Senior Risk Manager

AtkinsRéalis; Fox Hollies; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global engineering firm in the UK is seeking a Risk Manager to enhance risk management practices within major infrastructure projects. The ideal candidate will possess a degree in risk management and demonstrate expertise in risk analysis techniques aligned with industry standards. Responsibilities include facilitating workshops, conducting risk analyses, and supporting business development efforts. The position promotes a flexible and hybrid working culture, offering competitive salaries and tailored benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salaries

Employee rewards

Flexible holiday allowances

Opportunities for training and professional development

Qualifications

• Recognised diploma or degree in risk management or equivalent experience.
• Experience with major infrastructure projects in transportation or energy.
• Ability to facilitate workshops and conduct risk analyses.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of risk management services that exceed client expectations.
• Implement risk management activities to reduce risk exposure.
• Facilitate workshops and engage with project teams.

Skills

Risk management implementation

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Collaboration

Creativity

Education

Diploma or degree in risk management

Tools

ARM

Xactium

Primavera Risk Analysis

SafranRisk

@Risk

RiskPredict

Job description

Responsibilities

• Support the successful delivery of risk management services in a consistent, professional manner with the aim of exceeding client expectations.
• Implement effective risk management activities to actively reduce risk exposure and uncertainty on projects & programmes.
• Support development and implementation of risk management approaches and systems for clients, incorporating best practice and procedures.
• Facilitate workshops and engage with project teams to ensure effective implementation of risk management.
• Support risk analyses and produce risk reports summarising outputs to suit needs of the project/programme.
• Support the development of new risk management processes, procedures, and tools as part of continuous improvement and innovation.
• Support win‑work activities by preparing bids and proposals to secure new commissions.
• Support business development, client engagement and other profile‑raising activities to promote our risk management services.

Qualifications

• A recognised diploma or degree (or qualification by experience) in risk management.
• Experience working on major infrastructure projects in transportation, energy or infrastructure sectors.
• Demonstrated competency with implementing risk management processes aligned with ISO 31000, Institute of Risk Management or Association of Project Management methodologies, including:
• Initiating, developing, and implementing risk management processes.
• Facilitating workshops as part of risk process delivery.
• Conducting risk reviews applying qualitative scoring of risks.
• Undertaking quantitative risk analysis techniques.
• Producing risk management reports to inform decision‑making.
• Awareness of industry risk management tools such as ARM, Xactium, Primavera Risk Analysis, SafranRisk, @Risk, RiskPredict.
• Understanding of the Value Management process and its application on projects.
• Understanding of how risk management integrates with project management and project controls disciplines such as cost estimating, project planning and contract administration.
• Aptitude for learning and motivated to take on new challenges.
• Confident and professional manner, excellent communication skills to influence clients and colleagues.
• Analytical thinker, initiative and creativity.
• Self‑motivated and able to work independently.
• Highly organised and able to prioritise.
• Ability to collaborate and build relationships across the wider teams.
• Ability to work well under pressure and deliver to deadlines.

About Us

At AtkinsRéalis, we are a world‑class engineering services and nuclear organisation connecting people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. We’re committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

Work Culture

Flexible and remote working are central to our culture. We support reduced workweeks, extra leave during school holidays, workplace adjustments or a supported transition back after a career break, and we invest in your development and progression. As a Risk Manager, you’ll be part of some of the biggest infrastructure projects: transforming the energy sector, the railways on the East Coast Digital Programme, increasing international connectivity at Heathrow Airport, and delivering safe journeys for National Highways and local government bodies.

Diversity and Inclusion

We seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.

Benefits

• Competitive salaries.
• Employee rewards.
• Range of benefits you can tailor (health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices).
• Opportunities for training and professional development.
• Hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances.