Risk Manager

th3rdcurve; Slough; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

th3rdcurve is seeking an experienced Risk Manager for a hybrid role based in London, with travel as required. You will drive risk management across a major infrastructure programme, working with technical teams, PMO, and suppliers to identify and mitigate risks and opportunities.

You will lead risk workshops, maintain dashboards, and collaborate with stakeholders to embed a proactive risk culture while supporting governance and delivery objectives.

Qualifications

• Experience in risk management within infrastructure, construction, or major projects.
• Strong knowledge of risk and opportunity management methodologies.
• Proven ability to lead risk workshops and drive mitigation planning.

Responsibilities

• Lead and embed robust risk management processes across the programme.
• Integrate risk and opportunity management with project controls and PMO.
• Maintain risk dashboards and reporting frameworks.
• Build relationships with stakeholders to promote proactive risk culture.

Skills

Risk management

ARM

Stakeholder engagement

Risk workshops

Analytical thinking

Tools

Active Risk Manager (ARM)

Job description

A London-based consultancy delivering high-impact services in project controls and digital transformation. We specialise in simplifying complexities, driving efficiency and providing data-driven actionable insights to facilitate better decision-making and project outcomes.

With extensive experience and expertise, complemented by the capabilities of our associate partners, we challenge the status quo and deliver value-driven solutions tailored to our clients’ needs. Our clients come from a range of sectors, including rail, infrastructure, utilities (water, oil, gas, electric, renewables and nuclear), construction and government.

We are known for our collaborative, values-driven and future-focused approach. We care deeply about our impact and bring that same mindset to the projects we work on.

Role Description

A hybrid role based in London (with travel as required and flexibility for some home-working).

We are supporting a major infrastructure programme and are looking to appoint an experienced intermediate level Risk Manager to join a high-profile engineering and delivery team. Based at project offices in Central London (EC2). We offer a flexible hybrid working arrangement, combining office and home-based working with occasional visits to project and supplier sites.

As Risk Manager, you will be responsible for driving and embedding robust risk management processes across the programme's engineering and delivery functions. Working closely with technical teams, project controls, PMO, suppliers and senior stakeholders, you will ensure risks, opportunities and emerging trends are identified, managed and reported effectively.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Driving the implementation of the programme engineering risk process to ensure visibility, transparency and control of engineering risk across delivery.
• Integrating risk and opportunity management activities with project controls, PMO functions and efficiency/avoidance initiatives.
• Maintaining programme engineering risk dashboards and reporting frameworks.
• Leading the transversal management of engineering-related risks across the programme.
• Developing new risk and trend management processes in collaboration with suppliers and delivery partners.
• Facilitating risk identification, assessment and mitigation workshops.
• Supporting governance, assurance and reporting activities for senior leadership.
• Building strong relationships with technical, commercial and project stakeholders to promote a proactive risk culture.

What We’re Looking For

We are looking for a motivated risk professional who can operate effectively within a complex infrastructure or engineering environment.

Key Skills & Experience:

• Previous experience in a Risk Manager or Senior Risk Analyst position within infrastructure, construction, engineering, transportation, utilities or major projects.
• Strong knowledge of project risk and opportunity management methodologies.
• Proven experience using Active Risk Manager (ARM).
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Experience facilitating risk workshops and driving mitigation planning.
• A collaborative approach with the ability to work across multiple disciplines and organisations.

Key Challenges

This role will play a vital part in:

• Building risk management maturity across a diverse supplier network.
• Managing complex engineering and programme risks across multiple stakeholders.
• Engaging with a wide range of technical specialists and delivery teams.
• Embedding consistent risk and opportunity management practices across the programme.

Who You Are:

You bring more than just project control skills—you bring the right behaviours that align with how we show up every day:

• You really care about helping others succeed
• You proactively look for ways to add value, even when it’s not explicitly asked
• You’re a critical thinker who asks smart questions and seeks to understand before acting
• You’re digitally literate, adaptable, and comfortable working with modern tools
• You’re curious, proactive, and always looking to improve
• You’re credible, authentic, and can influence others with integrity
• You’re emotionally intelligent, self-aware, and respectful in how you show up
• You bring innovative thinking and don’t default to the obvious
• You focus on results and optimisation, not just activity
• You’re collaborative—you don’t sit in silence, and you make space for others
• You’re accountable and own your outcomes
• You balance resilience with compassion—kindness matters here
• You’re the kind of person who likes to go above and beyond

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a values-led consultancy where you’re not just a number
• Work closely with experienced consultants and leaders invested in your development
• Shape the way we grow and influence how we build our teams
• Hybrid working and flexibility
• Exposure to cutting-edge work in project controls and digital transformation
• A down-to-earth, high-performing culture that genuinely supports its people

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