Risk Manager

Sizewell C; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 104,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

5% annual bonus

Employer pension 15%

Holiday 28 days + bank holidays

Job summary

Sizewell C is recruiting a Risk Manager to join the PMO and support delivery programmes with integrated risk processes. The role reports to a Senior Risk Manager and focuses on ownership, deployment, and continuous improvement of PMO risk activities within SZC governance.

The successful candidate will facilitate workshops, develop QRAs for cost and schedule, and provide regular risk reporting including dashboards and forecasts, helping delivery teams manage risk effectively.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to manage project risk within large programmes.
• Strong facilitation skills for workshops and sessions.
• Experience delivering QRAs spanning cost and schedule.
• Ability to connect project controls with broader business processes.
• Experience working with clients, contractors, or government bodies.

Responsibilities

• Support the Senior Risk Manager in operating Integrated Project Controls (Risk) processes.
• Deputise at key delivery programme meetings when required.
• Coordinate risk activities including EAC updates and risk reporting.
• Provide monthly risk dashboards and forecasts to support decision making.

Skills

Risk management

Facilitation

Stakeholder engagement

QRAs (Cost/Schedule)

PMO coordination

Job description

Sizewell C is entering an exciting phase of growth as we mature into an independent organisation and continue building one of the UK's largest and most important energy projects.We are now recruiting the below position.

Risk Manager

Location: London

Contract:Permanent, full-time.

Closing Date: Thursday 3rd September 2026

Location: London - hybrid, full time, minimum 3 days per week in the office
Salary: Circa £90,000 depending on experience

Bonus: 5% annual incentive
Pension: Up to 7.5% employee contribution / 15% employer contribution
Holiday: 28 days plus bank holidays

Impact

SZC Project Controls will serve as a centre of excellence, managing and strategically using delivery performance management information. Our team will enable successful delivery of SZC Project through proactive Project Controls that drives forward-looking solutions to continuously improve performance. As a Risk Manager, you will be working within the Project Management Office (PMO) and will support/ be deployed with one of SZC's delivery programmes.

Your role will be to support the operation of all PMO risk processes across SZC, reporting to a Senior Risk Manager. This will entail supporting the ownership, deployment, and continuous improvement of all the PMO risk process elements of one of SZC's delivery programmes whilst helping to ensure we operate and deliver controls within the SZC governance structure, organisation and delivery model. They will help ensure PMO risk activities being carried out in an efficient manner in accordance with calendars and deadlines established on SZC.

Principal Accountabilities, Activities and Decisions

As Risk Manager you will:

• Support the Senior Risk Manager in operating Integrated Project Controls (Risk) processes.
• Support with tasks directed by the Senior Risk Manager, and the ability to deputise at key delivery programme meetings.
• Support the Senior Risk Manager with the planning & co-ordination of risk activities such as EAC update, ERR preparation, Integrated-QRA development etc.
• Support the Senior Risk Manager with progress reporting including monthly risk dashboard updates, forecast to complete, variance identification, delivery process insights and opportunities for improvement.

Knowledge & Skills

Proven facilitation skills; able to independently facilitate workshops within programme.

Good technical skills; able to independently deliver QRAs, spanning Cost QRAs and Schedule QRAs

Linked capability to integrate/ support breadth of project controls/ project delivery/ business support processes (e.g. Finance)

Good engagement skills; able to independently engage teams of: Range of project and corporate professionals

Qualifications & Experience

• Project management and broader project controls experience desirable.
• Good technical skills; able to deliver QRAs with support, spanning Cost QRAs and Schedule QRAs
  • Linked capability to integrate/ support breadth of project controls/ project delivery/ business support processes (e.g. Finance)
• Possible risk management/ other technical/ capital-intensive sector-specific management qualifications
  • Good client/ contactor/ consultancy/ government experience
  • Good major project/ corporate experience

Why Join Us

• A major infrastructure project with national impact
• Hybrid working with flexibility built in
• Competitive salary,bonusand benefits
• Clear progression and development opportunities
• Supportive, collaborative team environment

Behavioural Competences

Humility

• Recognise the value brought from different cultures and experiences.
• Be open to other's points of view and ideas, be willing to debate and to compromise.

Positivity

• Positively challenge poor quality and performance.
• Identify solutions at the lowest possible level.
• Encourage others to bring new ideas forward.

Respect

• Value the rules and environment in which we operate.
• Give and receive feedback with respect.
• Embrace and engage with new people and ideas.

Solidarity

• One team, working closely together and helping each other.
• Empowered teams always looking forward.
• Shared responsibility for delivery the project outcomes.

Clarity

• Communicate clearly and consistently.
• Promote collaboration and team alignment.
• Clearer and faster decision making.
• Drive simplification at all levels.