Project Risk Manager - Energy Sector

Turner & Townsend

Warrington

On-site

GBP 50,000 - 70,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

A leading consulting firm in the Energy sector is looking for a Project Risk Manager to join their team in Warrington. The role involves planning and implementing risk management processes tailored to client needs, conducting quantitative risk assessments, and collaborating with project controls disciplines. Candidates should have strong risk management experience and excellent communication skills. This is a full-time position with opportunities for growth in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

Professional Risk Management experience across the project lifecycle.
Ability to adjust risk strategies in response to change.
Familiarity with risk management systems.

Responsibilities

Support senior risk managers and work packages.
Facilitate risk workshops with SMEs.
Maintain risk registers and information.

Skills

Risk management experience

Excellent communication skills

Research and analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Education

Risk qualification (e.g., APM Risk Certificate Level 2)

Membership in a relevant professional body

Tools

Safran

@risk

PRA

Microsoft PowerPoint

Power BI

Job description

Job Description

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Due to increased opportunities and demand in the Energy & Natural Resources division, the North West team is recruiting 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 explore 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 their senior risk managers for work packages and projects of varying size and complexity. Work packages may vary in size, with risk managers working across smaller projects or on significantly larger ones. A Risk Manager will be responsible for the accurate capture of risk data, facilitating the identification, assessment and prioritisation of threats, opportunities and issues. They 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, cost targets and appropriate quality standards.

Key Accountabilities

Planning, designing and implementing risk management processes tailored to the client’s needs and aligning with best practice.
Facilitation of risk workshops with subject matter experts.
Creation and maintenance of risk registers and other risk information.
Challenging risk information to enhance the quality of risk data so that it is robust.
Drive the implementation of mitigation actions against associated risks across projects and programmes.
Assist the project team with the identification and development of management responses which are measurable and specific, that support the post‑mitigated positions.
Conduct Quantitative Risk Assessment and analysis (QRA) for cost and schedule impacts to support the understanding of the project’s remaining risk exposure.
Demonstrate basic to practitioner competency with tools such as Safran, @risk, PRA or similar.
Produce 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.
Collaborate with other Project Controls disciplines to maintain alignment of project information.
Work 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.

You also:

Will be able to obtain BPSS level security clearance.
Are a member of a relevant professional body e.g., Institute of Risk Management (IRM), Association for Project Management.
Have 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.
Have good verbal and written communication skills.
Have good research and analytical skills.
Have stakeholder management experience.
Have experience of working within a Project Controls team.
Have a 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. To support this 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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