Risk Manager

Job Description

Risk Manager

Duration: 6 Months

Rate: 550 - 600 per day

Location: Milton Keynes & remote (hybrid)

IR35 Status: Inside

Start: ASAP

Role Overview:

A Risk Manager is required for our Government client who possesses significant experience of risk management for technology construction engineering or infrastructure projects.

As the Risk Manager you will lead risk management activities across large-scale complex programmes. You will be a recognised subject matter expert in risk management methodologies tools and processes and will have demonstrable experience operating as a Risk Manager within major construction or infrastructure environments.

The Risk Manager will be central to enabling informed decision making improving project predictability and enhancing organisational resilience..

Essential Skills & Experience required:

As the Risk Manager you will be an expert in your field with significant experience of risk management for technology construction engineering or infrastructure projects.

Essential:

• Proven experience operating as a Risk Manager on complex construction engineering or major infrastructure projects.
• Strong expertise in risk management methodologies including qualitative and quantitative analysis.
• Proficiency in risk management software and modelling tools.
• Ability to interpret technical project information and translate it into meaningful risk insights.
• Exceptional facilitation communication and stakeholder management skills.

Desirable:

• Relevant professional certifications (e.g. IRM MoR PMI-RMP APM Risk Certificate).
• Experience working within regulated or high complexity environments (e.g. rail nuclear utilities defence aviation).
• Understanding of project controls disciplines including planning and cost management.
• Awareness of Government Risk Management frameworks i.e. Orange Book

Responsibilities include:

As the Risk Manager you will act as the subject matter expert (SME) for all aspects of risk management across assigned projects and programmes.

Develop maintain and embed comprehensive risk management frameworks for projects/programmes aligned with industry and government best practices.

Lead the identification assessment analysis and monitoring of project risks issues opportunities and assumptions

Facilitate qualitative and quantitative risk assments (QRA) including schedule and cost risk analysis.

• Manage and continuously improve project risk management tools.
• Establish and enforce consistent project risk processes procedures and reporting standards.
• Provide expert guidance on risk modelling Monte Carlo simulation mitigation planning and contingency estimation.
• Work collaboratively with project managers planners cost managers engineering leads and commercial teams to ensure risks are fully understood and managed.
• Facilitate risk workshops deep-dive sessions and scenario planning exercises for projects and programmes.
• Communicate complex risk information clearly and effectively to senior stakeholders and governance boards.
• Work alongside the central Risk Management function to ensure alignment of the organisations project and enterprise risk management frameworks training and guidance and appropriate escalation of project risks to enterprise risks
• Produce high quality risk reports dashboards heat maps and insights to support project reviews and executive reporting.
• Track the effectiveness of mitigation actions and provide assurance on risk exposure trends.
• Ensure compliance with internal risk governance and external regulatory or contractual risk requirements.

If this role is of interest please email your CV to: