Risk Manager

Role overview

Key responsibilities

• Manage project risk from identification through mitigation and close-out; facilitate regular identification, assessment and review workshops.
• Develop and maintain project and programme risk registers; define and categorise risks and assign accountable owners.
• Challenge probability, impact and exposure assessments; develop response plans with risk owners and monitor mitigation actions.
• Identify emerging risks and opportunities and communicate them to appropriate stakeholders.
• Conduct qualitative and quantitative risk analysis where required, including schedule and cost risk analysis.
• Coordinate with Planning and Cost teams to understand effects on programme and budget and reflect risk exposure in forecasts.
• Prepare risk reporting, dashboards and trend analysis for project managers, project controls teams and senior stakeholders.
• Integrate risk management with change control, planning, cost, commercial and project controls processes.
• Support governance and risk reviews; maintain documentation and audit trails; promote proactive risk management.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of risk management processes and procedures.

About you

• Proven project or programme risk management experience.
• Experience in project controls, infrastructure, construction, engineering, energy or major capital projects is sought.
• Good understanding of risk management principles, processes and methodologies; experience maintaining registers and facilitating workshops.
• Strong understanding of probability, impact, risk exposure, mitigation strategies, cost and schedule risks.
• Understand the relationship between risk, cost, programme, change and project delivery.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication and stakeholder management skills; able to challenge teams constructively.
• Attention to detail and ability to manage multiple risks and projects simultaneously.
• Understanding of project governance and reporting requirements, and experience with risk management and project controls systems.