Risk Lead - Defence (Construction)

Turner Townsend; Litchurch; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner Townsend in Derby is seeking a Risk Lead - Defence (Construction) to join our busy Real Estate team. You will implement integrated risk management across a major capital programme, identifying threats, opportunities and issues, and producing timely risk reports to support investment decisions.

We welcome candidates with experience in regulated industries such as defence and nuclear, strong probabilistic modelling skills, and a track record delivering risk management on large

Qualifications

• Experience with integrated risk management on large programmes.
• Proficient in qualitative and quantitative risk assessment methods.
• Familiar with probabilistic modelling and risk workshops.

Responsibilities

• Implement or support a risk management framework across a major capital programme.
• Identify, assess and prioritise threats, opportunities and issues.
• Produce risk reports and inform investment planning with risk data.
• Monitor risk exposure and manage responses to target positions.
• Collaborate with contractors to align client and contractor risk views.

Skills

Qualitative risk assessment

Quantitative risk assessment

Risk workshop facilitation

Communication skills

Integrity and proactive management

Education

Degree qualification in construction

APM/IRM risk certification

Tools

PRA

@risk

Safran

ARM

Predict

Tableau

P6

Job description

Risk Lead - Defence (Construction)

2026-09-18T00:00:00

Location: Derby, Derbyshire, GB, DE1 3

Any

2026-12-20T11:03:33.68

Company Description

The world is changing, and we have a responsibility to support that change, helping drive it and be part of it. Through the commitment, capability and care our team brings, we build trust between clients, suppliers, governments, and society. Delivering better outcomes that have a positive impact on the world around us. We work smarter to face the challenges of the future; bringing the clarity that helps teams realise their full potential across the real estate, infrastructure, and natural resources sectors. It's how we've made the difference for 75 years. Transforming performance for a green, inclusive and productive world.

Job Description

We have an exciting opportunity for a QRA capable Risk Lead to join our busy and expanding Derby-based Real Estate team, who are undertaking duties on a range of high-profile Defence projects across the East Midlands. Owing to the complex nature of the works involved, this role will suit Risk Managers from a highly-regulated industry background including defence & nuclear with proven experience and understanding of the processes.

Main Purpose of Role

• Implement or support the implementation of an integrated risk management framework across a major capital programme.
• Facilitate identification, assessment, and prioritisation of threats, opportunities and issues within the sub-programme.
• Maintain visibility of threat/opportunity trigger points to facilitate risk cost profiling, timely drawdown of risk budget or retirement of threat/opportunity.
• Use risk data to inform investment planning.
• Assist with the identification and recording of appropriate management responses which are measurable and specific, along with assessing the post mitigated positions.
• Monitor overall risk exposure and assess against the remaining Risk budget.
• Proactively manage the completion of management responses to help deliver target positions.
• Work with contractors to assess contractor held risks and their views on client held risks that impact upon them.
• Produce risk reports as required, in a timely manner, to support the effective communication of threat & opportunity status.
• Conduct quantitative risk assessment (cost and schedule) to inform project contingency levels.

Candidate Requirements

• Demonstrated experience with tools such as PRA, @risk, Safran or similar.
• Familiarity with web-based database tools - ARM, Predict, Tableau.
• Qualitative and quantitative assessment of risk, understanding of integrated risk management processes on large programmes, risk workshop facilitation, threat mitigation, and opportunity exploitation.
• Proficiency in probabilistic modelling (@risk, PRA, P6 or equivalent).
• Proven experience in a risk delivery role on major projects or programmes.
• APM/IRM risk certification preferred.
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, and a commitment to innovative working methods.

Qualifications

Degree qualification in a construction-related subject preferred. Proven risk delivery experience on major infrastructure/construction projects/programmes. APM/IRM risk certification is desirable.

Additional Requirements

Due to the sensitive nature of the defence projects, candidates must either hold or be able to obtain valid security clearance (SC), which requires being a British National holding a UK Passport.

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 promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer, celebrating diversity and creating an inclusive environment. We encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

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Summary

• Type: Full-time
• Function: Engineering
• Experience level: Mid-Senior Level
• Industry: Construction