Risk Manager

Mott MacDonald; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Risk Manager to lead risk assessment and mitigation strategies for large-scale infrastructure projects. This dynamic role involves ensuring project success by conducting assurance reviews, developing business cases, and collaborating with clients. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in risk management within engineering environments, showcasing their ability to operate autonomously and as part of a team. Join a forward-thinking consultancy that values diversity, inclusion, and the well-being of its employees, while contributing to impactful projects that improve society.

Benefits

Private Medical Insurance

Health Cash Plan

Wellbeing Support Programs

Flexible Holiday Entitlement

Enhanced Family Leave Policies

Professional Development Opportunities

Annual Bonus Schemes

Employee Saving Schemes

Qualifications

• Proven experience in risk management on large-scale construction projects.
• Educated to degree level in risk, project management, or related fields.

Responsibilities

• Conduct assurance reviews of risk deliverables and methodologies.
• Coach and develop project staff while building strong client relationships.

Skills

Risk Management

Project Management

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Team Leadership

Client Relationship Management

Education

Degree in Risk Management, Engineering, or Related Discipline

Tools

Microsoft Applications

Job description

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Bristol, GB London, GB Glasgow, GB Cambridge, GB

Contract Type: Permanent

Work Pattern: Full Time

Job Ref: 6617

We’re a global engineering, management, and development consultancy.
Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients’ businesses, our communities and employee opportunities.

A fundamental part of this is respecting each person’s differences and striving to meet their needs.

About the business unit

The Advisory and Programme Delivery (APD) unit delivers management services in all the sectors that Mott MacDonald operates in: Built Environment, Defence, Energy, Water, Transportation, Education, Health and Care.

The Unit delivers services to projects ranging in scale and complexity up to £20bn, through the technical disciplines of Programme Management, Project Management, Project Controls, Scheduling, Cost Management, Estimating, Infrastructure Finance, Management Consulting, Digital Consulting and Education, Health and Care Management.

A bit about the team

Our industry-leading specialist advisory teams offer a range of transformational services that support our core project, programme, and commercial offering, as well as supporting our clients in addressing their business needs. These include climate change, estimating and cost intelligence, health, safety and wellbeing, land advisory, planning PMO, quality management and risk management.

The specialist advisory team brings together multiple critical services in a connected offering, drawing on cross-sector best practice and expertise. We add huge value to our clients through our integrated approach, whilst relentlessly focusing on excellence and our passion for improving society.

The Role:

Are you passionate about navigating the complexities of large-scale infrastructure projects and ensuring their success? Join our team at Mott MacDonald, where we are seeking an established Risk Manager to spearhead risk assessment and mitigation strategies. In this dynamic role, you'll play a pivotal part in shaping the landscape of some of the most exciting projects in the UK.

What you will contribute to the team:

1. Undertake assurance reviews of risk deliverables and methodologies to confirm conformance to best practice.
2. Experience informing the development of Business Cases, Investment Decisions and Appraisals, including assuring the quality of risk evidence.
3. Comfortable working as a consultant within a client environment, including embedding expertise into their teams.
4. Coach, develop and supervise project staff and share knowledge and expertise.
5. Ability to build strong relationships with clients, teams and stakeholders.

Required for the position of Risk Manager:

Due to a large pipeline of work in the Specialist portfolio, it is essential that applicants in this role have a proven track record working as a Risk Manager in an engineering environment. This can be working with a client, consultancy, or contractor in sectors such as highways, defence, energy, rail, aviation, water, environmental, oil, nuclear, and similar industries which see professionals working on construction projects.

1. Proven track record in risk management on large-scale construction projects in either Defence, Nuclear, Energy, Water, Transport, Environment, Buildings, Aviation, Oil or similar industries.
2. Ability to operate both autonomously and as part of a larger team.
3. Flexibility to travel and work in different sectors and clients.
4. Educated to degree level in risk, project management, engineering, mathematics or related disciplines.
5. Professional Membership with an applicable professional organisation.
6. Full UK Driving Licence.

Preferred, but not required:

1. Good research and analytical skills.
2. Excellent oral and written communication and organisation skills.
3. Essential soft skills include effective listening, persuasion, collaborative style, leadership, flexibility, self-motivation, creativity and insightfulness.
4. Computer literacy in Microsoft applications.

If you meet 80% or more of what we’re looking for, please still apply. We understand not everyone will meet all the requirements, but you might have skills we didn’t know we need.

Please be advised that offers for this role are conditional upon obtaining the appropriate level of Security Clearance.

Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is a consequence of the changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024. We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK, that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in future.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion

We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.

Accessibility

We want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at [e-mail] and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

Happy to talk Flexible Working and how we can support your responsibilities beyond the workplace.

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

Health and wellbeing

1. Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
2. Health cash plan to support you with everyday health costs and treatments.
3. Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
4. A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
5. Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.

Financial wellbeing

1. We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
2. Life assurance equal to up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.
3. Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.
4. Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
5. As an independently owned business, we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.

Lifestyle

1. A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.
2. Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.
3. Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers.

Enhanced family and carers leave

1. Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
2. Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.
3. Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.

Learning and development

1. Primary annual professional institution subscription.
2. A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.

Networks, communities, and social outcomes

1. Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.

Apply now, or for more information about our application process, click here.