Defence Portfolio Risk Manager (Hybrid) - SC Cleared

weServed; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Pension with life assurance

Digital GP and health check

Professional fees paid

Reservists leave

Job summary

Babcock International in Bristol, Devonport, or Clyde is seeking a Portfolio Risk Manager to lead risk identification, assessment and mitigation across a growing portfolio of defence programmes. You will develop risk frameworks, provide independent insight into threats and opportunities, and ensure governance and effective decision-making across sites.

The role offers hybrid working with two onsite days per week and potential travel to other sites, with a 35-hour work week.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in risk management within complex projects, programmes or operations.
• Proven ability to identify, assess, manage and mitigate risks across projects, programmes or portfolios.
• Strong stakeholder management skills across multiple teams and disciplines.
• Experience maintaining risk registers and producing high-quality risk reporting and analysis.
• Eligible for Security Check (SC) clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead the identification, assessment and management of risks across the portfolio and programmes.
• Develop and maintain departmental risk frameworks covering capability, capacity, training requirements and organisational growth.
• Gather, score and monitor risks across multiple work packages with appropriate controls.
• Analyse programme and portfolio risks, identifying trends, dependencies and potential impacts on delivery.
• Liaise with stakeholders to support governance, risk reporting and informed decision-making.

Skills

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Risk reporting

Programme management

Security clearance

Education

APM Risk Management Level 2

PRINCE2 Risk Management

Job description

Babcock International in Bristol, Devonport, or Clyde is seeking a Portfolio Risk Manager to lead risk identification, assessment and mitigation across a growing portfolio of defence programmes. You will develop risk frameworks, provide independent insight into threats and opportunities, and ensure governance and effective decision-making across sites.

The role offers hybrid working with two onsite days per week and potential travel to other sites, with a 35-hour work week.