Risk Manager

AtkinsRéalis; Epsom; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work culture

Flexible holiday allowances

Training & development

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis in the United Kingdom seeks a Risk Manager to plan, coordinate and document project risk management. You will lead workshops, perform quantitative risk analysis, and deliver risk management services across complex projects. The role involves building capability, mentoring a team, and aligning practices with corporate procedures. The position offers hybrid working and opportunity to influence project outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience leading risk management on complex, high-value projects.
• Ability to develop and implement risk management plans and processes.
• Strong facilitation and communication skills for workshops and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and independent delivery of risk management services across complex projects.
• Lead development and growth of risk management capability within the team.
• Build and manage a high-performing risk management team; mentor peers as needed.
• Lead risk workshops and monitor mitigation plans with partners and align with project schedules.
• Analyse risk and safety data to identify trends and strengthen reporting using quantitative methods.
• Lead and administer the risk management process across proposals and projects; ensure alignment with policies.

Skills

Risk management

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Quantitative analysis

Workshop facilitation

Job description

Overview

As a Risk Manager, you will plan, coordinate and document the project risk management process. Using your strong facilitation and quantitative analysis skills, you will ensure that risks are identified, evaluated, quantified, mitigated and monitored following corporate policies and procedures.

Your role

• Provide strategic leadership and independent delivery of risk management services across complex and high‑value projects.
• Lead the development, positioning, and growth of the risk management capability within the Project Delivery Practice Commercial Team.
• Build and manage a high‑performing risk management team, providing direction, mentorship, and oversight as additional risk managers are brought into the practice.
• Secure and lead on project assignments.
• Risk Workshops:
• Lead risk workshops, develop and monitor mitigation plans with partners, align risks with schedule activities, and keep the project risk register accurate and up to date.
• Risk Reporting & Quantitative Analysis:
• Analyse risk and safety data to identify trends, strengthen reporting through statistical methods, prepare progress updates for stakeholders, generate lessons‑learned insights, and conduct both qualitative and quantitative risk evaluations.
• Risk Management Process Activities:
• Lead and administer the proposal and project risk management process, preparing risk management plans and ensuring alignment with best practice and corporate procedures.
• You collaborate with Engineering Risk and Insurance to define insurable risks, provide training as needed, support peer reviews, drive continuous process improvements, and use corporate systems and tools to deliver effective risk management activities.

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.

About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world‑class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

Additional information

Security clearance

This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance.

We are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they belong – a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop to be the best we can be. So, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee resource groups to support all employees. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability. As a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to offering an interview to all applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria. If you would like to be considered under this commitment, please let us know at the application stage.