Head of IT

Join us as a Head of IT & Digital with EDF Energy

London / Durham / Edinburgh

6 Month Contract

In Scope of IR35

About Capita

At Capita, we support clients across a range of sectors, including local Government, central Government, education, transport, health, life and pensions, insurance and other private sector organisations. We support with expertise applied by the talent acrossour business in combination with technology, insight and analytics to keep our clients ahead of change, sharper than competitors and more efficient than ever - and we always need new talent to help us achieve our goals.

About EDF Energy

We want to bring affordable, low-carbon energy to everyone and to do that requires both sharp minds and smart ideas to help shape the UK’s energy future. With the development of a new nuclear power station on the horizon, our goal is to become the best andmost trusted energy supplier for our customers, through a combination of trust, transparency and teamwork.

The Role
- Serving as the senior technology leader reporting to the CFO you will be leading EDF RE UK & Ireland Digital strategy development, execution, and IT operations. Additionally as the head of the IT function you will be focused on developing in-house skillsets,building strong stakeholder relationships across the EDF Group and managing key IT vendor relationships.
- Digital tools and capabilities are a key element of EDF Renewables growth strategy - by enabling the selection and development and delivery of more competitive and reliable renewable energy projects.
- A key challenge for this role is to address the organisation’s day-to-day IT & Digital challenges, and deliver tangible improvements in the near term, whilst also taking a longer term strategic view to develop the capabilities for the future to supportthe plannedgrowth, consistent with the wider EDF Renewables Group strategy.
- The Head of IT & Digital will oversee and develop a small team of in-house professionals, and work with the shareholder IT teams to meet EDFR UK &I current and future needs. An important aspect of the role is developing the federated IT & Digital operatingmodel to enable delivery of our strategy and to act as a senior leader within the wider Renewables Group IT community led by the EDF Renewables Group Chief Digital & Information Officer and his teams.

Key Accountabilities
- Clear digital strategy, capabilities and roadmap of activities and projects to deliver the strategy
- Provide leadership in technology portfolio for enablement and innovation
- Define the enterprise architecture that implements the EDF Renewables Group architecture guidelines in relation to current and future requirements
- Manage a portfolio of technology projects to meet cost, scope, and schedule constraints
- Develop key performance indicators and SLAs in lieu of requirement of stakeholders
- Develop policies for IT operations to drive attainment of SLAs
- Oversee the delivery of software and hardware operations and projects
- Enable process efficiency of business operations
- Continuously strives for high levels of user satisfaction with the Digital & IT services, ensuring that improvements are continuous, measurable and sustainable.
- Drive innovation for core business operations by recommending viable technologies
- Identify key skills and talent gaps in the organization and work to recruit, train, and retain talent
- Identify and manage external vendors in the delivery of contracted work