Lead Risk Specialist

Arup; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Arup is seeking a passionate risk management practitioner in Birmingham to manage project risks effectively, engage with clients, and contribute to business development. The role involves facilitating risk workshops and enhancing risk management processes while offering the opportunity for personal and professional growth within a diverse environment.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Flexible benefits for wellbeing

Profit share

Qualifications

• Demonstrable background in client relationship and business development.
• Sound understanding of risk management on energy and transport infrastructure projects preferred.
• Experience with different client types and project environments.

Responsibilities

• Manage significant risks for clients, including CAPEX and OPEX assessments.
• Facilitate risk workshops and assess risks qualitatively and quantitatively.
• Work with project teams to provide PRM support.

Skills

Client relationship

Risk management

Business development

Team leadership

Job description

Arup’s purpose, shared values and collaborative approach has set us apart for over 75 years, guiding how we shape a better world.

Watch this short clip to discover how Arup are shaping a better world and how you could be a part of it!

The Opportunity

We have an exciting opportunity for an individual who is as passionate about and skilled in risk management in a way that provides our clients with certainty and confidence in:

• Managing their significant (esp. cost, schedule, revenue and reputational) risks in accordance with their own organisation’s risk appetite.
• Meeting any affordability challenges they have along with their regulatory, industry and/or own compliance requirements.
• Safeguarding and/ or enhancing their reputation for major project development and delivery.
• Their developing risk management awareness and capability.
• The accuracy of risk products for reliable decision-making.

We are seeking a risk management practitioner who puts the client at the centre of their efforts. This includes being proactive in building relationships with clients and identifying, not only their programme or project needs, but others that Arup can address through other advisory or engineering disciplines meaning you will have delivery as well as business development responsibilities. The post holder will report to the PRM business leader and will be expected to carry out the following activities:

• Provide PRM advice to internal and external clients in a variety of market sectors at different lifecycle stages, including facilitating risk workshops and applying other risk identification techniques, assessing risk (e.g. CAPEX, OPEX, schedule, revenue and reputation) qualitatively and semi-quantitatively, quantifying CAPEX & schedule risk exposure using different methods (e.g. Monte Carlo sampling, reference class forecasting) and reporting/advising on risk exposure and risk response plans.
• Manage PRM commissions with minimal supervision from the PRM team leader.
• Continually review how we could improve our service offering by (a) reviewing how PRM is practised by others, (b) monitoring PRM developments in the marketplace, and (c) acting on lessons we learn when delivering our PRM service.
• Work closely with internal project teams (especially project managers, technical discipline leaders, planners and quantity surveyors) to recommend and provide PRM support

At Arup, you belong to an extraordinary collective – in which we encourage individuality to thrive. Our strength comes from how we respect, share and connect our diverse experiences, perspectives and ideas. You will have the opportunity do socially useful work that has meaning – to Arup, to your career, to our members and to the clients and communities we serve.

Is this role right for you?

We are seeking a professional with interpersonal skills, who is curious about client business and excited to draw on the diversity of Arup’s skills to meet client needs. You will have a demonstrable background in client relationship and business development with a sound understanding of risk management on energy and transport infrastructure projects (this is preferred). In addition, you will have experience of working with different client types (operators, developers, contractors, investors, central government departments, local authorities), and be able to co-ordinate and influence others within the project environment, including persuading sceptical clients of the value of risk management. This will include chairing risk workshops.

Requirements:

• Familiar with practising risk quantification using recognised techniques, developing and embedding risk assurance and governance frameworks and cost-effective risk response planning.
• A background in making contributions to different project lifecycle stages.
• Have an awareness of risk management innovations, especially AI-related, developing best practice and emerging markets/industry trends.
• Team leadership & a background in project management.

Not ready to apply just yet or have some questions? Contact Rachel Connolly at [e-mail] -Please note, to ensure we remain GDPR compliant do not send your CV directly to us via this email.

What We Offer you

At Arup, we care about each member’s success, so we can grow together.

Guided by our values, we provide an attractive total reward package that recognises the contribution of each of our members to our shared success. As well as competitive, fair and equitable pay, we offer a career in which all of our members can belong, grow and thrive – through benefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to have an impact through the work they do.

We are owned in trust on behalf of our members, giving us the freedom, with personal responsibility, to set our own direction and choose work that aligns with our purpose and adds to Arup’s legacy. Our members collaborate on ambitious projects to deliver remarkable outcomes for our clients and communities. Profit Share is a key part of our reward, enabling members to share in the results of our collective efforts.

We also provide Private medical insurance, Life assurance, Accident insurance and Income protection cover. In addition, you’ll have access to flexible benefitsto help you look after all aspects of your wellbeing and give you the freedom and flexibility to find the best solutions for you, your family, and your individual needs.

Different People, Shared Values

Arup is an equal opportunity employer that actively promotes and nurtures a diverse and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of age (within legal limits), gender identity or expression, marital status, disability, neurotype or mental health, race or ethnicity, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. We are an open environment that embraces diverse experiences, perspectives, and ideas – this drives our excellence.

Guided by our values and alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, we create and contribute to equitable spaces and systems, while cultivating a sense of belonging for all. Our internal employee networks support our inclusive culture: from race, ethnicity and cross-cultural working to gender equity and LGBTQ+ and disability inclusion – we aim to create a space for you to express yourself and make a positive difference. Discover more about life at Arup at www.arup.com/careers/your-life-at-arup .

We are committed to making our recruitment process and workplaces accessible to all candidates. Please contactRachel Connolly at [e-mail] to let us know if you need any assistance or reasonable adjustments throughout your application or interview process, and/or to perform the essential functions of the role. We will do everything we can to support you.

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Closing Date: 28th of June 2025

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