Performance Risk Manager

idibu; Swindon; Hybrid; GBP 54,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading water and wastewater company is seeking a Performance Risk Manager to support change projects within the Renewals & Logistics. The successful candidate will manage project workstreams, influence stakeholders, and facilitate project-related tasks. The role offers a hybrid work model and an annual salary of up to £64,500, along with benefits including annual leave and a contributory pension.

Benefits

Annual Leave – 26 days holiday per year

Contributory pension – Defined Contribution

Personal Medical Assessments

Performance-related pay plan

Qualifications

• Experience in project support or management.
• Organisation and facilitation of meetings, events, and workshops.
• Experience of influencing, engaging and communicating with stakeholders at all levels.
• Demonstrable curiosity and innovation.
• Use of Microsoft Office tools.
• Commercial awareness.

Responsibilities

• Developing and delivering workstreams within projects.
• Influencing and engaging stakeholders to deliver project objectives.
• Facilitating project-related tasks and coordinating resources.
• Providing briefs to data teams and interpreting data for reporting.
• Supporting team members to track project progress and identify issues.
• Assisting in task delivery and implementing change processes.

Skills

Project support management

Stakeholder engagement

Event facilitation

Microsoft Office tools

Commercial awareness

Job description

Performance Risk Manager

We are currently recruiting a Performance Risk Manager to support the Strategic Programme Team with change projects, within the delivery of Renewals & Logistics project objectives on time, within budget and to agreed milestones and targets, using our project framework from discovery to closure and review.

Contributing to the facilitation in workshops, meetings, and other events, including project management and delivery logistics, and responsible for specific project delivery tasks and activities agreed with the team to deliver and manage change in our business unit.

What you will be doing as a Performance Risk Manager:

• Project management – Developing and delivering workstreams within projects and programmes.
• Communication and Collaboration – Influencing, training and engaging stakeholders to deliver project objectives and outcomes. Developing process, communication and training materials and presenting information for different audiences.
• Project Logistics – Facilitating project-related tasks, such as scheduling meetings, coordinating resources, and ensuring all necessary materials are available.
• Interpreting data – Providing briefs to Data teams to gather and analyse data, interpret results for project reporting, or creating dashboards and tools to deliver outcomes from project activities.
• Tracking and Reporting – Supporting project team members to identify project progress, updating project status reports, and identifying potential issues or roadblocks with the project team members.
• Task delivery – Supporting project team members to deliver tasks and activities, e.g. reviewing and scoring tenders, providing induction/onboarding support, delivering communication, carrying out audits, and implementing change processes with individuals/teams.

Location:

Hybrid – Thames Valley.

Hours of work:

36 hours a week, Monday to Friday.

Essential criteria:

• Experience in project support or management.
• Organisation and facilitation of meetings, events, and workshops.
• Experience of influencing, engaging and communicating with stakeholders at all levels.
• Demonstrable curiosity and innovation.
• Use of Microsoft Office tools.
• Commercial awareness. (purchase, procurement, assessment)

What’s in it for you?

• Offering up to £64,500 per annum, including car allowance, depending on experience and skills.
• Annual Leave – 26 days holiday per year, increasing to 30 with the length of service. (Plus bank holidays)
• Contributory pension – Defined Contribution – Maximum of 12% - 2x employee contribution.
• Personal Medical Assessments – Open to all once a year.
• Wider benefits scheme including our benefits hub, which is packed full of offers and information to save you money and support your wellbeing.
• Performance‑related pay plan directly linked to company performance measures and targets.

About Us

We’re the UK’s largest water and wastewater company, with more than 16 million customers relying on us every day to supply water for their taps and toilets. We want to build a better future for all, helping our customers, communities, people, and the planet to thrive. It’s a big job and we’ve got a long way to go, so we need help from passionate and skilled people, committed to making a difference and getting us to where we want to be in the years and decades to come.

We’re committed to being a great, diverse, and inclusive place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and want to ensure you feel supported throughout the recruitment process. If you need any adjustments, whether that’s extra time, accessible formats, or anything else just let us know, we’re here to help and support.

Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.