Risk Manager (Contractor)

Summary of the Role The Risk Manager will identify, analyse and respond to risks that arise over the life cycle of a Client programme to help ensure the programme remains on track and meets its goal whilst engaging with stakeholders including other Risk Managers regularly. Infrastructure project delivery is a challenging environment, with interdependencies between a number of programmes and projects against the need to maintain the military outputs of an operational naval base. The candidate will be required to deliver at pace and demonstrate effective application of programme and project management skills, tools and techniques. Key Responsibilities - 🎯 Lead and maintain the Tranche 4 (NBCC Euston) risk register, ensuring risks are accurately identified, assessed and managed. - 🤝 Collaborate with Joint Programme Team (JPT) risk leads to support the development of the wider programme risk profile. - 📊 Chair monthly risk review meetings, facilitate risk workshops, produce meeting minutes and deliver monthly risk dashboards. - 🔍 Identify and manage risks and opportunities, supporting the development and implementation of effective mitigation plans. - ✅ Conduct regular reviews of risks to eliminate duplication, ensure quality and maintain a manageable risk portfolio. - 📈 Monitor and report on mitigation actions, tracking progress and ensuring risks are reducing over time. - 📉 Support Quantitative Risk Analysis activities, including Schedule Risk Analysis (SRA) and Cost Risk Analysis (CRA), and report on modelling outputs. - 📝 Lead assumptions management and maintain the Master Data and Assumptions List (MDAL). - 🗺️ Provide strategic risk insights and risk profiling across programme activities and timelines. - 🌟 Build strong stakeholder relationships, promoting collaboration, trust and effective risk management practices. - 🤝 Manage relationships with industry partners and suppliers, monitoring performance and addressing emerging issues. - ⚙️ Ensure compliance with project processes, governance requirements and key infrastructure Experience & Qualifications ✅ Essential Experience - 🎯 Minimum 3-5 years' experience in Risk Management, including experience as a Lead or Sole Risk Manager. - 📍 Available to work on-site 2-4 days per week, depending on business requirements. - ⚠️ Strong knowledge of risk management processes, frameworks and governance. - 🔍 Ability to analyse complex data and information to develop a strategic view of risk exposure. - 📈 Experience identifying trends and providing meaningful risk insights and reporting. - 👥 Strong organisational, leadership and stakeholder management skills. - 🏗️ Experience delivering risk management within major infrastructure projects/programmes. - 🤝 Proven ability to manage delivery teams and engage effectively with a wide range of stakeholders. - 💻 Strong IT and reporting skills. ⭐ Desirable Experience - 🌍 In-depth understanding of the infrastructure, construction or government project environment. - 🗣️ Ability to communicate and influence effectively at senior and executive level. - 🔄 Adaptable and able to respond quickly to changing business priorities and project risks. - 🚧 Experience managing risk within complex, live operational environments. - 🤝 Experience working within collaborative, multi-disciplinary programme teams. Qualifications & Professional Memberships 🎓 Desirable Qualifications - APM Project Management Qualification (PMQ) - PRINCE2 Practitioner - Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) Practitioner - Management of Risk (MoR) - PMI Project Management Professional (PMP) - Membership of a relevant professional body