Associate Risk Manager

MOTT MACDONALD; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A global engineering consultancy seeks an established Associate Risk Manager to lead risk assessment and mitigation strategies for large-scale infrastructure projects. This role emphasizes stakeholder management and offers a dynamic working environment in Edinburgh or Glasgow. The ideal candidate should demonstrate autonomy, a strong background in risk management, and expertise across various sectors, contributing to impactful projects. Offered benefits include flexible working, private medical insurance, and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

Flexible working hours

Professional development opportunities

Annual bonus schemes

Minimum 33-35 days holiday

Qualifications

• Proven track record in risk management on large-scale construction projects.
• Flexibility to work in various sectors and with different clients.
• Professional Membership with an applicable professional organisation.

Responsibilities

• Lead risk assessment and mitigation strategies.
• Conduct assurance reviews of risk deliverables.
• Coach and supervise project staff.

Skills

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Communication

Leadership

Collaboration

Education

Degree in risk, project management, engineering, mathematics or related fields

Tools

Microsoft applications

Job description

Overview

Location/s: Glasgow or Edinburgh, UK

Recruiter contact: Sacha Kelly

Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices. We work across industries to deliver work that defines our future and has a societal impact in the communities we serve. Our people power our performance, and we succeed when they do. We offer opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, with many paths to excellence. We are an employee-owned business, investing in creating the right space for everyone to feel empowered, included, and valued. We aim for everyone to be brilliant.

About the business unit

Mott MacDonald’s Advisory and Programme Delivery (APD) unit delivers project, programme, and commercial management (PPCM) services and advisory solutions across the built environment, defence, energy, water, environmental, transportation, health and care sectors. We provide tailored solutions that address our clients’ key challenges by combining project expertise with programme delivery and advisory capabilities. APD serves projects ranging in scale and complexity up to £20bn, through the disciplines of programme management, project management, project controls, scheduling, cost management, estimating, infrastructure finance, management consulting, digital consulting and education, health and care management.

Overview of the role

Are you passionate about navigating the complexities of large-scale infrastructure projects and ensuring their success? We are seeking an established Associate Risk Manager to lead risk assessment and mitigation strategies and contribute to shaping some of the UK’s most exciting projects.

What you will contribute to the team

• Undertake assurance reviews of risk deliverables and methodologies to confirm conformance to best practice
• Inform the development of Business Cases, Investment Decisions and Appraisals, including assuring the quality of risk evidence
• Operate as a consultant within a client environment, embedding expertise into client teams
• Coach, develop and supervise project staff and share knowledge and expertise
• Build strong relationships with clients, teams and stakeholders
• Demonstrate strong stakeholder management experience

Candidate specification

We are looking for candidates with a proven and significant track record as a Senior Risk Manager in an engineering environment. This experience can be within clientside, consultancy, or contractor roles in sectors such as highways, defence, energy, rail, aviation, water, environmental, oil, nuclear, and similar construction-focused industries.

Required for the position of Associate Risk Manager:

• Proven track record in risk management on large-scale construction projects in Defence, Nuclear, Energy, Water, Transport, Environment, Buildings, Aviation, Oil or similar industries
• Ability to operate autonomously and as part of a larger team
• Flexibility to travel and work in different sectors and with varied clients
• Degree level education in risk, project management, engineering, mathematics or related disciplines
• Professional Membership with an applicable professional organisation
• Full UK Driving Licence
• Good research and analytical skills
• Excellent oral and written communication and organisational skills
• Essential soft skills include effective listening, persuasion, collaborative style, leadership, flexibility, self-motivation, creativity and insightfulness
• Computer literacy in Microsoft applications

We are actively recruiting a diverse workforce reflective of the communities we serve. We recognise that differences in ability, skills and experience are a strength and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.

Please be advised that offers for this role are conditional upon obtaining the appropriate level of Security Clearance.

UK Immigration

Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision follows changes to the Skilled Worker route. We continue to welcome applications from candidates eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in the future.

Agile working

We believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to decide how you work most effectively to meet client, team, and personal commitments. We offer a hybrid working policy that supports well-being, flexibility, and trust.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion

We place equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, promoting fair employment procedures and equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression and aim to create an inclusive environment where everyone can contribute.

Accessibility

If you are disabled or need support to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at [e-mail] so we can discuss how to support you.

Benefits

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

Health and wellbeing

• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues
• Health cash plan to support everyday health costs and treatments
• Access to Peppy providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues
• A comprehensive wellbeing program with resources for you and your family
• Flexible benefits allowing you to adjust health benefits, often extendable to family

Financial wellbeing

• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%
• Life assurance up to 4 x basic salary, with option to increase to 6 x
• Income protection with long-term illness or injury support
• Flexible benefits including enhanced life assurance, critical illness insurance, payroll saving, and will writing
• Annual bonus schemes

Lifestyle

• Minimum 33-35 days holiday per year, with the ability to buy or sell leave
• Holiday entitlement increases to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service
• Savings schemes and discounts from retailers

Enhanced family and carers leave

• 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave; two weeks paid paternity/partner leave
• Shared parental leave up to 24 weeks at full pay
• Up to five additional days leave for significant caring responsibilities (two paid)

Learning and development

• Professional subscription support
• Opportunities to develop technical and soft skills through mentoring, training, and self-development

Networks, communities, and social outcomes

• Join diverse groups including LGBTQ+, gender, race, ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers networks
• Contribute to community-based social outcomes

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