Senior Project Controls Engineer - Risk - Defence

Important: Before applying due to the sensitive nature of these projects you must be a SOLE UK National who is able to achieve and maintain UK MoD Security Clearance (SC). See Security Clearance Section.

We are seeking people to join our organisation who have a positive outlook are seeking development opportunities and have a strong foundation of risk management in their core area of activity. 

Within our southwest region our infrastructure team has strong positions in multiple sectors includingDefence. Our people have the opportunity to move between sectors building their experience across a broad range of major projects and programmes. 

We are looking for candidates with proven experience in a risk delivery role on projects/programmes. To support the implementation of an integrated risk management process across a Project Delivery environment. Applicants preferably should have experience within a Defence setting but not limited to. 

Key deliverables:

• Facilitate identification assessment and prioritisation of threats opportunities and issues within the Project through workshops and directly supporting project teams. 

• Maintain visibility of threat/opportunity trigger points to facilitate risk cost profiling and retirement of threat/opportunity. 

• Use risk data to inform planning. 

• Assist with the identification and recording of appropriate management responses which are measurable and specific along with assessing the post mitigated positions. 

• Monitor or support overall risk exposure and assess against the remaining Risk budget. 

• Work with contractors to assess contractor held risks and their views on client held risks that impact upon them. 

• Produce risk reports as required in a timely manner to support the effective communication of threat & opportunity status. 

• Support quantitative risk assessment (cost and schedule) to inform project contingency levels. 

• A reasonable level of competence with tools such as PRA @risk Safran or Familiarity with webbased database tools ARM Predict or PowerBI 

Qualifications :

• Have a degree in a relevant technical or management field or suitable equivalent qualifications and relevant experience in a risk delivery role. 
• Are a member of a relevant professional body e.g. Association for Project Management Institute of Risk Managers or Project Management Institute. 
• Understanding of Qualitative and quantitative assessment of risk 
• Threat mitigation and opportunity exploitation 
• A working understanding of an integrated risk management process (risk cost and schedule) on a large programme 
• Awareness of governance and policy guidance including IR< 
• MoR/APM/IRM risk certified

Security Clearance

Important: Before applying due to the sensitive nature of these projects you must be a SOLE UK National who is able to achieve and maintain UK MoD Security Clearance (SC).
Many of the clients and projects we support are subject to MoD security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth nationality current or former citizenship and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels .

Working in Teams/Office & Site attendance:

Turner & Townsend recognises the importance of helping its employees harmonise their work and home life by offering hybrid working that enable them to balance their working life with other priorities. At the same time T&T recognises that employee office and site attendance must always remain in line with the demands of the business and clients. Currently we anticipate you being on client sites or Turner & Townsend offices 60 of your time which may include travel but this may flex depending on client and business requirements. The office is not the only place work gets done but it is increasingly important for teams to be stronger together by learning collaborating and creating amazing work together.

Additional Information :

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We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy productive and flexible working environment that respects worklife balance. 

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

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