Project Risk Manager - Energy Sector

Turner & Townsend

Birmingham

On-site

GBP 60,000 - 80,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

A leading consulting firm in the UK is seeking a Project Risk Manager for its Energy & Natural Resources division. This role involves supporting risk management tasks, facilitating risk assessment workshops, and maintaining risk information systems. The ideal candidate should possess professional experience in risk management, demonstrate strong analytical and communication skills, and be familiar with risk management tools. This position requires presence in the client office for part of the week, and is located in Birmingham, with a full-time employment type.

Qualifications

Professional Risk Management experience across the entire Project lifecycle.
Ability to adjust risk strategies and processes in response to change.
Experience within a Project Controls team is advantageous.

Responsibilities

Support senior risk managers on work-packages and projects.
Facilitate risk workshops with subject matter experts.
Create and maintain risk registers.

Skills

Risk Management

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

APM Risk Certificate Level 2

Management of Risk (MoR)

Tools

Safran

@risk

Power BI

Microsoft Excel

Job description

About Turner & Townsend

We’re passionate about making a difference – committed to delivering Sustainable Net Zero outcomes for our clients, helping our people realise their potential, and creating a prosperous society. The world is changing, and we support that change by driving innovation. Through the commitment, capability and care our team brings, we build trust between clients, suppliers, governments and society, delivering better outcomes that positively impact the world. We work smarter to face future challenges, bringing clarity that helps teams realise their full potential across the real–estate, infrastructure and natural‑resources sectors. For 75 years, we’ve been transforming performance for a green, inclusive and productive world.

Job Opportunity

Due to increased opportunities and demand in the Energy & Natural Resources division, the North West team is recruiting for Risk Managers to join a diverse and supportive team during a period of significant growth. Our nuclear client is at the forefront of industry‑leading change, and we are keen to speak to like‑minded individuals with risk‑management experience to see what Turner & Townsend can offer you. Candidates will be required to be present in our client office in Warrington for 3 days per week.

Main Purpose of Role

A Risk Manager will support the team and senior risk managers on work‑packages and projects of varying size and complexity. Under the programme of works, work‑packages may vary in size, with risk managers handling smaller projects or larger ones. The role requires accurate capture of risk data, facilitating identification, assessment and prioritisation of threats, opportunities and issues. The manager will maintain visibility of threat/opportunity trigger points to facilitate risk‑cost profiling, timely drawdown of risk budget or retirement of threats/opportunities. They play a key role in ensuring that client objectives are met and that projects are delivered to time and cost targets and appropriate quality standards.

Key Accountabilities

Planning, designing and implementing risk‑management processes tailored to the client’s needs and aligned with best practice.
Facilitating risk workshops with subject matter experts.
Creating and maintaining risk registers and other risk information.
Challenging risk information to enhance the quality of risk data so that it is robust.
Driving the implementation of mitigation actions against associated risks across projects and programmes.
Assisting the project team with the identification and development of management responses which are measurable and specific, supporting post‑mitigated positions.
Conducting Quantitative Risk Assessment and analysis (QRA) for cost and schedule impacts to support understanding of the project’s remaining risk exposure.
Demonstrating basic to practitioner competency with tools such as Safran, @risk, PRA or similar.
Producing timely and efficient risk reporting using tools such as Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, Excel and Power BI. Familiarity with web‑based database/reporting tools – ARM, Xactium, Predict, Tableau.
Collaborating with other Project Controls disciplines to maintain alignment of project information.
Working with the supply chain to understand and incorporate the risks they present to clients.

Qualifications

You have professional Risk Management experience in one or more sectors across the whole Project lifecycle. While nuclear experience is desirable it is not an absolute requirement. You can adjust risk strategies and processes in response to change and have excellent communication skills to convey complex risk information to all stakeholders. You are conversant with risk‑management systems such as Safran, @risk, PRA. Strategic awareness and critical thinking are key, with the ability to confidently assess the implications of various risk scenarios.

Additional requirements:

Will be able to obtain BPSS level security clearance.
Member of a relevant professional body (e.g., Institute of Risk Management (IRM), Association for Project Management).
Familiarity with at least one risk standard or approach (ISO31000, APM, Orange Book, IPA).
A risk qualification such as APM Risk Certificate Level 2 or Management of Risk (MoR) is desirable.
Good verbal and written communication skills.
Good research and analytical skills.
Stakeholder management experience.
Experience working within a Project Controls team.
Desire to work within the nuclear sector.

Additional Information

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change. We want our people to succeed both in work and life, and we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work‑life balance.

Turner & Townsend is an equal‑opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

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