Risk Controller

Energy Vault; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the energy sector is seeking a Risk Controller for its EDF Project Controls Resource Framework, crucial for the decommissioning project of an AGR nuclear power station. This role involves managing risks to support project delivery and enhance communication among project teams. The ideal candidate will have a proven background in risk management and project engineering, with qualifications that reflect their expertise in this field.

Qualifications

• Proficient in risk management processes, tools, and techniques.
• Experience in developing comprehensive risk strategies and maintaining registers.
• Technical aptitude in project management and engineering.

Responsibilities

• Identifying risks and opportunities in projects.
• Developing and maintaining a project risk strategy.
• Monitoring, analyzing, and reporting risk positions.

Skills

Risk management

Project management

Analytical skills

Education

Project Risk qualification (APM Risk Cert 1&2)

HNC/HND in Engineering or relevant experience

Professional membership (e.g. ACostE)

Tools

Risk tools and techniques

Job description

Description

We have a fantastic opportunity on our EDF Project Controls Resource Framework, to be involved in the exciting challenge of defueling and decommissioning the AGR nuclear power station. This is a first of a kind endeavour in the UK. This is an exciting Risk Controller opportunity where you will carry out risk management processes to implement improvements across the organisation. You will be working together with Project Managers and project teams to enhance content and communication relating to risk.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

• Identifying the risk exposure facing the project or projects responsible for
• Understanding the opportunities as well as the threats facing the project, and report these to the Project Manager as required
• Prioritising risks according to impact and probability of occurrence
• Assess, using both qualitative and quantitative techniques, the threats, opportunities, probability and impact of the identified risks
• Supporting the Project Manager in developing a risk strategy and plan that supports project delivery of which the risk register must be a part
• Establishing, maintaining and regularly reviewing the project risk plan
• Arrange timely risk reviews with risk owners and project team members as required
• Monitor and analyse event risks compared to the baseline analysis and evaluations
• Identify the stages through which the programme/project risk register should be developed
• Identify, plan and monitor, with the Project Manager, Cost Estimator, Cost Engineer and Planning Engineer, mitigation measures, reviewing risks as they are mitigated, and updating the risk plan and register accordingly
• Report an accurate and current event risk position to the Cost Engineer

Knowledge, Skills, and Experience

Essential

• Proficient in the use of risk tools and techniques
• Knowledge of developing a risk strategy and plan and experience of producing and maintaining risk registers across a range of project areas
• Technical aptitude with a high level of understanding of project management, engineering, regulatory, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning activities and their relation to project costs

Desirable

• Degree level education
• Existing Safety or business qualifications

Qualifications

Essential

• Project Risk qualification, for example APM Risk Cert 1&2
• Minimum of HNC/HND ideally in an Engineering discipline or relevant experience
• Professional membership of an appropriate institution (e.g. ACostE or equivalent)

Desirable

• Bachelor’s degree in risk management, project management or relevant technical subject (engineering, science, maths, accounting, or economics)
• APM PFQ
• Or equivalent qualifications or experience.