Risk Manager

Browne Construction; Ilkeston; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK construction firm is seeking an experienced Risk Manager to join their Project Management Office in Ilkeston. This role involves leading the identification, assessment, and prioritization of risks across multiple projects, developing actionable management responses, and engaging stakeholders to foster a proactive risk culture. Ideal candidates will possess strong analytical and communication skills, along with experience in integrated risk management. The position emphasizes a commitment to continuous improvement and effective report generation.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of integrated risk management principles.
• Experience in facilitating risk and scenario analysis workshops.
• Ability to develop innovative mitigation strategies.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support the identification and assessment of risks across projects.
• Maintain visibility of risk trigger points and opportunities.
• Produce high-quality risk reports and dashboards for decision-making.

Skills

Analytical Mindset

Proactive Approach

Strong Communication Skills

Stakeholder Engagement

Resilience and Adaptability

Integrity and Accountability

Continuous Improvement Mindset

Commercial Awareness

Education

Relevant degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

ARM

Predict

Xactium

PRA

Job description

Risk Manager

Risk Manager

Job Purpose

We are excited to announce an opportunity to join Enisca Browne as a Risk Manager within our Project Management Office (PMO) team, based at our Ilkeston office. This is a key role where you will play an integral part in supporting the successful delivery of non-infrastructure projects across our business.

Job Responsibilities

Your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Facilitation of Risk Processes: Lead and support the structured identification, assessment, and prioritisation of threats, opportunities, and issues across multiple projects, ensuring alignment with business objectives and stakeholder expectations.

• Risk Monitoring: Maintain continuous visibility of risk trigger points and early warning indicators to enable accurate cost profiling, timely drawdown of risk budgets, and effective retirement or escalation of threats and opportunities.

• Mitigation Planning: Collaborate with project teams to develop measurable, actionable, and specific management responses. Evaluate post-mitigation positions to ensure residual risks are within acceptable thresholds.

• Exposure Analysis: Monitor and analyse overall risk exposure across projects, assessing alignment with remaining risk budgets, contingency levels, and delivery timelines.

• Reporting: Produce and present high-quality, fit-for-purpose risk reports and dashboards that support effective communication, informed decision-making, and timely intervention by senior management.

• Quantitative Risk Assessment: Apply cost, schedule, and integrated risk analysis techniques to inform project contingency and time risk allowances. Familiarity with tools such as PRA, or equivalent is highly desirable.

• Data Tools & Systems: Demonstrate working knowledge of web-based risk and reporting platforms such as ARM, Xactium, Predict, Tableau, Power BI, ensuring data-driven insights and traceability of risk decisions.

• Stakeholder Engagement: Build strong relationships across project teams and functions to embed a proactive risk culture and ensure consistent application of risk management processes.

• Continuous Improvement: Contribute to the development and refinement of risk management frameworks, tools, and practices, promoting innovation and best practice across the PMO and wider business.

Personal Attributes

• Analytical Mindset: Ability to think critically and systematically when assessing complex risk scenarios, with strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Proactive Approach: A self-starter who takes initiative in identifying potential risks and opportunities and drives timely mitigation strategies.
• Strong Communication Skills: Able to communicate complex risk concepts clearly and confidently to a range of stakeholders, both verbally and in writing.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Skilled at building trust and credibility across multidisciplinary teams, with a collaborative and consultative working style.
• Resilience and Adaptability: Comfortable working in fast-paced, dynamic environments, with the ability to manage competing priorities and adapt to change.
• Integrity and Accountability: Demonstrates a high level of professional integrity, ownership of responsibilities, and commitment to delivering high‑quality outcomes.
• Continuous Improvement Mindset: Passionate about improving processes, tools, and practices, and open to learning and development opportunities.
• Commercial Awareness: Understands the broader business context and the impact of risk decisions on project delivery, cost, and reputation.

Experience required

• Comprehensive Knowledge of Risk Management: A strong understanding of integrated risk management principles and their application across portfolios, programmes, and projects, ensuring alignment with organisational objectives.
• Workshop Leadership: Proven experience in facilitating risk and scenario analysis workshops, engaging stakeholders at all levels to drive informed decision‑making.
• Strategic Thinking: Ability to develop proactive, innovative mitigation strategies and exploit opportunities to enhance project outcomes and deliver value.
• Analytical Expertise: Knowledge of both qualitative and quantitative risk assessment techniques, including probabilistic modelling and scenario planning (training will be provided where required).
• Project Controls Integration: A broad understanding of project controls methodology and its interaction with risk management, including cost, schedule, and performance considerations.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Strong interpersonal and communication skills to influence, challenge, and support project teams and senior leadership effectively.
• Data‑Driven Approach: Familiarity with risk management tools and data visualisation platforms to provide clear, actionable insights.
• Continuous Improvement Mindset: Commitment to developing and implementing best practices, driving efficiency, and fostering a culture of proactive risk management.

Essential Qualifications

• Demonstrated track record of delivering risk management solutions on complex, high‑value projects and programmes.

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with a strong focus on stakeholder engagement and a commitment to driving continuous improvement.

Desirable Qualifications

• Project experience within energy, renewables, defence, rail, or utilities sectors.
• IRM / APM Risk Certification (or working towards).

Note that we drug and alcohol test all new starters as part of their induction.