Risk Manager

Accenture UK; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture UK is recruiting for a Risk Manager to support a diverse team on a major programme. You will capture risk data, facilitate identification, assessment and prioritisation of threats, opportunities and issues, and ensure delivery within time and cost targets.

You will design risk processes, run workshops, maintain risk registers, and drive mitigations using tools like Safran, @risk and Power BI. BPSS clearance is required.

Qualifications

• Professional risk management experience across the project lifecycle.
• Nuclear sector experience desirable but not essential; ability to adapt risk strategies.
• Strong communication skills to convey complex risk information to stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design and tailor risk management processes for large programmes.
• Facilitate risk workshops and maintain risk registers and reporting.
• Challenge risk data to improve quality and robustness of information.
• Lead mitigation actions and develop measurable responses.
• Perform Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA) for cost/schedule impacts.
• Produce timely risk reporting using PowerPoint, Word, Excel and Power BI.

Skills

Risk management

QRA

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Project controls

Tools

Safran

@risk

PRA

Power BI

ARM

Xactium

Predict

Tableau

Job description

Job Description

Due to increased opportunities and demand we are recruiting for Risk Managers to join a diverse and supportive team during a period of significant growth. Our nuclear client is at the forefront of industry leading change, and we are keen to speak to like‑minded individuals with risk management experience.

Main Purpose of the Role

A Risk Manager will be required to support the team and their senior risk managers for work packages and projects of varying size and complexity. Due to the nature of the programme of works, work packages may vary in size with risk managers working across smaller projects or one which could be significantly larger in value. A Risk Manager will be responsible for the accurate capture of risk data, facilitating identification, assessment and prioritisation of threats, opportunities and issues. They will maintain visibility of threat/opportunity trigger points to facilitate risk cost profiling, timely drawdown of risk budget or retirement of threats/opportunities. They play a key role in ensuring that client objectives are met and that projects are delivered to time and cost targets and the appropriate quality standards.

Key Accountabilities

• Planning, designing and implementing risk management processes tailoring to the client’s needs and aligning with best practice.
• Facilitation of risk workshops with subject matter experts.
• Creation and maintenance of risk registers and other risk information.
• Challenging risk information to enhance the quality of risk data so that it is robust.
• Drive the implementation of mitigation actions against associated risks across projects and programmes.
• Assist the project team with the identification and development of management responses which are measurable and specific, that support the post mitigated positions.
• Conduct Quantitative Risk Assessment and analysis (QRA) for cost and schedule impacts to support the understanding of the project’s remaining risk exposure.
• Demonstrate basic to practitioner competency with tools such as Safran, @risk, PRA or similar.
• The production of timely and efficient risk reporting using tools such as Microsoft (PowerPoint, Word and excel) and Power BI. Familiarity with web‑based database/reporting tools – ARM, Xactium, Predict, Tableau.
• Collaborating with other Project Controls disciplines to maintain alignment of project information.
• Working with the supply chain to understand and incorporate the risks they present to clients.

Qualifications

You have professional Risk Management experience in one or more sectors across the whole Project lifecycle. While nuclear experience is desirable it is not an absolute requirement. You have the ability to adjust risk strategies and process in response to change and have excellent communication skills to convey complex risk information to all stakeholders. You are conversant with risk management systems such as Safran, @risk, PRA. Strategic awareness and critical thinking are key, with the ability to confidently assess the implications of various risk scenarios.

Additional Requirements

• Will be able to obtain BPSS level security clearance.
• Are a member of a relevant professional body e.g., Institute of Risk Management (IRM), Association for Project Management.
• Familiarity with at least one risk standard or approach (ISO31000, APM, Orange Book, IPA).
• A risk qualification such as APM Risk Certificate Level 2 or Management of Risk (MoR) is desirable.
• Have good verbal and written communication skills.
• Have good research and analytical skills.
• Have stakeholder management experience.
• Have experience of working within a Project Controls team.
• Have a desire to work within the nuclear sector.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by applicable law. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative, more competitive, and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities.