Risk Manager

Millbank Holdings Limited; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Disability Confident Scheme

On-site work in Glasgow

Job summary

Millbank Holdings Ltd is seeking a Risk Manager (Nuclear) to lead risk workstreams on major infrastructure programmes in Glasgow. You’ll identify, analyse, and respond to risk and opportunity across the programme lifecycle, chair risk reviews, and drive QSRA/QCRA modelling.

You will work with partners and suppliers, maintain live risk registers, and report to senior stakeholders. Sole UK national with SC clearance held or obtainable prior to start, and comfortable working on-site in a secure

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a lead/sole Risk Manager in complex programmes (ideally infrastructure)
• Strong working knowledge of risk processes, governance, and issue management
• Proven ability to analyse detailed information, identify trends, and communicate a clear “big picture” risk narrative
• Confident workshop facilitator with strong stakeholder management and leadership presence
• Hands-on experience supporting quantitative risk methods (QSRA/QCRA) and assumptions management
• Strong IT capability and disciplined reporting (dashboards, registers, minutes)
• Sole UK national with SC clearance held or obtainable prior to start, and comfortable working on-site at a secure environment

Responsibilities

• Refresh and maintain the Tranche 4 risk position and contribute to programme-level risk development
• Chair monthly risk review meetings; facilitate risk workshops; produce minutes and monthly dashboards
• Drive risk and opportunity identification and support the development of robust mitigation plans
• Critically review risks to ensure they are proportionate, non-duplicative, and effectively managed
• Track mitigation actions and report progress, ensuring risk exposure is reducing over time
• Support QRR and produce QSRA/QCRA modelling outputs, including quarterly SRA/CRA reporting
• Lead assumptions management and maintain relevant MDAL inputs
• Build strong stakeholder relationships across the base team, partners, and suppliers, spotting emerging issues early

Skills

Lead risk management

Stakeholder management

Workshop facilitation

QSRA/QCRA analysis

Risk reporting

Governance & issue management

Data analysis

Tools

Excel

Dashboards

Spreadsheet tools

Job description

Have you proven your capability as a Risk Manager (Nuclear) within major infrastructure or defence programmes—delivering clear, actionable risk insight at pace? Can you confidently lead risk workshops, maintain a live risk register, and drive quantitative schedule/cost risk analysis (QSRA/QCRA) to keep complex programmes on track? Join a high-impact programme where your risk leadership directly supports the delivery of critical infrastructure in a live operational environment. If you thrive on stakeholder-heavy work, pace, and purpose-driven delivery, read on.

The Opportunity

This organisation delivers nationally significant, technically complex infrastructure programmes with a strong focus on governance, safety, and long-term capability. You’ll be part of a collaborative, multi-partner delivery environment where expertise is valued, decisions are evidence-led, and you’ll have direct access to senior stakeholders. The culture is professional, delivery-focused, and built around trust, accountability, and continuous improvement—ideal for someone who wants their work to genuinely matter.

The Role

As the Risk Manager, you’ll support the programme lifecycle by identifying, analysing, and responding to risk and opportunity—ensuring delivery remains on track and aligned to core objectives. Based primarily in Glasgow(minimum 3days per week, depending on programme need), you will work closely with other tranche risk leads and a joint project team spanning multiple delivery partners.

Key responsibilities include

• Refresh and maintain the Tranche 4 risk position and contribute to programme-level risk development
• Chair monthly risk review meetings; facilitate risk workshops; produce minutes and monthly dashboards
• Drive risk and opportunity identification and support the development of robust mitigation plans
• Critically review risks to ensure they are proportionate, non-duplicative, and effectively managed
• Track mitigation actions and report progress, ensuring risk exposure is reducing over time
• Support QRR and produce QSRA/QCRA modelling outputs, including quarterly SRA/CRA reporting
• Lead assumptions management and maintain relevant MDAL inputs
• Build strong stakeholder relationships across the base team, partners, and suppliers, spotting emerging issues early

You will have the following qualifications & experience

• Proven experience as a lead/sole Risk Manager in complex programmes (ideally infrastructure)
• Strong working knowledge of risk processes, governance, and issue management
• Proven ability to analyse detailed information, identify trends, and communicate a clear “big picture” risk narrative
• Confident workshop facilitator with strong stakeholder management and leadership presence
• Hands-on experience supporting quantitative risk methods (QSRA/QCRA) and assumptions management
• Strong IT capability and disciplined reporting (dashboards, registers, minutes)
• Sole UK national with SC clearance held or obtainable prior to start, and comfortable working on-site at a secure environment

Millbank Holdings Ltd is an equal opportunities employer committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workforce. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals, regardless of background, and encourage candidates from underrepresented groups to apply. We are proud to be a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, and we are committed to ensuring an accessible and supportive recruitment process for everyone. If you require any adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we’ll do our best to accommodate. Millbank operates as both an Employment Agency and an Employment Business.