Senior Risk Manager

Overview

As Senior Risk Manager, you will implement and advise on risk management for major infrastructure projects in the UK, shaping governance and decision-making through robust risk insight. You’ll work within the Integrated Programme Controls team, collaborating with senior stakeholders and diverse staff to map risk exposure and drive proactive risk management. You’ll influence bids, reports, and risk frameworks across multiple programmes, delivering tangible impact. This role offers opportunities to scale impact across projects and geographies within a global firm.

Pay / Benefits

• hybrid work options
• global opportunities
• competitive compensation and wellbeing programs
• disability accommodation
• Day 1 onboarding
• diversity, equity and inclusion

Responsibilities

• Engage with project teams to implement effective risk management
• Contribute risk input to bids and proposals to secure new business
• Perform risk assurance checks to ensure quality of risk management
• Communicate risk data to senior leaders
• Produce comprehensive risk reports for informed decision making
• Coach and mentor staff in risk management practices
• Facilitate identification, assessment and prioritisation of risks
• Develop Risk Registers, Risk Management Plans and Risk Mitigation Plans
• Conduct Quantitative Risk Analysis (QCRA and QSRA) using Monte-Carlo techniques to set contingencies
• Design and implement risk management frameworks for projects and programmes
• Support cost, scheduling, project controls and change management teams

Key requirements

• 3+ years of risk management experience, with at least 2 years on high-value projects
• Bachelor’s Degree or risk management qualification (MOR, APM Risk, IRM)
• Experience in a multi-discipline project environment
• Proficiency with Industry Risk Management tools (ARM, Xactium, RiskHive, Predict)
• Experience in QCRA/QSRA using Safran, Primavera Risk Analyser, @risk
• Knowledge of ISO31000, IRM/ APMP risk methodologies
• Able to travel to different sectors
• People management and task facilitation skills
• Knowledge of engineering and construction management
• Working knowledge of modern project management methodologies/tools

• Stakeholder engagement
• Clear communication
• Coaching and mentoring
• ARM
• Xactium
• RiskHive

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