Risk Consultant / Senior Risk Consultant

Overview

In this Senior Risk Consultant role, you implement and advise on risk management for major infrastructure projects within AECOM’s Integrated Programme Controls team. You’ll engage with senior stakeholders, synthesize risk exposure, and support governance and decision-making across UK projects. You’ll work with internal, client, and subcontractor teams to improve risk visibility and contingency planning. This is a chance to shape project outcomes and contribute to a global portfolio of programs with a meaningful impact.

Pay / Benefits

• hybrid work options
• competitive compensation and well-being programs
• global opportunities and collaboration
• equal opportunity employer
• Disability Confident interviewer scheme support
• comprehensive onboarding

Responsibilities

• Engage project teams to ensure effective risk management implementation
• Provide risk input to bids and proposals to win work
• Perform risk assurance checks for project/program risk quality
• Communicate risk data to senior leaders
• Produce comprehensive risk reports for informed decision-making
• Coach and mentor staff in risk management best practice
• Facilitate identification, assessment and prioritisation of risks
• Develop Risk Registers, Risk Management Plans, and Risk Mitigation Plans
• Conduct Quantitative Risk Analysis using Monte-Carlo to establish contingency levels
• Design and implement risk management frameworks for projects and programmes
• Support cost, scheduling, project controls and change management teams where appropriate

Key requirements

• 3+ years in risk management
• 2+ years on high-value projects
• Bachelor’s Degree or risk management qualification (MOR, APM Risk, IRM)
• Experience in multi-discipline project environments
• Proficient with Industry Risk Management tools (ARM, Xactium, RiskHive, Predict)
• Experience in QCRA/QSRA with tools like Safran, Primavera Risk Analyser, @risk
• Knowledge of ISO31000, Institute of Risk Management, or APM methodologies
• Willingness to travel and work in different sectors
• People management and task facilitation skills
• Knowledge of engineering and construction management
• Working knowledge of current project management methodologies

• stakeholder engagement
• communication with senior leaders
• coaching and mentoring
• Risk Management Tools: ARM, Xactium, RiskHive, Predict
• Quantitative Risk Analysis: QCRA, QSRA, Safran, @risk, Primavera Risk Analyser
• Monte-Carlo analysis

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