Junior Risk Manager

Company: First Recruitment Group
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Location: Gloucester
Job Description:

Play a key role in one of the UK’s most significant decommissioning programmes, helping project teams identify, manage and mitigate risk to ensure successful project delivery.

Our Client has a requirement for a Junior Risk Manager, who will be required to work on a contract basis in Gloucester.

Role Purpose:

  • Support the implementation and continuous improvement of risk management processes across major projects
  • Work closely with Project Managers and project teams to identify, assess and manage project risks and opportunities
  • Maintain risk management documentation and reporting to support effective project delivery
  • Provide accurate risk analysis and communication to stakeholders across the project lifecycle
  • Ensure risk management activities are aligned with project objectives and governance requirements

Job Role Responsibilities:

  • Identify the risk exposure facing the project or projects under your responsibility
  • Understand and assess both opportunities and threats impacting project delivery and report findings to the Project Manager as required
  • Prioritise risks based on their probability of occurrence and potential impact
  • Assess identified risks using qualitative and quantitative risk analysis techniques
  • Support the Project Manager in developing and maintaining a risk management strategy and plan, including the project risk register
  • Establish, maintain and regularly review project risk plans
  • Arrange and facilitate risk review meetings with risk owners and project team members
  • Monitor and analyse event risks against baseline assessments and evaluations
  • Identify the stages through which project and programme risk registers should be developed and maintained
  • Work with Project Managers and project controls personnel to identify, plan and monitor mitigation measures
  • Review risks as mitigation activities are implemented and update risk plans and registers accordingly
  • Provide accurate and current risk position reporting to relevant project stakeholders

Experience / Skills / Knowledge / Qualifications:

  • Experience in project risk management within complex project environments
  • Strong understanding of risk identification, assessment, mitigation and monitoring processes
  • Experience maintaining and managing project risk registers
  • Ability to apply both qualitative and quantitative risk analysis techniques
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Experience working with Project Managers and multidisciplinary project teams
  • Ability to communicate risk information clearly to a range of stakeholders
  • Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities
  • Proficient report-writing and documentation skills
  • Experience within highly regulated, engineering, infrastructure, energy or similar project-based environments would be advantageous

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Posted: October 22nd, 2026