Project Risk Manager

Frontier Resourcing; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working arrangements

Comprehensive benefits package

Professional development opportunities

Career progression

Job summary

Frontier Resourcing is partnering with a growing consultancy to recruit experienced Risk Managers for major infrastructure, rail, civil engineering, nuclear and defence programmes in Birmingham or London. The role offers hybrid working with 3 days on-site and a chance to work with industry-leading Project Controls professionals.

You will lead qualitative and quantitative risk activities, maintain risk registers, and produce insightful risk reporting for monthly programme reviews.

Qualifications

• Experience guiding qualitative risk assessments and developing mitigation plans.
• Strong understanding of project risk management methodologies and enterprise risks.
• Experience in Nuclear, Rail, Infrastructure or Defence sectors is preferred.
• Professional qualification such as APM or IRM is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Guide project teams through qualitative risk assessments and develop mitigation plans.
• Collaborate across teams to deliver robust project risk management throughout the lifecycle.
• Facilitate risk workshops to capture, assess, and manage risks and opportunities.

Skills

Risk management

Stakeholder engagement

Project controls

Quantitative risk analysis

Communication skills

APM/IRM knowledge

Education

APM qualification

IRM qualification

Tools

Quantitative risk analysis tools

Project management tools

Job description

Frontier Resourcing is delighted to be partnering with a growing Consultancy that supports the successful delivery of some of the UK's most complex and high-profile programmes across the Infrastructure, Rail, Civil Engineering, Nuclear and Defence sectors.

Due to continued growth, we are seeking experienced Risk Managers to join the team in Birmingham or London. This is an excellent opportunity to work alongside industry-leading Project Controls professionals, providing specialist project risk management expertise across major infrastructure and capital delivery programmes.

This role is working on a hybrid basis of 3 days a week on site.

Responsibilities

• Guide project teams through qualitative risk assessments and support the development of practical, cost-effective and timely mitigation plans.
• Work collaboratively with other teams to deliver effective project risk management throughout the project lifecycle.
• Facilitate risk identification workshops to ensure project risks and opportunities are captured, assessed and managed appropriately.
• Develop, maintain and continuously improve project risk registers, ensuring risks are clearly defined with appropriate causes, events, impacts, ownership and mitigation strategies.
• Produce risk reporting, analysis and insights to support monthly project and programme reporting.
• Monitor project risk exposure, identify emerging risks and communicate findings to key stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of project risk management methodologies, mitigation techniques and enterprise risk management processes.
• Experience using quantitative risk analysis tools for cost and schedule risk assessments
• Previous experience working within a Project Management, Project Controls or Project Risk Management environment.
• Ability to maintain detailed project risk registers and provide high-quality risk analysis and reporting.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Professional qualification such as Association for Project Management (APM) or Institute of Risk Management (IRM).
• Experience working within the Nuclear, Rail, Infrastructure, Civil Engineering or Defence sectors.
• Knowledge of wider Project Controls disciplines, including planning, scheduling and cost management.

What's on Offer

• Opportunity to work on major infrastructure, rail, nuclear, defence and civil engineering projects.
• Hybrid working arrangements
• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
• Ongoing professional development and support towards industry-recognised qualifications.
• Clear opportunities for career progression within a growing consultancy that values collaboration, innovation and continuous improvement