Risk Manager Defence & Security

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Role description:

We are looking for an experienced Risk Manager to join our expanding Defence and Security Sector to work on some of the UKs most critical endeavours. Youll have the opportunity to work with some exciting clientsfrom the Defence and Security Sector including public clients Prime Contractors and Tier 1 Contractors as well as an opportunity to spend time in other challenging Industries.

Working closely with project and programme teams to implement effective risk management processes ensuring full integration withproject and programme management and control disciplines.

Provide support to the Service Capability Leader for Risk Management in development of service capability supporting with risk analyses quality assurance and drafting reports whilst delivering scope of work in line with budgetary compliance regulatory and planning controls.

Role accountabilities:

As a Risk Manager within the Defence and Security Sector you will be required to;

• Depending on your experience Lead support and/or assist in delivering risk management services to clients in compliance with client assurance and governance processes and objectives.
• Undertake day-to-day risk management activities including identification assessment management review and reporting of risks and opportunities.
• Produce periodic risk reporting which may include profiled risk expenditure impacted risk / contingency drawdown and risk exposure changes.
• Develop Quantitative Risk Analysis (QRA) including Cost Schedule and integrated analyses to enable robust forecasting and tracking of risk exposure.
• Use knowledge and experience to ensure identification and management of all significant risks to achievement of project and programme objectives.
• Deliver discrete risk interventions and embedded risk management services.
• Act as an ambassador for risk management coaching others in the requirements processes and benefits of risk management.

Qualifications & Experience:

Arcadis is seeking expert Risk Management professionals with significant expertise in risk management and recognised expertise in project and programme management with the following required and desirable criteria.

Required;

• Ability to attain BPSS
• Ability to attain SC Clearance
• A relevant professional qualification (or working towards) such as APM Risk Certificate or IRM Certificate
• Experience in the application of Quantitative Risk Analysis (QRA) techniques and tools for example: @Risk Primavera Risk Analysis (previously Pertmaster) Safran including the analysis of complex logic-linked cost-loaded schedules
• Knowledge of Enterprise Risk Management tools for example Active Risk Manager (ARM) Predict! and Xactium
• Understanding of the relationship between Risk Management and controls/management functions including project/programme management change control planning scheduling cost and commercial management and reporting.
• Collaborative working and consulting style approach to clients
• A logical approach and ability to think through complex issues to co-ordinate multi-faceted aspects of projects
• Experience delivering Risk Management at Programme or Strategic levels.

Desirable;

• Time served Risk Management experience in the Nuclear or Defence industries with strong communication and line management skills.
• Working Awareness of Cost Commercial Estimating Planning Reporting & Quality disciplines in a Project / Programme lifecycle.
• Experience in ensuring timescales / deadlines are realistic and met with attention to detail and quality.
• Previously worked as a Risk Manager within the Nuclear or Defence industry.
• Experience delivering projects within the Nuclear / Defence sector if not then within another regulated environment (i.e. water rail energy etc.) would be acceptable.
• Ability to attain DV clearance

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