Risk Manager

Location:

Warrington with visits to Barrow‑in‑Furness. Permanent | Full time with flexible core hours.

Gleeds is a leading global property and construction consultancy. Independent since 1875, we’re proud to deliver award‑winning projects around the world. Our people are at the heart of everything we do, and our Energy team continues to grow as we support some of the UK’s most complex and nationally significant programmes.

We are now recruiting a Risk Manager to join our high performing Project Controls team, supporting major infrastructure and construction projects within a highly regulated environment. This is a key role in shaping risk strategy across a large project portfolio, working closely with project leaders throughout the full lifecycle; from tender and design through to delivery, testing and commissioning.

• Leading and developing a team of risk practitioners
• Acting as the custodian for risk identification, assessment and reporting across the portfolio
• Facilitating risk workshops and producing high‑quality outputs
• Owning and maintaining portfolio‑level risk registers
• Running SWOT analysis and Monte Carlo simulations
• Supporting risk treatment and mitigation strategies
• Monitoring and reporting programme and project risks to senior management
• Providing insight to support strategic planning and decision‑making
• Evaluating change control impacts and advising project teams
• Collaborating with Project Managers and stakeholders to provide risk‑based recommendations
• Supporting assurance activities and producing performance packs for senior leadership
• Conducting trend analysis, KPI reporting and milestone tracking
• Applying appropriate techniques for benchmarking, audit and independent analysis
• Coaching and developing the wider project community in risk processes
• Working closely with other project controls functions including planning, earned value and change control

• Significant experience in construction or engineering environments
• Strong background in risk management on major projects
• Experience in nuclear, civil engineering or complex infrastructure sectors
• NEC3/NEC4 experience
• Excellent communication, analytical and organisational skills
• Ability to influence, challenge and guide multidisciplinary teams
• HNC/HND/Degree in a relevant discipline (or equivalent experience)
• Professional membership (APM, Acost
  
  E or similar) — or willingness to work towards it
• Strong Microsoft Office skills; experience with ARM, ERM, Safran and CEMAR is desirable

Gleeds is a global property and construction consultancy with over 150 years of expertise, operating in 28 countries worldwide. From iconic landmarks to critical infrastructure, we drive innovation, sustainability and value, delivering transformative projects that shape communities and redefine the built environment.