year
How to Apply
Please see the full job posting on the Careers page of our website. Qualified applicants are to apply by submitting a detailed resume no later than Friday, October 9, 2026, at 4:00pm to our career’s portal at enovapower.com/careers
We sincerely thank all applicants for their interest in this position; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Enova Power Corp. is an equal opportunity employer. If you are selected to participate in the recruitment process for the position to which you have applied and require disability-related accommodation, please notify the People and Culture department.
We encourage applications from underrepresented groups, particularly racialized people, 2SLGBTQIA+ people and people with disabilities. We are committed to a workplace culture that fosters diversity, equity and inclusion and we therefore support candidates from many diverse backgrounds to apply.
We are also an Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) compliant workplace. Our recruitment and hiring processes will be modified to accommodate disabilities, if requested.
Please be aware that Enova may utilize AI-enhanced tools (i.e. Indeed, UKG, etc.) within our recruitment process to initially sort and screen applications, however, we do not use AI for any interview decisions or any final hiring decisions.
