Senior Risk Manager

Overview

In this Senior Risk Manager role, you will lead risk management across complex infrastructure programmes within Turner & Townsend’s Controls & Performance group. You’ll work with project delivery teams to design, implement and continuously improve risk processes, ensuring robust data and clear management actions. You’ll be part of a Midlands-based team driving risk management excellence on high-profile projects, shaping outcomes through integrated controls and performance insights. This role offers collaboration with an award-winning risk community and opportunities to influence major programmes at scale.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop risk management teams to deliver consistent, value-adding risk processes across complex projects/programmes
• Plan and tailor risk management processes to client needs while aligning with best practice
• Drive continuous improvement in risk management and project controls to increase client benefits
• Ensure risk data quality and robustness, supporting scrutiny and project context
• Support implementation and embedding of changes to risk management approaches
• Act as risk SME on major projects or programmes
• Collaborate with Integrated Project Team to establish a robust Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB) and support change control
• Design and deliver risk training and coach team members in risk practices
• Facilitate risk workshops with SMEs to identify and update risks and uncertainties
• Maintain risk registers and ensure quality control of risk data and reporting
• Drive mitigation actions and develop measurable management responses
• Articulate benefits and requirements of risk management to project teams
• Manage QSRA/QCRA activities and interpret outputs to focus project efforts
• Support efficient contingency drawdown processes
• Engage with supply chain to assess supplier risks and ensure alignment with project controls
• Ensure alignment of risk information with other project controls disciplines

Key requirements

• Experience managing risk across multiple projects or programmes
• Experience defining or implementing risk management approaches
• Familiarity with risk standards (ISO31000, APM, Orange Book, IPA)
• Experience in Quantitative Risk Analysis (Monte-Carlo) and interpreting outputs
• Familiarity with risk tools (ARM, Predict!, Risk Controller, riskHive, Xactium)
• Practical QRA experience with common software (Primavera Risk Analysis, @Risk, Safran)
• Risk qualification such as APM Risk Certificate Level 2, IRM or MoR (desirable)
• Experience leading a team (desirable)
• Familiarity with NEC contracts (desirable)
• Security clearance or eligibility (desirable)
• UK driving license or ability to travel to client sites (essential)

• Excellent communication with executives and stakeholders
• Strategic thinking and leadership
• Integrity and ethical standards
• Quantitative Risk Analysis (Monte-Carlo)
• QRA methods and interpretation
• Risk management tools: ARM, Predict!, Risk Controller, riskHive, Xactium

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