Senior Risk Manager

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Hinkley Point C is helping to secure the UK's low-carbon energy future, delivering reliable, affordable electricity to millions of homes for generations to come. As part of this nationally significant programme, you'll join a world-class team driving innovation, collaboration and excellence across every stage of delivery. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to a project of unprecedented scale and complexity, while developing your career in an environment where your expertise, leadership and ambition can make a lasting impact.

The role of Senior Risk Analyst is to act as an expert of the Risk team across the parts of HPC project following the Risk strategy uniformly across the project. They will act as a technical lead for the Risk team ensuring the implementation of Risk specific processes and framework. They will follow all governance arrangements for the Risk team providing effective reporting of Risk and Opportunity information in a timely and accurate manner, supporting others to achieve the same results.

They will manage the delivery of specific contracts which range in value from £10m to £500m. The Senior Risk Analyst will be required to direct workload and provide guidance to the Risk Analysts or Trainee Risk Analysts on a day-to-day basis to enable them to support the Risk and project controls activities on the project.

• Acting as the Risk Management lead for the assigned Programme/Area, providing guidance and assurance to stakeholders on risk identification, assessment, mitigation, and management.
• Maintaining and assuring the quality of Risk and Opportunity data within the risk management system (e.g., ARM).
• Producing and delivering Risk and Opportunity reports in line with reporting cycles, including analysing key drivers, trends, and performance issues.
• Reviewing, challenging, and assessing significant risks and opportunities that may impact programme objectives.
• Facilitating risk reviews, workshops, scenario planning sessions, and opportunity assessments.
• Analysing risk data and identifying links across the wider project, working closely with Project Controls Managers and Risk Leads.
• Challenging risk assumptions and uncertainties to support informed decision‑making and prioritisation.
• Ensuring a comprehensive and up‑to‑date risk portfolio that accurately reflects the current project position.
• Collaborating with Integrated Project Controls (IPC) teams to ensure project schedules and cost estimates are supported by robust risk information.
• Supporting Programme/Area teams and Tier 1 Contractors in assessing contractor‑held risks and programme‑level risks that may affect delivery.
• Identifying and implementing improvements to risk management processes, procedures, reporting, and tools.
• Producing and presenting accurate, insightful project controls and risk information for Programme Reviews, Board Meetings, ROTCs, and Portfolio Risk Reviews.
• Managing and validating information within Power BI dashboards and proposing enhancements and improvements.
• Delivering risk management and risk software training to programme teams, project managers, and apprentices.
• Recommending additional training requirements and driving continuous improvement of risk management capabilities and processes.

• Degree-level qualification (or equivalent) in Project Management, Project Controls, Engineering, or a related discipline (desirable).
• Holding recognised Project Controls and/or Risk Management qualifications, such as…