Senior Risk Manager

An excellent opportunity for a Senior Risk Manager or Risk Manager to join a leading construction consultancy supporting the Sizewell C project near Ipswich.

This role offers involvement in a major UK nuclear infrastructure development, delivering risk management services across a complex, high-value energy and civil engineering infrastructure project.

The Senior Risk Manager will be deployed on the Sizewell C project, a major nuclear new build development on the Suffolk coast near Ipswich.

This nationally significant energy infrastructure project involves the construction of a new nuclear power station, including reactor units, associated buildings and extensive supporting infrastructure. Based in the Ipswich office, this role will support programme-wide risk management activities across this large-scale and highly regulated construction project.

• Deliver risk management services in a consistent and professional manner exceeding client expectations
• Implement effective risk management processes to reduce project uncertainty and risk exposure
• Develop and implement risk management frameworks aligned with industry best practice
• Facilitate risk workshops and engage project teams in proactive risk identification and mitigation
• Conduct qualitative and quantitative risk analysis using industry-recognised tools
• Produce clear and concise risk reports tailored to project and programme requirements
• Support continuous improvement of risk management processes, tools and systems
• Assist in the development of innovative risk management approaches
• Support bid preparation and proposals to secure new work
• Contribute to business development and client engagement activities
• Promote risk management services within the wider construction and infrastructure sector
• Ensure integration of risk management with project controls, planning and cost management

• Around 5+ years’ experience in risk management within construction or infrastructure projects
• Experience on major infrastructure programmes such as rail, transportation, or energy projects
• Strong knowledge of risk management methodologies aligned to ISO
  31000, APM or IRM standards
• Experience facilitating risk workshops and stakeholder engagement sessions
• Proven ability to undertake qualitative and quantitative risk analysis
• Experience producing risk reports to support decision-making
• Familiarity with risk management tools such as ARM, Xactium, Primavera Risk Analysis, Safran Risk, @Risk or Risk Predict!
• Understanding of value management and its application on infrastructure projects
• Knowledge of integration between risk, planning, cost and commercial functions
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills

• Degree qualified or equivalent experience in a relevant discipline
• Professional qualification in Risk Management or related field is desirable
• Membership of a relevant professional body (e.g. APM, IRM) is advantageous

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Opportunity to work on a landmark UK nuclear infrastructure project
• Career progression within a leading construction consultancy
• Exposure to complex, high-value energy and infrastructure projects