Associate Director – Risk Management

Overview

As Senior Project Risk Management Professional/Director, you lead the Scotland Infrastructure Risk team within Turner & Townsend’s consultancy-focused environment. You partner with clients and internal teams to shape risk capabilities, drive improvements, and deliver better programme outcomes on complex infrastructure projects. You will mentor a rising risk function, influence client strategy, and contribute to national risk management communities. This role offers scope to innovate, collaborate across disciplines, and advance Scotland’s risk management maturity with a high-performing team.

Responsibilities

• Lead and delegate activities of the Risk Management team on complex projects or programmes
• Communicate with senior management and stakeholders to provide updates
• Brief project teams on scope and ensure clear roles and responsibilities
• Build leadership relationships with interfacing disciplines; line management and performance development
• Drive continuous improvement of risk management processes and embed changes
• Promote risk management benefits within project teams
• Provide subject matter expertise and expert analysis (e.g., QCRA, QSRA) to stakeholders
• Train and coach clients and junior staff on risk management practices
• Support management of risk team and related business operations including recruitment
• Engage with national and regional Risk Management communities and Communities of Practice

Key requirements

• Proven experience delivering risk management on complex projects/programmes
• Experience interfacing with other project disciplines
• Experience leading risk management teams
• Knowledge of risk standards (ISO31000, APM, Orange Book, IPA) and Quantitative Risk Analysis
• Proficiency with risk software (Safran, @risk, PRA) and tools (ARM, Predict!, Risk Controller, riskHive, Xactium)
• Desirable: delivery and transformation project experience; NEC contracts familiarity; security clearance

• stakeholder management
• leadership and coaching
• collaboration and teamwork
• ISO31000; APM; Orange Book; IPA
• Quantitative Risk Analysis
• Safran; @risk; PRA

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