Risk Manager

Source: WhatJobs

£45,000–£60,000

You will get the exciting opportunity to join a team delivering complex infrastructure projects with the opportunity to shape risk management and develop your technical expertise. This permanent role offers hands-on responsibility for risk processes, mitigation planning and project decision-making. In addition you will get the chance to work on one of the UK's most exciting Infrastructure projects.
What you will need

British citizenship is required for this position.
Practical experience in project risk management, including risk assessment, mitigation planning and maintaining risk registers.
Experience facilitating risk reviews or workshops and engaging with project delivery teams to drive actions.
Strong analytical and numerical skills, with experience in qualitative and quantitative risk management.
A relevant higher national certificate, higher national diploma or equivalent demonstrable experience, alongside a recognised project management or surveying qualification or equivalent.

Salary and rewards
45,000 to 60,000 per annum, with hybrid working offering a balance of on-site collaboration and working from home.
Your role

Own and maintain project risk and opportunity registers, ensuring risks are assessed, recorded and actively managed.
Work with risk owners to develop mitigation plans, challenge assumptions constructively and track actions through to completion.
Facilitate regular risk reviews and workshops, helping project teams identify emerging risks and agree practical responses.
Prepare risk reports and provide clear analysis to support project governance and informed decision-making.
Coordinate risk inputs from contractors and other project stakeholders, maintaining consistency across project controls activities.
Support quantitative risk analysis, contingency forecasting and alignment between risk management and commercial change processes.

Your experience

Confident using risk management tools and techniques, with strong Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills.
Understanding of Monte Carlo simulation and quantitative schedule and cost risk analysis, including interpretation of results.
Experience maintaining risk registers and facilitating collaborative risk assessment sessions.
Ability to communicate complex information clearly and build effective relationships with project delivery teams.
A structured and analytical approach, with the confidence to challenge assumptions and remain objective under pressure.
Experience in infrastructure, construction or major engineering projects would be advantageous, as would familiarity with commercial contracts and early warning processes.

Where you will work
The role is based in Bridgwater, with two days per week on site and the remaining working days from home.
The employer is committed to equal opportunities and values diversity in the workplace.
Due to the nature of the work at the site, this vacancy is only open to British Citizens.
Send your CV or LinkedIn profile. If you meet the essential requirements, we will respond within 48 hours.
This is a permanent role.
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