Defence Risk Manager – P3M & Governance Leader

AWE; Reading; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 79,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9-day working fortnight

270 hours annual leave

Market-leading pension

Professional Career Development

Employee Assistance Programme

Life Assurance

Discounts

Special Leave Policy

Job summary

AWE is seeking a Ri Manager to be embedded within a Delivery Area, providing dedicated risk, assumptions, dependencies, issues and opportunities management. This role enables informed decision-making and protects delivery confidence across programmes.

You will lead the development of risk registers, run risk workshops, perform qualitative and quantitative analyses, manage dependencies, and produce RADIO reports while collaborating with PMO and stakeholders to mitigate threats and seize

Qualifications

• Proven experience in risk and/or programme controls management within a large-scale, complex programme or project environment.
• Demonstrable knowledge of risk management frameworks, methodologies, and tools.
• Experience maintaining and managing RADIO or equivalent logs within a structured PMO or delivery environment.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to assess complex risk landscapes and present findings clearly.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience producing governance-ready reports and briefings.
• Ability to build effective working relationships and influence without direct authority.
• High level of personal integrity and professionalism, with the ability to handle sensitive information appropriately.

Responsibilities

• Develop maintain improve Delivery Area risk register aligned to standards
• Facilitate risk workshops reviews with technical design manufacturing PMs stakeholders
• Perform qualitative quantitative risk analysis including scoring modelling Monte Carlo
• Define assign track mitigation contingency actions ensure accountability escalation
• Escalate risks breaches cross-area impacts maintain alignment with risk appetite
• Manage dependencies via ADMA ensure alignment with PMO programme schedule
• Identify resolve dependency conflicts gaps elevate to Programme Dependency Manager
• Maintain issues log distinguish risks vs issues drive resolution root cause analysis
• Identify assess track opportunities promote cost schedule performance improvements
• Produce RADIO reports dashboards support governance engage stakeholders provide guidance

Skills

Risk management

Programme controls

Radio logs

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical skills

Tools

RADIO logs

Job description

AWE is seeking a Ri Manager to be embedded within a Delivery Area, providing dedicated risk, assumptions, dependencies, issues and opportunities management. This role enables informed decision-making and protects delivery confidence across programmes.

You will lead the development of risk registers, run risk workshops, perform qualitative and quantitative analyses, manage dependencies, and produce RADIO reports while collaborating with PMO and stakeholders to mitigate threats and seize