Risk Analyst

Vital Human Resources; England; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in the UK is seeking a Risk Analyst to manage risk on multi-million-pound construction projects. The successful candidate will analyze and communicate risks effectively, ensuring projects are delivered on time and to budget. This role requires proficiency in @Risk and Safran software, as well as strong analytical skills. Flexible location options are available, requiring at least 3 days a week in-office presence.

Qualifications

• Experience with quantitative risk analysis.
• Proven ability to run complicated risk analyses.

Responsibilities

• Conduct Cost and Schedule Quantitative Risk Analysis.
• Maintain risk registers and facilitate risk workshops.
• Analyze complex risk data to produce timely reports.

Skills

@Risk software proficiency

Safran risk management software

Ability to produce clear reports

Analytical skills

Job description

Risk Analyst

Location: Swindon, Bristol, or Cardiff (min. 3 days/week in office)

Rate: £450 per day Umbrella

Contract Length: 4-6 months (initially)

IR35 Status: Inside IR35

Shape the Future of Britain's Rail Infrastructure. Drive Impact as a Risk Analyst.

Are you a skilled Risk Analyst who thrives on navigating complexity and delivering clarity?

Do you want to see your work materialise in major construction projects like new stations and bridges that millions will use?

Our client, a key authority in the UK's rail network, is looking for a dynamic Risk Analyst to join their Western and Wales regional team. This is a unique opportunity to be the risk expert at the heart of a portfolio of iconic construction programmes, ensuring they are delivered on time and to budget.

What You'll Bring (The Essentials)

1. You are highly familiar and proficient with @Risk software.
2. You are an experienced user of Safran risk management software.
3. A Delivery Focus: You have a proven ability to produce clear, concise, and high-quality reports to tight deadlines.
4. Analytical Prowess: You can confidently run and interpret complicated risk analyses, making the complex simple for others.

Your Mission - should you choice to accept it

In this pivotal role, you will be the cornerstone of effective risk management, providing crucial support to project teams. You'll go beyond just identifying risks; you'll analyse, model, and communicate them, enabling senior managers to make confident, data-driven decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Become a Master of Analysis: Facilitate and deliver sophisticated Cost and Schedule Quantitative Risk Analysis (QRA) using industry-leading tools like @Risk and Safran.
• Own the Risk Landscape: Maintain and evolve risk registers, ensuring they accurately reflect workshop outcomes and interviews. You'll be the one to spot aggregated risks and escalate them effectively.
• Drive Proactive Management: Partner with project managers to identify, assess, and manage key risks that could impact critical business aims and objectives.
• Turn Data into Insight: Analyse complex risk data to produce high-quality, timely reports and briefings that inform and empower stakeholders.
• Collaborate and Facilitate: Run engaging risk workshops, ensuring risks are understood and translated into actionable plans across the business.

Why Apply

• High-Impact Work: Your analysis will directly influence multi-million-pound construction programmes across the Western and Wales region—this is not just a back-office role.
• Expert Environment: Join a collaborative team of 4-5 risk professionals, supporting a diverse range of exciting projects.
• Flexible Location: This role offers the flexibility to be based out of the Swindon, Bristol, or Cardiff offices (with a minimum of 3 days per week in the office).

Ready to Apply

If you are a proactive Risk Analyst with the skills and drive to make a real difference, we want to hear from you. Please apply now by submitting your CV online or call Linda Davison.