Risk Manager

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Job Title:
Risk Manager

Location:
Cambuslang or Edinburgh

Salary from £66,000 to £82,500 + up to 20% bonus + Car allowance + Family Medical Cover + double match pension

Help us create a better future, quicker

SP Energy Networks (SPEN) will deliver £5.4bn of investment in the GB electricity grid over the next five years. Within this, the SPT Core Portfolio will deliver a £2.4bn programme of new overhead lines and new and upgraded substations, spanning design, engineering, construction and electrical works.

The Core PMO Risk Manager is a management role accountable for establishing and leading a portfolio‑wide Risk Management function across 600+ major infrastructure projects.

The role sets the strategic direction for Risk Management, drives quantitative analysis and insight‑led reporting, builds organisational capability, and enables executive decision‑making, assurance and portfolio performance.

• Leads the Core Portfolio Risk Management function, setting direction, standards and capability.
• Implements and continuously improves a standard Risk Management framework across 600+ projects.
• Leads QRSA, QRCA and Monte Carlo analysis, ensuring outputs shape planning, forecasting and decision‑making.
• Drives rollout and adoption of Risk Management tools, standards and playbooks across the portfolio.
• Delivers portfolio‑level risk reporting, trend analysis and forward‑looking insight for executive decision‑making.
• Builds risk capability through team leadership, upskilling and a proactive risk culture.
• Develops risk analytics and drives continuous improvement in data, governance and reporting.
• Works across Planning, Cost and project teams to ensure risk and contingency are reflected in baselines and forecasts.
• Provides senior stakeholder leadership and assurance, aligned to portfolio priorities, regulatory expectations and best practice.

• Extensive experience in infrastructure Risk Management within major capital, EPC or complex portfolio delivery environments.
• Proven success establishing and leading Risk Management functions, frameworks and governance at scale.
• Expert knowledge of QRSA, QRCA and Monte Carlo analysis, and their application to cost, schedule and executive decision‑making.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management capability, with credibility at senior and executive levels.
• Experience delivering the rollout and adoption of Risk Management tools, systems and standards across large portfolios.
• Strong analytical and communication skills, with the ability to turn complex data into clear management insight.
• Degree qualified in a relevant discipline or equivalent professional qualifications and experience.
• Knowledge of NEC4 and proficiency in relevant tools, including Safran Risk, Power BI and Microsoft Office.

As well as a competitive salary which is reviewed annually, you can also enjoy a number of other benefits. With our pension scheme, we’ll double match your contribution up to a company contribution of 10%.

• 36 days annual leave
• Holiday Purchase - perfect your work/life balance with extra annual leave
• Share Schemes
• Payroll Giving and Charity Matched Funding
• Technology Vouchers - save more and spread the cost of your technology purchases
• Electric Vehicle Schemes - to help you transition to green/clean driving
• Cycle to Work scheme and Public Transport Season Ticket Loans
• Healthcare benefit options including:
  Dental Insurance, Private Medical Insurance, Health Cash Plan and annual Health Assessments
• Life Assurance (4x salary)
• Access to Savesmart financial wellbeing support
• Plus shopping, leisure, restaurant and gym discounts, and unique employee deals on travel insurance and more

SP Energy Networks is part of the Iberdrola Group, one of the world’s largest integrated utility companies and a world leader in wind energy. We keep electricity flowing to homes and businesses through Central and Southern Scotland, North Wales and in the North West of England. We operate over 4000km of cables and lines that make‑up the…